Black Gold fuels farm life with petroleum’s wide reach
The article extols petroleum and its byproducts as essential to American farming, noting ubiquitous uses from cooking fuels and heating to tractor oil and road paving. It traces oil history from biblical times to Drake's 1859 well and highlights ongoing research linking refining residues to farming improvements.
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America
Persia
Corinth
United States
California
Edwin L. Drake
Titusville
Drake
Braves echo 1914 miracle as Maranville and Evers loom
The article recalls the 1914 Boston Braves led by George Stallings who rallied from 15 games back to win the pennant and sweep the Athletics in the World Series. It contrasts that miracle with the 1947 Braves under Billy Southworth, noting the presence of Maranville and Evers as legendary rivals and the question of whether today’s club can show similar iron will.
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Boston Braves
Stallings
Braves
George Stallings
Athletics
South
Maranville
Evers
Rabbit
Crab
Hank Gowdy
Johnny Evers
Rabbit Maranville
Johnny
Rudolph
Tyler
James
Dick Rudolph
Giants
McGraw
Bender
Plank
Bush
Collins
McInnis
Baker
Barry
Billy Southworth
True Wisdom Involves the Fear of Jehovah
A compact study on biblical wisdom from Proverbs and its link to holiness. The author, William Culbertson, outlines how fearing the Lord yields discernment, avoidance of evil, deliverance from flattering temptations, and peace in later life, with references to Proverbs and James.
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Jesus Christ
Sheol
US Becomes Postwar Magnet for Overseas Students
The United States now hosts more than 17,000 foreign students annually, spending about 50 million dollars per year. Caldwell of the State Department notes the U S as the world’s cultural capital, with students acting as unofficial ambassadors upon return home, though most pursue science and technical fields.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria
France
England
Oliver J. Caldwell
State Department
International Exchange Division
Caldwell
America
Youth Gets Breaks But They are All Bad
Duaine Koch a 14 year old from Waukesha suffered a broken left leg after slipping on wet pavement outside a theater following a previous leg fracture and bone infection that kept him bedridden for two years.
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Waukesha
Wis
Duaine Koch
Duaine
Blind Man Invents Signal Card for Right Bus
In Fort Wayne Indiana a blind resident John G Long who lost his sight in 1908 has introduced a signaling system for transit. The device is a perforated eight page sign book held up to drivers to indicate the correct route and weekly pass.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
John G. Long
Long
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