Wealthy trader Fitzhugh stuns Otis with wheat market plan
In Chicago, Fitzhugh expands his fortune via wheat market maneuvers. He persuades Hunt to stay loyal as they plot to rout a bull clique. Otis invites him to join a broader scheme needing five million in capital while Fitzhugh asserts his relentless work ethic and mastery of the market.
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Haki
Fitzhugh
Quigg
Peevy
Uncle Sam
Hunt
Burton’s
Burton
Mr. Fitzhugh
Fitzhughs
Aaron
Zizah
New York
George
Symington Otis
Board of Trade
Otis
Hunt Otis
Dan
Bank of England
la Salle Street
Kathleen Otis
Competitive horticultural exhibits foster neighborly gardening interest
A department of agriculture circular outlines how to run fair community horticultural shows. It covers scope, class and exhibit organization, labeling, judging points, and prizes. Small plots can compete with larger ones, early premium lists, and fixed show dates ensure fairness and broad participation. Community spirit and neighborly ties often grow from well organized exhibitions.
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Department of Agriculture
Grange
Plans for Beetle Control to Stop Japanese Infestation
Officials from the United States Department of Agriculture and New Jersey outline plans to control and suppress the Japanese beetle at Riverton. Methods include soil poisoning with sodium cyanid water for infested areas, net captures, wide surrounding vegetation treatment, road clearance, weed control, and introduction of Japanese parasites. An entomology agent is in Japan to assist, with 1920 operations guiding large scale efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Riverton
Japan
Bureau of Entomology
Protect Trees From Swine
Very young trees can be protected from damage by hogs by providing rubbing posts and keeping the hogs free from lice. The animals will not rub against the trees so as to injure them if they are free from vermin. A good hog oiler is a great help in this case.
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de Law
Hunt
Fitzhugh
Ilunt
Chicago
Market Stations of Value in the USDA Network
Market stations of the bureau of markets extend from the central office in Washington to major cities. They are connected by wire and mail, circulating vital market news and reports. Stationmen, often technically trained, begin with early market activity and work through the day.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Timothy is Low in Protein and Poor for Livestock
The article argues timothy hay yields low protein, is less nutritious than clover or alfalfa, poorly palatable to most livestock, and especially inferior for dairies. It also notes constipation in animals, lower yields, and claims it harms soil fertility, offering few advantages.
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United States
Save Old Farm Machinery
Save old farm machinery by carefully disassembling discarded units to salvage usable braces, gear wheels, bolts and nuts for future repair or other projects. Store parts in the shed or workshop rather than letting them rust away, as a little time saves many handy pieces.
Seven Wonders Then and Now by Uncle Dud in Boston Globe
A Boston Globe essayist catalogs the seven ancient, medieval, and modern wonders, then updates with seven “new” wonders of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He ranks wireless, telephone, airplane, medium, antiseptic and antitoxin, spectrum analysis, and X-rays as the modern list, arguing the ultimate wonder is the human mind.
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Musi
Dud
Boston Globe
John Eliot
New Orleans
Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Pyramids
Egypt
Babylon
Diana
Ephesus
Jupiter
Phidias
Artemisia
Halicarnassus
Rhodes
Rome
Alexandria
Great Wall
China
Stonehenge
Pisa
Nanking
St. Sophia
Constantinople
Woolworth
Eiffel Tower
Degree of Tire Doctor School Expands Capacity
One Akron tire firm has opened a tire repair school that is expanding to double capacity. Since last August the program has averaged 35 graduates monthly, each receiving a diploma after completing lectures, textbooks, and practical repair work. The course covers construction details, repair stocks, fabrics, airbags, vulcanizing machines, and common failure causes, led by experienced instructors from factory and retail backgrounds.
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Akron
Ivery
Air Photography and Aerial Cameras of Great Height
The article notes rapid development of aerial photography equipment. It explains high altitude effects on image clarity, describes six foot long aer cameras with complex adjustments, and details support by handles and plane edge due to their weight.
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Aera
New York Shoe Dealer Promotes Odd Price Trick
A New York shoe dealer uses a cheeky show-window gimmick with varied prices like $4 $5 and SG on each shoe. Customers entering to ask for a specific pair are told the price applies to one shoe only, a stunt criticized as perverse advertising.
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New York
Joker
Nature Kind to Snake
A queer African species of snake feeds on eggs and has a tooth-like spike on its backbone just behind the head tipped with enamel. When swallowing an egg the shell is broken by the spike, allowing the egg contents to pass into the gullet without loss.
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Purple Dreams
Tos
Niemann Leah
Him
Triumph Group
Burbank
Boston
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