Robot Informator Debuts At Glasgow Central Station
Visitors to Glasgow can view the first robot railway timetable in Scotland at Glasgow Central. The device resembles London Underground ticket machines with a display at eye level and a back panel listing stations and numbers. Pressing a numbered key reveals a card detailing trains to and from the chosen destination.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Glasgow Central
Inquirer
Washington Post
Read the Grape Nuts ad to join the Dizzy Dean Winners
An advertisement urges readers to examine the Grape Nuts feature in another column to learn how to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program and win valuable free prizes. The note frames a promotion tied to the cereal and a sports figure.
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Adv
Dizzy Dean
Truth’s Side Reflects on Belief and Integrity
A reflective aphorism contrasts desiring Truth to align with us versus choosing to align with Truth, urging humility and principled stance beyond partisan aims.
Friendship Oak Shares Tales of Century of Growth and Gulf Park
In Gulfport Mississippi the Friendship Oak speaks through a long self interview. It traces its growth since 1587, recounts pirates and explorers nearby, notes acorn production and size details, and explains the outdoor lecture platforms where Gulf Park College girls gathered.
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Seven Seas
Gulfport
Miss
Gulf Park College For Girls
Gulf of Mexico
Vachel Lindsay
Gulf Park
Sam
aMumna
Gulf Park College
Quilt Park
WNU Service
Seed Worry Over Outlook for Corn
Outlook for corn in 1936 dominated by seed corn shortages due to record freezes. States differ on seed availability and chinch bug impact. potential surplus hinges on livestock balance and yield prospects. Illinois 1935 production rose from 1934 but lags 1928–32 averages. soft corn requires liberal feeding until spring.
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College of Agriculture, University of Illinoia
WNU
Illinois
Minois
Bindweed Evidence Shows Yield Loss In Kansas Crops
Kansas State College agronomy researchers measured wheat and oats yields in fields infested with bindweed. Wheat yields dropped from 20.9 to 13.8 bushels per acre, down 34 percent, while oats fell from 30.9 to 16.6 bushels per acre, a 46 percent decline. Bindweed did not reduce stand but lowered head counts at harvest.
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U.S
United States
Mid-West
Department of Agronomy
Kansas State College
Visito
Old sod and wireworms steer crop choice for potatoes
New Yorker notes keeping old stems and sod under favors a corn crop first and turns soil for potatoes later. Wireworms leave by next year in higher ground and light soils, while heavy soil harbors them. Old soil remains prone to multiple insect pests.
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New-Yorker
Ohio Farmers Spend Over 4 Million on Fertilizer in 1985
Ohio agriculture notes show fertilizer expenditures exceed four million dollars in 1985. Feeding and care largely determine a horse’s work output, while the state’s apiaries produce about one hundred tons of honey annually. Lead arsenate spray residue on apples and pears is expected to decrease further this season.
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Ohio
Two Lovely Blouses For A Feminine Suit Look
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1850 features two blouses for tailored suits. The top blouse, Madonna blue crepe de chine with crystal buttons, puff sleeves, and a bow. the bottom blouse in batiste with Peter Pan collar and waist panel, sizes 14 to 42. Send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Chicago.
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Batiste
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Our Old Clothes Find a Market in Africa and Asia
Goodwill bags send worn US garments to Africa and Asia under the Old Clothes King M Thicin. He buys discarded items annually worth about 7 million dollars, routing them to European and overseas markets for resale.
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Africa
Asia
United States
J. Frazier Vance
Europe
M. Thicin
Los Angeles Tribune
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