Uncle Sam aims to breed husky babies through new food study
The bureau of chemistry under Harvey H. Wiley will test infant foods to determine true nutrition. If current formulas prove inadequate, mothers will receive guidance on proper foods and nourishment from doctors, manufacturers, and pediatric experts. The plan seeks healthier, stronger children and long term health improvements.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
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Women in Rural Mail Delivery Prove Determined
Assistant Postmaster General De Graw notes more women enter rural carrier posts despite bias. Miss Senna Sennot, substitute on a 26 mile New England route, has held the job three years and drives alone in wooded sections with no fear. She joined after a regular carrier asked for a substitute and provided willing horses.
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Post Office Department
de Graw
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Miss Senna Sennot
New England
Miss Sennot
Miss Senner
Miss Sennor
Ex-Envoy Sells Horse to Leave Country in Desperation
Mehmed Ali Bey former Turkish minister fled the United States after selling his prize Arabian horse to cartoonist Homer Davenport to raise funds. He sought a $2,000 loan from a wealthy New York cigarette manufacturer who refused, then asked for the horse back. The minister then turned over the second horse to Davenport and departed via Canada.
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Homer Davenport
America
New York
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Mehmed Ali Bey
Shirasi Brothers
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Washington
New Yorker
Mehmed Ali
Shinasi
Davenport
Ameriva
Canada
Captain Baldwin Pioneered Aerial Navigation Worldwide
Washington. Capt. Thomas Scott Baldwin renowned as a leader in aeronautics spent 30 years advancing ballooning and parachute science. He built dirigible and spherical balloons for the U.S. Signal Corps and conducted 3,000 flights, earning fame from Golden Gate Park jumps to royal courts and global exhibitions.
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Washington
Thomas Scott Baldwin
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Signal Corps
United States Army
Golden Gate Park
Europe
Australia
China
Japan
Egypt
San Francisco
Ancient Foot Ferry Sustains Life Across Potomac
In Alexandria Virginia residents on the east bank cross the Potomac by a small hand ferry, an hourly voyage guided by veteran ferryman W H Wheatley. The river links Alexandria with Foxs Ferry on the Maryland shore where once Fox operated an endless chain ferry.
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United States
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Maryland
Potomac
Washington
W. H. Wheatley
Fox
World gold distribution shows Great Britain handling majority
About sixty percent of the world’s gold product is handled by Great Britain, indicating the country’s dominant role in global gold trade and refining activity.
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