Dams and highways mark 1932 era of grand projects
A National Geographic Society bulletin highlights 1932 global engineering feats despite finance woes. It cites the Dneprostroy Dam on the Dnieper, a Bahia power dam, Rio Grande gravity canal near Eagle Pass, Beauharnois canal energy for Montreal, Hoover Dam site preparations, Moselle canal completion, US Illinois Waterway, Nile-Nile corridor highway Nimule to Juba, Italian express motor truck road Genoa to Turin, five US federal highways, and major bridges such as the Jersey City Newark viaduct.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Dneprostroy
Dnieper
Dnepr
Russian Soviet Union
Black Sea
Musele Shoals
Bahia
Brazil
Sao Salvador
North American
United States
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Texas
Beauharnois
Canada
Lake St. Francis
Lake St. Louis
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Colorado
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Arizona
Nevada
Europe
Moselle
Rhine
France
Metz
Thionville
Chicago
New Orleans
Africa
Nimule
Juba
Nile
Italy
Genoa
Milan
Turin
Mount Vernon
Surplus Cream Used To Make Butter For Later Use
North Carolina State College describes methods for turning surplus sweet cream into butter for storage. Butter may be packed in jars or one pound prints with salt brine or dry salt, kept in a cold room to cover shortages. Proper sterilization and brine strength are outlined for safe preservation.
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John A. Arey
North Carolina State College
WWIU
North Carolina
Jesus Defies Doubt and Heals a Paralyzed Man
In Mark 2 1 2 the crowd fills the house as Jesus preaches before healing a paralytic. Faith from the five friends moves Jesus to forgive sins and restore the man, proving his divine power to both forgive and command physical healing.
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Son
Man
Jesus
Peter
God
Christ
Canned Brown Bread To Replace Hardtack For Forest Rations
Missoula Montana reports that forest service rations for U S. workers nationwide will drop hardtack this year. Army cake is replaced by canned brown bread, its can used as a coffee pot after eating. Each pack adds hash, pork and beans, roast beef, fruit, coffee and a candy bar.
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Missoula
Mont
Uncle Sam
Forest Service
United States
Hawaii
Rangers
Two-Colored Mum Produced in Mrs Johnson’s Garden
A chrysanthemum grown in the garden of Mrs. Raymond Johnson is equally split into bronze on one half and yellow on the other. The two colored bloom is a rare two toned flower observed in California.
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Pacific Coast
Jack Reed
University of California
Martinez, Calif
Raymond Johnson
Women name greatest leaders of past century
A nationwide two month poll among American women selected twelve leading female figures born in the last century. Mary Baker Eddy led with 102 762 votes followed by Jane Addams and Clara Barton. other honorees include Frances Willard Susan B Anthony Helen Keller Harriet Beecher Stowe Julia Ward Howe Carrie Chapman Catt Amelia Earhart Mary Lyon and Mary E Woolley. Likenesses will appear in a Chicago World’s Fair frieze.
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New York
Vanderbilt Hotel
Mary Baker Eddy
The
Christian Science Church
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Frances BE. Willard
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Susan B. Anthony
Helen Keller
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Julia Ward Howe
Carrie Chapman Catt
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke College
Mary E. Woolley
Golfer Responsible for Ball He Drives
A New York appellate ruling holds a golfer liable when a ball he drives injures a bystander. Tennis S. Fiero was sued for damages by John Clifford Simpson, an eleven year old caddy, after a ball struck him at the Pocatello Country Club in Middletown. The court said the golfer bears responsibility even if the caddie watches for the ball for another player.
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New York
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Tennis S. Fiero
John Clifford Simpson
Pocatello Country Club
Middletown
N. Y
Fiero
Young Simpson
Letter Found in Coat Reaches Maine Addressee After 16 Years
A letter written 16 years ago by a Harlingen boy to a Maine friend finally arrives after being found by Rev. Francis M. Sander in a coat donated to a Harlingen welfare group. He mailed it to Roy Stanhope, now in Lowell Massachusetts, though the recipient had moved from Calais Maine.
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Harlingen
Texas
Maine
Francis M. Sander
Harlingen Welfare
Roy Stanhope
Calais
Lowell
Mass
Farmer Recovers Wallet Lost Two Years Ago
Anthony Ferreira of North Falmouth finds a wallet in his cornfield after clearing stubble. The wallet held sixteen dollars which were mud crusted but redeemable, and Ferreira exchanged the bills for new ones.
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Falmouth
Mass
Anthony Ferreira
Ferreira
Nations Off Gold Standard Count Rises Worldwide
The Department of Commerce lists 33 countries officially abandoning the gold standard and notes 11 more in practical deviation. Britain’s deflection is viewed as a key influence, with examples including Denmark Finland Greece and several others across continents.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Great Britain
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Norway
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
Spain
Japan
British India
Straits Settlements
Siam
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Mexico
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Australia
New Zealand
Egypt
Palestine
Northern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Nyassaland
Mozambique
Canada
Austria
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hungary
Estonia
Latvia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Man Abandons Farming to Pitch Horseshoes
Lamoni Iowa resident Frank Jackson a state horseshoe champion and former national titleholder sold his 160 acre farm and stock to focus on horseshoes. He said he can earn far more money pitching shoes than farming.
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Lamoni
Iowa
Frank Jackson
Jackson
New Soil Test Shifts Illinois Land From Grain Crops
University of Illinois soil experts announce a phosphorus test complements the lime test to identify fields with enough available phosphorus and lime for growing alfalfa sweet clover or red clover. Many farmers waste seed when fields lack these nutrients and could shift acreage to legumes.
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College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Illinois
M. Lindsley
Bees Show Preference For Nectar Sources In Hives
Bees prefer floral nectar over honey dew even when dew is plentiful. They seem to favor white clover over Alsike when both yield well, with pollination varying by abundance of each.
Working to Capacity and Hidden Reserves
William James argues that most people do not reach full effort due to fatigue and obstacles. He suggests a second, third, and fourth wind may exist and that some individuals discover untapped strength beyond fatigue. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are advertised to regulate liver bowels and stomach.
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William James
James
Dr Pierce
Great Movements and Shared Interests Guide Humanity
In timeless sentiment the text urges seeking God in world changing ideas and aiding all striving for truth education progress and liberty across nations and peoples. It emphasizes joining in the great movements shaping humanity.
Augustine Quote on Confiding Truth to God
A concise antique adage invites the weary soul to confide to God the truths within. It urges trust in inner truth to avoid losing the essential wisdom gathered on life’s journey.
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St. Augustine
Clean Seed Wheat Through Removal of Smut Balls
United States Department of Agriculture research shows seed wheat treatment with copper carbonate or formaldehyde often fails to control smut unless smut balls are removed. The balls contain millions of spores and are not fully destroyed by standard treatments, so cleaning by fanning or similar machines is essential.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Briefs Foresees New Era in Every Field
A yam yield of 420 bushels per acre was grown at Hickory North Carolina by J F Allen. Two agricultural experts supplied by the League of Nations will study China’s agricultural reconstruction.
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Uncle Ab
Hickory, N. C
J. F. Allen
League of Nations
China
Disciples Sent Forth Quote from Luke Bible Verse
A biblical verse is quoted saying the disciples are sent as lambs among wolves. It urges traveling without purse or bag or sandals and to greet no one on the road, reflecting a commission message from Luke 10:8 and 4.
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