William Whipple a Sea Captain to Revolutionary Leader
William Whipple of New Hampshire, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, rose from youthful naval command to lead troops at Saratoga and Stillwater. He served in the Continental Congress, the Provincial Congress, and as Brigadier General. Whipple later held financial and judicial roles until his death in November 1785.
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William Whipple
New Hampshire
Philadelphia
America
Portsmouth
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Connecttcut
Wyoming
Scientific Methods for Growing Orchids Explored
Orchid cultivation is advanced by U S botanists using seed culture in gas enriched flasks. Seeds require carbon dioxide moisture and precise day night temperatures around 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Plants stay in flasks a year then move to pots, flowering after five or six years, with gas controlled warmth protecting delicate young stock.
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United States
Flower Kingdom
Tropics
Odd Name Combinations in a Curious Family Ledger
The list presents strange and humorous name pairings such as Leima Broker and Moth ershead, Marlin Fogglish Earle, Turner Somerset Neulon Pray Daily, and Benton Killin Savage. Readers are urged to hesitate before naming children after these odd family-linked monikers and to note the playful yet odd quality of the surnames and given names.
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Iors
Leima
Mothershead
Marlin Fogglish
Earle
Sawyer ‘Turner
Somerset Neulon
Pray Daily
Benton Killin Savage
Owen Taylor
Money
Thur Bittle
Lambe
Hart Rot Phelanteoode
Marie Vo
Barehelas Hatenstowe
Bhattie May Tytus
Betty Sawyer
Whnott
Worth
Silk worms fuel spring outfit for Japanese women
Dr Iwajiro Honda of the Tokyo sericultural school notes 19000 silk worms needed for a Spring outfit of a Japanese woman. Higher class Japanese women spend more on a single costume than foreign sisters though they own fewer outfits.
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Iwajiro Honda
Tokyo
Unique Selling Dodge At Kansas General Store
A Kansas general store mailed right hand cotton gloves to three hundred farmers asking them to call for the left glove. Farmers visited the store, purchased additional items, and departed with those goods paid for.
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Kansas
World’s Largest Bell Housed in Burmese Pagoda
A huge bell in a pagoda at Mingoon Burma is claimed to be the largest in the world. It is suspended from massive beams and may weigh so much it could hold fifty people inside.
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Mingoon
Burma
Plente
Still With Him Two Marriages Meet After Months
Two men who wed around the same time meet after several months. One asks about married life, and the other replies that his wife is an angel, noting the other man always had the lucky streak and still has his own. Tit Bits
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Bkine
Cedar Dust Dispels Odors In House
A short note explains that cedar dust can reduce lingering odors from previous occupants by sprinkling on a hot stove. The cedar ash and burning helps vent stale cooking smells and freshen the air.
Delaware Girl Betty Clark Nominated for American Youth Award
Elizabeth Betty Clark of Cedars Delaware is among Delaware's candidates for the American Youth Award. If chosen she receives a week trip to the Sesqui centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and to Washington to meet President Coolidge and receive a medal at the White House.
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Elizabeth
Betty”) Clark
Cedars
Delaware
Philadelphia
Betty
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Edith May Adams Heroine Named for Youth Award
Edith May Adams of Barrington New Jersey is proposed as the first American School girl candidate for the American Youth Award by the Sesqui Centennial Exposition Board in Philadelphia. She is nominated for the Golden Barrette, the Girl Scouts highest honor, for exceptional bravery in aiding injured firemen and giving first aid during a blaze.
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Edith May Adams
Barrington
Amerian
Phitelphia
Nnion
Ada
Girl Scouts
Scriptural Terms on Wine and Strong Drink
A compact note explains that biblical words for alcoholic drinks include yayin for wine and similar terms for spirits, noting some translations describe fresh or strong beverages and the caution against excess in scriptural usage.
Pedestrian Victims Lead Auto Fatality Records 1925
Stewart-Warner Safety Council analysis finds 68 percent of 3023 early 1925 US fatalities were pedestrians. Report covers 31 million people with causes including 115 crashes with other vehicles and 34 percent with street cars. Emphasizes need for pedestrian care and cautious driving.
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Stewart-Warner Safety Council For
United States
Cattle Market Outlook Brightens as 1925 Prices Rise
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports rising demand for feeder and fat cattle with stronger prices in 1925. Beef markets show early recovery with higher February to August prices and 65 cents above 1924 in ten months. Slaughter totals rose 5 percent, liquidation eased, and baby beef fetches top prices amid demand for smaller cuts.
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Sears-Roeturh Agricultural Foundation
Chicago
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Leonard H. Kinnard
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
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Memorial Hall
Don Pedro
Brazil
Bell
U.S. Royal
USCO
High Street Garage
Bristol, R
Aeceves
Naci
Nemey
Sneoring
Berton Rine Soos
Is ‘Watson & CO
Sais
Weybosset Street
Providence
Edward F. Kearns
Fiano
Constitutions St., Bristol
Pearl St
Providence, B. L
Gaspee
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
D'Wolf Inn
Edward E. Witherell
Noyes Avenue
Warren and
Bristol
Railroad Ave
Warren
R. I. M. J. Cahoon
General Canvas
Charles M. Connery
Burton St
Wm. W. Franklin & Co
Wood Street
G. H. Spencer Roofing Co
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol Neck
Freeborn
R. Cole
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Tel
Archie H. Rounds
Tel. Con
Union Street
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution
ST. Bristol
O. R. Leclair
Constitution St. Tel
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
W. Bristol
Thomas F. Brelsford & Son
Hope Street
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William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
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