Made Their Homes in New Amsterdam
In 1928 a bill authorized coinage of 50 cent pieces to honor the 300th anniversary of New Netherland’s settlement by Walloons and Huguenots. Some 800,000 coins were minted showing the Nieuw Nederland ship and two Huguenot supporters. The piece traces Hudson’s voyage, Fort Manhattan, and the 1624 settlement route to Albany, Delaware, and Connecticut, noting New Amsterdam’s origin and later renaming to New York.
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House of Representatives
New Netherland
Middle States
Walloons
Dutch East India Company
Anna Curtis Chandler
St. Nicholas
Holland
Jesse Fle Forest
Avesnes
France
Robert D. de Forest
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New World
Nieuw Nederland
Hudson River
Fort
Laodia
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Manhattan
United New Netherland Company
Bowling Green Park
Fort Manhattan
West India Company
West Indies
East India Company
East Indies
Manhattan Island
New Watherland
Peter Stuyvesant
Progress in Petunia No Sir Declares Residen
In Petunia town old Riley Reziden refuses patronage at the local hotel. He protests the accommodations as outdated and plans to loaf at the Palace lumber yard office, praising the new proprietor who serves a higher grade clientele. The exchange highlights a shift in local business preferences.
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Petunia
Old Riley
Tunket
Rile
Palace Lumber Yard
Kansas City Star
Public lecture speaker argues inequality in marriage norms
Mrs Mildred Melville Mallison of Eugenics fame criticizes double standards in marriage during a Council Bluffs lecture. She cites men aging and demanding women stay slender while hair and vitality are judged unfairly, challenging fairness in spousal roles.
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Mildred Melville Mallison
Eugenics Fame
Council Bluffs
Copper rise in Africa expands mining leadership
The article notes Africa's copper output surging as Katanga, Belgian Congo, becomes the world’s leading single mine, surpassing all others. It highlights metallurgical plans, potential future growth, and mentions other new African copper deposits emerging.
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Unionniere du Huut
Katanga
Belgian Age
Africa
Real Attraction: Tiller of the Soil Faces Fair Attention Gap
Jud Tunkins warns the platy tiller of the soil that country fairs give less serious attention to pigs and pumpkins than harness races, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
Nightmare Land Ghe in Art Gallery
A fragmentary line from the Boston Transcript questions a cubist art display, likening it to a dreadful place in reference to Cuba, reflecting a satirical reaction to modern art and politics.
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Cuba
Boston Transcript
Oil Sprays for San Jose Scale Control in Orchards
Clemson entomologist Dr. F H Lathrop says oil sprays are more effective than lime sulfur for San Jose scale but carry greater risk to trees. Apply in dormant or early spring before buds show green. avoid prolonged low temperatures. Homemade red engine oil emulsion works but requires proper equipment and experience to prevent tree injury.
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San Jose
Lathrop
King Apple Tribute From Horticulture Professor
R J Barnett of Kansas State Agricultural College extols apples as essential to youthful diets. He describes children craving apples, the sensory pleasure, and nutritional value, urging universal access from August to April and highlighting apples as superior fruit for mankind.
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R. J. Barnett
Kansas State Agricultural College
Pruning and Pest Tips for Orchard Care
Horticulture notes advise pruning to clear burden and maintaining orchard health. Spray lime sulfur on trunks to combat disease, dig out borers, and leave winter trimmings as mulch to deter mice and rabbits. Emphasizes local access to fruit and vegetables and urges timely harvest.
Shifting Sands Probe in Alaska Warns Travelers
Shifting sands in Alaska, resembling a desert menace, were detected, posing a hazard to inexperienced travelers and signaling potential dangers for exploration and transit in the region.
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Alaska
Nature's Bank Natives Use Soil to Build Wealth
Natives of China India and the Malay peninsula use soil to construct banklike mounds storing wealth estimated in millions of dollars. The practice highlights traditional resource use and economic activity tied to the land across regions.
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China
India
Malay Peninsula
Beautiful ruins of Dryburgh Abbey timeline of beauty and fame
The Dryburgh Abbey in Berwickshire is praised as a timeless beauty and a symbol of medieval architectural fusion. The piece notes its ambiguous founding by David I or Hugh de Morville, its Wheel of St Catherine window, river setting, and links to Sir Walter Scott, Thompson, Gower, and Chaucer who stayed or worked there.
