Aline Davis chose song over a rich marriage path
Aline Davis, a standout student and rising opera talent, abandons a promising betrothal to a Buffalo banker’s son to pursue a singing career. She marries Kronald Blau, a Swiss-born leprosy researcher, and retreats with him to a Manila colony for six years of sacrifice that yields his breakthrough treatment.
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Aline Davis
Aline
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Opera
Donna Bella
Kronald Blau
Blau
America
Rockefeller Foundation
Yvoice
Aline Angelo
Butterfly
Pacific
Manila
John Hopkins University
The Global Rise of Coal From Ancient Heat to US Dominance
The article traces coal use from ancient China and England to the United States. It notes early heating and porcelain baking, a 1239 British charter for coal digging, Newcastle as a coal mining center, and Virginia coal mining by 1750. It concludes with the US as the leading global producer and three large producing regions.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
England
Great Britain
Newcastle
London
Virginia
United States
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Missouri
Michigan
Hen in Road Delivers Egg Morning Incident
A Waterbury motorist reports driving along a highway when a hen sat in the road. He tooted and slowed but the bird stayed. He passed the hen and she stood, then laid an egg and walked away.
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Biddy
Waterbury
Conn
Vice Admiral Clark Assumes Command of U S Fleet Scouting Force
Vice Admiral Frank H. Clark U S N has taken command of the scouting force of the United States fleet. His flagship is the U S Augusta. Admiral Clark, a United States Naval Academy graduate, rose to rear admiral in February 1927.
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Frank H. Clark
United States Fleet
U. S. Augusta
Clark
United States Naval Academy
London Humorist Reflects On Leaving Tap Running
A writer muses on leaving a bathroom tap running as a train carries him toward the sea. The quip captures seaside wandering and anxious thoughts about routine oversights.
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London
Profit From Use Of Better Bulls Drives Colorado Dairies
Colorado Extension Service reports dairy profits rising as butterfat per cow climbs 80 pounds over five years. Improved herd selection and feeding, plus use of registered bulls from tested cows and sires, boosted annual income by 1.75 million dollars. Experts urge continued culling of low producers and investment in superior bulls to sustain profits.
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Colorado College Extension Service
Colorado
Alfalfa Hay and Silage Cut Dairy Costs
Nebraska Farmer advises dairy farmers to plan ahead by growing corn and alfalfa to stock ample alfalfa hay and silage. Tests show cows maintain butterfat around one pound per day on this ration, with concentrates boosting output slightly. a well-filled silo provides feed insurance during lean periods.
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Nebraska
Abortion Disease Testing Advised for Cattle Herds
Prairie Farmer urges testing by a competent veterinarian to detect Bang disease in cows. Suspicion rises if a cow retains the afterbirth, and the aborting cow is the main spreader. Infected cows at calving are dangerous. healthy herds are more profitable.
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Robert Graham
University of Illinois
Vitamin contents in Jersey Friesian and goat milks study
A United States comparison shows Jersey milk with slightly more vitamin A and goat milk higher in vitamins B and C. Vitamin C is low in all three milks, vitamin D similar across samples, and goats and Friesian milks resemble each other in protein and fat while Jersey milk carries more total nutrients.
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Jersey
United States
Canada Records High Butter Output in 1980
Canada’s butter production reached a record 185,751,061 pounds of creamery butter in 1980, surpassing the previous high year 1926 by over 8 million pounds. Farm butter output is estimated at 84,337,000 pounds, pushing total annual butter production to 270,088,061 pounds.
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Canada
Dominion
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU
John E. Mack
Poughkeepsie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Gene Sarazen
Fresh Meadow
Long Island
Lausanne
Switzerland
Long Beach
Calif
San Diego
Los Angeles
Braves
Bob Brown
Boston Braves
Boston
The
Vice Admiral
Philadelphia
Imogene B. Oakley
Philadelphia Civic Club
Oregon
Grants Pass
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