Local guests and club notices highlight Ames convention
Mr and Mrs Harry Beldwin of Lamart spent Sunday with relatives here. Belva Benson and Lillian Jackbs attended the state 4 H clubs convention in Ames last Wednesday and returned Sunday. Slate Johnson Karl Fox Gertrude and Loraine Carpenter were dinner guests in the B Schori home for Loraine Carpenter's eighteenth birthday. Mrs Albert Schori hosted the Kensington Club last Wednesday for Ida Lehman of La Porte City with bridge games and F E Kohler winning high score Celia Lehman low.
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Harry Beldwin of
Lamart
Belva Benson
Lillian Jackbs
Ames
Slate Johnson
Karl Fox
Gertrude
Loraine Carpenter
B. Schori
Albert Schori
Kensington Club
Ida Lehman
la Porte City
F. E. Kohler
Celia Lehman
Agricultural Trends and Farming Tips From Field Notes
Production of oranges and grapefruit rises faster than world demand in citrus growing countries. Purebred bulls are introduced where cattle fever and ticks once dominated. Buckwheat grows well on land where corn failed. prepare seed bed like corn and plant by early July. Experiments show grass with corn and cottonseed meal yields best gains for 2-year steers. Cottonseed meal stimulates appetite and gains in fattening cattle.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Inventions Bring Wealth of Pioneers of Industry
Mr. Singer borrowed to patent the sewing machine and left about $15,000,000. Mr. Mette earned over $2,000,000 from his safety razor still bearing his name. Joseph Gidden invented barbed wire and benefited to the tune of $250,000, influencing war fighting methods widely.
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Singer
Mette
Joseph Gidden
Calloway Uses Cotton Waste To Build Mill Empire
Cason J Calloway of La Grange Georgia built a diversified business by buying waste cotton from factories, grading it into usable material, and expanding his valley waste mills from nine to fourteen plants after World War I. An accident prompted a lab solution creating a wiping cloth from the waste, boosting sales to 50 million units last year and fueling further growth.
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Cason J. Calloway
la Grange
Cason Calloway
Valley
Calloway Group of Mills
Germans used coast engine of destruction in World War I
Rear Admiral G R Blount said at Leeda England that Germans deployed an electrically driven crewless launch off the Belgian coast. It was shore controlled, high speed, turning ability, carrying 500 pounds of gun cotton, designed to ram prey. Warships could sink it. merchant ships remained vulnerable.
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G. R. Blount
Leeda
England
Ambition and homegrown roots praised by Anne Morgan
Anne Morgan, daughter of a prominent financier, discusses the ambitious American girl. She favors winning one’s way in her own environment, arguing country girls have better chances by staying home than moving to the city. She notes many citybound girls find careers but may lack height and looks.
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Ane Anne Morgan
America
Los Angeles Times
Prolific Apple Tree at Brandon Orchard Sets Record
A fifty-year-old Macintosh apple tree owned by Arthur M. Goodnow in Brandon VI measures 4 feet 11 inches around the trunk with branches spreading over 40 feet. Scaffold limbs stand 5 feet 8 inches above ground. Goodnow reports ten years of yields totaling 62 percent of parrels, averaging well over parrels per year.
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Arthur M. Goodnow
Brandon
Old Battle Flags Restored by Mrs Antrobus of London
Eight tattered battle flags, worn by many engagements, were restored by Mrs. M. Antrobus in London. They were mended to resemble new from a short distance, encased in hand woven nets with the original design repainted in the net.
Rubber Plates Cut Rail Noise Near Singapore Experiment
A successful test reduced train noise and vibration by placing rubber plates between rails and ties near Singapore. It is estimated that enough discarded automobile tires are wasted each year in the United States to equip about 20,000 miles of track with the same method.
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Singapore
United States
Not So Good Divorce Prompted by Court Remarks
In the Court of Domestic Relations a judge heavily questions a divorce claimant who admits marrying a man with “a lot of trouble.” The woman testifies she promised to adore him but now seeks dissolution of marriage after discovering the issues she calls troublesome.
Rainy days temper optimism from Ola Man Yee
The Toronto Globe notes persistent rain with Ola Man Yee commenting that clouds are releasing less water than in the past, dampening expectations of drought relief and suggesting changing weather patterns affect local plans.
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Young Man
Toronto Globe
Cheap Enough Lady Camper lamp sale shocks village
A village shopkeeper reports a curious bargain as a cheap lamp sold to a lady camper raises questions about value. The lamp is described as economical, prompting discussion on price and utility in local trade.
Brief Jests and Quick Jokes In Society Notes
A collage of light quips and witticisms on marriage, family, and daily life. Jests about wedding roles, mistaken origins, and social chatter appear in quick exchanges. Names and places are lightly referenced in a playful, newspaper-card style skit.
Snakes Pry Poles Cut Power In Oklahoma
Washington Star notes Oklahoma snakes display disturbing skill climbing poles while causing outages. A Blacksnake at Mehan top station and a six foot bullsnake near Choctaw tripped fuses, halting power to Morrison Glencoe Stillwater Perkins Ripley and Mehan oil fields, delaying service until repairs.
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Oklahoma
Washington Star
Mehan
Ce Eer
Morrison
Glencoe
Stillwater
Perkins
Ripley
Choctaw
Okla
Harrah
Jones
Rubber Winged Glider Dream Attracts Inventor Taylor McDaniel
Washington inventor Taylor McDaniel pursues a rubber tube glider to prove practicality. The lightweight craft uses air floated rubber tubes for the entire frame with three semi rigid spars and a rubber tail assembly carrying rudder and elevator. Inflated tubes reportedly bear a 200 pound load as a man walks on them, promising safer lighter planes weighing about 125 pounds.
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Taylor McDaniel
Washington
Popular Science Monthly
Noel Coward Praises Autumn Weather In New York
English playwright Noel Coward complimented New York autumn sunshine at a theatrical event. He contrasted England's weather, joking that the sun never sets but claims it does rise, then quipped about bad weather and a friend’s joke on England’s climate.
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Noel Coward
Iyncheon
New York
Mr. Coward
England
Remarkable Braullian Woman Dies at 150 Years Old
A Braullian woman dies at age 150, remarkable for longevity. She mothered 18 children all alive and over 100. Her descendants include 124 grandchildren, 230 great grandchildren, and 14 great great grandchildren. The oldest great great grandchild is thirteen.
Present ideas for a fifteenth wedding anniversary
A Leeds Mercury reader asks for gift ideas for her husband after fifteen years of marriage. The clerk questions duration, then suggests a bargain counter in the basement as a possible option, highlighting practical shopping guidance.
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Leeds Mercury
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