Japan ships oil into United States peppermint market threat
Washington reports Japan’s peppermint growers have formed a trust to capture the U S market. The Agriculture Department blocks Japanese oil from being labeled true peppermint while imports rise. American demand for peppermint products grows with 5 million pounds used yearly. Japan produced 1.2 million pounds, much sent to Europe.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Public notice in Illinois chancery case Ingram vs Ingram
Affidavit of nonresidence filed against Harold W. Ingram prompts summons in the Circuit Court of Clark County Marshall Illinois. The defendant must appear March 8 next, or the bill will be confessed and a decree entered. Russell L. Riley, Clerk. Feb 4, 1926. H. M. Janney, solicitor. Advertisement 6-4
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Chancery
Illinois
Clark County
Circuit Court
Edna Ingram
Harold W. Ingram
unlJesa
Marshall
Peppermint Farmers Report Solid Export Outlook
The article notes a monthly import target of at least 7000 pounds for 1926 and cites rising exports exceeding the previous year’s Japanese imports. It says there is no cause for alarm if peppermint farmers increase acreages this year.
Illinois Ranks First In Big Ten In Student Enrollment
Champaign II Feb 14 The University of Illinois leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally in full time resident students enrolled for the first semester of the current academic year. California Colum bia and Illinois top the national list with 16 282 11 886 and 11 212 residents respectively.
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Champaign
University of Ilinois
United States
G. P Tuttle
Illinois
California
Columbia
Mid-West
Ilinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania
New York
Harvard
Far West
Trappers Waste One Fifth Of Annual Fur Catch
Trappers waste about twenty percent of the yearly fur catch due to trapping at wrong times and poor skin care, leading to losses in value and fewer pelts reaching markets.
Curious Breton cures and fever folklore
The narrator notes Breton superstition that wearing a spider in a nutshell cures fever. The practice may indicate mental illness or a preference for fever. Another Breton belief says smallpox can be cured by eating a fried mouse.
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Brittany
Waterproofing Fabrics by Rubber Plating Technique
Fabrics are waterproofed by a thin rubber coating applied through a plating process similar to metal electroplating. The method is claimed to greatly simplify garment waterproofing and provide durable protection.
Memory’s unreliability echoed in old recollections
The passage notes that memories of old times are often flawed and secondhand. It quotes E. W. Howe’s Monthly reflecting skepticism toward elderly recollections and their truthfulness, suggesting nostalgia distorts history.
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E. W. Howe
Monthly
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J. E. Jones
Russell L Riley
Ilineis
H. M.janney
A. R. Sisson & Sons
Howell
St. Doolin
Finois
Casey
York
Fordson
Lyman Pritchard Henderson
Haddix Clatfelter & Strohma
H. M. Dewey &Co
B. E. Schriver Agents Factory Representative
Crosley Musicone
Musicone
Crosley
Marshall Battery Co
Bie Creek Bridge
Darwin Road
Knowles & Kesler
Herald
Hlinots
Chenoweth
West Union
Wachbeh
Jersey
John Deere
Schuttler
Ladies of Baptist Church of
Hirram$ Fulbert
Chas Cornwell
Were Ouery
Artest
Brechange
Lear
Bertan Seee
Chong
Yong
Warren
Son
China
Chou
Hepo Bhe
Disattos D Warren Company
Milk Street
Boston
Mass
Wabash
Dalley
Marshall Herald
Marshall, Illinois
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