Local Notes and Community Events Highlight Week
Local notes cover the Robert Whittaker estate auction set for Saturday May 25 at 2 30 PM, and a string of family visits and Mother's Day dinner scenes. A nationwide Allen A sale offers 20 percent off hosieries at Memler's, while Merle Porter funeral attendees come from many towns. A film snippet on Freedom of the Press and Universal’s cast is noted, followed by the Peoria County 4 H corn club with 120 boys entering and seed corn provided by Morgan Brothers and Semesen Jr. field trial shows planned.
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Universal
Peter B. Kyne
Flm
George Melford
Lewis Stone
Marceline Day
Malcolm McGregor
Henry B. Walthall
Robert Emmett
Ross Robineson
Peoria County Farm Bureau
Semesen Jr
Farm Bureau
Morgan Brothers
Galva
French Grove Society Meets May Sixteenth at Oakes Home
The French Grove Improvement and Missionary Society gathers May 16 at Mrs. F M Oakes residence with Mrs. Joe Reed as assistant hostess The program features Harriett Coe in Devotional and topics on Spanish Speaking Americans and South America led by Anna Dimmick and Leila Bodinus Local news notes include W E Carter visiting Peoria and Joe Reed boasting 105 acres planted in three days and two hours plus farm adviser Whisard testing seed corn with S A Kellogg.
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French Grove
Hereford Steers and Livestock Loads Listed
Hereford steers totaling 80 head weigh about 800 pounds. Two loads of yearling cattle, three loads calves, and 90 springer heifers listed by writer Forter, based in Fairfield Iowa.
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Forter
Fairfield
Iowa
Garden Seed List for Season Crops and Varieties
The notice lists seed names for cabbage tomatoes peppers celery and other vegetables. Varieties include early medium and late cabbage Barliana Stone Ponderosa Grand Pacific Jao Baer Beefsteak tomato New York purple eggplant Mango Spanish Early sweet pimento peppers Giant Pascal Golden Plume golden self bleaching celery Garden huckleberry Copenhagen cauliflowers Big Stem Yellow Jersey sweet potatoes and H P Tully.
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New York
Copenhagen
H. P. Tully
Farrow Chix Poultry Yields High Profits, Farmers Say
Farmers across Iowa Wisconsin Indiana Illinois report strong returns from Farrow Chix. Statements include 1500 birds earning money on a 240 acre farm, 425 hens yielding 65 dollars monthly in winter, and 184 pallets delivering eighty dollars monthly from December to July. Some report egg profits and daily outputs, with a note to request a free catalog and prices before ordering.
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Ka Dunlap
Iowa
Otto Husett
Wisconsin
A. D. Miller
Carl Buergler
Indiana
J. Ingram
Illinois
T. Farrow
Peoria
Grass Grown in India to Make Match Sticks
A British India report notes Surya grass being used to make match sticks at Sholapur. Grass is cut to two inch lengths, boiled, dipped in a chemical mix, dried, and packed in boxes. Materials are cheap and matches sell for 26 cents a gross.
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India
Sholapur
Burma
Reed decoys used by Native Americans before Columbus
Field and Stream notes that Indigenous peoples in America used reed decoy ducks to hunt waterfowl long before Columbus. Reed models shaped like ducks were feathered to mimic real birds, with archaeological finds of arrowheads nearby suggesting extensive decoy hunting on dried lake beds in Nevada.
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Columbu
West Indies
America
Joel Barber
Ale
Nevada
Thi
Understanding Majority and Plurality in Elections
A candidate can win by plurality without a majority. Plurality equals the margin by which the top vote getter leads the next, not the share of total votes. For example, in a 10,000 vote race with 4,000, 3,500, and 2,500 votes, the winner has a plurality of 500 but no majority.
Late-Hour Car Talk Among Neighbors
In a late night exchange Mrs. O'Brow notes her husband’s car is the latest model, while Mrs. Cutter confirms neighbors gossip that the car is out every night, signaling a recurring habit.
Flying Fish Setstle Point Long Disputed Flight Debate
A flying fish on the deck of the Aquitania, 40 feet above water, reportedly proves a true heavier-than-air lift by beating its wings to rise from the sea. The event settles years of debate whether flying fish glide or fly with powered wing motion, marking a historic first in natural history.
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Aquitania
Annals of
Natural History
Lost Property Folly Across Transport and Trade
A reflection on forgotten items in large institutions. Railroads stop parcel racks to curb lost property. Post office officials warn about undelivered mail and valuables in custody. Cities hold land with unclear ownership, including a multi million dollar Liverpool dock.
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Postfice
Washington
Liverpool
England
Albinos From Darien Brought To New York In 1924
Three men described as white Indians from Darien were taken to New York for examination by noted anthropologists and ethnologists. While opinions differ, most scholars lean to the conclusion they are albinos or pecndo-albinos, sharing only color with the San Blas Indians and showing no Caspian blood. The rarity of albinism in Darien makes the finding surprising, but no other explanation seems plausible.
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Daries
New York
Marsh
San Blas
Indiana
Darien
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