Roosevelt plans coast tour to answer rumors about health
President Roosevelt, amid rumors about his health, plans a broad summer and fall travel program. He aims to show fitness through action, including a Pacific coast tour, while aides discuss reducing federal expenditures and shifting relief responsibilities.
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Insect Cannibals Help Cut Crop Loss Says USDA Study
The United States Department of Agriculture reports corn earworms cannibalize among larvae, with up to twenty entering a single ear but usually only one surviving to adulthood. Tight husks increase cannibalism, while confined spaces favor the victor as open spaces reveal no growls or hisses.
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Weeds Reduce Hay Quality Says Agriculture Expert
W H Hosterman of the U S Department of Agriculture notes weeds pose a major obstacle to high grade hay. He cites strict tolerances for foreign material, with alfalfa generally the cleanest, and highlights weed issues in soy bean and Sudan grass hay, especially prickly spurge nettle.
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Pinewood extract aids German pig fattening
In the Middle Ages forests sustained millions of pigs seeking acorns and roots. Modern practice uses quick fatty rations and a German chemist proposes a pinewood extract from Germany's vast pines to fatten pigs rapidly and satisfactorily, promising economy in pig feeding.
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England's farmland and livestock statistics from 19th century report
The article cites ten tons of soil per acre handled by earthworms annually and a honey driven golf equipment brand. It notes nearly 21 270 000 acres used for grazing in England, 20 000 horses in New York City needing 600 stables, seven farms with cars for every one with electricity in the Mississippi Valley, and North Carolina's corn yield around 50 000 000 bushels.
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New York City
Crochet Designs in Wide Demand
Crochet edgings and insertions have wide use in household linens and apparel, with items like pillow cases towels table runners and gowns demanding finishing touches. Book No 26 with 72 pages and illustrations offers edgings insertions and medallions, and can be ordered by sending 15 cents to Home Craft Company Department B St. Louis Mo with a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Foundations of happiness cited by Landor quote
The quote asserts that domestic happiness rests on faith in women's virtue and political happiness on men's integrity, with overall happiness tied to belief in God's goodness. It presents a philosophical view credited to Landor about virtue, trust, and divine benevolence.
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Blind husbands run colony as wives oversee work in Vetrenik
A government led program in Vetrenik, near Belgrade, creates a blind veterans colony where married blind men perform crafts and domestic tasks under the oversight of their wives who manage the colony's operations and settlement.
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All the Difference in Diseases Seen Across Centuries
A Jackson Mississippi daily mentions that human diseases remain unchanged over a millennium while authorities note modern doctors use grander names for conditions. The piece contrasts enduring health issues with evolving medical nomenclature.
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