Rye Crop Outlook Shifts From Export to Farm Feed
A Sears Roebuck Foundation survey shows that rye is mainly fed to animals as much of the crop goes to Europe this year. With a 42 million bushel crop expected and Europe also harvesting well, more rye will feed hogs horses poultry and cattle than in previous years. Hog consumption averages 53.4 percent, horses 26.5 percent, poultry 14.6 percent, and cattle 55 percent.
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Europe
Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Thanksgiving Berry Cranberry Craneberry Origin
An etymology note explains that cranberry derives from crane berry with the fruit growing on curved stalks resembling a crane neck.
Cheerfulness Above All in a Festive Gathering
Readable fragments reflect a sentiment that cheerfulness enhances social gatherings and shapes a welcoming atmosphere, suggesting social grace as the crowning feature of warm hospitality.
Liberty but no more license joke in Kansas City Star
A humorous Kansas City Star verse mocks overbearing licenses by recounting a man’s chain of licenses from dog to marriage to beggar. The narrator parodies patriotic "Liberty but no license" through a string of entanglements and absurd licensing wants.
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Kansas City Star
Franklin on Idle Living and Public Duty
Quotation notes that laziness and vanity bear a heavier burden than rulers do, warning that individuals owe themselves and society a disciplined life. The aphorism frames idleness as a form of tax paid through wasted time and squandered potential. Franklin’s insight emphasizes personal accountability.
St. Michael’s Church Service Schedule
Second Sunday after Epiphany with 8am Holy Communion 10:30am Morning Prayer and sermon 12pm Church School 7:30pm Evening Prayer and address.
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Holy Commisnion
Second Sunday Service Schedules in Town Church
On Epiphany's second Sunday a church school runs at 10 00 a m followed by morning prayer at 10 45 a m with Harry V Mayo formerly of the town serving as lay reader and officiant.
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Harry V Mayo
First Congregational Church Sets Weekend Services and Anniversary
Friday night service at 7 30. Sunday morning worship at 10 30. Sermon theme Consumed by Covetousness. The Church School assembles at noon. Sunday night at 7 30 marks the seventh anniversary of prohibition observed by the Church Club conducting the service.
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Church Club
State Street M. E. Church Parsonage Activities
The State Street Methodist Church announces Friday prayer meeting at 7 30 pm and choir practice at 8 30. Sunday schedule includes preaching at 10 30, Sunday School at 6 30, Epworth League at 7 30 pm, and another preaching service at noon.
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State Street
Praser
Epworth League
First Baptist Church Sunday Services
Morning service at 10 30 led by pastor Harold W Baker followed by church school at 11 45 and evening service at 7 30 referred to as Fyening service by the text. An informal schedule for Sunday activities.
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Harold W Baker
Reverend Armstrong Leads Sundays at Court Street Church
Rev Thomas Armstrong of Pawtucket will officiate all services at Court Street near Hope on Sunday. Morning service with sermon at 1045 a m. Sunday School at 1200 noon. Young People's meeting at 6 pm. Evangelistic meeting at 7 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 730 pm. You are invited.
Did He Revive Martha at the Block Store Flashback
A fragment reports Martha, with her mother in a street scene, losing her grip and crying as she recalls a tragic moment shortly after Mocuna PP stepped on an ant, a fragmentary note amid a larger event.
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Martha
Mrs Brown
Mocuna PP
Magnificent Peacock Throne Room In Shah’s Palace Cataloged
The Shah’s mirror-lined room holds a vast collection from Iberian monarchs and gifts from rulers. Items include Sevres porcelain, inlaid furniture, ivory, porcelain, textile pieces, walking sticks, dolls, toys, and a life-size Venus de Milo clock. The famed Peacock Throne, carried from Delhi, is valued at about $20 million though its canopy is lost.
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Teesinid Safsot
Feheran
Persia
Pepe
Joogul
Europe
Dresden
Venus de Milo
Teheran
Delhi
Alexander Powell
Io American Magazine
First American Bible Printed in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia press of Robert Aiken produced the first American Bible in 1777, printing the New Testament amid wartime scarcity. Although Congress urged purchases in 1779, Aiken received no government pay and the project ultimately cost him money as the treasury strained to support soldiers.
