Does the Widow Jones Hive Here A Grim News Jolt
A bungling reporter delivers the news of a husband’s death in an industrial accident. The piece reflects on the harsh reality of widowhood and the need for safety in factories and farms, noting past fatalities and the push for better safety education and practices. It cites 39,500 traffic deaths last year and 1,400,000 other injuries in the United States.
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Widow Jones
United States
Congress
Council
Waltham
Mass
Santa Monica
Calif
America
Western Newspaper Union
National Safety Council marks silver jubilee in 1938
The National Safety Council celebrates 25 years since its founding after work to prevent accidents. A Chicago congress opens with a 13 foot birthday cake as officials note 285000 lives saved, while warning that 106000 deaths a year still occur and costs reach 3.5 billion dollars.
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National Safety Council
Council
David
Goliath
London
Los Angeles
Chicago
Department
America
Why birds show color without blue pigments
National Geographic notes that birds mainly rely on red yellow and black pigments with color shifts from feather structure and light interaction. Blue appears from light reflection in structures while yellow overlaid pigments create greens, and seasonal changes reveal hidden colors as feathers wear and molt.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Vitamin D and egg shell quality in laying flocks
A Rutgers University note explains that vitamin D deficiency in rations shows up first as poor eggshell quality rather than reduced egg numbers. With adequate vitamin D, cracked or weak shells should be under 3 percent of daily 400 eggs, about one dozen, and cod liver oil in mash at 2 percent often suffices.
Common Farm Fires Cause Much Loss in U S
A U S D A report by Harry E Roethe states farm fires kill about 3 500 people and destroy 100 million dollars in property annually. Main causes include defective chimneys and flues and careless use of fuels. He urges fire resistant roofs waste disposal avoid gasoline or kerosene to start fires guard stoves pipes yearly and lightning rods on major buildings plus ready fire fighting gear on every farm.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Harry E. Roethe
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Roeche
Device claims to save incubated eggs from waste
A new patented device is said to determine if incubated eggs will hatch before spoiling. The article notes about 15 to 20 percent of eggs fed annually in the United States fail to hatch, with about 300 million good eggs wasted each year that could feed thousands if saved in edible condition.
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United States
Breezy Farm Briefs Offer Agricultural Curiosities
Notes on irrigation benefits, cheese states New York and Wisconsin, bambooAdaptation in US cotton regions, ducks ready for market at 10 to 11 weeks, 1937 farm loan total 1 289 801 000 dollars. Sidewall farmer defined. Siamese farmer charms grain fields. housewives work about 73 hours weekly with babies. Oyster shell grit and limestone aid hens. Beets best fresh but can be preserved via canning, drying. Ancient Egyptians raised ducks geese doves and quail but not chickens until Romans introduced them around 50 B C.
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Egypt
Rug From Old Coat And Scraps of Felt Rug From Old Coat And Scraps
Instructions from Ruth Wyeth Spears describe making a 34 by 23 inch rug from heavy wool and felt scraps. Foundation uses the back of an old coat with hem for weight. circles of felt from old hats and pennants are stitched from the center in specified sizes. Books on sewing and embroidery are offered with a free leaflet on crazy patch quilts.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Tornado Path Directions and Multiple Funnels Recorded
The Weather Bureau notes tornado paths mainly southwest to northeast but confirms moves southward or southwestward occur. Six funnels were seen in the Wichita county Kansas tornado of June 19, 1934, and up to fifteen funnels have been observed simultaneously, each reaching the ground causing damage.
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United States Weather Bureau
Wichita County
Kan
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Death At the Wheel
Waltham, Mass
North America
Mexican
Central
South America
Old World
South
West
Whitefish Lake
Mich
C. 3. Platt
Rutgers University
New York
Wisconsin
Ewan Wen
Bion
Doan
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