Wild Bill Roper Goes North To Rebuild Lasham Clash
In Miles City Montana Bill Roper, leading a rough cadre of cowboys, plans a bold strike against Lasham and Ben Thorpe. He eyes a massive cattle raid to force a split between rivals and avenge Dusty King while Jody Gordon plots, and Shoshone Wilce warns of danger as the plot tightens.
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Dusty King
Lew Gordon
King
Ben Thorpe
Bill Roper
Jody Gordon
Wilce
Miss Gordon
Ogallala
Jody
Shoshone
Palace
Miles City
Roper
Montana
Lasham
Thorpe
Texas
North
Canadian
Muddy Bend
Yellowstone
Assiniboine
Roper and Lasham Duel Foretold at Miles City Bar
In Miles City a tense showdown builds as Bill Roper faces Walk Lasham in a high stakes standoff. Marquita warns of Lasham’s approach, rousing Roper to defend himself while danger looms from Roper’s gun and Lasham’s crew. Lasham offers a five count to draw, promising death.
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Lasham
Roper
Walk Lasham
Cleve Tanner
Bill Roper
Dusty King
Tissue tests reveal crop nutrition by tissue analysis
Purdue agronomy expert Dr George D Scarleth explains tissue tests as rapid, seasonable tools to check nitrogen phosphorus and potash supply in crops. Sampling stalk base for nitrogen tips below tassel for phosphorus and leaf bases at the ear node for potash yields quick readings guiding field fertilizer needs.
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George D. Scarleth
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Milk to Man Made: Industry Gets a Whey Upgrade
Florence C. Weed notes dairy science expanding agriculture into industry. Milk yields products from milk wool hats to casein coatings, lactic acid uses, milk plastics, and vitamin capsules. Despite vast research, 24 billion quarts of skimmed milk still lack a market.
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Italy
Farmers Lose Income From Suboptimal Farm Wood Management
Agriculture note shows the farmer's share of the consumer dollar for 58 foods averaged 42 cents in 1940, up from 41 in 1939 and 40 in 1938. The U.S. Forest Service says farmers miss about 150 million dollars annually through better management of farm woodlands.
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United States
U. S. Forest Service
Smartly Styled Knitted Clothes Ideal for Town Country Wear
CHERIE NICHOLAS reports a strong season for knitwear with machine knits resembling handknits. The feature highlights town suits in navy wool and nubby white yarn, casual dresses in crayon beige, and country wear with hound's tooth checks. Details cover jackets, skirts, and sweaters, plus revived swimsuit styles in red and white.
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Ttee
Style
Hound’s Tooth
Union
Flowers Adorn Large Summer Hats With Bright Yellow Touch
Underbrim flowers on new large summer hats feature bright yellow blooms. Milliners say a touch of yellow on a chapeau is smart, with many girls pinning real roses and orchids to their hats. The black felt hat shown uses a black tulle bow, fresh mimosa sprays on the underbrim, and is paired with a black faille silk suit, a fitted jacket, and a Vallace white blouse.
Nylon dresses debut in leading stores
Nylon dresses appear in better dress sections with daytime styles featuring navy afternoons, cape shoulders, and finely pleated skirts. A black model showcases an all over shirted jacket while evening gowns offer crisp full skirts for dinner and formal events.
Tissue Like Crinkle Sheers Dominate Summer Fashion
Fashion notes predict tissue like crinkle sheers will lead summer fabric trends with dark and light prints. Cloque organdies marquisettes and tissue voiles appear non wrinkable and washable while black sheer outfits gain popularity amid a color shift. Hats and hosiery follow the siren black trend with large brim lace ensembles highlighted.
Roses and Strawberries Vie for Popular Prints in Fashion
Roses and strawberries compete for summer print fashion. The rose theme ranges from tiny heart blooms to large American Beauties, while strawberries appear in the newest prints in realistic colors, leaving which leads in print mode open.
Salty Seas and Varying Ocean Salinity
A brief note explains sea salinity differences across oceans and inland seas. It states the Dead Sea at about 24 percent salt, the Great Salt Lake at 28 percent, Caspian at six tenths of 1 percent, and the world’s great oceans around 3 percent with limited variation. It notes inland seas show stronger salinity changes due to underlying beds and mineral input from streams.
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Dead Sea
Great Salt Lake
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W.N.U
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Florence C. Weed
Basra
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J. Fuller
Jerry Link
Doc Wiggins
Helleggz
Terence
Pope
Tacitus
Cupples Company
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