Polish Tailor Leo Weidenberg's eight marriages headline Warsaw
Warsaw reports detail the life of Leo Weidenberg a 61 year old tailor famed for his many marriages totaling eight and 46 children. His eighth wife recently appeared with five other wives to seek divorce as Weidenberg vanished amid a courtroom scramble.
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Warsaw
Leo Weidenberg
Weidenberg
Weldenberg
Rebecca Froland
Russia
Poland
Pluck
Channa Zebrak
Lublin
Mary Nowak
Lips and Eyes Tested as Keys to Character
Oxford test at Old Students reunion explored Bettmann theory that lips and eyes reveal vocation and character. Distinguished men from various fields were chosen for the assessment, with findings noted as the gathering proceeded.
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Oxford
England
Bettmann
Oxford University
African Beauties Get Latest London Model
A caravan of motors carrying a full range of dresses fabrics and rayon departs for Africa. Stops include Damascus Jerusalem Alexandria Cairo and Cape Town. Impromptu parades with native women modeling the outfits will be staged in each city.
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London
Manchester
Damascus
Jerusalem
Alexandria
Cairo
Cape Town
Mormon Mantle Shelves to Adorn Parish House
Two mantel shelves carved by Brigham Young will decorate a Presbyterian parish house in Auburn New Jersey. The artifacts link to the Mormon leader and will be displayed as part of the church’s historical furnishings.
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Auburn
Brigham Young
Man Denied 60 Day Request After 30 Day Slapping Sentence
In Holland Michigan James Verano forty nine asked Justice E B Parsons to add sixty days to the 30 day jail term for slapping his wife. The judge denied the request stating no extra days would be added.
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Holland, Mich
E. B. Parsons
James Verano
Brigham Youngs Boyhood Ties to Port Byron Homes
An item notes marble remnants and timber from an old house now part of the Second Presbyterian parish house under construction. It recalls Brigham Young’s boyhood days spent in Port Byron in New York’s Finger Lakes region.
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Second ‘Presbyterian
Hown
Brigham Young
Port Byron
Finger Lake Region
New York
Hunter Brothers Keep Air Refueling Endurance Record
The Aeronautique Internationale of France has not approved Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brien’s 647 hour 28 minute endurance, set near St Louis last year. Official record remains held by the Hunter brothers with 553 hours 41 minutes.
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Washington
Federation “Aeronautique Internationale
France
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brien
St. Louis
Hunter Brothers
Sheet erosion seen as major destroyer of topsoil
H A Bennett of the USDA told the American Forestry Association in Ashville that sheet erosion widens beyond gully wash but advances gradually, washing away topsoil and reducing yields. He urged better land use, terraces, forested areas as erosion barriers, and national soil protection programs guided by eight regional stations and state projects.
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H. A. Bennett
United States Department of Agriculture
American Forestry Association
Ashville
N. C
Bennett
Bureau’ of Chemistry and Soils
Department of Agriculture
Phosphorus Essential for Bone and Seed Formation
The article states phosphorus is needed for bone construction and is crucial for seed and grain production. It explains phosphorus supports grain formation around the protoplasmic nucleus, with leaf and stalk growth signaling nitrogen availability while grain reflects phosphorus levels. Rich humus and nitrogen cause stalk growth ratio to outpace grain without added phosphorus.
Getting Ride of Moles in Lawns and Gardens
Moles in lawns or gardens can be controlled by trapping, per the U S Department of Agriculture. For few moles, moth balls or naphthalene flakes placed in opened runways may deter them, with earth replaced to mask the scent.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Alfalfa Favored as Superior Legume Hay
E P Reed of Ohio State extents notes alfalfa leads in crude protein and lime content per ton compared with red clover sweet clover and timothy. He also describes a windrow haying method with wilted swaths, daily turning, windrow drying, and the preferred web hay loader for leaf retention.
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E. P. Reed
Ohio State University
Ohio
Reed
Lime and Sweet Clover Boost Yields Says Illinois Farmer
Frank Moore of Clay County argues that liming sour prairie soil plus sweet clover raises corn yields from 10-26 to about 45 bushels per acre. He urges consistent lime application and says buying sour land cheaply is wiser than paying high prices for rich land elsewhere.
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Frank Moore
Clay County
Illinois
Raspberry Worm in Fruit and Control Methods
The raspberry worm is a larva of a small beetle that damages blossoms leaves and fruit. Control includes spraying before flowering with arsenate of lead at 2% pounds per 100 gallons of water and cultivating the ground to destroy overwintering pupae near the plants.
Soybeans Offered as a Guard Crop Against Chinch Bugs
The article notes soybeans and other legumes are immune to chinch bug attacks, suggesting planting soybeans on land near bug-infested wheat. Beans could be as profitable as corn. The use of a barrier to protect corn and sorghum is feasible but costly and time consuming.
Agricultural Tips On Sheep, Crops And Weeds
Guidance on farming and livestock care covers shearing only when wool is dry, damp wool spoils, sodium chlorate weeds control best in August, oats ground and sifted as calf and pig feed, soaking discouraged, summer fallow needs light cultivation to curb weeds, and wheat work time has dramatically reduced. Tomato growers warned to watch for leaf spot, especially with untreated plants.
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