Paris Bank Vaults Guard Gold Behind Labyrinthine Barriers
The Bank of France guards a vast gold reserve in underground vaults 90 feet beneath Paris. A security maze of steel doors, electric trolleys, flooded moats, gas pipes, and hidden shafts protects the nearly 59 billion francs of bullion, as patrols and detectives scan visitors for reputation and ability to enter.
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Paris
Croesus
Bank of France
Bank of England
Bank of ‘France
Europe
Epidemic Infantile Paralysis Spreads Across Regions
Health officials report an epidemic of infantile paralysis across the North and East, centered in New York City. The 1917 data show 764 cases in six months and 1,015 in July, with several states affected from New England to Minnesota and few cases west of Minnesota or south of the Ohio River. Doctors note the mortality is lower than in 1914.
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Washington
New York City
Hugh S. Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Ralph C. Willams
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Minnesota
Ohio River
Josie Must Be Mixer Echoes from the Philadelphia Zoo
Six year old Josephine tours the Philadelphia Zoo as keepers and staff supervise her under the elephants’ daily swim routine at the elephant houses.
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Josie
Philadelphia
Josephine
Evis
Forgotten Savings in Massachusetts Unclaimed
Unclaimed and forgotten, about $850000 in small deposits lie idle in Massachusetts savings banks for over thirty years. Authorities warn residents to check with banks or state unclaimed property offices to recover funds.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Big bass leaps into boat as man smokes pipe
A large bass jumped into a boat where a man sat smoking a pipe causing surprise and a sudden splash. The incident highlights a surprising moment on the water.
Hitt e NY Hitt e NY RAISE BETTER COWS
An agricultural writer urges dairymen to improve stock as the cure for a stalled industry. He fixes on cows misbred and mistreated, arguing better cows will lift production and profits, while criticizing the average animal as a nuisance and unrewarding to farmers.
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Bere
Proper Barn Equipment Aids Dairy Production
The article notes dairy herd improvements through testing breeding and feeding now backed by better equipment. It states equipment saves labor protects health and raises herd yields with Wisconsin dairy associations showing about 50 percent higher production than state average. It cites widespread use of drinking cups ventilation and milking machines.
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Ffes
Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement’ Association
Germs in Milking Pails and Equipment
The text explains milk germs originate mainly from utensils like pails strainers and storage cans. Thorough cleaning is essential as empty pails left for hours can harbor billions of bacteria. Experiments at the Illinois station showed washed and steamed cans held 24 hours in warm weather contained bacteria, and milking samples yielded up to one million germs per drop.
New York Dairy Progress Report Highlights Growth
The State Farm Bureau Federation Dairy committee reports dairy progress in New York. Production records grew by 10,000 cows and 500 herds culled unprofitables. Heifers rose from 168,000 in 1928 to 242,000 yearlings in 1930. Over 700 additional dairymen kept herd records and 1,500 milk scales were sold. Cows tested rose from 22,698 in February 1990 to about 40,000.
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New York State
State Farm Bureau Federation Dairy Committee
Where Are the Good Cows Iowa Dairy Testers Face Fewer Sales
A tester for an Iowa dairy herd improvement association reports spending a day in a neighboring county seeking dairy cows without success. Dairsmen in test ing associations are not pricing cows for sale, with the only logical reason being they hold high value or strong demand this year.
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Iowa
Unknown Animals in Unexplored Madagascar Forests
French scientists report to the Academy that vast northern forests of Madagascar may harbor unknown species. Two settlers reportedly found a lemur-like animal about 18 inches long with a long tail, suggesting undiscovered wildlife in these taba forests of the southeast island off Africa.
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French Academy of Sciences
Madagascar
Africa
Kruschen Salts Slashes Fat Fast Says User From St Louis
Mrs Moe West reports dropping from 170 to 150 pounds in four weeks after using Kruschen Salts. She claims increased energy and suppressed hunger. The ad says a half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast and that one bottle lasts four weeks with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Moe West
St Louis
America
Moner Beck
Parrot Found After Six Weeks Missing Near White Salmon
A parrot traveled and was heard saying helly hello from a chicken yard at White Salmon Washington. It had hidden about six weeks earlier from Mrs Guy Brige of Kickitat roughly thirty five to forty miles east of White Salmon. The article blends quirky anecdotes and local color about daily life and conversations.
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McFadden
White Salmon
Guy Brige
Kickitat
Wash
East
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New York Dairy Progress
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Narwest
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