Leaf Spot of Cucumbers Disease Identified by Pathologists
The angular leaf spot of cucumbers, long seen as bacterial, has now been isolated and identified by plant pathologists. The germ enters through minute openings in the leaf surface, with wounds not required for infection. In heavy infestations the disease reduces crop yield by destroying the active leaf surface.
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Michigan
Indiana
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New York
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
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Department of Agriculture
Needle mistaken for batpin saved cat’s life
A cat with a cough is checked for swallowed needles. Dr Childs of New York removed what appeared to be a routine needle but found a nine inch batpin. The operation saved the cat’s life, illustrating cats’ habit of swallowing needles.
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Childs
New York
Popular Science Monthly
The Modern Moses and the Idea of a Party Leader
A Washington Star excerpt frames a party leader as someone who promises what the people want rather than merely discovering it. Senator Sorghum contrasts finding with promising, reflecting campaign rhetoric and public expectations of leadership.
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Moses
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Adjustable Roof For Silo Patent Improves Filling Height
A Galesburg Illinois inventor unveils an adjustable silo roof that extends upward during filling to keep the silo nearly full after settling. When filling ends the roof folds to a closed top, shedding rain and snow, with independently elevatable sections linked and capped.
Sawfish Moral and Its Utility in the Ocean Kingdom
A Philadelphia North American column argues utility defines value, using a sawfish as a cautionary example. The long beaked fish with a serrated saw can aid harbors and channels or become a ruthless butcher, depending on use. It contrasts constructive tasks with destructive acts.
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Prince Albert
P. A
Prince Albert Tobacco
Ocean Kingdom
Philadelphia
The Inspiration of Responsibility Quote
A quotation from Bishop Charles H. Brent argues that hardship and struggle enrich body and soul. It extols hunger over comfort, effort over ease, and burdened honesty over social approval, urging breaking class shackles to walk freely in a challenging urban life in service of progress.
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Charles H. Brent
STOP SOIL WASHING AT FARM SEASONS FOR BETTER SOIL CONSERVATION
Missouri station advises farmers to halt soil loss by channeling runoff with winter cover crops straw and brush dams. It details methods to stabilize gullies in fields pastures and meadows using straw, brush, concrete dams, iron rods, and proper apron design to prevent undercutting and further erosion.
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LM Fo Miller
Missouri Station
Bevsb
Meteors Shape Greek Roman Beliefs and Art
The article notes meteors influenced Greek and Roman worship, with the Palladium of Troy and the image of Diana at Ephesus tied to meteor occurrences. It mentions fatalities in China from meteor falls, the Smithsonian’s 500 pound nickel meteorite, and reports chemical analysis finding twenty-nine elements present on earth.
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Troy
Diana
Ephesus
China
Smithsonian Institution
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