Argentina weighs wheat fuel use amid low prices
Prices for wheat and corn have collapsed to about 3.00 paper pesos per quintal, prompting debate on using a large share of crops for fuel in power plants and factories. Much of the crop near Rosario already serves domestic needs, while some planters cannot harvest as the returns do not cover labor costs.
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How One Man Lost 22 Pounds
Detroit man Herman Rankis credits Kruschen Salts for relieving rheumatic pain and enabling a 22 pound weight loss after one bottle. He recommends taking half a teaspoon in hot water before breakfast daily, with an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Detroit
America
So Jane's watch was faust
A terse dialogue fragment notes a fast meeting at an agreed time. It juxtaposes wit about time with a quote on tranquil happiness attributed to Cicero. The readable text centers on a playful exchange and a classical sentiment about peace of mind.
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Jane
Faust
Britain abandons gold standard amid financial crisis crisis
The British government suspended the gold standard for six months as reserves waver and foreign balances drain. Chancellor Snowden defended the move citing unemployment, trade imbalance, and external pressure while markets reacted with short selling limits and a temporary London closure.
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America
France
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House of Commons
Germany
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Australa
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Forgotten HEROES One-man war ends in hanging
The tale recounts James Aitken a Boston Tea Party participant who waged a one-man war on British ships and ports in 1776. After fires in Portsmouth Bristol and other sites he was captured in Odiham tried March 6 1777 and hanged on a ship’s mast, body left in chains at Blockhouse Point.
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Odiham
John Baldwin
Blockhouse Point
The Robert Morris of the West and Oliver Pollock
George Rogers Clark credited Pollock with supplying powder and funds for the American campaign, advancing over 800000 dollars. Pollock died in poverty in 1823 with little memorials or official honors, though later U.S. claims were paid.
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Western Newspaper Union
Undertow phenomenon recognized by authorities
Washington Star notes that the coast and geodetic survey have not studied the matter, yet the existence of the undertow is generally recognized by competent authorities on waves.
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Aiys
Washington Star
Hind's Calamities and a GaIlind of Woes
The excerpt notes a Hind misfortune sequence described as a ga ilind or Hind of woes, illustrating how a run of disasters is framed in late period diction. It emphasizes that many troubles are cataloged and labeled as a chain of misfortune.
Hammer Man's First Tool
The first toll evolved by ancient man was the hammer. It began as a stone held in the hand and progressed to a wrapped skin grip and then a hafted tool with a stick attached to the stone.
Mammy Trees Protect Seed Trees In Lumber Regions
Large timber firms in Arkansas and Louisiana left seed trees known as mammy trees. Negro cutters guard these marked trees which bear a white streak to guide regrowth, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Appeasing the Dead and Roman Manners of Mourning
The piece explains the phrase appease his manes meanings in Roman tradition. It notes that the dead spirits hopes and rest depended on living tribute and fulfillment of wishes. It mentions February 19 as a day dedicated to sacrifices to shades of deceased relatives and friends.
Buffalo Bill Ancestry Traced to Irish Kings in Biography
The biography by Mrs. Helen Cody Wetmore traces Buffalo Bill’s ancestry to Milesius of Spain and his son Heremon who founded the first Irish dynasty. The Cody lineage moved to America in 1787 settling in Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia with Buffalo Bill born in Scott County Iowa.
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Heremon
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Pennsylvania
Virginia
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Lowa
Earth Seen From Stratoscope by Piccard
Professor Piccard recalls his Stratoscope ascent reaching 16,000 meters where the earth appears as a vast disk with an upturned edge. The blue atmospheric mist reddens to copper as the globe dims into a copper colored haze.
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Leprosy in Lower Animals and Rat Health Warning
The Washington Star notes there are no records of rat leprosy transmitting to humans by bite or other means. It cites rat leprosy as a disease in rats but says it has not been proven identical to human leprosy. If a pet rat shows illness it is advised to kill the animal.
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Tellez
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