Visit to Rock Salt Mine at Avery Island
A camera crew descends 600 feet into Avery Island salt mine, Louisiana, to test a new light. The descent is quiet and eerie, with cool air and 72 degree underground atmosphere. They explore a salt cavern via a narrow gauge rail, noting distant thunderlike reverberations and the unusual underground scenery.
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Avery Island
New Iberia
Louisiana
Tose
Cnamera
David H. Leyingston
Popular Mechanics
Weather's Impact on Rail Travel and Freight
Weather Bureau guidance helps railroads guard against temperature extremes, snow, rain, ice storms, and high winds. Cold or heat damages rails and wheels, snow sheds and snowplows are prepared, bridges and roadbeds are protected, and percussion on electrified lines is avoided. Perishables rely on precooling, icing, and refrigerator cars, with districts alert for movement timing.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Tles
Six More Copies Of Dairy Film To Be Issued
The U S Department of Agriculture will produce six additional copies of the motion picture Great Dairy Sires and Their Daughters, increasing total copies from twelve to eighteen. The one reel film showcases dairy sires cows and progeny from Ayrshire Guernsey Holstein Friesian Jersey and Brown Swiss with herd scenes and explains the Better Lives Better Stock movement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ayrshire
Guernsey
Jersey
Preservation method saves Northwest berry overflow
A practical method to preserve fresh strawberries and other soft fruits is described. Northwest growers saved market overflow worth millions by packing berries in sugar at a ratio of one pound sugar to two pounds berries, using 500 pound wooden casks as packing containers.
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Northwest
Federal Aid Roads Rise Toward U S Highway System
The Bureau of Public Roads reports progress toward a 150000 mile federal aid system. About 13200 miles completed with 14912 under construction and 6030 miles total in all stages. June and July obligated roughly 12.5 million dollars for new projects, with many more planned as states accelerate work. The agency notes no slowdown and increased staff strain as plans advance.
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United States
Peparement of Agriculture
Nourly
The Habit of Having Good Habits
The piece argues that good habits emerge from a prayerful atmosphere and a conscious heart. It urges resisting bad habits by action, removing evil, and fostering cheerfulness, study, and disciplined small acts that shape character like grooves in the brain. It highlights replacing envy with congratulation and saving time by doing little things with great spirit.
Dentist Pettibone Opens Office in Seneca Leon
Dr. M. E. Pettibone announces a new dental office in Seneca Leon. The advertisement lists the dentist's name and location and notes service availability for residents seeking care.
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M. E. Pettibone
Seneca Leon ‘Pepe
Ebaee
18 Counties Send Boys and Girls to State Swimmer Short Course
Eighteen counties represented by 231 class members attended the regular annual 4 H short course at Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis from June 12 to 2. Delegations from Multnomah and Klamath counties led with large groups traveling hundreds of miles. Students received classroom work each morning, assemblies with notable speakers, gym and outdoor athletics, and entertainment. The event emphasized training local leaders and demonstration teams.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oregon
Multnomah
Portland
Khumath County
Malheur County
Ohio Heads States in Better Stock Campaign
Ohio leads in the Better Sires Better tock campaign with 387 of 954 livestock owners enrolled in the three months to July 1. Ohio now has 1970 participants owning 74,025 head of all farm animals and 185,53 poultry, with Virginia second after leading since 1919.
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Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Cobs Boost Furfural Production Costs Cut in Half
United States Department of Agriculture chemists have developed methods to extract furfural from corn cobs, slashing production costs from about 50 cents to 10 cents per pound. Cobs yield furfural more efficiently than oat hulls, making this chemical vital for resins, varnishes, insulators, and printing plates.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Color Grades for Extracted Honey
The United States Department of Agriculture will receive honey samples from beekeepers nationwide to establish reliable color grades for extracted honey. A new spectro photometer will be used by agriculturists in cooperation with the Division of Grades and Standards of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Pollen content will be identified by the Bureau of Chemistry microchemical lab.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau of Chemistry
Snake bite treated by serum from immunized animals
Snake bites can be treated with serum produced from immunized animals, similar to antivenom methods. Brazil operates a large snake farm for this purpose and another is planned in India to create a universal serum usable against many species. The United States currently has no snake farms due to fewer venomous species and low death rates from bites.
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Brazil
India
United States
Desirability of one in India may be misunderstood
Fragmentary text notes the desirability of a subject in India and mentions 300 species found there. It references poisonous varieties and mentions a Prake or species name, suggesting a risk of death each year.
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India
Literary Digest Demand Sparks Telegraph Advertise Battle
A vented remark warns that 20,000 persons and other readers will lose value if The Telegraph rejects advertising. The statement links audience size to revenue, implying financial risk for both publications.
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Rock Salt Mine
R. R
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powder Factory
Independence Boulevard
Chicago
Snake Farms
Sidney Farms Creamery
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
Kellogg's
Goodyear
M. W. Osborn Motor CO
Sidney, Nebr
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