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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1934
Page
7
Alice G Carr known as the Mercy Angel of the Near East rests in New York for a first vacation in twelve years. A former World War nurse she directed the Near East foundation in Athens and helped rehabilitate 1 250 000 refugees from Smyrna since 1923.
The United States Bureau of Standards reports an alkaline ink that resists deterioration, replacing acidic ink with ammonia. In accelerated aging tests, papers written with ordinary ink embrittled and folded 50 percent faster, while alkaline inked paper withstood the heat.
A committee of agricultural college engineers reports major progress in farm machinery over 20 years, led by ensilage cutters, corn pickers, three-horse-power engines, and tractor plows. Quality value gains range from 35 to 115 percent across devices, with spraying machines and other gear showing notable increases as tests proceed under the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
A program for seeding grasses and legumes to prevent erosion on acreage retired from wheat cotton tobacco and corn under the agricultural adjustment administration acreage reduction plan has admin approval. Officials say protecting soil and fertility on contracted acres is highly desirable and the A A A through its replacement crops section cooperates with the USDA division of forage crops and diseases to prepare information for farmers to seed successfully.
D. R. Dodd reports spring and dry season grazing harm pastures in southeastern Ohio. Experiments show potassium alone is unprofitable without nitrogen and phosphorus. Pasture treatment also reduces runoff and silting by limiting erosion.
The USDA adapted a Gullies method to test feeds on dairy cattle using rabbits as a cost efficient proxy. Twenty rabbits per feed type showed similar dairy cattle responses under identical conditions, with results indicating comparable outcomes between rabbit and cattle feeding effects.
Ohio law requires county commissioners to provide an appropriation to agricultural fairs as long as the agricultural society exists. Attorney General John W. Bricker ruled that county boards cannot abolish fairs by refusing funding, directing Defiance county prosecutors to adhere to statutory support.
Minnesota entomologist A G Ruggles warns of a new grasshopper outbreak in 1934. Surveys in North Dakota Montana and Saskatchewan show large numbers of hoppers like the Rocky Mountain variety that devastated pioneer farms. Several years of different grasshoppers harmed Northwest crops prior to this season.
A Bell Syndicate piece signals that in life, especially for women, enduring steadiness can outweigh relentless action. The author cites Dr. Fosdick and Milton to argue that some battles are won by standing firm. Inner balance, not external energy, proves crucial when problems cannot be solved by doing.
Quote by William Lyon Phelps about missing the passing moment. Reflects on perspective and time.
Dr William F Lorenz of the University of Wisconsin argues in the Literary Digest that daily comic strips are largely beneficial to children. He says they act as the literature of childhood and provide emotional exercise within a healthy range, helping many unhappy youths avoid mental disturbance.
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