Platinum's Rise from Poor Metal to Noble Commodity
A historical overview traces platinum from a cheap 19th century metal to a valued material in jewelry and high temperature lab use. It covers mining spurts in Canada South Africa Russia and Ethiopia, early prices, industrial uses in electronics and dredging for sands, and dramatic global shifts in supply and demand through the early 20th century.
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National Geographie Society
Washington, D.C
Watu Service
Ithout
National Bureau of Standards
Washington, D. C
South Seas
Siberia
North
Carolna
Canada
South Africa
Russia
Colombia
Union of South Africa
Spain
Panama
Brazil
Australia
Japan
Alaska
Dies Committee Bares Radical Groups in Government
Fred W Frahm Detroit police chief testifies before the Dies committee on un American activities warning of clashes if radical influence grows. He cites 246 sit down strikes linked to agitators and argues radicals seek trouble not labor management adjustment. The column urges exposing radicals within the government and broader labor movement.
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Washington
Fred W. Frahm
Detroit
Mich
House of Representatives
House Committee
Frahm
Representative Dies
Texas
Russia
Dies
Hemisphere
House
Gary
Ind
Congress
John L. Lewis
C. I
Mr. Lewis
Ashe
Congressional
Automobile Workers’ Union
Dubbing to protect fowl from cold weather
Extension Poultry Husbandman G T Klein explains that dubbing the combs and wattles of chickens at 8 to 10 weeks prevents frost injury. The procedure is simple with tin snips, causes minimal bleeding, and is followed by perch management. Dubbed birds may be more valuable as breeders, especially leghorns, due to better heat and reproductive factor distribution.
Caution Advised for Fall Feeder Stock Markets
W H Peters of the University of Minnesota warns cattle and lamb feeders to proceed carefully this fall. He notes strong demand and ample feed, with prices favorable compared to last year. Peters advises buying only if there is adequate fattening feed, suggesting alternatives like ewe and lamb production or growing stock on coarse feed to gain weight rather than fatten high-priced animals.
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W. H. Peters
Animal and Poultry Husbandry
University Farm
St. Paul
Peters
Markin 2 Broody Hens
Broody hens reduce profits in laying houses and pass on heredity. Commercial breeders tag such hens with colored celluloid leg bands, each month a different color. When a hen stops laying she is banded with the current month's color, revealing how often and when production gaps occurred for culling and future stock selection.
Preserving Fence Posts With Tire Tube Treatment
The Forest Service outlines a cheap method to prolong fence posts using a zinc chloride preservative. Fresh-cut post butts are peeled for a foot or more, then an old inner tube section is fitted over the peeled end and tied. The tube is filled with zinc solution and left to absorb, displacing the sap.
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United States Forest Service
Buttoned Down the Front Dress Patterns for All Figures
Charming, practical patterns for dresses and a blousey shirtwaist. Details include percale and calico fabrics, full bust ease, and slimming darts. Sizes 14 to 52 with yardage for 39 inch material, braid, and collar trims. Order The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago for 15 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Is Master The future is purchased by the present Johnson
The fragment presents a quotation attributed to Johnson about time and agency. It hints at a theme where present actions determine future outcomes, but the source text is fragmented and lacks clear context or event details. Further readable material is needed for a fuller card.
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Johnson
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San Juan
Alberta
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Bushveld
Yubdo
Ethiopia
Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
United States
Leningrad
Urals
Visimo Shaitanski Zavod
Supreme Council
Moscow
School of Industry
San Francisco
Breehkert
Dies Committee
William Bruckart
National Press Bldg
Communist Party
National Labor Relations Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
Rural Electrification Administration
Necro
Yhne Dies Committee
Western
Newspaper Union
G. T. Klein
Massachusetts State College
Markin
Hang Gon Sion
Sore Nak
Creitian
Sue
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