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America
Robert Aiken
Philadelphia
Scotland
Great Britain
Congress
United States
Philadetotia
Oalthoud
Little Thrift Sermon Misfortune and Bank Guidance
A fragmented piece extols thrift and careful banking. It advises saving cash to grow wealth, noting compound interest and the wisdom of prudent money management amid economic troubles.
Garden virtues and perseverance in a curious magazine
A fragmented piece from Fiherency Magazine urges planting a resilient garden with courage initiative imagination Will power and kindness. It warns solitary effort leads to weeds while praising Newton and Leverhulime style diligence and ethical cultivation.
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Imaginattien
Newton
Fiherency Magazine
Friendship and virtue in Aristotle’s view of good men
The passage asserts that true friendship rests on mutual virtue. Friends value each other for virtue itself and seek each other’s good. Such friendship endures only when both are good in themselves and oriented toward moral excellence.
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Aristotle
Antelope Engine Sets Boston to Lawrence Record Run
Minot of the Boston and Maine railroad directs engineer Pemberton on a historic 26 mile run from Boston to Lawrence in 26 minutes. The single driver engine, six feet in diameter, required careful pre telegraph setup and bold coordination to break previous speed records. A cheering crowd at the station witnessed the milestone as Minot rode the locomotive midway.
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Minot
Boston & Maine ‘Railroad
Boston and
Lawrence
Jast
Pemberton
Hin
Tawrence
English Art Dealers Have Own Tribunal
A London upper room hosts the antique dealers' High Court of Justice where any of 5350 British Antique Dealers' association members may appeal. Judges, up to 20, include experts in stones, china, tapestries, pictures and furniture. Disputes over significant antiques are sent to arbitration and experts can be called in. The court protects dealers' interests and the industry's honor.
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High Court of Justice
British Antique Dealers’ Association
Court For Arbitration
British steeplejack wheels bike atop six foot chimney
An English steeplejack, paid five shillings, balanced on a narrow ledge atop a six foot chimney with smoke pouring from the stack for two minutes after a dispute over bicycle skills, then another steeplejack paid to see the feat.
Gems From California Mine Teems With Turmaline Crystals
The report outlines mining at a California site near Ramee with tourmaline crystals described by color and quality. It notes gemstone-bearing seams, ore concentrates, and associated mineral specimens including corals and metallics, with emphasis on gem potential and assay hints.
Fragmentary Address Notice From Historical Letterhead
A damaged archival note discusses an address confusion involving Mr Gruskin and a European writer who copied a letterhead verbatim. It lists hardware items and materials like paint, grasses, wire fencing, roofing paper, and Cel connections, with the address 017 Bank Street, New London County, America.
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Cotushin New Loedem
Farrewoore
S Erushin
Grhass
Leeds
Bank Street
New London
Coun America
Europe
Gruskin
Honesty Best Policy Sermon Echoes in Howe's Month
A reflective piece argues honesty is the best policy across the ages and in Howe's Month. It contends kindness from women stems from knowledge that honesty yields easier life, while those who violate it face punishment or jail.
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Howe
To Be or Not To Be and June Wedding Reflections
The piece links Shakespearean lines to wedding day sentiments, noting how a June ceremony inspires smiles tears and tenderness. It reflects on vows and memories as a timeless theme in matrimony and literature.
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Avon
James Russell Sowell
Boston Transcript
Bristol Probate Court Hearing For Harold Peckham Estate
Olive C. Peckham, administratrix, presents final account for Harold C. Peckham of Bristol. The court refers the matter to January 17, 1927 at 10 a.m. in Bristol Probate Court for review. Notice to be published for fourteen days once weekly in Bristol Phoenix.
Estate of Sally Murphy seeks administrator in Bristol
In Bristol December 1926 Ed ward Murphy requests that Industrial Trust Company of Providence or another suitable person be appointed administrator of Sally Murphy deceased intestate. The matter is set for January 17 1927 at 10 A M in the Probate Court Room Bristol with fourteen days of weekly notice to be published in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Sally Murphy
Edward Murphy
Bally Murphy
Industrial Trust Company of Providence
R. I
John W Church
Administration Notice Estate of Fred M Dixon
The Probate Court of Bristol admits the Last Will of Fred M Dixon deceased and appoints executor Fred M Dixon Jr with bond. Creditors must file claims with the Bristol clerk beginning December 31, 1926. notice to file claims per law.
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Bristol
Fred M Dixon
Tohn
Fred M Dixon JR
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