Tickets and events span local theater and farming notices
Tickets advertise The Feminine Touch at Ava and theatre stars Rosalind Russell and Don Ameche with a piano for sale at 40 dollars, plus moving sale terms of 35 dollars monthly in Milwaukee. Also covered are hog producers' curve meeting in Peoria to standardize Duroc type, rising milk output prospects, a long subscription note from Bagley Gazette, and Iowa farm price highlights with expected cash income above 13 billion dollars this year.
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Echo Office
the Avalon
Rosalind Russell
Don Ameche
America
United Curve Record Assn
Peoria
Congress
Iowa
U.S
Boston Common Open Ground Shaped by 1640 Town Order
Boston Common, central to Boston, spans 116 miles of exterior boundary and remains protected as open ground. Edwin M. Bacon’s guide notes a 1640 town order core, later strengthened by a city charter clause forbidding sale or lease, with acts restricting highways or street railways without citizen consent.
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Boston Common
Boston
Mass
Edwin M. Bacon
Millions Call About Weather Hotline In New York
Since the Weather 6 1212 line was set up a year ago in New York to ease overloading of Weather Bureau phones more than 6 000 000 calls have been received. The line handles about 18 000 calls daily mainly from business people with as many as 10 000 busy signals daily in peak periods.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Cleaning Gold Picture Frame with Gold Leaf Edging
An heirloom frame with pure gold leaf edging should be cleaned with a small sponge moistened with alcohol or turpentine. The sponge must be just damp to remove dust. do not wipe the frame, let it air dry to avoid damaging the gold leaf.
Complex colonial shifts shaped St Pierre and Miquelon
The St Pierre and Miquelon islands near Newfoundland alternated hands among France and Britain from 1680 onward. They switched in 1680, 1702, 1763, 1778, 1783, 1793, 1802, and 1803, finally settling under French possession in 1814 with no subsequent change.
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St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands
Newfoundland
Peanuts Move From Snacks To Mealtime Trend
Nutritionists urge peanuts and peanut butter to join family meals as a protein source. A government program has bought large stocks for school lunches and exports while a peanut rich banana bread recipe showcases new uses.
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Surplus Marketing Administration
Wartime farming tips and poultry care guidance
The article discusses conserving crop residues for soil health during wartime and cites Iowa pork production targets under the Food for Freedom program. It also covers poultry cannibalism remedies using salt in water or feed, and notes possible beak trimming or devices if salt fails.
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Iowa
Is vanilla flavoring the same as vanillin flavoring
Mrs J E R explains vanilla extract is from orchid pods and vanillin provides vanilla flavor. Artificial flavoring must be labeled by the FDA. Read labels to know what you buy.
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Mexico
Food and Drug Administration
Long Service Honored Pastor Horsfield at Dinner
Rev. J. J. Horsfield, pastor of McGregor and Marquette parishes of St. Mary's church, marked 50 years in northeastern Iowa with 25 years at his current posts. Nearly 500 attendees joined the dinner and program in his honor.
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J. J. Horsfield
McGregor
Marquette
St. Mary's Church
Horsfield
Iowa
Greatest Holstein Show Bull Named All-American
Unitech, King Bessie Senator, a 5 year old Holstein bull owned by Ravenglen Farms, has been named All-American Aged Holstein Bull by a 16 judge committee from Canada and the United States. He is the only bull to be All-American in every age class from calfhood to maturity, earning the title of greatest Holstein show bull of all time.
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Unitech
Lll
Ravenglen Farms
Stein
Canada
United States
Salt Treatment Debate as Cure Not Preventive
A terse claim argues salt treatment serves as a cure rather than a preventive measure. The remark suggests a focus on therapeutic use over prophylactic value and invites criticism of broader health implications.
Iowa Farm Developments Highlight Corn and Crop Studies
Iowa leads corn production and researchers report improved husking rolls cut shelling loss from 5.65 to 1.95 bushels per acre. Study shows moisture damage varies by crib design with rectangular open cribs faring best and octagonal cribs showing more damage. Soybean oil in paints compares favorably to linseed oil for durability and adherence but dries slower. Starter solutions boost transplanted crops like tomatoes. Brooding unit ventilation is unnecessary below three feet inside hov ers, but larger hovers may need forced ventilation to control carbon dioxide.
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Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of Nebraska
Firecracker incident costs man in Shell Rock
P. W. Dewey of Shell Rock faced a $7.95 fine for tossing a lighted firecracker near the Waverly electric plant, an act described as disturbing the peace. The incident highlights local enforcement of public disturbance laws and municipal safety concerns.
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Shell Rock
Waverly
American Aviators Memorial in Paris Parish Memorial
A white marble temple in the Parc de Villeneuve- L Etang Paris honors 87 American aviators who died serving France during World War I.
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France
Parc de Villeneuve- L'Etang
Paris
The Broadcasters Humorous News Column Snippets
A collection of lighthearted, era style gaffes from newsrooms and public notices. Jokes about mismatched phrases, incorrect attributions, and wartime humor surface in breezy snippets. The tone reflects early newspaper humor and self aware editorial missteps.
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Want
Ames
Chas
Torkelsan Bros. Ihc
Elgin
Oscar Lind
Avalon
Echo
D.E. Tinker
Apostolic Church
Wilt Chase
Volga
Gerald Shaffer
G. H. Falk
Gander
Orvin Thompson
Postville
Jow Cos
Eve
Deanna Durbin
Wm. Boyle
Route 3
Echy
Walter Haigh
Manchester
Kern Hill
Kenneth Mark
Valentine Co
Light Co
Bidg
Marshalstown
Low Latte Nena
Mulford
Elgin Oil Company
A. Kiefer
North Second St
Milwaukee
Wis
OWA
M. M. Sheets
Bagley
Bagley Gazette
West Union
Food For Freedom
AAA
Chicago
Bureau Off Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering
New York State
U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering
Felco
Elgin’ Farmers Coop
Smith
Albion
Patricksburg
Sarge
Schori & Kusterler, CO
Elgin, Iowa
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