Tiny Ford Foundation May Shape World Charity
Henry Ford quietly built a Ford Foundation from 1956 with 25000 capital. The 1209 acre Dearborn land donation and potential 4000 housing units could boost its asset base. As a passive distributor, it holds three directors and minimal staff, serving approved charities rather than operating large programs.
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Willis Thornton
NEA
Detroit
Henry Ford
United States
Ford Foundation
Ford
Dearborn
Dearsborn
Fords
Fore Motor Co
John Carey
Great Beuze
Ttable Foundation
Kidney health aid promotion in 1930s ad copy
An advertisement urges readers with backache and bladder irritation to trust Ramon's Brownie Fills for the kidneys. It touts gentle treatment, affordability at 35 cents, and a satisfaction guarantee or money back.
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Ramon
Ford Foundation seen as potential county philanthropy powerhouse
The piece describes the Ford Foundation as a quietly established entity poised to become a major philanthropic force. It notes its broad grants to Ford interests and pending transfers of property, suggesting the foundation could rapidly deploy funds or property for various charitable aims, while listing related trusts and donations to Ford projects and public causes.
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Ford Foundation
Timber values and stumpage facts from county agent report
The county agent explains timber pricing for pulpwood and sawtimber, noting pulpwood at 300 cents per standard card and sawtimber stumpage at 34 per thousand, with a 12 inch diameter tree worth more as sawtimber than pulpwood. He advises buyers to consider better returns selling as sawlogs when prices justify, and warns of immature timber mispricing.
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Puloweaud
Sth
Bruner
Saturnity
Arkansas College of Agriculuire
Quotes and Names Weakened by a Fraying Text
Fragmentary OCR gathers voices from Arthur Van denbers and Mary Garden, along with remarks by Dr. Robert Leigh and Prof. James Vaught. The garbled lines touch on politics, opera, speech teaching, insanity, and government aid to business, framed by faint attributions to Jackson and others.
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Arthur H. Vandenbers
Michigan
Congress
Mary Garden
Robert O. Leigh
Bennington
WBE
James Vaught
Cincinnati University
Robert H. Jackson
U.S
Home Economic Tips For Hempstead Families
Hempstead county families are advised to carefully plan spending due to a projected dip in agricultural income since 1947. Extension experts Ida A. Fenton and Sybil D. Bates urge budgeting, supplemental food and fuel strategies, and improved home upkeep, including floor cleaning and varnish application, to raise living standards and conserve resources.
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Hempstead
Ida A. Fenton
Fioily
Manny Hempstead
Sybil D. Bates
Alusteres
Univesity
Arkansas College of Agriculture
The Real Connie Faces a Newspaper Reveal
Connie faces a Charleston paper headline exposing her secret life as Kalie Bryn. Rodney Brandon may be linked to the exposure while Bret awaits her truth about marriage and the finishing of his bridge project. Connie must choose whether to reveal herself tonight or risk losing both romance and identity.
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Yonnie
Bret
Anowre
Connie
Liike
Bryn
Gret
Dome Conny
Eloise
Cneet
Dulgee
Salie
Willy
Kalie Bryn
Constance Corby
Reddney Brandon
Asseniorsy Big Girl
Miss Corby
Blain Josked
Kalic ‘Lyn
Constance Cor
Rodney
Corby
President interrupts Congress with pointed remark
The President's comment after addressing Congress drew attention to a tense moment as political theatre and press mockery mingle with reports of a New Year gift from the Duke of Windsor and related remarks. Britain and Japan appear in terse mentions amid broad economic and political jostling.
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Duke of Windsor
Britain
Wally
Those Darned Hoppers Are At It Again
The state entomologist A G Ruggles warns Minnesota faces millions in crop damage from grasshoppers this year. He cites the heaviest infestation on record with more than a third of three counties showing light to heavy deposits. Farmers are organized and prepared to limit losses without central methods.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
A. G. Ruggles
Souther
Althoveh
Stugsles
Niles
Fragments Hint At Historic Artifacts And Crop Losses
The readable text notes crop losses in Minnesota due to grasshoppers valued at 1,002,414 dollars and mentions an old Civil War era watch once belonging to Abraham Lincoln era figures. It also references a sale involving Henry Ford and a mix of 3400 dollars. The fragmentary language and garbled OCR obscure full facts but indicate a report on agricultural damages and a historic item sale.
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Henry Ford
Throbbing Throat Relief Promised By Thoxine Advertisement
An antique ad from John P. Cox Drag Co promotes Thoxine as fast throat relief for sore throats and coughing. It touts the product as safe for children and available in 3c and 1.00 dollar sizes with ingredients approved by doctors.
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John P. Cox Drag Co
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