Farmers Rules for Success and Culture Wars
The column highlights John Linster of Elm Grove Farm as an example of prudent farming: live within means, avoid debt until income is secure, track every cent, and value trade knowledge. It also challenges anti Jewish prejudice by praising Jewish contributions and discusses laws and language with emphasis on practicality and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Collisson
Minneapolis Tribune
Charlie Collisson
John Linster
Elm Grove Farm
Northfield
Minn
Wisconsin
Hitler
Germany
House of Rothschild
George Arliss
Why Liquid Laxatives Do You No Harm
The dose of a liquid laxative can be measured and regulated to fit individual needs. It forms no habit and mild forms do not irritate the kidneys. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is an approved safe liquid laxative based on senna. It helps a perfect movement with no discomfort and does not cause dependency.
Family Buggy Called Purely American Vehicle
Washington notes that the family buggy is an distinctly American invention in overland travel. Dr. Carl W. Mitman of the Smithsonian explains that post Revolutionary roads forced new travel devices and that the buggy emerged ca 1820 as a four wheeled miniature wagon with crosswise springs. The inventor remains unknown. My doctor put me on a diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl W. Mitman
Arts and Industries
Smithsonian Institution
Mitman
Europe
Texas Faces One Hundred Fifty Lockjaw Deaths Each Year
Dr. John W. Brown cites about 150 annual tetanus deaths in Texas often from minor wounds. He explains symptoms include jaw stiffness and convulsions triggered by noise, with puncture wounds like nails or thorns posing highest risk. Prevention relies on cleaning wounds and anti tetanus serum after punctures. Incubation ranges six to fourteen days and outcomes vary by onset speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
John W. Brown
Man
Born marksmen claimed by heredity at Oregon University
Psychological studies from Oregon University suggest at least 80 percent of skilled marksmen owe their ability to heredity rather than rifle practice. A method is proposed to identify a naturally gifted shooter before any gun use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon University
Actress publicity stunts spark debate after fatal incident
A remark about film stars chasing attention is tied to a recent death. The exchange notes how far celebrities will go for publicity and references a performer who died, prompting discussion on media sensationalism.
Cannibal Custom in New Guinea Explained by Explorer
Portland explorer Amos Burg reports that New Guinea tribes practice cannibalism with traded “old ladies” for meals. He notes the system avoids tribe clashes by exchanging mothers in law or grandmothers from different tribes for dinner. Burg traveled 30,000 miles aboard various vessels during his East Indies journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Orc
New Guinea
Amos Burg
East Indies
Burg
National Geographic Guest Yacht Camargo With Fleischmann
The yacht Camargo visits as a guest of Julius Fleischmann and serves as a representative for the National Geographic Society, highlighting collaboration between private patrons and a major scientific organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camargo
Julius Fleischmann
National Geographic Society
Knowles Leaves $100 000 Bequest to Local Methodist Church
J A Knowles of Kilgore has established a memorial for his late wife Mary Josephine Knowles as a $100000 bequest to the Methodist Episcopal Church South with Rev L Bowman Craven as pastor. Twenty percent of the income funds the Kilgore church, the rest supports superannuated ministers in the Texas conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore
J. A. Knowles
Mary Josephine Knowles
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
L. Bowman Craven
Texas Conference
Magnesium Alloys Lighter and Stronger Than Aluminum
Magnesium alloys are described as lighter and still strong and workable, with a claim that they weigh about one third less than aluminum. The note emphasizes the potential for lighter, strong materials in manufacturing.
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Atlantic
Church
Harry Fosdick
New York
Berlin
Rumpler Company
Irina Alexandrovna
London
Moving Picture
Rasputin
U. S
U.S
Marksman
Whitewright
Methodist Church
Frank D. Layman
Whitewright, Texas
O. L
Pig) Jones
The
Whitewright Sun
Business Man
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