Woman becomes Huron County sheriff after husband’s death
Mrs. McAuley is appointed to complete her husband McAuley’s term as sheriff. She vows to enforce laws within reason, plans to be present at raids, and reveals three male deputies will handle arrests. She notes the office is as much a man’s as any in major cities and may not seek re election next January. Also report of mastodon bones found in Gray county Texas by oil drillers.
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McAuley
Huron County
Biron
Huron
Texas
Wichita. Falls
Tex
Gray County
Boy Genius William Bradford Astonishes California Psychologists
Seven year old William Bradford, in fifth grade at Woolcrest School, impressed researchers at the University of California Southern with top scores on the revised Binet-Simon tests. Experts note his memory for poetry at age six and early mastery of maps and puzzles, with potential to enter eighth grade. Bradford traces lineage to Mayflower passenger and Plymouth colony founder William Bradford.
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University California
Lee Angeles
William Fillch Bradford
Wondcrest
University of California, Southern Branch
Stanford University
Wilan
Tody
United States
Edith Eddy Bradford
Barbara Frietchie
Whitver
What, Indeed He What Does a Movie Hero Think About
A playful query questions a hero’s mindset and reasoning in cinema. It contrasts what a protagonist contemplates with what audiences expect, probing motives, plans, and inner dialogue within blockbuster storytelling.
Four Year Old Maine Girl Speaks Three Languages
Windham Maine report praising four year old Mabel Exath Greenlaw who speaks French Spanish and English and can name U S states cities and towns of Maine. She began walking at seven months and is noted for precise grammar and correcting adults in speech.
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Maine
Windham
Mabel Exath Greenlaw
Mud geysers erupt near Salt Sea in spectacular display
A remarkable eruption of mud geysers occurred near Salt Sea sending mud smoke and steam about 100 feet into the air. Witnesses reported the event lasted about 20 minutes and came without warning. The incident drew a crowd of observers from the area.
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FA Center
Cal
Salt Sea
Border irrigation method gains favor for farms
The border method of irrigation divides fields into strips with levees and allows water to flow as a thin sheet down slopes. Suited to alfalfa, clover, grains, and other crops, it lowers land preparation costs and enables temporary borders with later permanent borders. Slopes between 0.01 and several inches per hundred feet are workable, with care to prevent erosion.
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Farmers’ Bulletin
Samuel Fortier
United States Department of Agriculture
Selviam Pass
Washington, D.C
Saving poultry feed by thorough culling demonstrates value
United States Department of Agriculture and state colleges report major savings from culling hens in Maine and Texas. About 40,000 dollars saved in Texas and 1,394 dollars in Maine from culling demonstrations. Thousands of hens were examined and culled, with marked drops in egg production among culled birds and improved output in remaining flocks. Extension agents trained poultry raisers to apply the method at home, amplifying the impact beyond initial demonstrations.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
State Agricultural College
Maine
Plan To Avoid Gape Worms In Warm Weather
As warm weather returns gape worms may appear. Prevention includes adding a few drops of turpentine per quart of water and scattering air slaked lime around the crops and rooms to deter them.
Right culture of cabbage reveals growth keys
The cabbage’s culture determines head quality. Rich soil and rapid growth produce large, solid heads. Slow growth from poor fertility or drought yields loose or inferior heads as strength remains in leaves. The Chinese cabbage is a different species from common cabbage and its relatives.
Keep Compost Heap Moist Says Flower Grower
It is of the utmost importance that the top of the pile be kept hollow or flat so that rain will keep the material wet and prevent burning toss of fertility. Do not round the pile on top under any circumstances as it should absorb rainfall and not shed it. The nearer level it is kept the better the composting will result.
Determining Sex of Ducks
Not everyone knows how to tell the sex of ducks yet the method is simple. A hen quacks loudly with a coarse voice while a drake does not quack and instead emits a high pitched sibilant sound described by a reader as resembling an old man with brownkeeters.
Candidate’s pat reply to voter ends with dog joke
A local candidate stumping for the upcoming primary meets a young voter who reveals she has no father present. When asked where his father is the reply says he is burying the dog. The dog allegedly barked himself to death barking at candidates in a sharp, humorous comeback.
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Missy
Norway limits baby names to official list of thirteen thousand
A new law in Norway bans ridiculous baby names and prohibits giving a child a name not on an official registry listing thirteen thousand approved items. The measure targets unique or humorous names to standardize naming practices.
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Norway
Of Course He Didn't A Rural Minister Postcard Tale
A rural minister complains of a postman reading letters and sharing their contents. He writes to a doctor friend across the village, saying the postmen read them all. The postman delivers the card and angrily exclaims the recipient is a liar who won’t read them.
Towbstone Card Game Sparks Threat in West
An Easterner and a Towbstone dealer discuss a sociable stud game in Ari while a grim warning looms. The Westerner asserts neighbors will shoot any stranger who gets ahead, reflecting a tense, lawless mood in the local scene.
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Towbstone
Ari
American Legion Weekly
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