Radio helps farmers with weather alerts and farming needs
Radiotelephony brings weather forecasts and warnings directly to isolated farms, aviators, and ships. It requires only simple equipment, expanding access to USDA forecasts and crop protection. Growing broadcast networks reach more states, aiding timely decision making for farm operations.
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United States
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
WZW
4Niz
Weather radio network grows with 98 stations in 85 states
Radiotelegraphy enables daily weather forecasts and crop impact reports via 98 stations across 85 states last July. The Weather Bureau licenses only two stations per city on a unique 485 meter wavelength. private and other government plants operate the broadcasts at no cost to the bureau. About 400 stations are licensed nationwide.
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Weather Bureau
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
United States
Albino Monkey Captured By London Zoo In Tanganyika
In wildlife, albinos face survival challenges due to poor eyesight and visible appearance. Recently the London Zoological Society secured a pure albino monkey from Morogoro in Tanganyika Territory. The white coat contrasts with pale hands and feet and pink eyes. Albino traits arise from congenital coloring deficiencies observed in animals and humans since early reports by Portuguese explorers in West Africa.
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London Zoological Society
Morogoro
Tanganyika
Break in the Romance of Bluebelle and Fred
Bluebelle and Fred, long time sweethearts, drift apart after a cooling incident at a dance. A friend asks the cause. Bluebelle attributes the quarrel to a misfired plan when he promised to take her to the theater but returned late, delaying a promised visit.
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Bluebelle
Fred
Freind
Blaebelle
Prominent US and England Men by Lineage
Of 12 000 prominent men in the United States one thousand are sons of preachers Of 2 145 notable men of England
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United States
England
Laughter Lacking Veddas of Ceylon Defy Scientists
Scientists report the Vedda people of Ceylon never laugh or smile despite attempts to tickle them. They are described as peaceful and gentle, with strict fidelity and marriages without ceremonies, and reportedly all are deemed unable to tell lies. The piece notes their isolation and claimed extinction risk.
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Ceylon
George Washington
Government Apprenticing System in Australia
The Australian government establishes an apprentice system with laws governing pay, care, instruction, and amusements. In specified districts apprentices must receive at least five hours of instruction weekly for three years, with options for in own time study and appropriate allowances. Disputes are settled by a board empowered to impose fines.
From Small Beginnings Missionaries in Nyassaland Rise
Dr Robert Laws of Livingstonia balances assets and labilities after five years of mission work. One convert vs five European graves, five years hardship, and a $100,000 cost. Yet Nyassaland transformed from terror to peace. people sleep, travel bush paths, spears for beasts, and Mission Press outputs 30,000 books yearly as missionaries expand to other African regions.
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Robert Laws
Livingstonia
Africa
Nyassaland
Livingstone
Mission
Evolution of laundry tech from stones to electric irons
A New York Sun piece recounts the lineage of domestic ironing and washing devices from round river stones used by women beside rivers to early glass mushroom identifiers in the tenth century, French hollow irons with red hot cores, stove heated irons, and finally modern electric and gas irons, tracing the washing method from Roman stamped tufts to alkali cleansing and sulfur bleaching, with wash boards replacing river stones.
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Orkney Islands
New York Sun
Lost Tree Legend Spurs Wide Discussion Across Nations
Nature Magazine reports that true loss lies not in the Franklinita genus but in identifying its first location. Seeds traveled to Philadelphia and cultivation began, with many plants now in America and Europe. A genuine Lost Tree in America is the Lee Oak of Cincinnati, placed in a Hall of Fame for trees with history. Discovered by Dr. Thomas Lee in 1836, it drew searches by Sir William Hooper and Asa Gray in 1870. Acorns reached Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, the National Museum in Washington, and Harvard.
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Nature Magazine
Philadelphia
Europe
America
Greenland and North Pole Shifting on World Map
A feature notes Greenland moving west about twenty yards yearly based on Danish scientists. Comparisons from 1870 and 1907 show a roughly 1810 yard shift. The North Pole is also described as slowly drifting north while Labrador’s coast rises from the sea. Authorities warn axial changes could warm formerly frozen regions.
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Greenland
North Pole
Labrador
End of Ionia and Greek Expulsion From Anatolia
The Greeks may stay in Constantinople but are expelled from Anatolia, Smyrna cleared and the region depopulated. The Greek culture of Smyrna and the Asia Minor coast traces back to Crete and early European civilizations, flourishing long before other European societies.
