Oil Age Begins 90 Years Ago with Drake’s Well at Titusville
On August 27 the American oil industry marks 90 years since Colonel Edwin L. Drake drilled the first commercial oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The piece lauds oil as a basic necessity, notes Drake’s hostility and hardships, and praises the industry’s growth, conservation efforts, and ongoing innovation over two centuries.
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Edwin L. Drake
Titusville
Colonel Drake
Traita
Will the U S sheep industry rebound amid 1949 lamb crop decline
The 1949 western lamb crop is about 5 percent below last year the smallest since 1924 and national shorn wool production is 8 percent under 1948 the smallest since 1909. Factors include winter storms declines in flock sizes and labor issues. Woolgrowers need more ewe lambs and new operators while government policies on grazing and imports affect growth. Public policy and market confidence remain pivotal for expansion. Deseret News
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United States
Western Range
South Dakota
Utah
Nevada
Wyoming
Middle West
Deseret News
Materials and components for early internal combustion engines
The text notes nearly 9,090 contacts per mile in a six cylinder engine distributor rotor and highlights Monel as an oxidation and erosion resistant rotor material. It mentions whey milk solids, whey-based product manufacture, and stainless steel hydrolyzers speeding soap production.
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Monel
Farm program clash and Farm Bureau split in Congress
Rural readers see a week marked by the House defeat of the Brannan plan and the Aiken price supports law. The American Farm Bureau Federation loses its flexible price stance as southern members back Gore’s substitute. Debate continues over whether the country heads toward a depression while the Senate fight looms and politics eye next year’s elections. The Gore substitute wins 239 to 170 as observers predict extended congressional wrangling and shifting farmer shares in consumer prices.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
House
Brannan
Aiken
Washington
Senate
Farm Bureau Federation
Allan Kline
Farm Bureau
Albert Gore
Tennessee
AFBF
Gore
Congress
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Early rising after surgery aids recovery and reduces care
Alter operation timing to encourage early rising after surgical operation aims to prevent weakness ease wound pain speed convalescence and lower nursing requirements.
Democrats Clash In Dawn Speech Over Policy
The article notes Democrats vocally opposing the president’s stance at dawn, framing a sharp policy contrast and signaling ongoing partisan divides as the speech unfolds.
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William B. Wallis
Grant Heath
Vernal
Association
Mamba
Uintah County
Hidi Agricultural and Mineral Region
THISA
Freshinston
Samuel Kaufman
New York
Frank B. Keefe
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
USAC
Poal- Mons
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
Yee D. Aisa Ue
Farm Exchange
Ey International
Chevrelet
Chevretet
Chevrolet
Vernal, Utah
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