Southern Idaho Freight Rates Drive Traffic Association Push
Reducing freight costs looms large as growers shippers and dealers back the Southern Idaho Traffic Association. Figures show rate hikes since 1914 hit 20 acre potato and wheat yields, with total increases around 1716.60 per 20 acres and per-acre gain cited as 21.40. The piece argues for persistent advertising and fair business practices to secure lower charges and stronger market position.
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Southern Idaho Traffic Association
Idaho
Cap
Eac
Bouwbers Idaho Traffic Association
Woman on Oblo farm counts a lifetime of hard work
A longtime farm laborer recalls thirty years of service, detailing meals served and vast quantities of produce baked and canned. She notes earning nothing tangible, no retirement savings, and a hopeful yet uncertain future after decades of toil.
Weekly Idaho weather and crop conditions report from Twin Falls area
Idaho’s weather was hot and dry overall with scattered thundershowers easing heat in mountains. Range feed remains plentiful, cattle and sheep fat. grain crops ripen quickly, wheat and corn harvests progressing, hay cuttings abundant with high yields and quality. Apples, prunes, peaches, watermelons and potatoes showing strong growth. beet and alfalfa yields mixed with early apples and beets doing well in Twin Falls County.
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Darley
Carter
Palle
Relics of Booth Found at Philadelphia Theater Debris
Wreckers during repairs at the Wetout Street Theater in Philadelphia uncovered two wicker hampers filled with period costumes, a diary of James Brutus Booth, a Booth license to practice law signed by the king of England, and rare playbills and programmes. A marble slab inscription appeared near the hampers, while a scaffold accident caused a workman to break ribs.
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James Brutus Booth
Wetout Street
Philadelphia
United States
England
Joba Sleeper
Chess Comes Easy To Him From War Time Memories
A World War II era reminiscence recounts a prodigy who mastered chess under wartime constraints. He describes rapid growth at West Point, beating many players, including a German governor at Warsaw, and matches with notable masters in blindfold play, while crediting reincarnation as a quirky explanation from his secretary.
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Ferber
Azenberg
Warsaw
Rubenstein
Grifin
England
Lasker
Paris
America
Colonel Flebegler
Nixty
West Point
Samuel Rueszewski
Lesile
Death by own action in Japanese peril warned
The Literary Digest cites Japanese press arguing self inflicted death mirrors national peril since the financial crisis. It discusses suicide in Christian view as failure evasion, saying Japanese have less life attachment than foreigners and that suicide embodies egotism and irresponsibility.
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Japan
Sup
Lssne
Onuka Matoich
Osske Meloich
Remarkable Photographic Feat Captures Steel Mill Heat
An Ohio steel mill scene, bold in a three reel set, shows the boiling of molten metal in an open hearth heated to extreme temperatures. Popular Mechanics notes the feat as remarkable for detailing action unseen by unaided eyes. Operators faced risk as protective covers and celluloid ribbon exposed high heat, with two men ready to act if danger rose.
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Ohio
Popular Mechanica Magazine
Netherland Bread Prices Hope Wheat and Potato Rationed
The Chicago Journal notes the Netherlands ordered fifty percent wheat flour from the United States and four tenths potato flour to curb bread costs. It warns that without further action the price of wheat flour could become unaffordable, while potato flour may gain broader acceptance as a substitute.
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United States
Chicago Journal
Prohibition Era Inquiry Tells Of Wine Orders
A stenographer testifies about a young woman who ordered wine of pepsin from a druggist. The druggist refused sale citing government prohibitions and prior orders, noting strict enforcement under the prohibitive director. The account references Indianapolis news coverage of the case and the tensions between enforcement and individual conduct.
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Charles J. Gibison
Indianapetie Kewe
Editorial Digest on Given Names Across Nations
The piece notes how Americans commonly carry middle names, while Europeans shorten or Anglicize names. It cites figures such as Roosevelt and Lodge, contrasts Jacques Dubont with Georges Dupont, and explains that leaders are referred to with initials or titles abroad. It ends with a teaser about how President elect might be known on the continent as President Gamulre Hard fog.
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Willem EH Tet
Gendor Harding
Rutherlond
Bo Hayes
Christian Nao Hirover
Cleveland
Willian Abe Kinsey
Roe Roosevelt Woutrow
Thomas
Mowe
Tiene
John James Smith
Jobo J Smitth
Auguste Charles Jesus Marie Georges Dupont
Georges Bo Pens
Duper
Senator Lodge
Freogh Press
M Lodge
M. Cabot Lodge
Paris
M. Raber Lodge
Elect Uy
Gamulre! Hardfog
Outdoor wear for athletic girls described in wool jersey
A Pictorial Review pattern suggests a dark brown wool jersey and flannel outfit. The long blouse and skirt form a single line, with a waist length blouse. Medium size uses 2 yards 0 inch wool Jersey and 2 1/2 yards 36 inch funnel. patterns priced at 4 to 44 inches bust.
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Pictorial Review
Microscope Photography and Ultra Violet Lenses Highlighted
A New York Evening Post report describes experiments using observational optics to photograph tiny objects with a device called a spectroscope. The tester claims that extreme monochromatic light reveals minute details, with photographs taken at 2400 diameters. The expert suggests lenses optimized for ultraviolet light could advance photography for microscopes as astronomy has benefited from telescopes.
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Fle
New York
Peanuts Rise in Popularity With Nutritious Appeal
The piece notes rising peanut demand in the United States, driven by high fat and protein content in peanuts and peanut products. It highlights comparable nutrition to eggs and links to peanut oil as a valuable substitute in cooking and industry.
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