Railroads Overwhelmed by Gigantic Freight Shipments
Colliers reports railroads have twice recently refused freight due to extreme size. One case saw a giant oil tank towed from Hoboken via the Hudson and the New York state canal to Chicago. The other involved 20 foot diameter pipes for Boulder Dam fabricated on site in a dedicated plant.
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Hoboken
Hudson
New York State Barge Canal
Great Lakes
Chicago
Boulder Dam
Concrete Feeding Floors for Hogs
Concrete hog feeding floors improve health and reduce food use. A 103 square foot floor at four inches thick requires seven percent Portland cement, 24 cubic yards sand, and one cubic yard gravel or crushed rock. Benefits include a 25 percent rise in pigs raised per sow and earlier market weights.
Two Pioneers Show Aviation's Business Promise
The piece profiles J. C. Kid Nichols a Wyoming rancher and lumberman who uses planes for travel and transport and Buffalo Bill's associate, and Charles Walgreen founder of the drugstore chain who adopted air travel to service stores. Both exemplify American opportunity despite economic doubts.
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J. C
Kid’’) Nichols
Wyoming
Cody
Wyo
Chicago
Northwest
Buffalo Bill Cody
Cody Museum
Nichols
North American
Arctic Ocean
Panama
Africa
Charles Walgreen
Eggs Feed Vaccine Effort Aims To Protect Soldiers
Nearly 4 million fertile eggs will be used in six months to produce vaccines for civilians and fighting forces. Veterinary labs begin using eggs to create vaccines for sleeping sickness in livestock and other disease preventions. One lab even plants typhus virus in eggs to immunize American troops, signaling a growing specialized egg production industry.
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America
Genetic Selection in Livestock and Poultry Breeding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture notes genetic selection uses pedigree records and progeny performance rather than visible traits. In poultry it includes egg production fertility and hatchability as selection criteria.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Harnessing Earthworms to Enrich Soil Production
Earthworms are being harnessed to enrich soil through burrowing and digestion of minerals and vegetation. Ten worms per square foot or one million on site produce about 200 tons of top soil annually, boosting crop yields by 100 to 300 percent.
Postwar town planning to boost small business growth
After the war, towns will have growing supplies and opportunities for new ventures. Returning servicemen will seek finance with or without government aid. The text urges an organized effort now to identify local business opportunities benefiting both veterans and the community.
Record of presidents and orders frames postwar policy debate
In a discussion referencing American history from Washington to FDR, the piece cites 32 presidents, numerous wars and depressions, and 6 000 executive orders before 1933 and 3 000 after. It questions federal hiring, veteran job support, and funding of union costs, urging timely action rather than delay.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Allegheny Mountains
Pacific Coast
Lesson for February 4 from International Religious Council
A digest of a religious education lesson dated February 4 prepared by the International Council on Religious Education. The text outlines selected scripture passages and guidance for instruction within a coordinated program.
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International Council of Religious Education
The Great Physician Near Jesus Breaks Social Barriers
Jesus shows no social barrier and welcomes all who seek help. He dines with publicans and sinners to change them, calls a tax collector as a disciple, and ignores critics who fear reproach from others. Faith, not self righteousness, draws near to Him for mercy and transformation.
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Jesus
Rome
Sewing Circle Patterns Two Baby and Women Garment Styles
Dainty first clothes for baby include dress options in organdy dimity dotted swiss and fine lawn. Pattern No. 8705 offers sizes 6 months to 3 years with yardage specified. long line torso outfit in light wool for women uses Pattern No. 8539 with sizes up to 20. War conditions slow orders for popular numbers. send orders to the stated address.
Quseh Hints for Household Maintenance and Repairs
Useful home care tips cover renewing wringer glaze by roughening rolls with coarse sandpaper and wiping with a damp cloth. It advises airing artificial flowers with steam, using bread waxed paper to scour bottles, and a small vegetable brush for paint remover on carved surfaces. Finishing tip suggests threading fabric to match worn seams.
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Liberal Commission
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U-3
Albany
Georgia
Feathers
Sterling Feather CO
North Broadway
St. Louis
Wayne County
Nebr
Wayne State Normal College
California
William Fartell
Omaha
Neb
S. 20Th
Capitol Beauty School
Harney
Woods Remnants
Dept. W
Bedford
Penna
Ef.maurit Stamp CO
Villa Park
Illinois
VapoRub
Lydia E.pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cissars A
U. S
WNU
Doan
Doans
Agriculture
W. J. Dryden
Eggs For Health
Byrd
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Qusehold
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
St.Joseph Werld
Fik
Jim
Soretone
Soretone Liniment
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