Test Questions Show Varies IQ Across Jobs
A Chicago reporter tested 38 people from policemen to students with questions on history and geography. Seven answered all correctly and the average rose to 67 percent with high school graduates performing best. The piece notes confusion on America's discovery date and Miles Standish memory.
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Miles Standish
America
Siam
West Indies
China
Plymouth Rock
New Hampshire
Maine
University of Chicago
United States
Liam
James Watt
Manila
Cuba
Capt
John Smith
Plymouth Bock
Jamaica
Northwestern University
Love and Life in Wyoming Oil Fields Murder Trial
A sensational Wyoming murder trial centers on Albert Lampitt accused of killing rival Harry Foight and four bunkhouse tenants with an infernal machine in Grass Creek oil field. Grace Lee, Foight’s fiancée, and Lampitt’s alleged motive arc as the case unfolds before the Criminal Court.
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Asin
Wyo
Wyoming
Albert Lampitt
Harry Foight
Grace Lee
Foight
Lampitt
Grass Creek
Feight
New Government Steamboats Signal Mississippi Trade Push
A fleet of four 265 foot government boats named Iowa Missouri Minnesota and Illinois appeared on the upper Mississippi from St Louis toward St Paul to reopen navigation to the Gulf. Built at Stillwater at a cost of 350000 each the vessels carry cargo barges and will serve as propulsion machinery with no cargo onboard. If successful the route could link St Paul or Minneapolis with the Gulf of Mexico and revive regional commerce.
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Stillwater
St. Croix
Mississippi
St. Louis
Gulf
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Illinois
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Gulf of Mexico
Back to Nature and the Simple Life in Sabbatia Lake Woods
AUNTON MASS A couple, Carl and Margaret Sutter, live frugally in a one room shack by Sabbatia lake north of Taunton. They spend about six dollars weekly with no rent or utilities while earning fifteen to twenty dollars per week trapping fur bearing animals. Carl once earned up to 120 dollars weekly as a shoe cutter.
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Aunton
Mass
Nature
Carl Sutter
Sutters
Sabbatia Lake
Taunton
Margaret Sutter
Sutter
Poultry Mixes for Farm Profit and Local Conditions
Agricultural guidance notes that farm poultry should fit local streams, ponds, and terrain. It explains turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, and pigeons as complementary to hens, detailing feeding, habitat needs, and market potential for each type.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Turkey
Milk Campaigns Raise Milk Use Across States and Cities
The U S Department of Agriculture and state colleges report milk consumption rose 3.5 to 35 percent across 11 states 15 cities and 4 counties with an average increase of 15 percent. Nutrition clinics improved child health and undernourishment fell from 30 to 15 percent in Kansas City after education on health habits and milk daily, amid campaigns in many cities and counties nationwide.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Ular
Madison
Wis
Wheeling
W. Va
Seattle
Wash
Greenville
S. C
Akron
Calf Housing Space and Pen Options
Calves under six months require twenty to twenty-five square feet of floor space per animal excluding mangers. Individual pens are feasible but costly. pens for four to five calves are satisfactory if calves are stanchioned during feeding.
Pigs Should Be Treated For Worms After Weaning
Instruction urges worm treatment for piglets immediately after weaning with a possible second dose after two weeks. After treatment, pasture on alfalfa clover or rape with grain aid keeps pigs thrifty, reducing worm trouble. Proper timing makes hogs reasonably free from worms.
Like His Verse Remains A Poem On A Fiancee
A fragment shows a speaker describing a poem as a portrait of his fiancée. Another voice laments the fiancé's condition, remarking she must limp terribly. The exchange suggests a personal, tender scene about love and hardship.
Women Suffer Kidney Trouble Find Relief in Swamp Root
Thousands of women learn kidney and bladder issues may underlie their health problems. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims to restore kidney health and alleviate back pain, headaches, and irritability. Send ten cents to Dr Kilmer for a sample bottle. medium and large bottles sold at drug stores.
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Kilmer
What's in a Name Knicker-What Is This Peace Dollar
A New York Herald item notes playful misnamings for coins and gifts, suggesting a peace dollar labeled as a knicker or bocker and joking about giving one to a wife as a misnomer.
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Bocker
New York Herald
Delightful Sugarberry Tree Mistaken for Corot
An artist visiting Alabama admires a lone meadow tree and declares it a Corot. A priviledged old servant corrects that it is merely a sugarberry tree, highlighting a clash of art and reality in a Southern setting.
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New York
Alabama
Corot
Mistis
Cuticura Talcum Powder Advertisement Summary
Advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented economical powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It touts the product as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum and claims it renders other perfumes superfluous.
Buyer’s Bold Offer Sparks Car Sale Bid
In a cartoonish sales scene a salesman extols a “beautiful” bus while a wary buyer counteroffers. The buyer proposes: purchase the little needed fix and throw in the car, noting prior experience with second-hand machines. The exchange highlights shop talk and wary optimism in a prewar style sales pitch.
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Nie Tate
Cartoons Magazine
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Bayer
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