Wealth-Seeker Fitzhugh Impresses City Financial Elite
Fitzhugh’s grand gamble pays off with a near hundred thousand dollars as Quigg’s mail order scam is shut down by authorities. Hunt warns of danger and vows support, while Symington Otis vectors into the scene to meet the rising financier in Chicago’s demanding market.
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Haki
Fitzhugh
Quigg
Peevy
Uncle Sam
Hunt
Burton's
Burton
Mr. Fitzhugh
New York
New York Directory
New York Blue Book
New York Social Register
New York Business Directory
Fitzhughs
Aaron
Zizah
George
Chicago
Symington Otis
Board of Trade
Otis
Hunt Otis
Dan
Bank of England
Wealth and Deception in Wheat Pit Entanglement
In a Chicago scene Fitzhugh, an ambitious broker, seeks Otis's backing to crush a bull clique in the wheat pit. Otis hosts a dinner and tests Fitzhugh with a detailed market briefing and stark boasts of relentless study and power. The tense power play hints at past threats and a looming financial gambit.
Community Gardening Competitions Offer Local Engagement
A department of agriculture circular outlines how to run fair neighborhood horticultural shows. It covers scope, entry classification, hall layout, judging points, and prize setup to boost interest in vegetables fruits and flowers while fostering neighborly ties and community spirit.
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Department of Agriculture
Plans for Beetle Control At Riverton Conference
Officials from the United States Department of Agriculture and New Jersey Agriculture Department met at Riverton to outline plans to control and suppress the Japanese beetle. The plan includes soil poisoning with sodium cyanid in infested areas, netting to capture beetles, a one mile wide poisoned vegetation band, road clearance, weed control, and parasite introduction from Japan. An entomology bureau agent is in Japan to assist, with 1920 operations guiding large scale efforts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Riverton
Japan
Bureau of Entomology
Protect Trees From Swine In Young Plantings
Very young trees can be protected from damage by hogs by providing rubbing posts and keeping the hogs free from lice. The animals will not rub against the trees if they are free from vermin. A good hog oiler is a great help in this case.
Market Stations of Value
Market stations of value describe bureau of markets branches in major cities linked to Washington. They circulate vital news by wire and mail and process raw materials into market reports and press articles for public benefit. Station men operate from market activity dawn to dusk and possess technical training in production or marketing.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Timothy is Low in Protein as a Feed
Timothy hay dominates US hay production yet offers low dietary protein for livestock farmers especially dairymen. It is less digestible for most animals, palatable mainly to horses, and can cause constipation. It yields less than clover or alfalfa and harms soil fertility, leaving little commendation overall.
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United States
Save Old Farm Machinery
Farm machinery should be carefully dismantled when discarded to salvage usable parts. Braces gear wheels bolts and nuts can be reused on other machines or for other purposes. Store the movable pieces in the shed or workshop before rust sets in for handy future use.
Seven Wonders From Ancient Times To The Modern World
Uncle Dudley explains how lists of seven wonders evolve across eras. He notes ancient wonders include pyramids and the colossus while medieval lists cover Rome and the Great Wall, and moderns feature wireless, telephone, airplane, radar, antiseptic, and X rays.
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Dudley
Boston Globe
John Elliot
New Orleans
Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Pyramids
Egypt
Pharos
Feyort
Babylon
Diana
Ephesus
Jupiter
Phidias
Arterisia
Halicarnassus
Rhodes
Rome
Alexandria
Great Wall
China
Stonehenge
Disa
Nanking
St. Sophia
Constantinople
Woolworth
Eiffel Tower
Degree of Tire Doctor at Akron school expands capacity
An Akron tire firm runs a popular tire repair school issuing diplomas after completing a rigorous program. The institution, averaging 35 graduates monthly since last August, will double its capacity. Courses cover tire construction, repair methods, fabrics, air bags, vulcanizing machines, and common trouble sources taught by seasoned factory and retail instructors.
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Akron
Air Photography and High Altitude Aerial Cameras
Air photography evolves with altitude as cameras must cope with hazy views at low heights and clear depictions from thousands of feet. The latest aero cameras reach six feet in length and require delicate adjustments, held by side handles and rested on the aircraft edge due to their heavy weight.
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Aera
New York Shoe Dealer Uses Clever Price Prank
A New York shoe dealer plans a humorous sales stunt by placing varied priced shoes in his window with signs like 4, 5 and 86 dollars. When customers enter and request a specific shoe, he tells them the price applies to a single shoe, not the pair, risking loss of customers and bad press.
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New York
Nature Kind to Snake
A queer African snake species lives on eggs and has a tooth like spike on its backbone behind the head tipped with enamel. When swallowing an egg the shell is broken by the spike as the egg moves down the gullet, preserving all fluid contents.
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Purple Dreams
F.G. Browne & Co
la Salle Street
Kathleen Otis
Grange
Triumph Group
Burbank Group
ARK Russ SE
Michigan
Boston
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