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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1937
Page
8
In Widows California farmers adopt air plane sowing to plant rice using eight-man ground crews and low-flying planes. Six planes operate, each delivering 130000 acres with 60 to 74 cents per acre, potentially earning near 300000 dollars. Aircraft fly 20 to 30 feet, markers guide routes, and two day soaked rice reduces water grass growth.
Local reader column shares household tips including cayenne pepper mixed with souring spray to deter cabbage worms and tips to avoid crumbs in frosting. WNU Service notes practical steps for preserving color in flowers and preventing dough sticking during baking.
Leonard A Barrett discusses How the Other Half Lives and its impact on social reform. The piece notes Theodore Roosevelt's reading and interest in aiding the under privileged, emphasizing a plea for mutual understanding between social classes to address societal problems.
The piece urges understanding of the impoverished and fearful, calling for action to help the hungry, discouraged, and those on the brink. It stresses shared humanity, mutual responsibility, and the need to address social power and poverty to foster peace.
A reader describes practical kitchen window ideas using wooden valances with blue oilcloth, plain white voile curtains, and patchwork oilcloth valances. Suggestions cover color schemes for living rooms and kitchens, advice on draperies, rugs, lamps, and accessories to harmonize with 18th century furniture and French gray tones.
An editorial from the Western Newspaper urges action to ease suffering and subdue indifference by promoting exams and aid, framing them as a compassionate response to every tragic crossroad. It emphasizes collective effort to lift fellow humans.
The Traphasen School in New York earned second prize in a white bolero patch pockets event. Mariella wore a blue catalin brace as part of the costume leweur.
Berlin celebrates 700 years of history with jubilee exhibitions and theater. The German capital, now a metropolis of about 4 million, grew from two fishing villages on the Spree and became a major world city after 1870. The city blends industry and pleasure with 219 theaters, cafes, and a vast banking and government district along Wilhelmstrasse.
In Trenton Ontario police divers and river search teams scoured the Trent river for a drowning victim. Witnesses, including a man identified as Iain F. Stephen, observed the ongoing operation from the shore as authorities searched areas near Royal Canadian Air Force property for clues about the missing man.
Leiszig exhibition shows automatic metal work using voice and gesture. A microphone attachment vibrates on command to start or stop machines. A large machine controlled by push buttons was operated by a finger touch, illustrating novel automation at the fair.
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