Farm Bureau to Hold Picnic in Monticello
A Monticello dinner with 60 business men approved plans for the Farm Bureau annual picnic on July 4 in Monticello. A noon picnic dinner, a special speaker, sports in the afternoon, and band concerts were outlined. Trustees seek 1350 dollars from merchants and nearby farmers to gravel three miles of the Monticello Wayne Center road.
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Monticello
Mavies Inn
Max Wortman
County Farm Bureau
Irving Hintz
W. A. Beery
Farm Bureau
Wayne Township
Montice
St. Matthew’s Ev. Lutheran announces Ascension services
German services at 10 30 a m Thursday. Choir practice Thursday evening at 7 30. Sunday school at 9 45 a m. English services at 10 30 a m. Pastor H L Adix leads.
Pastor R P Kuentzel Services Schedule
Pastor R P Kuentzel leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. German preparatory service at 11 a.m. English preparatory service at 7 45 p.m.
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R. P. Kuentzel
Methodist Church Announces Service Schedule and Welcome
Pastor Albert E. Coe invites attendance at Sunday school 10:00 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Epworth League 6:30 p.m. Evening service 7:30 p.m. The note asks why rush to the door and invites greeting and participation in all services.
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Epworth League
Sunday Services Schedule With Sermon Topics
Next Sunday May 20 offers Morning worship at 11 with a sermon titled Eternity in the Heart. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m follows, then Evening worship at 7 30 with a sermon The Message of the Rainbow.
Congregational Church Service Schedule May 20
George W. McNary pastors Congregational Church announces Sunday services. Morning worship and sermon at 11 o'clock. Young People's hour at 6:00 p.m. All are invited to worship.
St Johns Ey Lutheran Church English Services Listed
St Johns Ey Lutheran Church announces English worship at 9 a.m and 10 45 a.m led by Pastor Paul T Gutknecht at Johnsontown church.
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St. John’s Ey. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Johnsontown Church
St. John’s
Inside Information For The Busy Housewife
Practical household tips on washing berries to remove sand using float-then-skim technique and multiple water rinses. Advice on keeping milk clean and cold in warm months and bottles capped during storage. Quick stain removal method for fruits and whites using boiling water and lemon juice sunlight bleaching.
Aristotle Clever in Evading Royal Wrath
In a tale from Kangas City Star, Alexander the Great sought ownership of Aristotle’s writings. Aristotle replied that lectures prepared for his pupil’s instruction were not published, only interpreted by the author for Alexander’s use.
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Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Athens
Alexander
Kangas City
Lightning Thought to Drill Hole in Glass
A New York window pane shows a perfectly round hole after a thunderstorm. Three workers heard a report and glass fragments fell on one. No bullet or object was found, suggesting a mysterious lightning prank rather than external impact.
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Jupiter Tonnas
New York
Ughtining
Disraeli Birthplace Recalled in London Anecdotes
The article recounts Disraeli’s vague memory of his birthplace near Bloomsbury and notes a bronze tablet on the southwest corner house. It mentions his later Prime Ministerial visits to Bloomsbury and a late anecdote about his farewell, joking he refused to give a message to the Prince Consort.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Dirmly
Bloomstury Osquiue and
Bhart Street
Selmully
Charles G Harper
London
Ape
Bloomsbury Square House
Harper
Yisraeli
HR Goversiin
Prince Consort
Gas Engine Drives Lift Motors on State Bridge
The Pennsylvania Railroad uses an on site gas engine generator to power lift motors on a Chesapeake and Delta Ware canal bridge lacking central power. A 110 kilowatt gas engine runs two 120 horsepower motors to raise a 700 ton two track lift span in about GO seconds if no boat nears.
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United States
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chesapeake and Delta- Ware Canal
Uft
Wives Guide Households Says Statisticians
Helen C. Bennett argues in Liberty that working and middle class wives control 75 to 90 percent of family spending, while husbands supervise the bills. She contends real financiers rely on planning and adding machines, and credit women for household solvency.
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Mian
Helen C. Bennett
Liberty
The Function of Woman to Serve the Race
An Amerilean Magazine piece asserts gender roles with women serving the race while men serve women and children, presenting a dated sociocultural view on family duties and social order.
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Amerilean Magazine
Zoroaster Faith Recalled In Everyday Electricity Reminder
A brief line from Woman's Home Companion notes that every time you turn on electric light you can reflect on Zoroaster's religion, blending daily life with ancient belief.
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Zoroaster
Eggplant Pot Pourri and Creative Salads of 1927
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union recipe feature describes Eggplant Pot Pourri with peppers onions tomatoes and eggplant shells baked with buttered crumbs and egg yolk, plus New Carrots Bermuda Salad stuffed dates salad and coconut apple onion salad with pineapple pepper and lettuce base.
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Bermuda
Western Newspaper Union
Memory Preserved After Dissolution of Chinese Classics
The reign of Che Hwang-ti 220 to 221 B C saw an edict to burn all books save those on medicine divination and husbandry. Confucian writings were banned and those mentioning the Book of History or the Book of Odes faced death. Yet many volumes survived through memory by public reciters and recreations of the nine classics.
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Che Hwang-ti
China
Confucius
Stork Decline Alarms Germans In 20 Years
In Germany the stork population fell about 70 percent as nests vanish. Peasants fear bad omens and offer strange remedies to attract storks. Scientists cite locust control in South Africa using arsenic as the cause of stork deaths.
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Berlin
Germany
South Africa
Earth May Stop Rotating If Spin Slows Says Astronomer
Capper's Weekly cites English astronomer Crommelin predicting the earth could cease rotating in a few million years due to tidal friction. If true, half the globe would face perpetual sunshine and the other half eternal darkness, a dire scenario for peasants. The prediction admits a potential error of a few million years.
