Radio Engineer Dr. C B Jolliffe Appointed FRC Chief Engineer
Dr. C B Jolliffe a former alternate chief at the United States Bureau of Standards has been named chief engineer of the Federal Radio Commission. A native of West Virginia he has ten years with the bureau and is a specialist in radio tube research. He has assisted in developing aircraft radio beacons.
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C. B. Jolliffe
Radio Laboratory
United States Bureau of Standards
Federal Radio Commission
Doctor Jolliffe
West Virginia
Bureau of Standards
Mystery of Solar Eclipse Sparks Scientific Debate
Scientists from the University of California and Lick Observatory report new corona photographs from the recent total solar eclipse. Dr. Meyer and Prof. Neubauer captured darts of light at the eclipse edge while Dr. Nicholson at Mount Wilson photographed a flash spectrum revealing elements in the solar atmosphere.
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University of California
William F. Meyer
Lick Observatory
Hamptonville
F. J. Neubauer
Doctor Meyer
Meyer
Neubauer
Seth B. Nicholson
Mount Wilson Observatory
Honey Lake
Keeping Dairy Bulls Safe and Valuing Their Daughters
Dairy extension specialist John A Arey explains that bulls lose value when dead or information unavailable. Only 126 of 834 proven bulls remained by 1929, so keep promising sires until their daughters prove worth. Vicious bulls can be managed, as Caldwell county farmers show with a shared eleven year old bull and shelter breeding pen.
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John A. Arey
North Carolina State College
Bureau of Dairying
Washington
Mr. Arey
Arey
Caldwell County
Good Pasture Keeps Milk Flow High in Summer
The article argues that good pasture is essential to maintain milk flow during summer, noting grass as the cheapest feed and highly productive. It claims pasture prevents mineral deficiencies seen with other feeds, warns against overstocking as a major cause of pasture damage, and recommends top-dressing with manure or complete fertilizer including nitrogen and minerals, with lime and phosphorus aiding growth.
NY College Advises Early Cut Hay and Targeted Grain Feeds
New York State college promotes cutting hay early and feeding grain to dairy cattle. Holsteins and Ayrshires should get one pound of grain per five pounds of milk in early summer, increasing if drought appears. Jerseys and Guernseys require more grain, with ratios adjusted through the season. A suggested grain mix includes wheat bran hominy gluten feed and cottonseed meal. Summer feeding raises yearly cow averages and profits.
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New York State College
Jerseys
Guernseys
Dairy Notes on Calf Rearing and Barn Care
Dairy notes advise calves to receive all milk they can consume without digestive issues and emphasize thorough finishing from liberal whole milk. It covers breeding timing, cow fitness, barn upkeep, milking hygiene, veal market weights, and feeding of corn silage plus soil friendly legume seeding like sweet clover.
Castoria In The Night Baby Remedy Each Home
A market notice promotes Castoria as a safe gentle remedy for infant colic diarrhea and constipation. It highlights fast comfort for stomach or bowels with a vegetable preparation and claims it never harms. The ad stresses keeping a bottle in the house and notes the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on the wrapper.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
League of Nations Council Membership and Withdrawals
The five permanent council members are France Germany Great Britain Italy and Japan. Non permanents include Cuba Finland Canada Spain Venezuela Persia Peru Poland and Jugoslavia. Spain accepted restoration to the council while Brazil refused and resigned effective June 1928. Argentina withdrew but seeks to return Costa Rica deliberates.
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Council of the League of Nations
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Cuba
Finland
Canada
Spain
Venezuela
Persia
Peru
Poland
Jugoslavia
Brazil
League
Argentina
Costa Rica
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Tonic Ad
Mrs Hulda Smith of Waterloo Iowa endorses Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as an excellent tonic and nervine useful during expectancy and recovery. The ad promotes liquid or tablet forms, offers a trial packet by sending one cent and directs readers to Buffalo New York for free medical advice, with dealers carrying the product.
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Waterloo
Iowa
W. 10Th St
Historic Castle Saul eck Rebuilds To Medieval State
Bad Koesen historical society plans reconstruction of Castle Saul eck to its medieval condition. The project recalls the era of robber barons and the tower where Walter Rathenau was murdered, highlighting a violent past tied to the structure.
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Bad Koesen
Germany
Castle Sauleck
Walter Rathneau
Junior League Growth Traced Through Thirty Years
The piece outlines the formation and expansion of the Association of Junior Leagues of America from 1900 to 1928. It notes Miss Mary Harriman founding the New York college settlement league, the spread to cities like Boston and Baltimore, the 1971 conference, and the 1920 to 1928 developments including national headquarters in New York, the Bulletin becoming Junior League Magazine, and a rise to 101 leagues in 39 states plus Canadian leagues.
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Association of Junior Leagues of America
Junior League
New York College Settlement
Mary Harriman
Boston
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Willard Straight
Dorothy Whitney
New York City
Bulletin
United States
Canada
Slippery Pavement Catches Citizens in Street Incident
A wary passerby warns that slick pavement endangers pedestrians as they navigate a city street. Authorities urged caution and issued reminders to wear appropriate footwear in wet or icy conditions.
Kruschen Salts Claim Fast Fat Loss for Women
A Montana woman reports losing 19 pounds in four weeks using Kruschen Salts and urges daily morning doses before breakfast. The ad promises purging of toxins, improved digestion, stronger organs, and a “Kruschen feeling” of health and vitality with a money back guarantee on an eight cent bottle from any druggist.
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Montana
America
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Marcelle
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Complesion Aan
Marcelle Laboratories
Wenner Madi Cantery
Junior
Sciatica
Bawyer
Epr Bra
Scotty
Betty
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Sti. ' S
Augustus Gordon
Logan
Utah
Lydia E. Pinkham
St. Paul
Minn
Lydia
Lydia Negro Compound
Mrsell BG Hasny
Fuller Ave
Paul, Minn
Yellville
Little Ozark
Ark
Arkansas
Alma Berry
A. A. Thompson
Abbie Cowdrey
M. O. Hutchinson
H. R. Record
O’beta Carson
Virginia L. Walto
Lena Mowlin
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Sarojini Naidu
Dandi
Mahatma
Austria
Gilchrist Acker Stockton
Jacksonville, Fla
Wellesley
Louise Schmidt
McKeesport
Schmidt
Mary Multer
Texas
Aview
Linton
League of Nations’ Council
Hanford
Parker
Hiscox Chemiks
Patchosite
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Dil
FRA
Caldwells
Senna Company
Seap
Potsor Drug & Chemical Corperthee
Malden
Mase
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