Senator Johnson Admits Authorship Of California Letter
Washington reports Senator Hiram Johnson acknowledged authorship of a Europe written letter about the 1924 political outlook. He attacked alleged burglary of his private correspondence and urged that California Republicans view the incident as a contest invitation. The letter praised progressives and noted Johnson’s potential presidential candidacy yet doubts about Harding.
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Washbington
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
Europe
Charles K. McClatchy
Sacramento
McClatchy
Albert E. Boyndon
San Francisco
Republican State Committee
Andy Lawrence
Chicago
The
Journal
Herbert Hoover
Lawrence
Boynton
MecClathey
McGlathey
Senator
Harding
Object of Greatest Administration in the Republic
A fragmentary collage notes admiration for a woman who works hard and manages her daughter’s piano lesson. It then shifts to Haiti’s fishing methods and imports, and ends with a quip on divorce costs in Russia. The tone mixes aphorisms,杂乱 observations, and street sarcasm.
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Republic
Buffalo Evening Times
Haiti
Russia
Egyptian girls wed young in Tutankhamen era
A historical note describes early marriages in ancient Egypt with girls wed before fourteen, women becoming mothers by fifteen, grandmothers by thirty, and aged by forty among lower classes, reflecting social aging norms of the period.
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Tutankhamen
Review of Farm Power Film On Tractor Use And Alternatives
A new USDA film compares farm power options including tractors and animal power. It notes farm size and land grade guide choice, advising small or rough terrain farms toward horses or mules while larger flat terrain could favor tractors. The ox is also shown in regional use, and prints are available through the department.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South
Control Chinch Bugs Migrating to Cornfields
Extension entomologist Ernest E. Scholl outlines field methods to stop chinch bugs moving into corn or sorghum. Use deep plowing to create a barrier, drag dust in furrows, and pour coal oil into insect havens. Apply road oil via wheel furrows and kill bugs on green-cut corn. Use contact sprays on valuable crops.
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Ernest E. Scholl
Oklahoma
M. College
Paper Bags Protect Grapes From Pests and Disease
The University of Missouri advises using paper bags on grape bunches half grown to shield fruit from fungi birds and wasps. Bags do not affect ripening and, with timely placement, minimize damage while keeping costs and labor low.
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University of Missouri College of Agricultre
Grafting Wax Care for Scion Treatment
Growers often graft scions but see poor growth or wilt later due to drying scions and faulty wax. After several weeks inspect the wax for holes or pockets and smooth or reapply a more liquid wax to seal gaps.
Cucumber Beetles Hit Spreading Vine Crops In Gardens
Cucumber beetles with bright stripes invade many gardens attacking young vine crops. The guide recommends using repel lent, lime or wood ashes, turpentine or crude carbolic acid mixed into dry dust, and dusting frequently with a perforated tin can or commercial dusting machines.
For Rent and Sale Notices Across Community Real Estate
Multiple classified items list rental opportunities including furnished and unfurnished dwellings at 119 Peyton St and 114 North Market St, a seven room flat at 13 W Piccadilly, plus a new brick dwelling. Also listed are a 74 acre farm 20 miles NW of Winchester near Reynolds Store with improvements and water, and various sales from flowers to radio tubes.
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Winchester
Reynolds Store
Cc. C. Shirley
Reynolds
W. Piccadilly St
Hansbrough and Carter
Norfolk and Western Schedule June 17 1938
Railroad timetable listing trains from Berryville through Shenandoah, Roanoke, and intermediate stations. Includes Pullman parlor and sleeper cars, dining car Shenandoah, connections at Roanoke to Memphis and at Shenandoah Junction to Washington, with local and express trains to Hagerstown Bristol Philadelphia New York. References agents H. H. Burks Berryville and W. C. Saunders Roanke.
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Berryv
Roanoke
Bristol
Pullman
Broiler
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Welch
Nortom
Pullman Sleeper
Williamson
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Pullman Sileeper
New York
H. H. Burks
Berryville
W. C. Saunders
Pass
Roanke, Va
Hope Fades as Anthracite Strike Looms September First
A semi official notice from Atlantic City indicates the federal government will not intervene further to prevent a coal mine shutdown on September 1. Negotiations between mine operators and the miners union broke off Tuesday leaving the industry on the brink of a stoppage next week. James Marks of the United Mine Workers spoke with Mr Lewis amid rumors of representation for soft coal interests, but Lewis said the discussion focused on district finances, not the anthracite dispute.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Miners’ Union
United States Coal Commission
James Marks
United Mine Workers
Central Pennsylvania
Lewis
Marks
Operators Stay In Atlantic City Amid Wage Dispute
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers scale committee intend to remain in Atlantic City at least until the end of the week to press for a $2 daily wage rise for all clay mine workers and a 20 percent boost in piece rates for coal mining. The anthracite operators cling to the current scale and seek arbitration on all issues with the union.
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Atlantic City
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mr. Lewis
Child on Floor Talks to Dolly About God and Self Care
A Brookline girl speaks to her doll recalling a transcript line about Heavenly Father caring for them if they are good. She admits not always being good and concludes they must take care of themselves.
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Brookline
Dolly
Blossom horn linked to Jenner find at Royal College
Readable fragment notes a silver-mounted cow horn named Blossom at the British Royal College of Physicians. It is tied to Jenner and the discovery of vaccination, suggesting historic artifacts and ties to medical history.
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Roeyal College of
Jenner
Entering the Sore and Yellow in Morning and Spring
Excerpted reflections praise early deeds and tastes noting awakening, health, and nature. Thoreau and Hazlitt are cited on intellectual company. A humorous Boston Evening Transcript quip about a dress hackneyed as worn halves comments on fashion and misperception.
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Thoreau
Unfinished Work Inspires Witty Writer Quote
A Boston writer quips that nothing is sadder than work left unfinished while noting the alternative of work never begun. The brief remark captures a dry, literary mood.
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Boston
Woman of Anglet Takes Vow to Speak
In Anglet in the Pyrenees a woman has taken a vow to speak no word until a specified condition is met, a vow that draws attention from locals and adds mystery to the small coastal town.
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Anglet
France
Pyrenees
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