Evil Spirits In Ecuador Stir Fear In Guayaquil Land
In western Guayas between the Vinces and Pueblo Viejo rivers a plantation belt of cacao and cattle sits amid dense forests seen as the stronghold of planned murders. The Mendoza killing links local land disputes, revolts, and bands of guards to a climate of fear. Carmel Pincay, hired for Enrique Mendoza’s murder, confesses after a dog poisoned by food testing, and claims 5900 sucres are owed by his alleged employers.
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Guayaquil
Vinces
Puebloviejo
Guayas
Mendoza
Enrique Mendoza
Europe
Carmel Pincay
Felipe Mendoza
Carmell‘ineau
Carmel Pincau
Aspiazu
Ex-Convict Finds His Wax Replica in Panopticon
A Hungarian baker Gustav Nick, recently released after a long murder sentence, visited a local panopticon and found his own wax figure among famed criminals. He claimed reform and good conduct, prompting the owner to remove the figure from public view.
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Budapest
Gustav Nick
Communists Attempt Jail Break With Smoke Bombs
During the trial of 25 Communist agitators in Jassy Romania two other Communists who had gained entry to the courtroom threw three smoke bombs in an unsuccessful effort to trigger a panic and free the prisoners.
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Jassy
Romania
Jassy Criminal Court
Australians urged to marry Queensland men in need
In Queensland 54 000 men cannot find wives among 900 000 residents. Canon Garland head of the Church of England Immigration council broadcasts appeal to women aged 22 to 42 to come to Queensland for marriage.
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Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Canon Garland
Church of England
Immigration Council
France to finance amateur flyers for military fleet
France will subsidize amateur aviators to build and maintain airplanes for the military. The government will cover about half the cost of the aircraft and maintenance, with six discounts based on plane type and features plus bonuses for flying hours after the first 100 hours.
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Paris
Air Ministry
France
Civil War Vets Fight Ends with Vets Death in Richmond
In Richmond two Confederate veterans Jacob Heater eighty nine and W M Butler fought over who would be first in a barber's chair. Heater died soon after and Butler was arrested for murder. Heater served in Company D Thirty first Virginia infantry. Butler served in the Confederate navy. Coroner James M Whitfield said death likely came from shock.
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Richmond
Jacob Heater
W. M. Butler
Heater
Butler
Virginia
James M. Whitfield
Japanese Admirer Plans Shakespeare Garden in Tokyo
Dr. Sanki Ichikawa president of the Japan Shakespeare Society has created a Shakespeare garden at his Tokyo suburb home. He lists about 100 shrubs and flowers named in the bard’s works and hires a horticulturist to collect them globally. The society marked Shakespeare’s birth anniversary at a special meeting.
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Tokyo
William Shakespeare
Sanki Ichikawa
Ichikawa
Japan Shakespeare Society
Shakespeare
Sudan Grass Emerges as Emergency Pasture, Hay Crop
Dr J Willard of Ohio State University promotes Sudan grass as rapid growing drought resistant emergency pasture. It can be sown by June and pasture ready by mid July, lasting to frost with light rest. A dairy cow can be supported per acre on good land. seed rate is 20 to 30 pounds per acre.
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J. Willard
Farm Crops Department
Ohio State University
Willard
Sudan
United States
Sahara Desert
Importance of Suiting Load to the Tractor
With wider tractor use farmers learn to match load to power. Many implements hook up easily to carry full loads, but wide spike-tooth harrows are unwieldy to move between fields. Manufacturers propose simple farm hitches and folding crevers in steel to allow wide implements to pass through gates.
Barn and House Flies Transmit Hog Cholera
A decade long Iowa study shows barn and house flies spread hog cholera more than humans or pigeons. Colored flies traced travel up to thirteen miles, six miles in 24 hours, with horse flies moving two miles. Dr. C. N. McBride calls for straw management to reduce breeding sites, noting wet straw and manure piles as ideal habitats.
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Iowa
C. N. McBride
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Kill Perennial Plants In Summer Months
July and August are the best months to kill perennial plants because they have exhausted root food and are producing the food needed to survive winter. Any disruption to normal food storage harms plants over winter, applying to perennial weeds and trees.
Agricultural Hints for Dry Season Farming and Livestock
Suggests dry season mulch improves yield and recommends alfalfa as the best hay for all livestock. Notes poultry as essential to a farm and recalls early lamb removal aiding breeding stock to reach good winter condition.
One Prescription Made Family Doctor Famous
Dr. Caldwell gained worldwide fame in 1885 for a prescription used to ease common constipation symptoms such as coated tongue bad breath headaches gas nausea biliousness low energy and appetite loss. Demand grew quickly and by 1888 the remedy was stocked ready for use as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin available at drugstores.
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Dr. Caldwell
Four Corners of the Earth
Caldwell
Andirons Bring Hearth Comfort, Uncle Jim Gifted
Conversation reflects appreciation for uncle's gift of andirons and their warm effect on the home hearth.
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Jim
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Ecuador
Alberto
Enrique
Felipe
Lautaro Aspiazu
Dartmouth
al Marsters
Hanford
U.s.dept of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
KRO
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Eyiste
N. P. Brahy
Minnesota St. - St. Paul
Minn
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Tom Your Graler
Earold Somiers
Brooklyn
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