Kudzu the hardy forage vine gains fame in Florida tests
A Florida farmer demonstrated kudzu as a durable year round forage and soil improver. The vine yielded 11 tons per acre in four cuttings under favorable conditions, contained up to 19.82 percent protein, and stored soil nitrogen via root bacteria. Kudzu thrives across the United States, tolerates winter, and requires little cultivation after establishment.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Nova Scotia
Florida
Mixed News Tidbits From Far and Near
A digest of small items notes Mrs. Marshall Stetson hosting a 40-chicken supper at the Red Men’s hall in Hanson. Other items include soil surveys across 38 136 miles of the U S by department agriculture scientists a two rider velocipede for a smaller boy behind a larger one and a Brazil railroad reuse of old rails as telegraph poles. A 60 foot dead whale wrecked on Pomaquid point was dynamited. Cleaning tip kerosene for washing windows. Mrs Henry E Snow of Brockton and her twin Evelina Dawley of Providence celebrate a 70th birthday. A Kyoto university chemist develops a preservative for art objects.
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Marshall Stetson
Hanson
Red Men's Hall
United States
Brazil
Pomaquid Point
Johns Bay
Brockton
Evelina Dawley
Providence
Chickashige
Kyoto, University
Learn: Few Facts On English History Taught In Schools
H G Wells critiques how English schools teach history from Celtic Britain to colonialism. He argues Rome and the Normans arrive with little context, while major events flash by as doors to other rooms, leaving a simplistic, Anglo centered narrative and a hollow sense of imperial past.
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Britain
Caesar
H. G. Wells
Saturday Evening Post
England
Richard
America
Alfred
Mary Queen of Scots
King Charles
Massive John Smiths Count in Unemployment Records
The ministry of labor at Kew England uses electromechanical systems to process millions of unemployment forms. Holes punched in cards feed into sorting machines and printing rolls that tally deures. An 10,000,000 name index lists many duplicates including 6000 John Smiths and 2000 each of John Browns William Browns John Jones John Macdonald and William Davies.
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John Smiths
Ministry of Labor
Kew
England
John Browns
William Browns
William Jones
John Macdonalds
William Davies
Eye Drill for Flyers Improves Pilot Skill in RAF
The Royal Air Force introduced an eye drill to train pilots to use both eyes simultaneously. Initial tests showed many candidates used only one eye, causing landings problems. A school and eye specialist conducted twice daily drills, transforming about 75 percent of previously unsuitable men into capable pilots.
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Royal Air Force of England
Air Service
Immigration Emigrant and Population Growth Through 1910
A historical summary estimates immigrant arrivals and total population gains by decade from 1790 to 1910, noting figures for immigrants and other sources and highlighting a 1856 change in classification that excluded certain travelers. The data reflect significant growth and later reclassification issues.
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United States
Making of Famous Woman's Medicine Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A laboratory tour shows the preparation of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Over 350000 pounds of herbs yearly are harvested at peak season. Sterile utensils and pasteurization ensure cleanliness and safety. The remedy blends roots and herbs under careful processing to treat female ills. Letters from grateful women support its health benefits.
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Lydia £. Pinkham
Growing old and philosophy in a changing era
A Macon Republican observation notes that aging brings philosophical views as men grow older. The piece also mentions ongoing debate over a tax on soft drinks, with some people already adopting strong language about the measure.
Freezone promises painless corn removal
An advertisement touts Freezone for corn relief calling it a quick pain free remedy. It claims instant relief and easy lifting of corns with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. The copy credits Cincinnati as the source of the discovery.
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Cincinnati
General Pershing War Map Room Recreated at National Museum
The Washington National Museum plans a recreation of General Pershing’s war map room. The commander and aides studied the map hourly as reports arrived. The exhibit will include the map, a reproduced table, and the original linoleum wall design for a kitchenlike backdrop.
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General Pershing
National Museum
Washington
Pershing
We Should Always Have Good Company Together
A concise editorial note urges keeping good company and fostering mutual support for personal well being and social harmony.
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Boosts Farmer Efficiency
An advertorial promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for workers in farming. It claims sprinkling in shoes and foot baths reduces friction, prevents tired aching and blistered feet, and increases efficiency. The ad targets women and general dealers.
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Allen
Kase
Ady
Ruling on Gladys’s Thumb Sucking Sparks Talk
The court discussion centers on a mother's concern about her daughter Gladys sucking her thumb and the belief it will affect her speech. A relative remarks that as Gladys grows older she may realize the habit interferes with talking and stop on her own.
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Telkerton
Gladys
Syith
Farm land cheaper now urges homeseekers aid
U S Railroad Administration offers free information to homeseekers on farming opportunities with no sales or lending. Readers are advised to name their desired state and write Edwards, Manager, Agricultural Seam U S Railroad Administration, Room 70, Washington DC. The note ends with a proverb about transgressors.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
Ia ‘Edwards
U. 3
Railroyd Administration
Washington, D. C
Cuticura Trio Promotes Daily Toilet Care
Ad for Cuticura Toilet Trio features Soap to cleanse and purify Ointment to soothe and heal and Talcum to powder and perfume. The ad notes the products are essential on every toilet table and priced 25 cents each. A curling jab about name calling follows.
Haarlem Oil Capsules Advert Aims to Strengthen Kidneys
An elderly advertisement urges readers to support kidney function and blood purification with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims quick relief from backaches, nervousness, and fatigue, warning against delaying treatment and promising money back if no improvement.
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Hearlem
Mhdhaarlem
Haarlem
Hole Jandy
Authors Handwriting Reveals Writers Personalities
Readers would gain side lights on writers character from manuscripts. Chesterton described as shocking by English editor. Jacobs types and rarely edits finished manuscripts. Wells Kipling Bennett Conan Doyle are noted as neat copy. Stacpoole unpredictably switches between neat typing and scrappy copybook sheets.
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G. K. Chesterton
W. W. Jacobs
OH. G. Wells
Rudyard Kipling
Arnold Bennett
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
H. de Vere Stacpoole
Heard on the Train Dialogue Echoes Riley Name
A humorous exchange aboard a train features a deaf man and a caller insisting they knew his father. The witty wordplay centers on the misheard phrase I knew your father and a brief social acknowledgment.
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Mr. Riley
Riley
Boston Transcript
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