Nellie Cashman the Queen of the Mines and Grace Parsons Pioneer Ride
The article recounts Nellie Cashman the “queen of the mines” an Alaska gold rush figure who prospected rode dog sleds and built a fortune while aiding miners, plus Grace Parsons a early long distance woman rider who carried a message from Easton to Philadelphia to warn of Indian threats and secure aid for settlers.
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Nellie Cashman
Nellie
San Francisco
Victoria
British Columbia
Cassiar
Tombstone
Ariz
Ehere
Arizona
Alaska
Dawson
Bonanza Creek
Wiseman
Red Cross
Nolan
Fairbanks
Kosolink
Paul Revere
Grace Parsons
Pennsylvania
Easton
Northampton County
F’a
Ennsylvania
Gnaden Haten
Lehigh Valley
Paule
Philadelphia
Onoly
William Parpon3
Grace Persons
Caston Wan
Miliary
Fasten
Unien
Lost Spud Find Could Boost Growers’ Incomes Significantly
Colorado Agricultural College researchers led by G A H Metzger identify an almost extinct dark red Peachblow or Red McClure potato strain. Discovered origins trace back to Carbondale and Peachblow seedling history. The find aims to improve potato varieties and may raise growers’ earnings by about 100000 dollars within three to four years.
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G. A H. Metzger
Colorado Agricultural College
Colorado
Carbondale
Ark
Teller County
el Paso
Front Range
Continental Divide
Lvadville
Bonanza
Climax
Leadville
Stiffe
Farmers Institutes Draw Crowds Despite Shrinking Funds in Ohio
Ohio figures show 1932 attendance at farmers institutes rose 14 percent to 700 395 despite fund cuts from 38000 to 23000. Costs averaged 83 cents per attendee with 2 3 cents covered by the state. Wayne county led with 16 institutes and 37760 attendees, while 84 percent of staff are farmers. Twenty cooperating state agencies provide talent at no cost.
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Ohio
J. P. Schmidt
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
Wayne County
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Farmers’ Institute
Schmidt
State Department of Agriculture
State Department of Education
Ohio Bankers’ Association
State Department of Health, Commodity Marketing Associations
Ohio Council of Churches
Spray While You Prune For Fewer Orchard Pests
Home fruit growers can reduce next season’s insect pressure by pruning with careful inspection. The article notes looking for egg masses of tent caterpillars, tussock moths frothy egg masses, codling moth cocoons under bark, pear psylla under rough trunk bark, and twig girdlers on ground twigs.
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New Yorker
Home Made Brush Burner Solves Orchard Cleanup
A 10 by 6 by 3 foot homemade burn box built from salvaged iron and drums rolls through Clifton and Everett Derby's North Leominster orchard. It burns prunings rapidly as workers pile branches into the box, using holes in the sides for ventilation and bolts on skids to pull it with a tractor.
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Clifton
Everett Derby
North Leominster
Mass
Agricultural Jottings on Portugal Wheat Records 1932
Portugal's wheat crop in 1932 broke all records. A good horse deserves a proper collar. Coal ashes have no fertilizing value but help loosen soil. Wisconsin farm bulletins aid educational work at the state prison in Waupon.
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Portugal
Wisconsin Farm
Wacoon
Colorado's Mountain Regions Open to Vacation Seekers
National Geographic outlines how federal “primitive areas” protect untouched Colorado mountains as vacation regions. The piece traces Colorado’s transformation from rugged barrier to developed corridor with highways, railways, and irrigated valleys fueling mining, agriculture, and booming towns.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
WNU Darvice
Colorado
Santa Fe
Oregon
California
Continental Divide
Great
Sea of Mountains
National Chronicle
Denver
United States
Plains
Sterling
Fort Morgan
Greeley
Fort Collins
Longmont
Lore Iand
Extras That Add Variety to Menu
A 1933 Bell Syndicate article from WNU Service discusses meat extras like liver kidneys sweetbreads brains tripe and tongues. It notes kidney and liver demand rising prices and offers recipe ideas including kidney with bacon mushroom skewers stuffed hearts and baked hamburg steak with scalloped tomatoes and potatoes.
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Bell Syndicata
WNU
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Bayer
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