Importing New Guinea insect to combat cane borer
A Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association expedition found a natural enemy of the sugar cane borer in New Guinea. The insect, discovered after a shipwreck rescue party explored a swampy cane patch, will be imported to Hawaii with acclimatizing stations planned in Samoa, New Caledonia, and possibly other Pacific areas.
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Honolulu
New Guinea
Hawaii
United States
Pacific
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association
Cyril E. Pemberton
New Guinga
Eternal Chieftainess of African Tribe Debated
In Johannesburg a legendary queen of the Bolobedi people, Modjadje of Letaba district, seeks to extend territory through talks with the Union lands department. The tale links her to Rider Haggard’s She and claims of eternal youth, though the mortal ruler is Mojadje who is believed immortal by locals.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Sir Rider Haggard
Union of South Africa Department of Lands
Modjadje
Letaba
Transvaal
Rider Haggard
Alcohol From Jerusalem Artichoke Promises High Yields
Iowa State College researchers report high yields of alcohol from Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Prof. Ellis I. Fulmer and colleagues show acre yields exceeding two acres of corn, using carbohydrate extraction and fermentation with alcohol-producing yeasts to make a thick syrup via evaporation.
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Washington
Iowa State College
Ellis. I. Fulmer
W. K. McPherson
L. 4. Uderkoffer
Streamlined Hogs Are New Farm Development
United States Department of Agriculture scientists aim to breed a medium sized hog that yields lean hams and loins with more bacon. Beginning with Danish Landrace pigs imported for the purpose, the project seeks strains optimizing meat yields as demand for bacon grows.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Aviation's Future Linked With Tiny Invisible Air Film
A British expert argues wind tunnels may not suffice for aeronautical progress as free flight studies reveal limits of laminar boundary layer research. He notes the transition point from laminar to turbulent flow is crucial and that even a foil-thin layer can shift drag in flight tests.
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New York
Wright Brothers
Institute of Aeronatical Sciences
B. Melville Jones
Cambridge University
Jones
Sunspots and Their Effect on Earth
In his book Sunspots and Their Effect from the Human Point of View Dr. Harlan True Stetson reviews observed links between sunspot activity and earthly phenomena. He catalogues facts on human behavior crop growth stock trends radio power and even pigeon flight without claiming a definite relation.
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New York
Earth
McGraw-Hill
Harlan True Stetson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eskimo Change as Steel Replaces Ivory Harpoons
Missionary botanist Pere Dutilly returns from the Canadian Arctic with plant sheets soil samples and Eskimo artifacts. He notes rapid modernization among the Eskimo with steel tools Western clothing and rubber sneakers appearing even among younger generations and older families maintaining some traditional fur parkas.
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Washington
Canadian Arctic
Pete Artheme Dutilly
Catholic University of America
Pere Dutilly
Ask Me Another trivia from a 1930s style quiz board
Questions cover political representation of Alaska in Congress the astronomical zenith meaning a slogan linked to an emperor and its author the Christian virtues symbolism in art the British year start date prior to 1752 snow sources for ski jumping in Madison Square Garden the weight of Earth's atmosphere Nelly Custis adoption by Washington centigrade to Fahrenheit conversion and Sir Walter Scott learning of Rebecca Gratz inspiration for Rebecca in Ivanhoe.
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Alaska
United States Congress
Great Britain
America
Madison Square Garden
Nelly Custis
George Washington
Sir Walter Scott
Rebecca Gratz
Rebecca
Fragmentary historical notes on temperature and figures
Disjointed lines describe ice production rates, snow production by machinery, sea level air pressure, Washington family adoptions, a 86 degree Fahrenheit reading, a Matilda Hoffman link to Washington Irving, and Miss Hoffman’s tuberculosis death. Irving recounts devotion to Scott.
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Washington
Custis
Matilda Hoffman
Washington Irving
Hoffman
Irving
Scott
Alaska delegate to House with full privileges except voting
A fragment mentions Alaska sending a delegate to the House of Representatives with all privileges except voting. It also references the heavens above a spectator, Napoleon, and symbolic phrases about faith loss hope anchor and charity heart, plus scattered words like March and es im.
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Alaska
House of Representatives
Bali Oddities and Customs Highlight Island Life
A travel sketch of Bali in the Dutch East Indies describes children in sun hats, women carrying loads on their heads, men on shoulders, water buffaloes ready to attack a tiger, long fingernails as a sign of idleness, a man not liable for his wife's debts, and boats said to have eyes for night vision.
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Bali
Dutch East Indies
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pelfets Promote Gentle Laxative
Sugar coated laxative ad targets families and children. Claims pleasant taste and effectiveness. Promotes immediate purchase with a call to action to buy now.
Shadows Over Flowers in Sunlight
A reflective line on beauty and its hidden cost, noting that even the fairest bloom casts a shadow when touched by light. An anonymous meditation on balance between glow and shade.
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Anon
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Bureau of Fisherice
Commerce Department
Greenbelt
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Roth
Fort McPherson
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mill Company
Middletown
Ohio
National Association of Manufacturers
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William B. Warner
McCall Corporation
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Snorheg
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Aysus
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Larkin St
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Temple Square
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Mgr
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