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Doctor Crommelin
Capper
Moliere Unhappy in His Choice of Mate
The Detroit News notes Moliere’s unhappy marriage to Armande Bejart, jealousy over flirtations, and a rift with Madeleine Bejart. They separated then reconciled before his 1673 death after a final theater performance.
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Moliere
Madeleine Bejart
Armaande
Madeleine
Armande
Meliere
Detroit News
Exquisite Chinese Wall Paper Found Stored in England
Descriptions of ancient Chinese wallpaper prized for its vivid birds and flowers. A hoard of 24 rolls sold by the duke of Atholl at Sotheby's reveals untouched rolls that have remained vibrant after a century. Reportedly Logie House in Aberdeenshire houses similar material in fine condition.
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England
Duke of Atholl
Sotheby's
China
Logie House
Aberdeenshire
George Milne
Detroit visitor sets 4000-picture rapid sightseeing record
A Detroit visitor tours London in 27 minutes setting a new record for viewing six centuries of National Gallery paintings. He arrived at 12 25 after visiting Tower Monument Guildhall St Pauls and did shopping in the Strand before planned museum visits.
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Detroit
National Gallery
London
Buffalo
Tower
Monument
Guildhall
St. Paul's Cathedral
Strand
London Daily Mail
Purity Campaign Invite Sparks Temple Debate
In London a planned meeting at the City temple drew attention during a purity campaign. Doctor Parker, the minister, faced questions about inviting a bold labor leader who had refused certain religious labels. Parker finally said the man should come, but with condition no infidelity.
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London
City Temple
Doctor Parker
Bratwell Booth
Doctor Warker
Tramp in Court Defends Self With Frying Pan Charge
In a stark scene from a rural Iowa court, a detainee accused of theft countered an accuser with a frying pan claim. The judge urged common sense noting the complainant was armed with a watch, while the prisoner defended himself by implying the weapon was insufficient.
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Lowa
Iran
Ile
Fissault
Rubber Surpasses Iron in Durable Grinding Mill Liners
Rubber proves a durable substitute in industrial linings with cement mill tests showing one inch sheets lasting 90 days under 45,000 pounds of steel balls and only 1/64 inch wear after fourteen months. Popular Mechanics Magazine notes rubber absorbs impact as a possible explanation.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Brothers Brothers' Families Much Alike
In Carbondale and Union County two farmers named Brothers each have 12 children. Each family has four boys and eight girls. The next youngest girl in each family was born on the same day and year. Fathers are J. H. and J. D. Brothers.
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Carbondale
Union County
J. H
J. D
Formative Years Made Carlyle One of Victorian Age’s Great Men
The Arkansas City Times outlines Thomas Carlyle’s early life and struggles. Born December 4, 1705 in Ecclefechan Scotland he faced stern family life and poor health. He mentored under Edward Irving at Kirkcaldy shaping his ascent as a major thinker.
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Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Ecclefechan
Scotland
Thomas
Edinburgh
Kirkcaldy
Edward Irving
Irving
Akansas City Times
Sea Serpents in Maritime Legend and Discovery
Historic beliefs in sea serpents endured among mariners from ancient times to the 19th century. Reports claim sightings along US Canadian coasts in 1806 1816 1844 1846 and near Norway, with Captain McQuhas aboard the Daddalus describing a large monster in 1848. Scientists later attributed the creature to a seal species of the South Seas.
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United States
Canada
McQuhas
Daddalus
Cape
Good Hope
St. Helena
South Seas
Should Women Be Equipped With Kitchen Repair Tools
Miss Edith Carse from Town State College argues a well stocked kitchen tool chest enables women to perform simple repairs. She recommends a compact kit with hammer, screwdriver, monkey wrench, pliers, nails, hooks, washers, wire, and an oil can to encourage homemakers to tackle small fixes without waiting for a handyman.
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Edith Carse
Town State College
Miss Carse
Francis Sisson on Shylock label for Uncle Sam in nations
Francis H. Sisson argues the name Shylock fits the United States as a creditor who does not receive repayment. He contends the label reflects international views of American financial policy and demand for repayment.
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Francis H. Sisson
Uncle Sam
Shylock
Livestock and farm goods for sale in Iowa listings
Holsteins for sale include a 5 year old herd bull over 2400 pounds and a Q year junior dam with strong records, plus fresh cows and helpers. Also seed corn for sale described as early maturing with high germination. Scotch Grove Nursery offers S O W Leghorn chicks at 10 per 100, 45 for 600, plus Jamesway brooders and custom hatching at 4 cents per egg. Pleasant Knoll Hatchery advertises eggs from May hatchings and winter layers in Monticello Iowa.
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J. R. McNeilly
Center Junction
Scotch Grove
Iowa
Monticello
RICE
S.O. W. Leghorn
Barron
England
Jamesway Brooder
Pleasant Knoll Hatchery
Hospital
Berlin Water Supply From Deep Wells
Berlin draws 92 percent of its water from wells rather than lakes, reaching depths up to 100 meters. Summer use hits 600000 cubic meters daily, with capacity up to 740000 and plans to reach 900000 in the next year to meet emergencies.
Chinese Have Faith in Queer Medicines
A famed scientist notes the scanty training of Chinese apothecaries. A Chinese chemist relies on plant and animal remedies such as fly maggots fish worms grasshoppers dried silkworms beetles thistle lotus ginseng and toad saliva. The practice mirrors seventeenth century apothecaries.
House For Rent Modern Five Room Dwelling
Rental notice for a modern five room house in IL, advertised by Fred Kellum. Property excludes furnace, description notes convenient location and housing availability.
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Fred Kellum
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Poland
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Reid
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