Insects as Movie Actors for U S Agricultural Pests
The article explains how the Department of Agriculture uses insects in educational films about pests. It notes moths, boll weevils, bees, grasshoppers, bedbugs, and rats acting in carefully staged scenes, with studio tricks and field shoots to capture authentic behavior.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Department
District of Columbia
United States
Washington, D., C
George R. Goergens
New York Times
Winking Bandit Robs Woman Grocer in Philadelphia
A bobbed-haired bandit in Philadelphia threatened a victim with a pistol and robbed a woman grocer. The suspect winked and waved the pistol while issuing commands and fleeing with valuables.
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Philadelphia
Great for Barbers London
Among millions receiving unemployment doles no barbers, as English women spend over 100 million dollars annually on shingling and bobbing.
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London
Virginia scientist uncovers vast ancient volcano ash layer
Dr. Wilbur A. Nelson, state geologist at the University of Virginia, reports a ten foot ash layer in Rockbridge county near Lexington. He identifies it as ejected by an ancient eastern Kentucky volcano and notes far reaching dispersal to Minnesota and Pennsylvania. More than 60 cubic miles of material is estimated, marking a major prehistoric eruption in eastern North America.
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Charlottesville
Rockbridge
Lexington
Wilbur A. Nelson
School of Geology
University of Virginia
Doctor Nelson
America
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Virginia
Ginia
Cumberland Plateau
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Mne
Kraktoi
Katmal
Dwarfed Moment in Ordovician Event
A fragment notes a notable occurrence in the Ordovician period, highlighting how other events pale beside this ancient moment. The terse statement emphasizes the extraordinary scale of the Ordovician event relative to surrounding episodes.
Frenchman in Flood Saves Mattress First
Paris residents endure repeated flood evacuations as a correspondent notes the mattress is saved before bicycles. Women display stoic distress while leaving flooded homes, recalling floods in 1910 1920 and 1924 and lamenting the recurring disaster.
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Mattress
Paris
Seasons Bring Rejoicing Despite Silent Causes
Poetic fragment reflects on seasons of life with joy and shared feeling. It emphasizes living in the moment and the emotion of collective voice over reasons or explanations.
Kidney Bean Salad and Chicken Noodle Sup
A vintage recipe describes Kidney Bean Salad with celery apple dill pickles peppers and mayonnaise. It also outlines a chicken noodle dish using a rich broth, celery, onion, noodles, and croutons served hot with diced celery and chicken.
At Twenty One Ernest Thompson Seton Wrote A Story
The article notes Ernest Thompson Seton began writing at twenty one with a wild animal tale stored on his desk. Six years later he produced The Drummer on Snowshoes earning fifty dollars for a five illustration piece.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Joe Collins
Redruff
Ernest T Hompson Seton
Mr. Seton
Ancestry Talk Sparks Hotel Stenographer Debate
A hotel stenographer and Kelly discuss lineage and fame in a comic exchange about ancestors. The stenographer brushes aside genealogical pride, noting the many ordinary people behind any grand name and urging personal integrity over family myth.
Booth Tarkington Greatest Living American Writer?
A reminiscence praises Booth Tarkington as possibly the greatest living American writer. Born Indianapolis 1869 he pursued business briefly before turning to authoring. Noted works include The Gentleman From Indiana Monsieur Beaucaire and The Man From Home with Penrod stories highlighting boyhood adventures.
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Booth Tarkington
Indianapolis
Exeter Academy
Princeton University
Indiana
Monsieur Beaucaire
New York
William Hodge
Kokomo
Penrod
George Matthew Adama
Pay Night in Town Stirs Longing Then Foreboding
A nostalgic verse recalls pay night revelry with crowds in town, dressed best, pink lemonade, and street scenes. It shifts to a colder season as the wind arrives foreshadowing hardship and reflection on what was spent and what remains. The tone moves from celebratory to somber as autumn winds blow.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
No sword bites so fiercely as an evil tongue
Sir Phillip Sidney, famed courtier and soldier under Queen Elizabeth, uttered the line about an evil tongue. The piece notes his rise at court, ambassadorial service, marriage to Frances Walsingham, peerage, and his literary works including Arcadia, Astrophel and Stella, and The Defence of Poesy. The author Wayne D. McMurray credits George Matthew Adams.
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Sir Ralph Sidney
Elizabeth
Sir Phillip
England
Sir Phillip Sidney
Kent
Queen Elizabeth
Germany
Frances
Francis Walsingham
Netherlands
Astrophel and Stella
Wayne D. McMurray
George Matthew Adams
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Montana
Winking Bandit
Thomas J. Ogburn
Clark Riddle
Manasquan
N. J. Ogburn
Ogburn
National Guard
W. A. Nelson
School
DAJS
Ute
Gunnorst
Witte Te Mumes
Mme
Converse
Western Newspaper Union
Joseph Kaye
Dhe
House
Jim Polker
Jack Adams
Kelly
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Mr. Lloyd George
Mr. Wells
McClure
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