Live at Home program promotes self sufficiency in farms
The extension service backed by Governor Morrison and State Superintendent E C Brooks rolled out a Live at Home program. Nearly 200000 blank forms were mailed to teachers for distribution to rural schools and meetings. Ten household and farm goals guide farmers toward independence including corn and hay, year round garden, dairy, poultry, Orchard upgrades, soil enrichment, club enrollment, home conveniences, and beautification with a passing certificate possible.
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State College
Department of Agriculture
Kilgore
Cameron Morrison
E. C. Brooks
University News
North Carolina group urges nationwide school physical education mandate
The North Carolina Physical Education Society adopts resolutions urging that all schools make physical education compulsory and that dangerous phases in athletics be removed. They call for medical exams for contestants, sportsmanship emphasis, and broader opportunities for youth recreation across the state.
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North Carolina Physical Education Society
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Teachers Association
Cach
North Carolina Girls’ High School Athletic League
Vaughn Lloyd
Hathaway
R. H. Latham
State Department of Education
State Teachers Association
North Carolina Educational Magazine
Farm credit in North Caro why negroes rarely ever
A Monroe Enquirer item quotes Mr J W Pressly of Marshville on why Negroes allegedly avoid appendicitis. He claims they use castor oil inside and out to stay healthy, a view echoed by a local druggist who calls castor oil one of the best lubricants and suggests higher cost would curb its popularity.
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North Caro
Monroe Enquirer
J. W. Pressly
Marshville Township
Mr. Pressly
Farm Credit and Bank Relations for North Carolina Farmers
Kilgore outlines federal credit expansion and its costs, based on a 1921 NC survey by F R Yoder H S Beardsley and A J Honeycutt. Findings show banks supply limited short term credit with high rates from stores, and suggest forming credit unions and closer banker-farmer contact to shift reliance to banks while increasing legumes and livestock to cut expensive merchant credit.
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B. W. Kilgore
North Carolina
State Division of Markets
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Federal Departments of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture
F. R. Yoder
H .S. Beardsley
A. J. Honeycutt
Alphabet and Then Some
Critics complain about long words in modern writing yet celebrate revival of archaic terms. The piece cites Shakespeare and Shenstone noting ponderous coinages like floecinandinhilipilification, a term for estimating as worthless, and claims it exceeds the alphabet in length.
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Shenstone
Columbia State
Woman Overcomes Nervous Indigestion with Black-Draught
Mrs. Alonzo Ford of Biloxi Mississippi credits Thedford s Black-Draught liver medicine with easing a year long nervous indigestion. She describes severe stomach trouble, nights of laxative reliance, and a lifeless complexion. After using the remedy she reports improved liver function, less pain, and the ability to stop nightly dosing. Her mother later tried it with similar relief and both say they would not be without it.
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Biloxi
Miss
Alonzo Ford
Clay Street
Victims of Shipwreck May Walk Ocean to Safety
A one man life saving device described in Popular Mechanics uses two pontoons sliding in a frame to let shipwreck victims stand and move toward land. The Leviathan will carry the strongest radio gear afloat, six times more powerful than typical steamships, enabling nonstop links to points 3,000 miles away.
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U. S
Judge Knox Voids Dry Law Provision On Medical Access
Judge Knox questions the Harrison act prescription restrictions citing the need for physicians to access habit forming drugs in proper cases. He argues that restricting liquor in medical practice oversteps Congress and hinders patients from receiving needed remedies. The ruling emphasizes medicine and right to adequate drug supply for public use.
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Knox
Harrison
Congress
Court declares Volstead Act limit on prescriptions void
A judge rules that restricting physicians to prescribing only one pint of intoxicating liquor is unconstitutional. The decision allows greater quantities for proper medical treatment when justified by the ailment, signaling a potential shift in enforcement of internal-use liquor regulations.
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Congress
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