Murder on the Ship A dull fellow’s framed motives unravel
Aboard a cruise, Arthur Kimball lies dead with a bullet wound and a clutching pistol. Captain Rhodes and the crew investigate, weighing murder versus self harm as they pursue a single suspect tied to Kimball’s financial losses. The captain challenges a damning theory and unfolds the case through misdirections and portraits.
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Capt
Rhodes
Arthur Kimball
Brooks
Captain Rhodes
iKimball
Cap'ain
Mr. Kimball
Kimball
Mr Kimball
John Cole
Arthur &Mball
Caprati
Experiments Show Shallow Plowing For Grain May Save Power
Central Experimental Farm Ottawa tests on clay and loam soils over 10 to 14 years find no yield advantage to deep plowing beyond four inches for corn and crops. Ottawa trials favor mouldboard plows slightly, but results vary. Separate Ontario trials show no yield gain beyond four inches. The report also reviews seed treatment methods including sterilized flats with sand and peat, chemical seed treatments, and water methods to reduce seed borne diseases and improve germination.
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Central Experimental Barm
Ottawa
Ontario Ploughmen’s Association
Ontario
How To Improve Your Memory At The School Of Memory
Psychologists in New York run a ten week memory course teaching association to aid recall of names, birthdays, numbers, and facts. Alumni include a hotel manager who remembers guests and rooms, and a detective who recalls names and appearances of ex convicts. The method links items to familiar cues to trigger memory.
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New York
New York State
Memory Tricks From Napoleon and Modern Mnemonics
The passage describes Napoleon using picture association to memorize names and details by creating mental images of handwritten notes. It suggests memory can be aided by linking titles or books to contextual cues such as where seen, companions, weather, and attire, and notes that rote memorization offers no advantage in overall memory ability.
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Napoleon
Picture Association
Married Folks Have Fewer Headaches
Dr Henry Ogden of Louisiana State University College of Medicine reports a survey of 6000 people finding young adults show higher headache rates with nearly 80 percent in their twenties and 23 percent in those sixty and older. Single people have about 71 percent headaches while married individuals are about ten percent lower. Medical students peak at 80 percent and farmers at 50 with housewives at 69.8 percent. women experience headaches more than men.
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Henry Ogden
Louisiana State University College of Medicine
Small Plot Gardening Maximizes Returns with Smart Crops
Gordon Sounth argues ten by twenty foot plots yield ample vegetables with careful planning. Focus on beans beets carrots spinach radish lettuce and a few tomatoes and cucumbers. Use tight row spacing double cropping where possible and protect plants with timely soil and pest measures.
Hair Of The Dog Origin And Historical Rabies Remedy
The saying hair of the dog is traced to a time when rabies treatment included medicines from the biting animal. In 1866 a child’s death from a doe bite prompted reports claiming the dog’s body was found and its liver cooked for the cure, illustrating grim early medical practices.
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Richard H. Wilkinson
Capt. Rhodes
Arthur Imball
Algo
A. P. Chan
Horticulture Division
L Gordon Sounth
Allene Scott
Aitkui
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