Akron dirigible christened by Hoover on tour to Navy trials
The Akron airship, built for the U S Navy, was christened by Mrs Hoover in Washington as President Hoover witnessed the release of pigeons signaling the event. The craft will undergo trials late summer under inspection, before potential transfer to Lakehurst for commissioning.
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RS. Herbert Hoover
Washington
Akron
Ohio
United States Navy
Navy Department
Lakehurst
The Cherokee Nation in U S History
A compact history of the Cherokee from early armed resistance in 1759 and 1776 through removal, exile to Arkansas and Texas, civil war divisions, and eventual citizenship in 1906. The piece notes sequoya’s syllabary, missionary influence, gold rush greed, and the long, costly suffering of the tribe.
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United States
Allegheny Mountain
Carolina
Rutherford
North Carolina
Mississippi
Arkansas
Sequoya
Indian Territory
Texas
Sam Houston
Western Newspaper Union
Hair traditions and customs of various Native tribes
The text notes Cree men with two plaits, widows remarrying a deceased wife's sister, and a wampum value system. It mentions Miami sun worship, the term scalp from Low German, fox-fire as death omen, and copper gilded with gold found in Olilo valley mound contexts.
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Olilo Valley
Corn Adapted to Resist Drought from USDA Findings
The United States Department of Agriculture reports drought resistance in several corn strains tested with Ames Iowa Dark Green Lancaster showing strong drought survival. Crosses involving Dark Green Lancaster yielded 53.6 to 87.5 bushels per acre, indicating potential hereditary drought tolerance for future breeding efforts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
J—Wnu
Bureau of Plant Industry
Ames
Iowa
Lancaster
Krug
Scatter Manure for Benefit of Pastures
Agricultural note from Ohio State University adviser W Gay stresses fall or early spring top-dressing with finely ground manure. Caution advised against applying cattle manure to cattle grazing pastures and warns of cross-infection risks among species. Recommends on corn ground for cattle manure and top-dressing pastures with horse hog or sheep manure from respective barns. An old practice of breaking up dry cow manure clumps is also advised to spread value and avoid waste.
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W. Gay
Animal Husbandman
Ohio State University
Save Fruit Trees From Insects and Diseases
W A Alderman of Minnesota University urges spraying fruit trees this year to protect foliage from insects and diseases. He notes frost damage in some plums and low ground orchards. Healthy leaves are needed to form next year's buds and crops. at least three sprays are advised across the season.
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W.A. Alderman
Minnesota University Farm
Alderman
Feeding Beef Calves Aids From L P McCann Advice
Beef rations should prioritize shelled corn or ground corn and cob meal for calves. Oats barley and limited wheat may accompany corn for fattening steers, but must be ground. Oats hulls make them bulky, so use sparingly as up to one third or one half of the grain portion may be oats or barley.
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L. P. McCann
Gospel for Everybody Expands to Gentiles
August lesson on Acts 10 1 11 18 shows Cornelius and Peter crossing Jewish Gentile barriers. It details heavenly visions the Spirit guiding the mission to the Gentiles with Cornelius reception of the gospel and Peter's defense of his ministry.
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World Brotherhood
Cornelius
Joppa
Peter
Jesus
Christ
Ingratitude and faith in Maclaren’s view
The quote laments ingratitude as the poverty of thankfulness for God’s greatest gift. It notes that Christians often love and are thankful with tepid ardor, highlighting a melancholy spiritual lapse attributed to Alexander Maclaren.
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Chinstians
Alexander Maclaren
Heavenly Father’s love rebukes sin, says Spurgeon
A quotation attributed to Spurgeon notes that divine love does not allow sin without rebuke and that God’s love is intensely corrective for his children.
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Edward W. Pickard
Federal Farm Board
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Farmers’ Union Terminal Association of
St. Paul
Northwest Grain Association
Farmers’ National
James C. Stone
Northwest
Farmers’ Union Terminal Association
Nonpartisan League
Gerald P. Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Farmers' Union Terminal Association
National
Terminal Association
Hoover
Virgina
Doak
Red Cross
Donk
Catalonia
Spanish Republic
Spain
Francisco Macia
Macia
Macla
A. H. Wiggin
Urther
Germany
Bank For International Settlements
Basel
Switzerland
American Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of England
Bank of France
Albert Slenry Wiggin
Wiggin
Wis
Chase National Bank of New York
New York
Ambassador Sackett
Berlin
Farm Board
Romania
William J. Harris
Georgia
Thomas A. Edison
Llewellen Park
West Orange
N. J
Howe
Edison
Kright
T. A. Edison
Harles Boyd Curtis
Dominican Republic
Dominica
H. FP. A. Schoenfeld
Rhode Island
Wickersham Commission
Connecticut
Milwaukee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Health Department
Iago Galdston
Medical Information Bureau
The
Academy of Medicine
Cornell Medical School
Overnor Murray
Oklahoma
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
Sinclair Company
Lindbergh
Arctic Circle
Aklavik
Seattle
Amy Johnson
D. St. Anthony
Missouri
Congress
Anthony
Susan BG. Anthony
Sec’y Doak
Gov
Roosevelt
Tales of the Tribes
Editha L. Watson
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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