Local Happenings in Hopkinton and Area
J F Haas shipped seven spring pies of the Poland breed weighing an average 264 lbs and two old sows at 1210. D D Duckett secured a cigarette license after paying 50 and furnishing a 1000 bond and will operate once revenue stamps arrive. W A Edgar and family moved from Regina Saskatchewan to Hopkinton to farm, noting a hard season in Regina with low prices. The town reports rapid progress on the light plant remodeling with a new water wheel and generator due this week, boosting capacity for high water efficiency.
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J. F. Haas
D. D. Duckett
Duckett
Des Moines
W. A. Edgar
Regina
Saskatchewan
Edgar
School Board Proceedings December 5 1921 Regular Meeting
Regular meeting of the board of education held December 5 1921 with Stimson Lazell Hoag Cropp and Redmond present. Minutes approved. Bills approved and ordered paid including supplies for educational and janitorial needs and operational costs. Christmas vacation set with schools closing December 20 and reopening January 4. A H Koop secretary.
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Board of Education
Stimson
Lazell
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
Monticello Eleé Co
Educational Supplies Co
Ces W. M. Welch Mfg. Co
D. C G. Heath & Co
A. N. Palmer Co
Chas. Scribner
Longmans Green & Co
John E. Gorman
A. H. Koop
Lovell St. Bk
F. Dautremont
Cut Down The Expenses
The Strawberry Point Fair Association faces bankruptcy after a deficit and loss in 1921. Iowa county fairs mostly lost money this year, with Delaware County avoiding disaster via rain insurance payouts. The article argues for smaller, lower priced entertainment to offset reduced attendance and admission income. EH. W. Williams stands out as an experienced fair manager guiding cuts.
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Manchester
Strawberry Point Fair Association
Iowa
Delaware County
EH. W. Williams
Brood sow care tips from Iowa State college guidance
Iowa State College animal husbandry experts advise brood sows to gain at most a pound daily. Limit grain, provide roughage, and use legume feeds like clover or alfalfa to balance the ration. Avoid moldy feeds, give exercise, warm quarters, and protect from drafts to prevent litters loss. Leguminous hay aids protein balance and eases constipation, especially when corn dominates the ration. Before snow, drag roads and fix holes to prevent spring mudholes from collecting water.
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Iowa State College
Braniecki Sapphire Tale Tangles Paris Police Inquiry
The Braniecki sapphire once weighing 291 carats and valued in the millions, stolen from Count Xavier Branicki in Warsaw in July 1918, resurfaces in Paris as police probe a dealer who says he bought it in parts from a Lithuanian dealer near Koyno. Only 136 carats remain.
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M. Lacomblez
Branicki
Frankfort
Xavier Branicki
Warsaw
Paris
Koyno
Vienna
Haris
London Telegraph
The Mountebank and a Boy’s Marble Empire
A boy named Tommy recalls his backyard marble business profiting from entrants paying three cents to play. His mother shut it down due to noise, ending a busy scheme that drew 20 to 85 customers daily. The piece then digresses into a discussion of kisses and their varied significance.
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Tommy
Modest praise for Mayor Moore in Philadelphia
The Modern Mark notes Mayor Moore of Philadelphia is praised for a successful administration. A quip about workmen and books follows, illustrating a humorous exchange on authorship, value of books, and practical uses of literature in everyday life.
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Moore
Philadelphia
Mark ‘Twain
Katmat Volcano Eruption Described in 1912 Alaskia Record
A fragmented report recounts the Mount Katmat eruption in Alaska during June 1912. It mentions theories about climate effects and a speech by Dr Robert E. Gurges before the American Association for Advancement of Science. The text also notes Laetor Griges leading a national geographic expedition to Stout Watnnad.
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Mount Katmat
Alaskia
Wold
Arch
Robert E. Gurges
American Association For Advancement of Seramee
Laetor Griges
National Geographic Expedition
Stout Watnnad
One Thing After Another in Health Folly
London press surveys the pursuit of cure through diet operations and elixirs. The article notes the shift from tooth extraction myths to nerve center therapy and the promise of osteopathy and massage as a supposed path to perfect health.
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Onein
Noah
London
Machinery Advances in Lyons for Gold and Silver Embroidery
From Lyons France a machine has been developed to make raised embroidery in gold and silver. The stitch imitates ancient handwork and the device is the first successful machine to use metallic thread. The project followed seven years of study and yields very satisfactory results.
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Lyons
France
Scientific Americut
Permanent Color Improvement
A fragmented quotation notes changes during prohibition era and a claim of lifestyle adjustments. The passage mentions altering habits and references to drink and eating, but specifics are unclear and no identifiable individuals or organizations are provided.
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Eno
Morris Chair Fire Escape Described in Popular Mechanics
A Morris chair with a built in fire escape uses two brackets on the chair back to hold a rope wound on a spool under the seat. The rope runs over a pulley on a rod between brackets and provides a rapid controlled descent. A brake device controlled by the occupant regulates speed.
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Morris
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Fondness for Animals Causes Hiring Talk in Rural Tale
Mrs. Corntossel notes the new hired man named Hiram claims he loves horses. The exchange suggests this trait could help but questions arise from a prior worker who claimed fondness yet did not tend to horses outside racing.
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Hiram
High But We Must Have Em Kidder-P Don Quincey Trade
The text appears garbled and unreadable with fragmented phrases about weight and selling items. No coherent event or names emerge to summarize into a factual card.
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Kidder
Newpop
Noj
East
Life as a Trade and the Lost Joy of Labor
Excerpt discusses work as a trade rather than art, criticizing material pursuit and endless hustle. It laments life stripped of creative energy and happiness, urging that meaning and peace cannot be bought or gained by trickery.
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Mann
Lfe
Mabel Johnson Leland
Arne Gorberg
the Lost Father
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Morocco
C. H. Schipman
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Edison
Frank A. Locher
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Monticello, Iowa
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