Navel Orange Industry Roots in Ancient Budding History
The navel orange industry grew from two lower orange trees grafted with seedless Bahai Brazil buds. From 1870 to 1875 these grafts survived and spread across California, now covering 175000 acres. The trees, including a specimen near Riverside, supply thousands of bushels yearly and profit historically.
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Brazil
California
William Saunders
Government
Washington, D. C
Bahai
United States
Riverside
Atlanta Conservatory of Music Summer Session
Atlanta Conservatory of Music announces a summer session in June and July under director GEO. F. LINDER. The school promotes itself as a premier fine arts institution in the South and invites readers to write for a catalogue from Atlanta Georgia.
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Atlanta Conservatory of Music
School of Fine Arts
South
Geo. F. Linder
Mentho Sulphur for itching skin relief and healing
An old advert claims Mentho Sulphur in a cold cream relieves itching from eczema and skin eruptions quickly. It emphasizes germ destroying properties and fast improvement, selling a small jar at drug stores.
Open Air Living as Tuberculosis Prevention Prompts Debate
The piece questions why tuberculosis and other preventable diseases persist despite knowledge of hygiene and sanitation. It argues prevention lies in public and personal choices, vaccination, and living conditions, urging proactive health behavior and personal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Clothing Remittance for Russian Winter Aid
The American Relief Administration reports a dire need for clothing for Russian children and adults to endure the winter. A $20 remittance purchases wool cloth, lining, flannel, muslin, buttons, and thread to outfit one adult or two children, aiding the neediest cases across the country.
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Russia
Charity of
America
American Relief Administration
Haskell
Herbert Hoover
ARA
Hoover
A. R.A
Broadway
New
Prehistoric Woman Bones Found In River Cam Bed
Fossilized remains of a woman from ancient times are being studied in London after a dredger uncovered bones near The Five Miles From Anywhere No Hurry inn on the River Cam. Scientists describe the specimen as a tree-climber with ape-like limbs and a potential full skeleton to recover.
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Cam
London
England
Fenland Inn
Fens
Royal Society
Outbound Street Car Scene Ends With Taxi Fare
A two year old raged through a street car ride causing his parents to abandon the trip. After two blocks he continued his stubborn demands, finally prompting the family to seek a taxi. The scene ended with the boy in his father's arms heading toward Sixth Avenue.
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Darling
Sweetheart
Sixth Avenue
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Caveman's Hearth Reveal Old World Habits
Marett describes a Jer sey cave where twenty feet of Ice Age debris uncovered stone supports for a fire and ashes. Bones indicate woolly rhinoceros reindeer horses ox and deer as diners. Thirteen human teeth and flint knives show primitive eating and tool use.
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Marett
Jersey
Bay of St. Brelaide
Europe
Chinese Bird Lovers and their Pet Birds
Chinese households use birds for food and companionship. Birds provide entertainment as pets. pelicans and cormorants are trained to fish. People train birds to catch seeds tossed in the air and to sing, and they often travel to the countryside to gather grasshoppers for these pets, except in winter.
Intermittent Grandeur and a Mammy Type Butler
A Virginia town tale notes social decline as polite callers are greeted by a large negress of the mammy type who apologizes she must answer the door because the butler has gone to school. The scene underscores faded grandeur and service shortages in aristocratic life.
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Virginia
Adies
Harper’s Magazine
Value of Publicity in a Campaign
Senator Sorghum says an opponent seeks the nomination chiefly for publicity. He doubts the rival believes in victory and notes the candidate accepted to gain attention rather than to win.
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Sorghum
Prevent Disease Measles Warns and Prevention Steps
Measles season runs January to July with peak in April and high child mortality. The article urges vaccination and isolation, describes incubation and contagion, notes Koplik spots, and advises careful hygiene, room ventilation, doctor involvement, and school safeguards. It promotes State Board of Health leaflets for public guidance.
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State Board of Health
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W.L. Darby
J. H. Brethlove
Douglas
V. L. Warpy
Brunswick
Miriam
Lee, Jr
F. W. Darby
Statesboro
Dorothy
Jack
A. P. Darby
Alva Mae
Emily
Percy
Leroy
Lula
Louise Breedlove
J. F. Darby
Eloise
James
Frances
Christelle
Anne
L. H. Darby
Maurine
Hubert
Bill
Sarah
Robert
H. K. Murchison
Howard, Jr
Frank
N. O. Carter
Ruby Darby
Lee Darby
Familly
W. L. Darby
W. R. Oliver
H. C. Reddick
Millen
D. H. Scott
Swainsboro
Green Bragg
Register
A. L. Odom
Lyons
O. L. Hudson
Sandersville
Atlanta
Georgia
Dr.kings Histoveny
Buick
E. L. Meadows
Bernard Herring
Mercer University
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