Arctic Rescue Craft Speeds Icelandic Ice to Free Stranded Ship
Captain Otto Sverdrup recounts a dramatic relief voyage to the Kara Sea to aid the Russian steamship Solovei Boudimirovitch and its passengers. The icebreaker Sviatogor battles pack ice while Kanada and Solovei race to safety, delivering coal, provisions, and medical aid before returning to Archangel.
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London
Otto Sverdrup
Groves Boudimirovitch
Aptain Sverdrup
London Times
Kara Sea
Solovei Boudimirovitch
Bite Sea
Kara_ straits
Kar Sea
Archangel
Sviarov
Bergen
Ren
Mso
Bielushya Bay
Ava Zemlya
Tromsop
Kara
Solovei
Sviatogor
Kanada
Kara Strait
Sviatoger
England
Wife Files for Divorce After 40 Years of Desertion
Mrs. William S. Fenstermacher, sixty, sues in Northumberland county for absolute divorce claiming her husband deserted her a year after their 1940 marriage. She cites no reconciliation efforts over the decades. In other local notices, Charles H. Smith, sixty-eight, and Mrs. Sara S. Herb, sixty-six, of Ashland, obtain a license to wed. Smith is a building contractor who has been married before.
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Sunbury
William S. Fenstermacher
Northumberland County
Charles H. Smith
Sara S. Herb
Ashland
Smith
Small Streams Provide Farm Power and Savings
A U S department of agriculture report explains how small streams can generate electricity for farm light and power. It notes head and flow determine horsepower, recommends plants from eight to ten lights up to 50–100 lights, and suggests methods to measure water flow for feasible setup.
Fresh Eggs Husbandry Guidelines
Keep the nests clean with one nest for four hens. Gather eggs twice daily and store them in a cool dry cellar. Market at least twice a week. Swat the rooster.
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Swat the Rooster
First Attempt at Poultry Raising Advised for Beginners
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture urge newcomers to start small, learn the business, and gain experience before large investments. Fall is a good time to start, as stock costs are lower and relocating birds before laying helps success.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ten Breeds Represented in Virginia Farm Better Sires Campaign
The superintendent lists cattle, horses, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys in the Better Lives Better Stock drive. Stock includes 58 Holstein dairy cattle 302 Hereford beef cattle 31 Percheron and 6 Standard bred horses 1 jack 78 Duroc swine 204 Shropshire Romney sheep and about 200 chickens and turkeys. Most females are grades but all are being bred to purebred sires under campaign rules.
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Virginia
Most Profitable Business for the Farm Flock
The article argues poultry farming can be highly profitable with good stock, proper size, housing, feeding, and care. It warns farmers not to fear complexity or give up, to avoid letting hens shift for themselves.
Increase Alfalfa Acreage for Fall Seeding
Farmers urged to consider expanding alfalfa areas with fall seeding. Success depends on soil, location, and season, but many can start next fall if conditions are favorable.
P D G Claims Pest Killer Boxes Kill Bed Bugs
An advertisement touts P D Q Pest Killer claiming a 35e box makes a quart that can kill bed bugs roaches and eggs for generations. It promises liquid effect on pests and notes a patent claim and availability from Owl Chemical Works Terre Haute Indiana via druggists or mail.
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Owl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Indiana
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Doan
Indiana Gase
Bleck
Scottsburg
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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Wilhelmina
Beecham
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Temple St
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Fiass
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Canada
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
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Interurban Stallion Bidg
Columbus
Ohio
J. M. Maclacklam
Traction-Terminal Building
Indianapolis
Fregkles
Dr. Berry
Eredils
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
A. Cass County
Minn
Frasch-Syverson Co
Menne
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