Plant saboteurs threaten U S crops at Ellis Island photos
Spotting saboteurs describes plant parasites and diseases entering the United States from foreign lands costing about 3 billion annually. The nation operates a network of quarantine stations at the borders with rigid inspections for incoming plants. The photos showcase an agricultural Ellis Island at Hoboken New Jersey.
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Ellis Islands
Hoboken
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George Becker
Hoboken Plant
South America
Memos of a Girl Friday Dear W W
Quentin Reynolds arrived safely to write a Collier's convoy piece. FDR and John L. Lewis remain unreconciled privately. Mrs T Roosevelt Jr resigned from Women United for Peace after a Carnegie Hall talk. Ism gangsters push onto popular Americans. Willkie warned against Fronts Bundists. Air exports to Japan stay around 400k barrels weekly. British visitors’ spending aids struggling joints. Eliot Janeway’s Life piece Hitler vs Roosevelt. FDR’s jaw and clenched fists provoke talk of action or dismissal.
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Quentin Reynolds
Collier's
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John L. Lewis
T. Roosevelt Jr
Women United For Peace
Reynolds
Bennett Clark
Carnegie Hall
America
Willkie
Eliot Janeway
Roosevelt
Notes of an Innocent Bystander and The Story Tellers Summary
A dense collage of media notes and quotes critiquing fascism and public life. It surveys pieces on Hitler, American attitudes, and editorials from World Digest and The Times, noting reactions to liberty, politics, and culture. It cites H. L. Mencken, Edith Sheridan, and others, with reflections on freedom and national mood.
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Hitler
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Blue Book
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Leopold
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World Digest
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Liberty
Reader's Digest
Portrait of Henry Morgenthau Sr as a world watcher at 85
New York based profile recalls Henry Morgenthau Sr born in Mannheim who arrived in the U S after Civil War tariffs, built wealth in law real estate and finance, then philanthropy. He served as ambassador to Turkey 1913 1916 and forecast a looming another war noting Europe lacks honest peace desire.
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Professor Thorndike argues intelligence cannot be tested
A report on Dr Edward L Thorndike 67 a Columbia professor and author of the Thorndike intelligence test asserts intelligence tests are inadequate and that civilizations and learning remain open questions. The piece notes his career from Williamsburg Mass to Wesleyan Harvard Columbia Western Reserve and Teachers College and highlights nutritionist Russell Wilder's warning about thiamin in American diets affecting national will.
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Western Reserve
Teachers’ College
Russell M. Wilder
Mayo Foundation
Wilder
Cincinnati
University of Chicago
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Vermont Birthday Feature Recounts State's Early Fight
Elma Scott Watson presents a Vermont centennial themed piece tracing the state's 160th birthday and its status as the first admitted to the Union after the original colonies. The article covers the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen, the Windsor convention of 1777, and Vermont's first constitution prohibiting slavery, ending with Bennington's victory under Gen. John Stark.
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Philadelphia
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Green Mountain State
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John Stark
Farm Topics Low Testing Improves Herd Management
Extension expert H G ZAVORAL explains sow testing as a key to swine profitability. Mark sows before farrowing and ear notch piglets to distinguish litters. Weigh each litter at weaning around 66 days to assess sow productivity, guiding culling and selection for breeding stock and boars from tested herds fetch premium prices.
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University Farm
St. Paul
Careful Preparation Of Wool Brings Better Market Prices
University of Nevada extension officer C R Townsend says wool price is driven by how clean it is and how well prepared. Wool must be dry when shorn, packed on clean boards, and protected from moisture. Separate dirty and light wools, tag sheep before shearing, and bag fleeces neatly to maximize price.
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C. R. Townsend
University of Nevada Agricultural Extension Service
Townsend
Farm Notes From a Cautionary Locker and Livestock Tricks
In a frozen food locker rising temperatures risk odor transfer between foods. About half of 21 million American youths aged 16 to 24 live on farms or in villages. Eggs from any hen tend to be similar in size and shape though with some variation. A study shows 10 cows producing 800 pounds of fat yearly equal the profit of 19 cows at 200-pound output. Norway reportedly feeds woodpulp to cattle with herring and fish meal to supply albumen vitamins and minerals. If a cow or calf lies down stubbornly, pinch its nostrils to prompt it to stand.
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Norway
Suitor’s Proposal Met By Quick Witted Reply
A long courting scene ends with the suitor proposing marriage and companionship, but the girl humorously redirects him to buying a dog. The exchange reveals the playful tone as she offers to help pick a pet instead of a spouse. The brief vignette showcases wit and light romance in a domestic setting.
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