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Abbey
Dryburgh
Mes
Berwickshire
Abbotsford
Melrose Abbey
Christian Science Monitor
David I
Hugh de Morville
Tweed
Walter Scott
Thompson
Gower
Chaucer
Dryburgh Abbey
Is This a Speedometer Dash Night Parrot Tale
A whimsical exchange during a car ride ends with a train blocking the path and a couple joking about car parts. The dialogue turns surreal as the narrator declares the accelerator pedal reveals heaven and swiftly departs on a fanciful note.
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Toodles
Watchman Examiner
Days of the Guilds and their Medieval Role
The term guilds referred to trader corporations in medieval free cities and boroughs across Europe. In England, Flanders, and South Germany these guilds held craft monopolies, provided military service, and governed citizenship and quality. Henry VIII later struck a death blow by confiscating their property.
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Europe
England
Flanders
Germany
Henry VIII
Kansas City Star
Interesting is True in Tokyo Telephone Bureau Tale
A fragmented OCR item notes statistics about conversations between genders. It cites percentages for truthfulness and perceived waste in different pairing scenarios among women and men, with figures like 264 percent and 13.3 percent. The passage lacks clear context or reliable sourcing.
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Tokyo
Proof of Glacial Period Foundations in Geological Erosion
Geologists ground claims of a glacial period on rock erosion, boulder clay deposits, and related formations. Early scientific hints arose from the Alpine regions, as humans did not exist during the early glacial phase. their first appearance aligns with the later glacial period.
Trade balances and the balance of trade defined
The balance of trade measures the difference between exports and imports. A surplus favors the United States when exports exceed imports, once handled by precious metals but now assessed by broader trends in modern trade relations.
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United States
Lumber and social notes from Remsen area farm life
Special Correspondence reports Henry Mehlhop and Gus Kroekow shipped hogs to Sioux City from Kingsley and Remsen respectively. A Matthiesen gathering enjoyed dancing and a luncheon with accordion music. Henry Grothaus moved to the former Lannow farm southeast of Remsen. Township Farm Bureau sold bowery lumber for local dances and plans to host a Grothaus pavilion celebration. Harm Seggerman bought a black horse from Jack Sharff and John William Ott bought a California top Ford with balloon tires at Falke Motors. Roads were fair, now snow banks return.
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Henry Mehlhop
Gus Kroekow
Sioux City
Henry Grothaus
Remsen
August Lannow
Joe Marx
Will Fromme
John Ott
Donald
John Englebrecht
Henry Township Farm Bureau
Bowery
Grothaus
Harm Seggerman
Jack Sharff
John William Ott
Falke Motor Company
ANOTHER SHAKE UP IN CARTER S DEPARTMENT
The article notes criticism of Mr Carter for discharging long serving workers while keeping recently hired staff amid budget cuts. He cites lack of funds as the reason and warns further cuts unless Congress provides more money or an alternative plan.
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Carter
Exclusive photo of Coolidge inauguration with cabinet
A panoramic image captures Calvin Coolidge delivering his inaugural address as the 30th U.S. president. The scene shows the president at five radio mikes, cabinet members in silk hats, diplomats from many nations, and a vast crowd visible beyond the Capitol portico.
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Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Printing office shakeup leaves many veteran workers unsure
Mr Carter declined to say if more discharges would follow in a major shakeup at the printing plant. The secrecy sparked wide discussion among current and former employees, with veterans aged 65 on extended time noted as first to go and seen as eligible for government retirement pay.
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Carter
Government and union payouts highlighted by speaker
A speaker stated that some individuals will receive up to 700 dollars from the government and 400 dollars from their union. The remark underscored potential aid allocations and benefits available to recipients.
Western Union College closes rebating season with new forensics members
Western Union College wraps its rebating season as Pi Kappa Delta announces six new debaters Emily Mayne Edna Pageler Leah Adams Paul Pickford Walter Cerka Alfred Skogsberg The ceremony includes initiation and a victory banquet after debaters exceeded 75 percent of possible points highlighting renewed forensics vigor at the college.
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Aees
National
Pi Kappa Delta Forensic Fraternity
Emily Mayne
Edna Pageler
Leah Adams
Paul Pickford
Walter Cerka
Alfred Skogsberg
Pi Kappa Helta
Forensics
Western Union
What the World Ts Doing Seen by Popular Men
A fragmented item describes ancient disk references on farms with high fences and a sliding noiseless gate design. It notes that such gates require a stop for large gates and mentions convenience and electricity ideas in passing. This brief appears as a mixed puzzle and instruction fragment.
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New Amsterdam
Eastern Metropolis
Nature's Bank
OLD Farm
Henry Township
Underwood & Underwood
Western Union College
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Phaestus
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