Miss Amber and the Mask Ball
Amber Mayland, with Aunt Chloe, attends Mrs Hollis mask ball at Hollis place. Amber enjoys a romantic reunion with Phil DeMar after rekindling their past for a life together while Chloe guards the house and witnesses a dreamlike end to the evening.
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Amber
Aunt Chloe
Chloe
Mayland
Amber Mayland
Paris
Miss Amber
Lady Amber Mayland
London
Hollis Place
Phil DeMar
Molle Jenkins
Phil
Mephisto
Secon
Philip
Stu
Tonneau
Maylands
Guiding the Car An automobile wheel needs two hands
A quote from the Butte Miner notes that steering is practically indispensable to manage a car, but the two hands should be steady mates guiding the wheel.
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Butte
Decatur Victory in 1915 War Against Algiers
Decatur's squadron of ten warships, under Commodore Stephen De catur, fought Algiers in March 1915. After bombardment, the bey of Aigiers surrendered on June 30.
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Decatur
Algiers
Stephen Decatur
Aigiers
Long canned food defies time claims and tests trust
Skeptics scoff at tale of mammoth meat aiding a starving community yet evidence mounts that sealed canned foods may endure indefinitely. In hearings a 25 year old corned beef proved edible, and a Liverpool 81 year tin fed rats without ill effects. A bacteriologist approved its safe use. The essay cites Chinese eggs as comparable long storage.
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House Committee On Agriculture
Uncle Joe” Cannon
Department of Commerce
Liverpool
Arctic
Sir John Franklin
No Slouch Edison Says Voting Great Men Is Personal
Thomas A. Edison on his birthday deflects praise for a voting contest naming Henry Ford Mussolini and Edison as the three greatest living men. He says posterity will judge true greatness and that voting reflects individual taste. A pawnybroker quips that the man who invented interest was no slouch.
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Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Mussolini
Mr. Edison
Edison
Ford
Hawaii Turns to New Industry From Canna Starch
New Hawaiian industry grows as pineapple and sugar dominate the economy. A starch made from edible canna root stock, once used in Australia for arrowroot, is being developed to utilize jamis too wet for pineapple and too high for cane. The canna plant's tubers and underground stems yield starch easily separated from fiber, with Hawalt already using the plant for stock feed.
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Hawaii
Australia
Hawalt
Guess Again It Was Translation Day In Class
A student recalls translating a Spanish sentence to English and stopping at I was to meet my. Nervous, they fill the blank with girl, only to learn the correct word was cousin per the teacher. The moment triggers laughter as the class realizes the mix up.
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Standard Oil Service
Lta
Bullfights Become Less Cruel as Horses Guard Contest
In Lima Peru managers shield horses from cruelty by using well fed horses not blindfolded and guiding bulls with red cloaks. In Madrid tests are under way to arm horses and other elites adopt stronger methods to protect animals.
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Lima
Peru
Madrid
Spain
China clay and its uses in British industry
Valuable clay known as kaolin or china clay is the fine white material used for porcelain. It forms from feldspar de composition in rocks. Devon and Cornwall host the chief British sources. Kaolin is also used for paper and cotton sizing and in some pigments preparation.
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Devon
Cornwall
Early Boston garden move starts at Putnam School
The school gardens movement began in Boston in 1891 when Henry L. Clapp, principal of the George Haven Putnam School, started a wild flower garden at his school.
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City
Boston
Henry L. Clapp
George Haven Putnam School
French Housemaids Called Bonne a Tout Faire
A historical note explains the term bonne a tout faire used for French housemaids meaning able to do everything. The phrase reflects traditional domestic roles and linguistic roots in French service culture.
How Much of Iowa Is Agricultural
Iowa’s 35,784,000 acres are over 95 percent farmed with 34,174,847 acres in farms and 1,609,000 acres in nonfarm uses. The 1926 assessor report lists 211,637 farms, up 738 since 1925, reflecting diligence and farmer cooperation.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Great Boundary
June Drop Cuts Iowa Fruit Prospects This Year
R S Herrick secretary of the Iowa Horticultural Society reports that heavy June drop due to April freezes will likely limit Iowa fruit and vegetable crops to well below normal. He cites apples potentially at 70 percent of normal and gives per crop estimates such as pears 50 percent plums 60 percent cherries 60 percent strawberries 80 percent grapes 85 percent and potatoes 85 percent with other crops similarly trimmed.
