Corn is King in American History and Iowa leads
The piece extols corn as a central American symbol and notes Illinois historical tribute by a governor. It compares state production, naming Iowa as top corn state with nearly 11 million acres and about 400 million bushels, Nebraska second, Kansas fourth, and Illinois third. It highlights cultural ties, poetry, and the enduring mythos around corn.
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United States
Union
North American
West Indies
New World
Europe
America
Massasoit
IlInois
Trowa
Nebraska
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Ray W. Lockard
George Hamilton
Edward Itiley
Illinois
Kansas
Ellen Palmer Allerton
Wisconsin
Hamlin
Kan
King Cobra Health Check At London Zoo
Keepers at the London Zoo perform a medical check on a king cobra using a snake stick to open jaws and swab the mouth with antiseptic. The venom of a king cobra can kill an elephant. a short sighted cobra could mistake an elephant trunk for a snake. The hamadryad's cage has a grille over the inspection window to prevent leaps at keepers.
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Bet
Hamadryad
London
Friendship's Elements and Tenderness in Truth
A concise quotation note highlighting Emerson's view that friendship rests on two sovereign elements: truth and tenderness. The line asserts no priority between them, suggesting both are essential components of genuine friendship. This card preserves the original sentiment without embellishment.
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Eiither
Emerson
Not Family English The English walnut origin note
The English walnut is not native to England. It originates in the mountains of Greece and traces to Persia and Afghanistan.
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England
Greece
Persia
Afghanistan
Veteran Placer Miner Finds Massive Black Hills Nugget
John E B Perrett, a seasoned placer miner, unearthed a ten ounce gold nugget on Potato Creek west of Spearfish. Valued at $250, the specimen reportedly measures over four inches long and is described as the purest nugget found in the Black Hills. Perrett, resident for 46 years, notes miners also wash out tin, tantalum, copper, tungsten, and mica for grub stake.
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John EB. Perrett
Potato Creek
Spearfish, & C
Omaha World Herald
Black Hills
Perrett
Pathos in Passing of Old-Time Family Album
The London Sunday Times laments the decline of ancestor worship and the fading custom of keeping a family album. It warns of moral decay and notes how memories of sisters and cousins once saved men from vice, while suggesting modern thieves would be deterred less by memory of Great-Uncle Robert.
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London Sunday Times
Tyne
Susan
Jimmy
Robert
Old Maid Insurance Claims Enter Europe Hardly Legal
Insurance fad spreads to Europe with policies for women who fail to secure husbands. Paris and London inquiries rise as a London firm insures a glass eye for a woman at 1.85 dollars per year, paying 15.75 dollars if damaged. Polaire, famed as The Ugliest Woman on the Stage, holds a policy payable if she becomes beautiful.
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Europe
Paris
London
Polaire
King George Name Mystery Sparks Family Quip
In a playful exchange, King George's illness prompts questions about the monarch's name. James asks the last name, the mother hints at a longer tale, and the promise is kept the next day when William reveals a paper headline claiming George V Rallies.
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King George
James
Brother William
George V
First County Agent J L Stallings Pioneered Farm Work
Smith County Texas mourns the death of J L Stallings the first county farm demonstration agent in America. Appointed in 1906 his pioneering work laid the groundwork later carried on by more than 2400 county agents nationwide.
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J. L. Stallings
Smith County
Texas
America
That's Different Quote Exchange in Cincinnati Enquirer
A brief newspaper quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer contrasts liberal views with restraint, noting a man who is liberal in his opinions but not too liberal in language or behavior. The exchange reflects era casual wit about political and social attitudes.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Pink Salt and health products sale notice
Postpaid pink salt boxed at 2.25 with free booklet by ROSH BALATORIUM CO Rome City Indiana. FOR SALE Film exchange and outdoor ad business for sale due to sickness. RECTOR FILM SERVIE Champaign MI. Learn Nursing Accredited School. DISTRICT MANAGERS NEEDED to organize salve force. Deluxe Recording Tablet big commissions. SALES MANAGER Minneapolis address 620 Gateway Bldg. Minnesota.
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Rosh Balatorium CO
Rome City
Ind
Rector Film Servie
Champaign
Gateway Bldg
Minneapolis
Minn
Come to Think of It What Did It Matter
A Los Angeles Times quote recounts William Burnell, a major California contractor, arguing that people are suited to certain work while recalling an anecdote about a national park waitress who dismissed trying to classify fruit by taste. The piece frames attitudes during debates over an anti Mexican labor bill in Sacramento.
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Legisature
Saacramento
William Burnell
California
National Park
Los Angeles Times
Steering Ships by Echoes Fathometer aids safe navigation
The fathometer measures water depth by timing electric echoes enabling navigating officers to pilot accurately in darkness or fog as well as in daylight and clear weather.
Evan Fuller Graduates West Union High School Unscathed
Evan Fuller completed his West Union high school education without any absence or tardy record after entering first grade. The milestone marks a flawless attendance and punctuality history through all grades.
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Evan Fuller
West Union (Flown
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Nilus
Iona
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Jovian
Evry Land
Arwatrer Kent
Spart
American Hospital
Irving Lark
Chicago
CENOL
Bran
P. Co
Plywood Products Company
W. Polk St
Mfg Co
Toth St
W. H. Hostelley & CO
Fairmount Ave
Philadelphia
EL Alden
Park Row Bldg
New York City
Cutic Ease CO
Baltimore
Germany
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