Queer Names Borne by American Towns
A National Geographic style survey lists odd town names across states such as Greasy Creek, Dimple, Jelly Needies, and Likely. It notes many places reflect surnames, descriptors, or humorous terms, from Antlers in Oklahoma to Tranquillity in New Jersey, highlighting a playful map of American toponymy.
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Washington
United States
National Geographic Society
Greasy Creek Tub
Kentucky
Steptoe
Washington State
Pie
Dusty
Gallop
New Mexico
California
Finelda
Ulnota
Ndlang
Trimp
Fities
Joes
Colorado
Bumble Fee
Sangton
Wikleup
Cacna
Arizona
Asbestos Ladiesburg
Fearer Ang Appeal
Maryland
Deadwater Grindstone Therofare
Merepoint
Marie Bailetub
Shivers
Minnesota
Ballctub
Happyland
Ontertail
Money Creek Folfe Hiver
Crarky
Sono
Mintana
Giltedge
Pray
Missouri
Massachusetts
Honor
Michigan
Louisiana
North Dakotas
Charm
Ohio
Eleven Roses Patented Under Unique Statute
Washington reports a unique patent law has granted 29 patents on flowers fruits and plants in just over two years. Patents protect plant varieties by color leaf shape or other distinguishing traits and rely on color plates for registration. Notable grants include a deep pink carnation a bronze rose and a brambleberry with Luther Burbank leading grant counts among breeders.
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Washington
Luther Burbank
Elizabeth Burbank
Santa Rosa
Calif
Alze
Afternoon hats and veiled turbans set chic season tone
The piece notes dainty, tiny veiled hats and turbans that soften harsh looks and add a refined touch. It highlights a velvet turbans styled at a sophisticated angle and a melon topped sailor with squaremeshed relis as fashionable options for the season.
Great Smoky Mountains a veritable Noahs Ark of life
Knoxville Tenn reports the Great Smoky Mountains described as a Noahs Ark containing diverse animal life. A faunal survey by the Chicago Academy of Sciences notes distinct life zones from 1,300 to 6,000 feet with many species not closely related to other North American fauna due to isolation during glacial periods.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains
Natonal Park
Chicago Academy of Sciences
North America
Appalachian Range
Smoklea
Tenessee
Canada
Free Wheeling Cuts Cost London
Free wheeling reduces fuel consumption by nine percent in a British locomotive equipped with devices for evucing energy. Total fuel and lubricating costs are said to be about three cents per mile.
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London
New Silhouettes in Style Parade 1932
Fashion commentary surveys winter formal wear trends of 1932 with floor length skirts, broadened shoulders, high bustlines, and long waist silhouettes. It links current gowns to Victorian and medieval influences, noting velvet wraps, green crepe gowns, and long waisted effects revived by designers for a versatile, era-spanning parade of styles.
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Dame Pashion
Akira
Farblon
Sesson
Union
Fashion rule: buy fewer, better accessories this year
Harpers Bazaar associate editor Bliss Helen Cornelius urges women to invest in quality over quantity. She argues the season favors high value accessories and tailored gowns, advising a limited wardrobe fund but versatile collar and cuff ensembles to stretch budgets.
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Helen Cornellon
Harpers Bazar
Miss Cornelius
Capitels
Veils and Turbans Rise in Popular Short Fashion
Short veils and fashionable turbans trend in recent attire. Hats sit high at the back exposing the halo or eyebrow, with telescope crowns among new themes. Formal looks feature veils or hair exposure between cross bands, often paired with short mantled veils.
Plaid Velvet Accessory Adds Color to Fur Fashion
The article highlights a plaid velvet tricorne and matching ascot tie as new fashion offerings. They are designed to brighten a fur coat with color, pairing well with a one color outfit and enhancing a refined look.
New and Novel Cherie Nicholas Fashion Accessory Sketch
A fashion sketch described features bold accessories in a formal evening look. It highlights a sheer white bolero and roast set with a black velvet dress, a youthful toque, and ermine capes tied at the front. The ensemble suits debutantes attending sorority weddings and pairs with a corduroy stripe brown velvet dress by Sera Lorea.
