Farm Radios Rise Rapidly Across United States
The Department of Agriculture reports 1,252,126 farms now have radio sets, a 426 percent rise since 1925, led by New York and Indiana with thousands of sets. Farmers favor talk over music, seek weather and market updates, and want clearer education programs, shorter talks, and regular scheduling.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
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Missouri
Nebraska
Ilinois
Ohio
Kansas
Utah
Sam Pickard
Radio Service
Weather Bureau
Theederal Bureau of
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Secith
Mr. Mekard
Overcrowding and radio fans clash with traffic issues
The piece contrasts crowded streets and congested highways with rising car sales and keen public interest in mobility. It notes some radio enthusiasts abandon sets or risk aerial tinkering amid traffic noise and warnings, while practical drivers press on through hazard and heterodyne whistles, hoping long term gains payoff.
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Brive
The Patched Stockings Reunite Past Lovers At Supper
Mira Sanford repairs worn stockings for her daughter Margaret while quietly yearning for Herbert Dean, a former friend, who returns from years away and shares a kiss of rekindled love. Margaret schemes to impress him with a lavish lifestyle, but the evening's tension centers on Mira and Herbert reconnecting.
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Margaret
Mira
Miry
Mira Sanford
Mirna
Herbert. Dean
Joe
Jane
Herbert Dean
Merbert Dean
Mr. Dean
Gerbert
Tve
Jor
Perseverance Turns Failure into Success Across History
A compact essay argues that many great figures such as Verdi and Gray transformed early failures into lasting achievement. It emphasizes that temporary setbacks are common and that learning from mistakes strengthens resolve. The author urges observing others' rebound strategies to build morale and pursue continued effort.
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Verdi
Milan Conservatory
Italy
Gray
Fathfinder Muagaalne
Throwing the Shoe Custom Across Nations and Weddings
The shoe tossing tradition dates back ages and spans many lands. In England and elsewhere people throw shoes for luck at weddings or as couples depart for their journey, and Yorkshire whalers witness wives tossing shoes as ships depart port.
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England
Yorkshire
Raymond Anderson Receives Lenient Sentence in Hartford Court
In Hartford Connecticut police court Raymond Anderson faced speeding penalties. Asked to speak, he stammered and blurted out a joking remark about finances and marriage. Judge Schutz suspended judgment citing pecuniary considerations.
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Raymond Anderson
Hartford
Conn
Schutz
Burning Ballet at Paris Court 1393 Snuffs Monarch
A historical note recounts the Burning Ballet at Charles VI's court on January 29 1393 in Parla. Four nobles dressed in resin-soaked gowns with tow ignited when a torch neared. A quick act by a woman wrapping the king in her gown’s train saved him, but the shock proved fatal for the monarch.
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Charles VI
Parla
Charles
Duke of Orleans
Kings
Kungys City Star
Bell Ans Halts Over Acidity Digestive Ailments
Ad advertises Bell An s for indigestion gas belching heartburn and related disorders. Claims 80 years of use and tests. Mentions price two bits and 75 cents per package and sample offer through Bell Co Luc Orangeburg New York.
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Lo Bell & Co
Luc
Orangeburg
Unusual 514-ounce egg found by Maine market clerk
A South Portland market clerk weighed a massive egg at 514 ounces then broke it open to reveal a second egg inside. The smaller inner egg remained unbroken as curiosity was satisfied.
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South
Portland
Maine
Fragmented Quotes From Ancient Voices and Modern Feels
A jumble of quoted lines references Hi Ho of Chinatown the Washington Star hopes ancestors be revered while a Gazette comment mocks poetry about flowers as life and death themes surface through brief, odd phrases about attempts and anticipated pleasures.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Old Folks Need a Mild Laxative Not a Physic
Aimed at readers past fifty, the note promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, nongriping laxative for regular bowel movements. It claims it is harmless, pleasant to take, and offers a free sample bottle from Monticello Illinois.
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Monticello
Illinois
Dr Caldwell's SYRUP PEPSIN Advertisement Fragment
Fragment from an old newspaper promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin mentions famous quotes about opinion and change. It reads like an editorial aside with a Cicero reference and a remark on domestic rats in a fit and a sudden man.
Not a great deal on the important question says Sorghum
Senator Sorghum remarks that he will listen to promiscuous opinions and laments a shift from the responsible speaker to a supposed woolence in this brief public exchange about the pivotal question.
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Senator Sorghum
Woolence
No Charge in Jail for Mose in Slang Quote Origin
A garbled Los Angeles Times note quotes a jail scene with a refrain No charge everyting am free as a social gag. The fragment references historical peace as men toil to meet wartime expenses and contrasts with a Poston Herald remark on detours and a man of strong convictions.
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Poston Herald
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