Sudden Change of 36 Described in Frontier Tale
In December 1980 settlers along the Mississippi valley faced a rapid weather shift from mild to a brutal freeze. A light snow gave way to rain, ground slush, and a west wind dropping temperatures from 4 above to 20 below. Wildlife perished, livestock died, and a boy was stranded as ice thickened. The blast reached Illinois by midafternoon and Indianapolis soon felt the chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missixalpp
Mississippi River
Illinois
Indianapolio
Radio Auditor Sees Exchange Between Silence and City Hum
A prominent English radio auditor predicts a future where radio facilitates an exchange of experiences between natural quiet and urban noise. He imagines hearing cattle, foxes, eagles, and even Niagara’s roar from London as evidence of such a link.
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London
Essex
Niagara
Strand
Ontario sow breaks breeding records with 175 pigs
A. Clow of Rockwood Ontario owns a sow that has produced ten litters in six years, totaling 175 piglets with 140 raised. On May 10 the hog bore ten piglets, 16 alive and thriving, 18 of which are reared by the sow while three are bottle fed by A. Clow.
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A. Clow
Rockwood
Ont
Ontario
Ralaing
Village Blacksmith Turns Garage Boss in London Tit-Bits
A verse from London Tit-Bits follows a village blacksmith who upgrades his shop into a grand garage. He directs helpers to fix a broken touring car while the owner and chauffeur react with embarrassment and envy. The cash balance grows as his shop evolves into a sizable building bearing the word Garage.
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Mits
Tes
Heighta
Mimkey
Ham
London
Coffee Ship Delays Highlight Long Voyage Of Java Cargo
A historic note recalls the slow aging method for green coffee from the Dutch East Indies. The Thor coffee voyage lasted three and a half years from Batavia to New York, aboard the Brisbane, which fled to Portuguese India and changed hands to Britain before reaching New York in 1918.
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Netherlands East Indies
America
Java
New York
Brisbane
Batavia
India
Portugal
Bombay
Adelaide
Outlook for Farm Prices. Future Downward Trend Predicted
Dr. G F Warren of Cornell argues prices will fall over the next decade, mirroring post Civil War trends. He cites a large gold supply and expected European gold repatriation as drivers, with Britain sending about 31.9 billion in wartime gold to the United States.
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Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
G. F. Warren
Cornell University
Warren
United States
Great Britain
Dr. Warren
Europe
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Charles M. Atwater
T. J. Wedekind
Monmouth
P. H. Johnson
c.c.Mulkey & Son
Fire and Accident Insurance
W. H. Ney
G. W. Chesebro
Oregon
W. B. Egleston
Lieut. Hill
Naval Academy Farm
Annapolis, Md
U. S
G. V. Copson
Corvallis
Office of Bacteriology
Agricultural Building
Young Brothers Dairy
Planet Mill and Wood
Valsetz
F. K. Skeen
Monmouth Woo Pollan Brothers
Morris
Mother
Monmouth Hardware
J. E. Winegar
Cherry City Baking CO
Salem, Ore
Fez
First National Bank
Monmouth, Oregon
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