What Radio Means to the Farmer
An artikel by Artwater K. Icking argues radio turns from entertainment to essential farming utility. Government studies show radio aids weather, market reports, livestock marketing, and farm education, with programs from the Department of Agriculture and state colleges boosting profits and farming efficiency nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artwater Kent
Hocket
Jardine
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Washington
Post Office Department
Air Mall
Uncle Suam
S. Miles
Washington County
Indiana
Efarmers
Gardner C. Norcross
Plymouth County
Mass
Fea
Department of Agriculture
Government Bureau of Home Economics
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Miriam a Leader in Israelite Song and Courage
Miriam, sister of Moses, shown as a woman of extraordinary resolve and shrewd leadership. Her songs strengthened Israel at crossing Jordan and she acted to guide her people when Moses faced conflict with his heathen wife. The article extols music’s power to unite and uplift moral progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iritam
Moses
Israel
Egypt
Miriam
Nile
Jordan River
Union
Fire Pockets in Volcanoes and Tea Duty Notes
The piece discusses a modern theory that volcanoes feed from near surface lava pockets rather than a deep interior. It cites Hawaii Vesuvius Etna Popocatepetl and others with pockets beneath active vents. It also notes a London coffee house tea brand Tay Icha and a 1660 act imposing eight pence per gallon duty on tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Sultaness’ Head
Sweetin
Royal Exchange
London
Tea Table Talk On Early English Tea Admiration
A historical note contrasts the claim that the Earl of Arlington first drank tea in England around 1658. A correspondent cites a 1658 news sheet advertisement praising tea as excellent and popular among readers of that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Arlington
England
Ancient Mongol Origins Debated for Siberian Mounds
Adventure Magazine notes Siberian burial mounds resemble Black Sea structures, suggesting Mongol era builders from Genghis Khan to Tamerlane. Stone figures face east, with legends of kurgans and reluctance to excavate them by Cossacks. Clarke’s expedition was thwarted by fear of ill luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Gobi
Black Sea
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Central Asia
Steppes
Kurgans
Clarke
Don Cossacks
Adventure Magazine
Europeans Slow to Take to Chocolate
A French historian Raoul Lecoq uncovers a century of chocolate’s medical value. Since Spaniards reintroduced it from Mexico four centuries ago, it spread from Richelieu’s era in France to 1657 London ads. The piece notes English sales, Puritan attitudes, and a Red Cross Ball Blue reference alongside an advertisement line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul Lecoq
Mexico
Richelieu
Lyons
France
England
London
Bishopgate Street
Queen's Head Alley
Doctor's Dilemma sparks sharp Shaw clash at dinner
A publisher recalls Bernard Shaw’s attack on the medical profession in The Doctor’s Dilemma. A London dinner party witness quotes Shaw responding to a physician who notes most doctors are poor. Shaw retorts that many doctors are indeed poor doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Shaw
London
Shaw
Freshen Skin with Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and economical powder for face skin baby and dusting. It claims a fresh scent and that it renders other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
Judge cites wage earning in divorces at 75 percent
A Cleveland judge states that about three quarters of his divorces involve wives who work outside the home. The remark highlights changing domestic roles and economic independence affecting divorce decisions.
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Cleveland
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Radio San Busi
West
Virgina
Leonard A. Barrett
Vesuvius
Etna
Mediterranean
Popocatepetl
Japan
Mount Erebus
Antarctic
Red Cross
Buffalo Specialty Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Mona Motor Oi
Boschee
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Northwestern Yeast CO
Ashland Ave
Chicago
W.N.U
Banat
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