Original Gardens On This Continent Cultivated By Indians
Analyzes how Native American tribes, notably Virginia Algonquin families, cultivated gardens with primitive tools before European settlers. Details field preparation, planting methods, crop varieties including corn and beans, storage practices, and reliance on wild foods and seasonal preservation. Historical figures Captain Argell and Captain Smith noted for corn and bean barter.
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North America
Virginia
Indiana
Jamestown
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Argell
Potawomack
Captain Smith
Powhatan
Turning Plague Into Profit Navur Farmers Trap Grasshoppers
Farmers around Aldrich Missouri trap grasshoppers to feed winter poultry. They dig holes and drive insects into pits, or use a car mounted hopper to collect hoppers. Dried grasshoppers mixed with bran are fed to chickens and turkeys, with a preacher noting cost and relief implications.
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Navur
Aldrich
Missouri
Thas
Detroit Free
The Case For Clear Signatures In Public Life
A London Times Weekly argument defends readable signatures during elections and official processes. It denounces illegible scrawls as personal affronts, notes some readers type insertions, and stresses that legible signatures are a public and private duty.
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London Times Weekly
Young Daniel Webster Refits Scythe at Salisbury Estate
A vacation scene at Salisbury features Daniel Webster, son of the family, fretting over a scythe. His father adjusts the tool repeatedly until the boy declares the instrument hung to suit him, then delivers a concise, comic verdict about his own satisfaction. The note ends with a brief modern quip about English sports and Irish railway receipts.
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Salisbury
Darmmouth
Daniel Webster
Daniel
Dan
Mr. Webster Sr
Christian Science Monitor
Insects To Kill Insects Earwig Parasite Effort In BC
Entomologists in British Columbia release tiny files to combat earwigs and lure 33 000 more to control the holly leaf miner. A Victoria lab works on anti earwig parasites, after releasing 25 000 flies a year ago. Dominion entomologist Wy Devons notes it may take years for parasites to affect billions of earwigs.
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Vancouver
Lover
Entecreceal
Victoria
Wy Devons
Dominion
Mr. Downes
Carves Violin With Knife in Spare Time
Angel on Navarcorena 21 Pampalona Spain carves a walnut violin from an ordinary jackknife and farms between labor. He learned to play his self made instrument and is valued at local fetes and dances.
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Navarcorena 21
Pampalona
Spain
Expert Advises Alfalfa for Dairy Cows in Michigan
Expert EL Reed of Washington urged Michigan farmers to grow more alfalfa, calling it the best feed for dairy cows and a soil improving crop. He spoke at Michigan State College farmers day, stressing roughage quality to boost milk and reduce costs, with silage storage demos and insect pest controls featured.
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EL Reed
Washington
Michigan
Reed
United States of Dairy Industry
Michigan State
State College
Lovely Crochet Pattern 5671 Delicate Lace Edgings
Crochet pattern 5671 offers simple lace edgings and a matching insertion for trimming lingerie or linens. Directions include material needs and varied uses suitable for crochet cotton or string. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg to obtain.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Wanipeg
Illustration Station Gy8igm A Development Project Value
From Sydney Australia this report highlights a pioneering farm woman in New South Wales who runs a 10 acre orchard with 29 beehives and 190 fowls. It details her bee farm, egg production, vegetable flowers, and market activity, and discusses the role of Illustration Stations in Canada, their crop improvement programs, breeding, seed sales, and farm efficiency goals within the Experimental Farms Branch.
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Sydney
Australia
Seesil
New South Wales
Ted
Spey
Minas
Hoc
Experimental Farms
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Farma of Canada
Illustrafon
Automatic brain brake discovered by University of Chicago
University of Chicago psychologists report an automatic brake that turns thinking on and off to give the brain a rest. Led by Arthur G. Bills, the team says the brake activates when the mind tires and releases after brief mental rest, causing temporary pauses and stuttering between phrases.
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University of Chicago
Arthur G. Bills
Billa
Cave tomb reveals ancient Jewish noble family graveyard
A perfectly preserved cave tomb used by a noble Jewish family in the second and fourth centuries A D was unearthed in the northwestern Plain of Esdraelon near Sheikh Abreth. The walls display carvings and pigment illustrations of seven branched candelabra and other Jewish symbols. The find may illuminate Jewish life as Christianity spread across the Old World.
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Esdraelon
Sheikh Abreth
Not What Judge Meant
A prisoner stands trial for misappropriating a pig and a conscientious witness, told the accused confessed, is examined. Counsel asks for exact wording of the confession. The judge asks if the prisoner said he or I took the pig. The witness reacts that the judge did not need his name.
What A Friend Is A Friend
A friend is one who shares joy and sorrow, laughs and cries with me, encourages and rebukes when needed, attends both celebrations and funerals, listens to hopes and fears, and rejoices in my successes without despising me in misfortunes.
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Aima
Canadian Bar Association elects national officers at Halifax
The Canadian Bar Association elected national officers before its annual meeting in Halifax. Douglas J. Thom of Regina was re elected president of the conference on uniformity of legislation in Canada. Other officers include Hon W J Major of Winnipeg as honorary president and R M Fisher of Winnipeg as treasurer. A A Moffat of Winnipeg was named secretary treasurer of the governing bodies of Canada’s legal profession.
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Canadian Bar Association
Halifax
Douglas J. Thom
Regina
Conference of Commissioners
Canada
W. J. Major
K.C. Winnipeg
R. M. Fisher
Winnipeg
A. A. Moffat
Legal Profession of Canada
Dental Care Survey Finds Fewer Decayed Teeth Among Negro Children
The American Dental Association announced after surveying 1,520,201 children in 26 states that most elementary school pupils have decayed teeth and need treatment. The survey found Negro children on average have fewer decayed teeth per child than White children.
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United States
American Dental Association
One Idea Of Luck First Navy Gone Second Navvy Scornful
A fragmentary dialogue portrays the “One Idea Of Luck” and a scornful reply about luck and misfortune. It references a man whose house burned, injuries, insurance, and a burial society effect. The tone suggests a rural or colloquial scene with lost fortune and social aid.
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Owse
Jun
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Irish Free State
CCC
Minnesota
Alice Brooks
Flas
Tam
Aj Bee
Nnal
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