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Cajce Ari jacLeta Sre
Sera Lorea
Velvet Picture Hat Ushers Bold Velvet Style
A black velvet wide brimmed picture hat is praised as a top new accessory for those who wear large hats, hailed as the finest thing in fashion for many days.
Winter Hay Crops Benefit Soil and Feed Supply
Winter hay crops protect bare land from erosion and feed needs, with legumes lowering fertilizer costs. Farmers expect limited fertilizer spending next season, so building soil humus and organic matter this winter is prudent. Limestone and legumes are valued as key soil builders in North Carolina this season.
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North Carolina
Soybean as Enduring All Purpose Crop Emerges
The soybean may become America’s versatile crop with high value in industrial and agricultural uses. A 400 item collection shows soybeans yield flour bean meal oil and numerous byproducts. Flour group includes bread cakes and infant foods while bean group offers soy sauce sprouts and milk. Meal provides animal feed and industrial uses like dyes lubricants and paints.
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U. S
Americas
Ie Orient
America
Alfalfa Production Declines Across Regions in 1931
Alfalfa output in 1931 reached 81,206000 pounds, about 25 percent below 1030 and 43 percent under 1920, with larger drops in northern districts due to drought. Spring and fall sales were down, exports fell sharply, imports were unusually small as 1931 ended, and stocks remain ample to cover normal needs.
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United States
Fighting Corn Borer Control in Silage Fields
The article explains cutting silage corn lower stalk parts to reduce corn borers, which winter in stubs. It recommends cutting low, removing stubs from fields, plowing under leftovers, or breaking and burning remaining remnants after harrowing.
Agricultural Squibs on Weed Control and Crop Yields
The article notes methods to curb weeds before seeding and improve crop outcomes. It mentions copper sulfate usage for sheep flocks, the favorable feed situation abroad, and a state university test showing Golden Bantam corn outperforming standard varieties. It estimates Australia’s sheep population growth toward 120 million by year’s end and urges poison bait spread for grasshopper control, citing reduced future pest numbers.
Weather to Order by Russian Science Institute
The Russians plan artificial rain and hail suppression work. An institute in Moscow will study weather control using high tension currents to induce rain at chosen times. Experiments claim to reduce hail damage by detonating charges in bellmouth cannons to deflect storms away from crops and populated areas.
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Moscow
Nussia
Galt
Turn About’s Fotr Pity in Madrid Dialogue
Fragmentary dialogue shows Thuen Inmor debating an engagement with Dorothy in Madrid. The line hints at reciprocal actions and a personal ethic, but readable context is limited and no clear plot outcome emerges.
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Madrid
A Very Young Man Loses Heart and Head Alike
A brief aphoristic note reflects on youth and impulse, warning that a young man may lose both judgment and composure when passion takes hold. It presents a moral caution in sharp, aphoristic style.
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New Jersey
Colt's Neck
Texas
Pennsylvania
South Carolinas
Faith
South Dakota
Utah
Idol
Nskip
Littlecrab
Tennessee
Modest Town
Cutips
Hey
Tare
Flagal
Virginia
Old Dominion
Cap
Crabbottom
What Cheer
Promise City
Cotn
Nodaway
Stout
Wick
Iowa
Cad
Deepstep
Dewsroen
Ty Ty
Young Butler
Uncle Sam
Smedhey Butler, Jr
United States Marine
Hving
National Capital
Freesias
Dahtia
Cuerie Nichols
Great
Smoky Mountains
New National Park
By Cherid Nicholas
Or Cherie, Nicholas
Alfalfa Statistics
Oho State University
Columbus
Australia
Ita
Roy
Atury
Regent
Balt Lake
Fern Toltios
West
Gergeson Mountain
Ores & Grartey
Palm Springs
Magellan
Cape Horn
Caps of Good Hope
Byrd
Moatters
Post
Gatty
Biddeford
Maine
Ralph Tabbe
Ovlla Bonthet
Billy
Ano
V'S New
W. Watt
Salt Lake City
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