Immunity in Measles Serum Hope to conquer deadly disease
Dr Rudolf Degkwitz reports in Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift that a serum from convalescent patients immunizes contact cases. If confirmed this could rival Jenner in saving lives. The Manchester Guardian notes measles remains highly infectious before symptoms appear, aided by public apathy.
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Manchester
England
Rudolf Degkwitz
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
Manchester Guardian
Degkwitz
Jenner
Guardian
Plans to Dive for Lost Treasure of Buccaneers
Cape May reports a group organizing a syndicate to recover doubloons and cargo from the Spanish vessel Matizan eros sunk near Turtle Cut south of Cape Mary about a century ago. Pirates aid en route to New York to dispose of the loot, ship driven by Aeathoan shows unknown Git.
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Cape May
T—Jay Fo Meey
N. 1
New York
Aeathoan
Cape Mary
Study Chinese in New York City Tea Garden
A Bamboo Forest on Macdougal street hosts Dr Liu Tien Tao and a mixed group of artists writers and Chinese students learning Chinese language philosophy and poetry. The head philosopher blends American life with Chinese tradition and aims to foster mutual understanding between China and the United States.
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New York
New York City
Macdougal Street
Liu Tien Tao
China
Columbia
Liu
America
Bamboo Forest
Doctor Lin
Lin
Doctor Liu
the Waldorf
Hwang Hsing
Lightning Kills Trout in New York State Pond
An odd note from Syracuse mentions ponds stocked with trout by the bureau. The author reports success in rearing trout, but a single lightning strike allegedly killed one fish, a rare event described in a jokey tone. The letter reflects fisheries impressions from B H Norton of Syracuse.
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New York State
Washington
B. H. Norton
Syracuse
Bureau
Town Pots Ban on Aviators in Rye Park
The Rye town park commissioners pass an ordinance prohibiting aviators from flying below 2,000 feet over the Oakland Beach park. The rule bans serial acrobatics at high altitude to protect park visitors from danger.
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Rye Town
Oakland Beach
Commissioners of Parks
Night schools spread literacy in Mexico City progress noted
Mexico City reports rapid gains in literacy as 15000 lower class residents learned reading and writing in the first three months of the year. Night schools, complemented by Sunday lectures in open theaters, attract strong interest from both genders and echo plans to expand to smaller communities. President Obregon backs funding to advance the program.
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Mexico City
Department of Public Education
Mexico
Tddie Ace
Samlal
Pable Einestien
Danver
Better care of pigs necessary for a thriving herd
Sows were improperly fed and sanitation is a major problem for growers. Despite feeding, piglets are weak due to cheap corn and high tankage costs last winter. Poor nutrition led to many underdeveloped sows and weak litters, so improved feeding and sanitation are essential to sustain future yields.
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Infomation Service
Iowa
Ames
Garden thinning tips for better vegetable stands
Old farmers note on thinning garden crops to avoid crowded stands. Peas and beets require careful thinning to two to four inches apart in rows. lettuce carrots parsnips should be spaced to form distinct heads and root crops matured properly. occasional transplanting advised for best yields.
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Med Stade
Dxewultace
Levine
Movable hog houses aid pig health and pasture use
A veterinary study from Iowa State College links poor sanitation to bull nose snuffles and pig deaths, noting that wet muddy quarters foster infections. Pigs on bluegrass pastures fare better, while movable hog houses designed by the Iowa experiment station in Ames are inexpensive, easy to disinfect, and transportable between fields, supporting cleaner, healthier herds and pasture rotation.
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K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College
Stouder
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Italy
Windbreaks Prove Popular Across Minnesota Demonstrations
Windbreak planting started in Minnesota with state forest department support and has grown into a popular program. Forestry experts guided demonstrations, seedlings were supplied by the Cloquet forest experiment station, and 72 windbreak demonstrations were held across 14 counties in 1920 and 1921. Some counties already plan 1922 plantings after a year of soil preparation.
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Minnesota
State Forest Department
For
Tools and Machinery Rust Prevention Techniques
The passage stresses painting and creasing to guard wooden and metal parts from warping and depreciation. Regular paint on wooden components and grease on wear surfaces of cultivators binders plows reduces winter and summer wear, cutting depreciation significantly.
Cheap Seed Expensive Inference on Alaska Peas
In Maryland and Delaware 120 to 1700 acres were sown with a poor strain of Alaska peas. Canner quality diminished and market value fell. LeRor Cady, associate horticulturist at University Farm, St. Paul, notes the issue of cheap seed being costly in results.
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Alaska
Maryland
Delaware
LeRor Cady
Horoculturist
University Farm
St. Paul
Mayor Lew Shenk Warns Schoolboys About Traffic Safety
Mayor Lew Shenk visited school No 3 and urged students to help keep streets safe for boys and girls. A towheaded boy said he wanted to be a cop, and the mayor jokingly asked if he was Irish, then advised him to choose another path. Indianapolis News.
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Lew Shenk
Indianapolis News
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad Feature
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for baby skin rashes. It claims hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Talcum soothe itching and burning, describing fragrance and gentle use. Ends with price 25 cents each.
Thackeray and Posterity in Lord Rosebery's View
Lord Rosebery lauds Thackeray as a figure of true genius and honest purpose. He acknowledges imagination and humor sometimes clouding judgment, yet he believes Thackeray leaves rich literary treasures likely to survive.
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Thackeray
Lord Rosebery
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