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Constantinople
Anatolia
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Crete
Europe
Masquerade Unmasks Former Boss in Surprise Reunion
A masquerade evening ends in shock as a fired employee discovers his partner is the former employer. The crowd remains unnamed as the voice and presence of the man reveal a haunting familiarity amid masks and idle chatter.
Radio Review of 1922 Broadcast Milestones
Notable events in 1922 include transmitting the World Series games and President Harding addressing Congress in Washington. Also highlighted are the Philharmonic concerts in New York and Georges Clemenceau's farewell speech to America.
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Radio Review
President Harding
Congress
Washington
Philharmonic
New York
Georges Clemenceau
America
Weddings in Japan See Rise in 1922 Despite Unlucky Year
Victory for Cupid notes weddings in Japan increased in 1922 though superstition marked the year as unlucky. At Hibiya shrine ceremonies rose by 300 over 1921 while remaining economical. Fibiyna shrine offers six classes from 15 to 70 yen with wartime shifts to pine bamboo or plum classes priced at 25 20 and 15 yen. The era of elaborate receptions waned with invitations to decline wedding gifts to keep affairs simple.
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Japan
Hibiya Shrine
Fibiyna Shrine
Clothes Make the Man Window Washing Lesson
A Chicago Tribune inspired vignette where an anxious homeowner seeks window washing but the neighbor busy with his own home ends up washing his own windows. The owner of the house reveals he faced the same difficulty and decides to tackle the job himself in old clothes.
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Chicago Tribune
Caution Record About Mrs Blimp and Calorie Joke
A fragmentary record notes Mrs Blimp as a very careful mother seeking the calorie content of wild oats before allowing Jack to sow any. The exchange presents a humorous domestic moment reflecting cautious parenting and rural life.
Boss and Reformer tale from New York politics
A New York Democrat notes Richard Croker had a ready wit and recalls a reformer’s remark that Croker had never been offered a bribe. Croker replies with a wry line about a long lane that has no turning and future luck changing.
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Richard Croker
New York
Mr. Croker
Swiss Plan for Jungfrau Observatory shifted to Sphinx rock
Swiss scientists propose an observatory on Jungfrau but the meteorological bureau recommends locating it on the Sphinx rock. The study assesses best site for stability and accessibility, weighing scientific value against environmental impact.
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Jungfrau
Swiss Meteorological Bureau
Sphinx Rock
Scientific American
Early Wireless Theory to Signal by Electric Waves
A fragmented historical note traces 19th century ideas. It mentions Saxwell proposing light waves from non electromagnetic disturbances in the ether, and Marconi in 1806 applying a provisional specification for signaling by electric waves.
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Saxwell
Marconi
One Legged Birds Echo in Jougins Jerrold Verse
A witty remark from Jougins Jerrold quoted by the Boston Evening Transcript likens people with one leg in the grave to birds resting on a single leg, a sharp, paradoxical image about silence and repose in death.
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Jougins Jerrold
Boston Evening Transcript
Surpus 2 Honey Prolific Bee Industry in Australia
The text notes honey bees are highly prolific in Australia making large scale gathering possible if profitable. It suggests that in some parts of the island honey could be collected in tons. The fragment mentions surplus honey potential and profitability considerations.
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Australia
Sewing for Sorrow in Bulgaria Belief Shapes Marital Eligibility
A Bulgarian custom requires a girl to craft a diligent “hope cheer” by hand before marriage. All articles and linens must be handmade with hand-woven materials, as superstition condemns machine work as bringing sorrow.
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Bulgaria
Hotel Changes Hands in Olean Name Eggs Denison
The Olean Hotel transfers ownership to J. J. Eggers of Denison Town who will personally run the business. He seeks regular roomers and boarders and offers a four room apartment for housekeeping. Eggers believes the prospect is strong for a first class operation.
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Olean
J. J. Eggers
Denison
Town
Apron and Food Sale at Trahler Meat Market
A spring sale event is planned for April 28 at Trahler Meat Market featuring aprons and assorted food items. Proceeds support local community programs.
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Hahler Meat Market
Methodist Kensington
Trahler Meat Market
Annex Rooms Seeks Private Lodging May Nights
Private rooms wanted for nights of May 20 21 22. Call 509 or leave address with Mr Kline. Annex Rooms seeks accommodations.
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Mr. Kline
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