Australian Stockman Praises Black Poll Cattle in Australia
Melbourne stock raiser Peter Mitchell reports from New York that Australian cattle, especially Black Poll herds, are thriving and ready for a strong world trade revival. He notes cattle fatten on ferns and bark, with large, well-muscled beef. Mitchell recalls his father introducing Black Poll cattle and highlights a blind bullock cared for by a loyal companion, drawing wide comment.
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Peter
Mitchell
Melbourne
Australia
Australis
Mr. Mitchell
New York
Buna
Literary Revolution Aims To Standardize Spoken Language In China
The Iterary revolution in China seeks language reform for books and public discourse. It adds phonetic signs to indicate pronunciation while standardizing reading, aiming to make spoken language the standard for print rather than replacing characters.
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China
Wild Pear Seedlings From Manchuria Grown in Colorado
The Loma Rien ranch near Grass Valley Colorado houses about 100000 pear seedlings from Pyrus usuriensis seeds brought from China. Three US Department of Agriculture pomological experts Allison Wright and Kingsman inspected and approved the stock for experimental grafting onto commercial pear varieties. The ancient Manchurian trees were found in the Kings dynasty burial grounds and seeds became available after its overthrow. The vast tract is expected to yield trees of immense size and grafting may produce good results.
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Manchuria
Loma Rien Ranch
Grass Valley
Col
China
United States Department of Agriculture
Allison
Wright
Kingsman
Pyrenees Put to Work for Power Supply
Engineers harness Pyrenees water to generate electricity surveying ranges and controlling tors tents to furnish power. About 200000 horsepower is produced and 0,000,000 pesetas invested. Daily energy use grows and engineers say Catatonia could run without coal in a few years.
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Pyrenees
Spen
Catatonia
A Change of Calling
A mysterious figure warns of saving some and facing disillusionments while a client recalls a prior incident. The dialogue references a carolyol company and past sales of dogs and pink lemonade, noted by the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Figypthan
Pye
Carolyol
Birmingham Age-Herald
Won By Appeal To Vanity In Beaconsfield’s Berlin Trick
A London correspondent recalls Lord Beaconsfield at the 1878 Berlin congress choosing to speak English after officials warned French would disappoint. The wily premier relied on English oratory as his secretary Monty Cory feared a French address would disappoint delegates.
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London
Christian Science Monitor
Lord Beaconsfield
Monty Cory
Berlin
Odo Russell
Congress
Emily and Miss Sugan Face Funeral Plans
An old friend of Emily’s mother dies at her Milne home. Miss Susan, 78, and Miss Emily—urged to travel with a kindly benefactress—weigh funeral arrangements. The plan shifts as heat and duty stir a cautious, resolute reply from the elderly pair.
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Milne
Miss Sugan
Canary
Miss Susan
Himily
Portsland
Couich
Irony and intrigue at the ballot box in downtown polling place
A well dressed voter seeks guidance on scraping a ballot during a voting machine instruction session. Susan, accompanying Emily, refuses to leave her behind and insists on learning. The scene highlights lighthearted misinterpretations as women receive instructions for first-voter use of the machine.
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Susan
Emily
Furs All Her Fortune Alaska Foretells Rich Fur Trade
Andrew J. Stone notes in the Century that Alaska yields a wide range of furs including 13 bear varieties and six fox species with premier skins larger than those from elsewhere. He touts the Alaska moose as the continent’s largest land mammal and highlights caribou and deer as major meat sources.
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Alaska
Andrew J. Stone
Ike
Perideer
Taan
Helium From Natural Gas Boosted Production
Helium production has surged from a laboratory byproduct to a feasible field process. In the year prior to the war its cost was 1500 to 2000 dollars per cubic foot, but near its end daily output in Texas reached about 8000 cubic feet. The shift supports use as a hydrogen substitute in military airships with less fire risk, despite a small loss in lifting power.
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Wat
Texas
Demise of General Gorgas Revered as Soldier of Humanity
The New York Times honors General Gorgas as the world’s physician for standardizing sanitation and eradicating yellow fever. His Cuba and Panama work, later echoed in Guayaquil and South Africa, made tropical disease control a global beacon. His death renews praise for a lifesaving career.
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London
Gorgas
New York Times
Cuba
Panama
Canal Zone
Guayaquil
South Africa
Tropics
Hving
Japan Adopts Soy Bean Based Milk Substitute
In Japan a satisfactory substitute for milk is reported using soy beans. After soaking and boiling the beans to a white mold, sugar and phosphate of potash are added. The mixture is condensed and diluted with water to resemble fresh cow milk.
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Japan
Not Ha Mr J Relishes Duck of a Hut Bargain
Mr J returns from work to find Mrs J in high spirits boasting about finding a duck of a hut for 37.50 dollars during shopping. He replies dryly that he will not be a goose and buy it.
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Ranklin
New Republic
J. W. Swanson
Titonka, Iowa
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