Plan to ease interstate trade barriers gains momentum
A 1941 report notes broad moves to remove state trade barriers hindering farm product movement. Kentucky keeps a low 18 000 pound limit while other states raise caps. Repeals ease truck weights and Margarine taxes, with New England adopting uniform cattle disease rules.
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Ashington
South
Kentucky
Texas
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
New England
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Japanese Empire Exports Little- Imports Heavily
Data detail the Japanese Empire's small land area 260,704 square miles, population 105 million in 1940, major cities Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kobe Yokohama, and reliance on imports for raw materials. Key imports in early 1940 include raw cotton oils beans coal wool salt and pulp for artificial silk with 9 month values.
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Taiwan
Formosa
Chosen
Korea
Kwantung
Bokoto
Pescadores
Mandated Islands
Texas
Japan
Honshu
Tokyo
New York
London
Osaka
Nagoya
Kyoto
Kobe
Yokohama
United States
British India
Egypt
Australia
British Malaya
Netherlands East Indies
Whirlaway a Puzzle to Ben Jones at Saratoga
Warren Wright's Calumet stable trainer Ben Jones calls Whirlaway a strange horse with a mind of his own. The Derby Preakness and Belmont winner is fast and strong yet often unruly, sometimes relaxed like a plow horse and other times nervous as a caged panther.
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Qaratoga
N. Y
Ben Jones
Warren Wright
Calumet Stable
Jones
Whirlaway
Wright Flyer
Wordplay on coats of paint sparks a pun
Alec asks the painter how many coats to use. The painter says two coats, and the boy proposes three as an over coat. The painter sighs that three would be a waste coat.
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Waugh
State Commissioners of Agriculture
Alec
Rex the cat climber ends safely after ASPCA rescue
In New York City four story clothes pole stunt Rex the cat is saved by a special noosing gadget used by an ASPCA official as neighbors cheer. The incident prompts notes on milk inspection flaws and a call for greater uniformity in sanitary requirements across cities and states.
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Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Waugh
Rex
ASPCA
New York City
Farm Lands Sell Briskly as War Creates Demand
Farm lands show brisk sales across the nation as war boosted demand. Buyers include tenant farmers, factory workers, investors, and city residents seeking security property. Unimproved land lags behind as improved farms move fastest while labor limits hinder expansion. Multiple firms report mostly cash deals and rising activity in better properties.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
New York
Nerve Wrecker Ben Jones talks Whirlaway’s care and patience
John Partridge praises Ben Jones for tending Whirlaway with extraordinary patience and midnight checks. The horse’s temperament, late-race bursts, and resilience are chronicled as Jones and Warren Wright eye Whirlaway’s bid for all time wins, noting speed and stamina and doubts about Arcaro’s absence.
No Sale Lawyer Riff Sparks Quick Oil Strike Gambit
A witty exchange pits a lawyer against a client over a promised bonus for five minutes of talk. The client refuses payment while the lawyer jokes about striking oil. The scene plays on satire of legal fees and quick results.
Wet Night Visit Ends in Muddy Dilemma
Jones arrives at Watts’ door on a very wet night. He hesitates to enter due to dirty feet, while Watts urges him to come in and keep his boots on.
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Jones
Watts
Brother’s Mistakes Outshine Father’s Losses in Quip
A terse exchange frames a family quip where the speaker says their father loses money on everything the brother makes and the brother replies he makes mistakes. The dialogue centers on fault and humor within a household exchange.
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Threaten Defense
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Indo-China
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Singapore
Dutch East Indies
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Hokkaido
Maine
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Kyushu
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
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Shikoku
New Jersey
yVaonl”y
Goantland Ji
Grantland Rice
Whirly
Florida Farm Realty
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Nerve Wrecker
John Partridge
J. Partridge
Ben
Arcaro
Man O’ War
Seabiscuit
Vitalix
Canton
John Ruskin
Ovid
Beverly Hepburn
Kellogg's
Kelloggs
PSG Severs UK
King Edward
America
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