Wave from Pacific tidal surge devastates coast of Chile and Alaska
An American officer recalls a violent tidal wave during a volcanic eruption sequence that carried his steamer Wateree up the Chilean coast and inland toward the Andes. He describes ships stranded in Arica surf, the sea exposing the ocean floor, and a 47 foot high wave that swept the coast, with crews surviving by quick design and seamanship.
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Washington
Chile
Alaska
Ountain
Dill
Bay
Katmai
Mount
Admiral Billings
Arica
Peru
United States
Wateree
AG Creek
Panion
Avabetee Stors
Ineegala
Niles
Andes
Key Found in Patient Stomach After 50 Years
In Chicago surgeons recovered a door key from the stomach of Philip J. Keifer aged 59 during recovery at Ashland Boulevard hospital. Keifer said his father who lost the key over fifty years ago would likely have punished him if he knew of the discovery.
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Chicago
Philip J. Keifer
Ashland
Surviving Attack by Hurons in Bark-Lined Wilderness
Two young hunters Bill and Tom hide from Huron war party in a forest camp. They seize pemmican from a comely squaw named Hide-in-the-Corner and are betrayed by her. They flee as Bald-Big-Eagle closes in, each grabbed by the collar in a violent confrontation.
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Bill-and-Tom
Tom
Bill
Squaw
Bald- Big-Eagle
Bald-Big-Eagle
Noxious weed seeds in thrashed wheat raise crop waste concern
Government study by USDA investigators Block and Haller finds spring wheat 1920 21 crop contained about one bushel of foreign material per 22 bushels, mostly weed seeds such as wild oats buckwheat and mustard. Dockage exceeds 9.5 million bushels. wild oats dominate over 99 percent of lots.
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United States Department of Agriculture
R. H. Block
R. Haller
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Toads Help Check Pest Increases, Says Survey
The United States Department of Agriculture reports analysis of 602 common toads showing they eat injurious insects and pests in greenhouses gardens fields and golf courses. While not abundant in any one area they perform services that may outweigh harm and do not justify indiscriminate destruction.
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United’ States
Department of _Agriculture
Clover and Grass Mixture For Pastures and Meadows
A brief note discusses seeding mixtures for pastures and meadows. It warns that old notions persist but modern mixes offer good stands at many farms, though some conditions may hinder establishment.
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Davanany
Imay
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Tates Shipping, Board
Westermonly
V Infa
Alexandria
Unite
John Ty, Bowen
Bureau of ‘Animal ‘Industry
Department of Agriculture
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