Ruhr Region: Tiny Yet Mighty Industrial Heart of Europe
A National Geographic overview of the Ruhr valley in Germany, detailing its dense industry, coal and steel production, Krupp influence, and vast labor force. The piece describes its geographical layout, climate, and cities like Essen, Dusseldorf, and Solingen, noting its central role in prewar manufacturing and current wartime strategic importance.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
Ruhr
Germany
France
Rhine
Andernpach
Europe
Rhode Island
Solingen
Kromlissen
Java
Jerusalem
Duisburg
Dortmund
Tlagen
Barmen
Cologne
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cleveland
St. Louis
Westphalia
Sissen
Berlin
Dusseldorf
Charlottenberg
Dresden
Wiesbaden
Essen
Caesar
Indiana News Roundup From Farm Sales To Rail Robberies
A 200 acre Indiana farm near Columbus sold for 40000 dollars. At Columbus a Sixth Indiana Regimental reunion drew ten members. Mrs Ia White named Indiana's first woman sheriff to succeed her husband, serving till November. Shelbyville hospital plans approved on William Major property. Civil War veterans and miners features across cities including Terre Haute and Indianapolis. Purdue reports wheat promising and a new disease Infectious ecthyma in Indianapolis children. Fatal train collision north of Fort Wayne kills three. Federal tax receipts fall 85 percent versus last year. Eighty second regiment reunion at Seymour with two attendees. Indiana coal and railroad issues tax collections and public service moves. Ball Brothers donate 850000 to Indiana University. 50000 to Riley Memorial Hospital. Use of returning empty rail cars for road work expanding. Bank robbery syndicate arrests in Chicago linked to Indiana cases. Freshman football candidacy at Purdue shatters records. Reformatory cement and rail logistics affect construction.
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Columbus
Sixth Indiana Regimental Association
Indiana
Ia White
Charles W. White
Jeffersonville
Ora Davis
Collett Park
G. O. Christie
Agriculture Experiment Station
Purdue University
Indiana Milers’ Association
Indianapolis
Soil and Crop Development Department
Purdue
Christie
Herman G. Morgan
City Health Board
John Rowley
Georgiana
Elisa Carrell
Fort Wayne
Eighty-second Regiment of Indutaa Volunteers
Seymour
Hey
WH. H. Kirk
Lowry Foster
Kirk
Louisville
Atlanta
Sherman
Cohunbus
North Vernor
Indiana Federation of Farmers’Associations
General Assembly
Federation
John G. Brown
McCray
Public Service Commission
John W. McCardle
McCardle
Public Service Commissions
South Bend
Church Service League
Northern Indiana
Episcopal Church
Indiana University
Ball Brothers
Glass Manufacturers of
Auncie
Marion County
Riley Memorial Hospital
American Legion
Lebanon
Highway Commission
Highway Department
Chicago
William
Sonny) Dunn
Anderson
John W. Mullin
Points for judging a dairy cow’s production traits
Judge cows by udders that are deep and well attached with uniform teats, strong milk veins, and soft tissue. A large, deep barrel, broad chest, and high vitality indicate capacity. Alert, dairy temperament and angular body help reveal milking efficiency and quality.
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W. W W. Swett
Missouri College of Agriculture
Herds Tested in June 1922 Tuberculosis Sweep
Cattle tested in June 1922 numbered 250 000 according to a U S Department of Agriculture summary. Of those tested 8810 reacted about 34 percent tuberculous cattle. Removal of diseased animals aids herd health safer milk and economic benefits as 35239 herds waited for testing containing over 500000 cattle.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Skim Cream Quality Improves Butter and Feeds
Skim cream should be skimmed closely to keep best during warm weather and to make the highest quality butter. Heavier cream yields better butter since the sandlike grains are more solid. Shipping heavier cream saves freight, as skim milk adds little value for feeding on the farm.
Tester Is Key Aid to Herd Profit Goals
The note highlights tester as a crucial aid in guiding herds toward profitable outcomes, praising its role in facilitating efficient management and economic benefit.
Get Rid of Poor Cows in Dairies Urged
Dairymen advocate culling cows that fail to pay their feed and care costs. They argue removing unprofitable animals will reduce herd burden and improve overall dairying performance.
Cows to Keep Up Fertility on 100 Acre Farm
A historic note suggests ten cows in milk as a practical herd size to maintain fertility on a 100 acre farm. The plan assumes use of commercial fertilizers, plus several young stock and some horses on the property.
Rheumatism and Dyspepsia Ended by Tanlac
A testimonial says Tanlac ends rheumatism and stomach troubles by improving digestion. Robert Trotter of 148 State St, St Paul, Minnesota reports relief from sour stomach and rheumatic pains after taking Tanlac, claiming his aches vanished and digestion improved. The ad urges readers to obtain Tanlac from a good druggist.
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Tanlac
Robert Trotter
State St
St. Paul, Minn
Taniac
Hard Luck Record From Capper Weekly
Richard Suze's day of misfortune begins with a car crash and theft of tires and fittings. He returns with a garage man to straighten the wreck and loses cash a watch and a package of valuables to highwaymen. A lightning strike kills a mule worth 250 dollars and the hired man absconds with 140 dollars, leaving Luze five times a loser in one day.
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Richard Suze
Luze
Ancient Greenland Costumes Unearthed From Medieval Times
Archaeologists discover exceptionally preserved male garments from the 13th and 14th centuries in Greenland. Found by Dr Noerlund during excavations in the southwest, the outfits resemble Italian poet Daunte's depicted clothes. Not yet shown to the public, they may appear in a future exhibit. The garments are among the world’s few surviving medieval male costumes, saved by the frozen soil for six centuries.
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Greenland
Daunte
Noerlund
Boggs Seeks Help as Doctor Declines Aid
A brief quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript shows Boggs pleading for medical help, but the doctor responds that nothing can be done. The fragment captures a moment of despair and medical limits.
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Boggs
Boston Transcript
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Elberfeld
America
Teven
Mnillon
I Krupp
Tie
Greece
India
Proving Grounds
Earth
Krupp
Chile
China
Belgium
South America
Dutch East Indies
Shelby County
Shelbyville
State Department of Health
Ada M. Schweitzer
Millgrove
Lydia Seegar
Marion
Woman’s Relief Corps
Greenville
Muncie
Order of the Knights of Columbus
G. BR. Huffman
Putnam County
Brazil
DePauw University
Bicknell Field
Linton-Jasonville-Dugger
Bloomfield
Indianaapolis
Indianapolis Salvage Corps
Citizens’ Fire Prevention Committee
Chamber of Commercce
Indiana Universites and Colleges
Senate
Ray H. Weisbrod
Richmond
Morton Hefner
Delphi
Willian G. Beal
Goodland
Chalein
Bragdon
Pendleton
Isaac Suttom
Waynetown
Charles A. Garwood
Albion
John L. Grider
Alexandria
Domas FE
Denny
Cloverdale
Harry Fritzinger
Decatur
Milton T. Jay
Tertlind
Edward M. Ray
Scottsburg
Lafayette
Indiana State Reformatory
Union Traction Company
W. S. Hughes
Dell
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wm. 5S
Hughes
Delaware
EREK
FIPSA
Marine Co
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