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Iowa
R. S. Herrick
Iowa Horticultural Society
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa Cultivated Acres Reach Two-Thirds of Farmland in 1926
The Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau reports that about two thirds of the state's farmland was in cultivated crops in 1926 totaling 21,460,321 acres. Despite drought, floods, and hail, farmers expanded by 18,315 acres versus 1925, though 27,608 acres were left idle. Adversities largely hit northwest counties, yet overall state production held steady. Hail damage totaled 2,342,187 dollars, roughly half a percent of total crop value.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Grouth
Northwest
When to cut alfalfa in Iowa one tenth to one fourth bloom
Iowa experts from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station advise cutting alfalfa at one tenth to one fourth bloom to allow three harvests per season in normal years. Cutting earlier harms the stand, while avoiding cuts after Sept 1 to 10 helps prevent winter kill and preserves winter growth.
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Ames
Iowa
S. Wilkins
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Ohio
Fat Man's Wife Secures Button Amidjest Laugh Line
A brief vignette shows the fat man's wife attaching a button to his vest while urging him to laugh off the moment. The scene captures a quirky interaction with a touch of humor and domestic ease.
The Fourth Commandment at the Royal reveals motherly sacrifice
A dramatic tale of a son grown, his wife, and the strained bond with his mother. Bella Bennett stars as the devoted wife and mother with a moving, heart felt performance. Mary Carr also appears as a compassionate mother in this poignant drama.
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Fourth Commandment." Coming To the Royal
Bella Bennett
Mary Carr
So This Is Paris at Elite features Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller
A dramatic emotional program centers on a mother figure praised as ideal and heart touching. June Marlowe Robert Agnew and Kath leen Myers headline with child actors including Wendell Phillips Franklin among a strong supporting cast. The four year old standout and a separate sensationary romance with So This Is Paris star Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller play at Elite on Wednesday and Thursday with comedy and drama promised to accompany the feature.
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June Marlowe
Robert Agnew
Henry Victor
Kathleen Myers
Claire DuBrey
Knute Erickson
Wendell Phillips Franklin
Monte Blue
Patsy Ruth Miller
Paris
The
Elite
Handling Neglect of the Herd Bull in Modern Dairies
Iowa State College expert Fordyce Ely cautions against keeping bulls in dark stalls or letting them roam with the herd. He advises a south-sloped paddock with shelter and strong fencing, plus a daily feed mix of corn and cob meal, ground oats, and a protein supplement, adjusted for bull size and exercise.
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Fordyce Ely
Iowa State College
Prof
Ely
Cautionary Notes On Handling Bulls In Ring
Mr Sly warns against feeding silage to older, sluggish bulls and notes the bull's size influence on feed. Mr Ely cautions that no bull over a year old should be handled without a staff. A staff is no life insurance and a second hand should hold one end of a rope attached to the ring.
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Sly
Mr. Ely
Lfe
Cream Separator Loss Traced to Slow Turning by Tester
In Chickasaw county last month four members of the cow testing association lost 15 dollars worth of Chutterfat because separators were not properly operating. Harold Dunton, tester, reports three separators turned slowly and one too fast. He notes slow turning is a common cause of inefficient skimming, though some correctly set machines still miss fat. Over 80 testers in Iowa associations continually check members' separators, often uncovering large losses and prompting investigations. Farmers outside associations can have their machines tested by submitting skim milk samples to the local creamery or cream station.
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Cow Testing Association
Chickasaw County
Harold Dunton
Dunton
Iowa
Side Delivery Rake Aids Curing Alfalfa and Red Clover
Farm crops specialists at Town State College Ames endorse a side delivery rake to rake wilted alfalfa and red clover into windrows for curing. The windrow is turned once or twice to ensure even drying and proper curing of stems and leaves.
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Town State College
Ames
Number Eleven Influences Priest's Life In Holiness Path
The Rev. Arthur 8. Poeckes son of Mr and Mrs J P Poeckes of LeMars is ordained to the priesthood in Sioux City. Born Aug 11, 1900 he attended St Joseph's and Mount Calvary Wis, earned a BA, studied at St Paul Seminary, and after deacon work and two-year probation becomes a priest. A curious pattern ties his life to the number 11 with multiple 11s fixed on key dates.
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Arthur 8. Poeckes
J. P. Poeckes
LeMars
Sioux City
Father Poeckes
le Mars
St. Joseph's
Mount Calvary
Wis
Heelan
St. Paul Seminary
Poeckes
St. Paul
Hay curing tips to preserve leaves during raking and turning
Iowa State crops men advise how to rake and turn hay to minimize leaf loss. Turn windrows to keep the leaf-bearing side up, use side delivery rakes in the same cutting direction, and turn onto dry ground after rain to speed curing while reducing leaf loss. They stress tight bottomed racks and proper hay loaders to further limit losses.
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Iowa
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Number Eleven
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Standard Oil Company
Indiana
leMars, Iowa
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