Unusual eugenics swap swaps wives and lives in North Dakota
In Minot area, two farming families the Knights and the Rikensruds swapped spouses and children after years of friendship. In March 1929 both women filed for divorce alleging cruelty, and the next day the men married the other wives in a double ceremony. The arrangement increased or decreased children but kept families in close terms.
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Minot
N. D
Knights
Rikensruds
Knight
Rikensrud
Salmon leaps into boat on Rogue River surprise catch
A large Chinook salmon leaped into the row boat of J. Schwartz of Klamath Falls while he rowed down the Rogue River near here. Schwartz sprang aboard the fish and subdued it after a heavy struggle, taking a good thumping in the process.
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Graats Pass
Ore
J. Schwartz
Klamath Falls
Rogue River
Schwartz
The Romance of Youth in a Small Town Dream
A 13 year old recalls the vanished West Lebanon to Havana narrow gauge project that sparked romance for future engineers. He meets Billy, now in seventh grade, who plans aviation school and believes flying pays well. The piece, dated 1932, reflects youth aspiration and shifting careers.
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West Lebanon
Ind
Havana
Leroy
Ed Bailey
Taylor Curtis
Neers
Billy
Western Newspaper Union
All Around He House All Around He House
A collection of practical tips for kitchen and house care includes salt in fruit sherbet to enhance flavor, lemon salt for cleaning knife handles, egg white polish for patent leather, and quick fixes for lunches and desserts. It also covers window screen cleaning with kerosene, boiling pasta tips, lettuce prep, and sugared doughnuts or crullers.
Safest of vaults being constructed in London
London reports Montagu Norman vows impregnable Bank of England vaults to protect gold for 500 years. Beneath the city, a 60 foot deep steel and concrete barrier, bronze outer shells, three inch steel cores, and a floodable shaft with machine-gun guarded gates aim to deter intruders. Access is from above via 25 ton doors. multiple internal doors and split combination codes block entry.
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London
Bank of England
Montagu Norman
Norman
Track Sensation Metcalf Poised for 1932 Olympic Games
Ralph Rabbit Metcalf, a black sophomore sprinter at Marquette University Milwaukee, is tipped by coaches and track officials as a sensational Olympic contender. He has run 10 yards and tied the world record with a 9.5 second time this year.
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Ralph
Rabbit) Metcalf
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Marshmallow Mint Sauce Recipe Teaches Green Tinted Syrup
A kitchen instruction details making a one cup marshmallow mint sauce. It describes beating water and sugar to a thread, dissolving marshmallows in warm syrup, then pouring over stiff egg whites while beating until cool. Peppermint extract and coloring yield a delicate green sauce.
Pulpit to politics Rev Barry Oscar Stevens runs for SD governor
Former Presbyterian pastor Oscar Stevens resigns from Philip's church to seek South Dakota governor on the Liberty party ticket. He advocates constitutional changes to place all legislation before the people for popular vote and Supreme Court review for constitutionality, proposing elimination of legislators.
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Barry
Oscar Stevens
Philip
S. D
South Dakota
Liberty Party
Stevens
Supreme Court
Cat Mothers Rabbit as She Loses Two Kittens
Palmero Califf-Solace reports the loss of two kittens found in a newborn rabbit rescued by a house cat. Miss Margaret Crane owns the cat which adopted the rabbit and requested it along with her remaining two kittens when two young siblings were given a war.
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Palmero
Califf
Miss. Margaret
Detroit Bee Squad Tackles Garden Swarm Crisis
Detroit police deploy the Bee Squad to calm a panicky garden swarm. Patrolmen Louis Oberle and Harold Rowe locate the queen, confine her in a tub, clip away the clusters, and release the rest with the queen to a beekeepers, after which the pair are praised for their unique expertise.
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Detroit Police Department
Louis Oberle
Harold Rowe
Oberle
Rowe
Oberte
Distributional values for taking out in no trump
1938 guide by Lelia Hattorster explains take-out strategy using honor tricks and distributional count. It contrasts no trump and two suit bids, detailing when to risk game bids and how to value hands for precise bidding.
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Lelia Hattorster
Angling praise from Pro and Walton quoted
Angling greats Angling Pro and Don Izaak Walton praise the sport calling it a calm recreation. They reference Doctor Boteler on berries and Doctor Johnson who defines a fishing rod as a stick with a hook and a fool at the other end.
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Don Izaak Walton
Doctor Boteler
Doctor Johnson
Civilization Built on Coal Era Demands More Work
A historical note argues civilization relies on coal as the dominant energy source. It claims per capita coal use is twenty times higher than in 1850 and praises coal for enabling a complex, interdependent national life.
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Lawrence—Rikensrud
Afinneota
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Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Blinds
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Calif
Daniel Boob Ma
Clinton County
Penn
Appleyard
Florida
Rome
Haly Disappen
Chicago
Ny.giants
Downers Grove
Ill
Gabsy Gertie
Detroit Police
Lelia Hatterstey
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