Mr Bowser Quits Smoking In A Fifty Percent Breakthrough
Mrs Bowser reads as Mr Bowser declares he has quit smoking after a doctor warns of his many ailments. He vows to destroy his cigars and save money, but temptation rises as he debates returning them and contemplates a walk and fresh air. The scene blends humor with a stubborn, long battle against habit.
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McClure
Mrs. Bowser
Guffengall
Mr. Bowser
Samuel J. Bowser
Rock of Gibraltar
Mra. Bowser
Mr. Howser
Jin
Bees ride in car gear box travel statewide tale
Beelike travelers ride in a motor car gear box owned by B M Hatfield while he tours Texas. The bees follow the car horn, gather honey at stops, and may be housed in back of the vehicle as Hatfield plans more hives for robuster colonies.}
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B. M. Hatfield
Texas
Hatfield
Brooklyn Eagle
Rain and Drought Boosts Need for Water in Crops
A National Geographic bulletin on rainfall highlights how about 20 inches of rain yield a crop, equating to roughly 2,260 tons of water per acre, and estimates fertilizer value from evaporation. It notes drought across major crops, the cost of watering, and the ammonia provided by soil moisture, with wage and fertilizer implications discussed.
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Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
United States
Fertilizer from Nature Reduces Wheat Costs per Acre
Analysis notes evaporation drives fertilizer savings for farmers. It argues automatic fertilization adds value of about $2.50 per acre at current prices and would cost $10 per acre at wartime prices. It concludes that $12 to $25 per acre costs to grow wheat are small next to savings from natural water and fertilizer.
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Unio Stiles
Princes Seek U.S. Brides for Refugee Russians
An obscure scheme involves Russian princes courting American women to obtain temporary homes for refugees. The plan envisions the brides providing charity aided livelihoods while the princes gain shelter and status, with Azilod Russian nobles proposing marriages to achieve social standing.
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Constantinople
Russians By the Marmora Coast Seek Homes After War
Refugees face poverty and dislocation as Russians in Georgia and nearby regions struggle to rebuild. Many marry locals to gain temporary shelter, while princes and aristocrats lose estates and possessions. French aid dwindles, and passports remain hard to obtain. An aristocrat plans to leverage precious stone knowledge to earn a living amid widespread deprivation.
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Jesus
Serbia
Prince Golltzy
Klevy
Barbed wire telephone system offered to farmers
Rural areas adopt a low cost barbed wire telephone system under 20 dollars per farmer. Carson County agents advise use of porcelain nail knobs and rubber insulators from auto tires to connect barns and homes, enabling emergency communication with second hand phones and lightning arresters.
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United States Department
Washington
West
Carson County
South Dakota
Doga Rout Tobacco Pests Marlboro County Farmer Hails Dogs
Doga Rout, a tobacco grower near Marietta, Pa., keeps two dogs a spaniel and a fox terrier trained to hunt tobacco worms. From entering the patch to leaving, the dogs sniff leaves and remove pests without damaging plants. The Stoll farm tobacco is praised as among the finest, with few worm holes.
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Marietta
Martin
Stoll Farm
Pneumatic tires cut road impact forces, reports say
The Bureau of Public Roads of the U S Department of Agriculture reports that pneumatic tires provide the greatest reduction of impact forces when a truck wheel strikes road surfaces. This finding comes after extensive testing showing solid rubber tires produce higher impact, while speed changes offer limited gains.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Froud
Sous
Dean Ny
Vehicle Dynamics and Weight Impact on Speed and Stability
The report analyzes how weight and speed influence vehicle dynamics, noting uncertain links between weight, speed, and destructive potential. It discusses relative impact of heavy trucks versus lighter rigs, suggests equal impact under certain conditions, and cites rough experimental values for front and rear tire loading and wheel friction.
Different Pavement Costs From 1912 18 Road Tests
Costs of various pavement facings for a test road built 1912 to 1918 by the Bureau of Highways Philadelphia are released. Data cover six huminous macadam mixed method seven vitrified belief and other types. First cost, interest at 4 percent seven years, and maintenance yield total costs per square yard by January 1 1920. Comparison shows huminous macadam mixed method highest at 1.7748, bituminous mixed around 2.0776, concrete 3.4000, and dricks 2. ???
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Bureau of Highways
Philadelphia
Only Woman Road Builder Eva Cressy Leads New England Roads
Miss Eva Cressy of Gloucester Mass is the sole woman road builder in New England. She took over her father’s contracting business, incorporated it, and set headquarters in Boston. The United States has about 2,478,001 miles of surfaced highways.
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New England
Eva 1. Cressy
Gloucester
Mass
Boston
United States
Stories of Forsyths Scouts the Rough Riders of 1808
The tale recounts Forsyths Scouts led by Sandy Forsyth in a frontier clash with Dog Soldier Cheyennes on the Aviekaree river in eastern Colorado. Surrounded, 23 scouts were killed or wounded. Beecher Island memorializes the stand. Trudeau died later. Stilwell survived to become a Texas judge.
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Senmid
Tie Stend
Tury
Porsytl
Rough Riders
George A. Moreyth
Sandy" Forsyth
Port Wallace
Kat
Kansas
Avickaree
Colorado
Sharpe Grover
Forsyth
Woraytte
Beecher
Bey
Chiat Roman Nose
Fort Wallin
Kan
Pete Trudesis
Jack Stilwell
Given Grant
Trudeau
Stilwell
Fort Wallace
Texas
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Russia
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Heach
American Red Cross
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New York
National Women's Party
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