Government scientists curl pigs tails and study pipe corn
Government scientists at Beltsville Maryland report that adding antibiotics to the diet of runty pigs can trigger rapid growth, though normal pigs gain little. They caution against replacing good feed practices. Separately, work with Missouri Experiment Station aims to breed better pipe corn to improve cob pipe production, hoping to boost cob yields on fewer acres.
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Ovida
Martin Ted
W. Gton
Beltsville
Missouri Experiment Station
Department
Agricultural Research Administration
Missouri
Last Inhabitant of Ghost Town Phenix Dies
Phenix B C native Liam Henry Bambury, the town’s last resident, died at age 42 after decades in the once thriving mining settlement famed for copper ore. He buried in a hillside cemetery near the old mine, as the town’s empty streets and collapsed houses linger in memory.
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Oenix
B. C
Phenix
Liam Henry Bambury
Adolf Sercu
Bam
British Columbia
Portsmouth
England
Canadian Pacific
Trail
B C
Glory
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Phoenix
U. S&s
Vancouver
Strength For The Day by Carl L. Douglas
Carl L Douglas argues daily aims shape character and warns against letting wealth status or pleasure become the main goal. He suggests that noble ends require purposeful effort and that pursuits focused on material gains fail to satisfy deeper aspirations.
The Golden Touch Tale and a Life Worthy of Work
A man seeks wealth by turning objects to gold with a touch and succeeds briefly. Food becomes gold in his mouth and his daughter turns to a living statue when he kisses her. The tale warns that chasing wealth at all costs ruins life and values.
Youthful Heroine Saves Friend From Icy Pool
Ansonville Ontario 11 year old Rose Lariviere pulled her 9 year old friend Ronald Filia-trault from an icy pool. She and other children wrapped him in blankets to warm him. The dramatic rescue highlights quick thinking and courage by youths in the community.
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Ansonville
Ont
Rose Lariviere
Ronald Filiatrault
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King of
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