Thompson addresses Farm Bureau picnic on tariff and policy
Sam H. Thompson president of the American Farm Bureau Federation spoke to a large Winnebago County Farm Bureau audience at Buffalo Center on June 12. He urged a broader farm program, tax relief, farm to market roads, and stronger credit, highlighting gains from tax adjustments and urging federal aid for rural schools.
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Sam Hi ‘Thompson
American Farm Burea Federation
Winnebago County
Sam H. Thompson
National Farm Bureau Organization
Farm Bureau
Thompson
Te Farm Bureau
Town Farm Bureau
Charles E. Hearst
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Mr. Thompson
Chicago
Iowa Federation
American Fawn Bureau Federation
Hoover
American Farm Bureau Federation
Burton
United States
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Ogh Dewsauha
Notice of probate of will in Forest City Iowa
The instrument purporting to be the last will of Aafke Dirksen deceased was filed and read. A hearing to prove and probate the will is fixed for 2:00 PM at the Forest City court house before the district court or clerk. All interested persons must appear to show cause why the will should not be probated. Dated Forest City Iowa June 2, 1980. Clerk 73 CG LYNG
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Winnebago Cassi
Aafke Dirksen
Forest City
Iowa
Sheriff Sale Notice in Polk County Iowa 1920
Public notice of a sheriff sale for William D Ruell’s real estate in Winnebago County Iowa to satisfy a debt of 137.90 with interest and costs. Property includes Buffalo Center lots 28 29 30 in Block 15 and 1 2 3 in Block 41. Sale at the Forest City courthouse on June 28 1920 between 9am and 4pm, bidding at 10am. Sale subject to redemption. Swen Son Swen 1926.
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Pollk County
State of
Iowa
Polk County
State of Iowa
Anna Niel Son
William B. Knoll
William D. Ruell
Winnebago
Buffalo Center
Winnebago County
Court House
Forest City
County of
Swenson
Shevigr
Konjola credited with restoring appetite and weight
Mr. Daly of Sioux City reports five years of stomach trouble and poor health improved after using Konjola. He says he gained ten pounds, his appetite returned, and indigestion and sour stomach disappeared after completing multiple bottles. Konjola is sold at Snell's drug store in Buffalo Center and by regional druggists.
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M. Daly
Buffalo Center
Snell’s
Browns Use Dinner List To Reform Two Picky Boys
A New York Sun note describes how Mr and Mrs Brown forced their sons Bobby and Billy to eat disliked foods by serving only those items for several meals. The boys endured hunger and distress, yet eventually grew to tolerate some formerly detested dishes, and have since stopped objecting.
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Brown
Bobby
Billy
Mr. Brown
New York Sun
Africa's Sausage Tree a Queer East African Curio
A Washington Star note describes the sausage tree of East Africa, a catalpa-family plant whose fruitful pods reach two feet but yield hard inedible pulp inside. The tree is sacred to Nubian tribes, with nocturnal religious festivals beneath its branches. Poles from the tree are placed before chiefs to honor them, and roasted fruit is used by natives to treat rheumatic ailments and similar pains.
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Africa
East Africa
Catalpa
Nubia
Washington Star
Canada as a self governing dominion within the empire
The imperial conference of 1926 defined Canada and other self governing dominions as autonomous communities within the British empire. They are equal in status and not subordinate in domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the crown and freely associated as members of the British commonwealth of nations.
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Canada
Caanada
United States
British Commonwealth of Nations
Rugby ball carrying created by William Webb Bilis
A memorial tablet at Rugby credits William Webb Bilis, a schoolboy, with first carrying the ball in the final minute of a game in autumn 1823, an act that gave rise to the distinct Rugby style. In the following forty years many clubs formed across England, some emphasizing kicking, others carrying, all hampered by no universal rules.
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Rugby
William Webb Bilis
England
Standardizing Grain Weights by Bushel Across States
The Department of Agriculture moved from varying bushel and peck containers to a standardized weight table for grains. Differences in grain volume prompted a unified pounds-per-bushel measurement to ensure accurate trading and pricing.
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Department of Agriculture
Difference between revolution and evolution joke at university
A professor tests a state university education class when eight year old Jean provides a witty answer. He says revolution is war and evolution relates to monkeys, prompting laughter from the college audience.
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Jean
Education Department
The
State University
Los Angeles ‘Times
Art of He who one's, get into th Which will gratify home
Fragmentary text hints at a moral or philosophical reflection on desire and giving. It references chalice and gratification, suggesting a contrast between material gifts and deeper fulfillment. No clear events or individuals are identifiable.
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Chalice
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President Hompson
Illinois Agricultural Association
Washington
Sheriff's Sale
Sioux City
Fred A
Dailey
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Rock Island
C. Gardner
Posse
Avent Rock
Ieland
Valley National Bank
Lows
A. J. Laubenthal
Emmetsburg
G. C. Smalldridge
Petersen
Chrysler
Plymouth
Gilbert’s Garage
Peter Heiman
FOX Service
Firestone
Larson
Buffalocenter
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