Willkie Pageant in Elwood Skits and Parades
A satirical program catalogs a Willkie home visit in Elwood with exhibits from his birth site and a mock birthday crowd. It includes a noon band concert, athletic events, and a parade with staged sections, ending with a summer portrait and quips about contemporary politics and failed tulips world events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Green
Wabash
Potomac
McClusky
White House
Galloway Park
Bob Taft
Willkie
Thomas Dewey
Frank Gannett
Charlie McNary
Businessmen’s Clubs of America
Good Fortune Rastus Forgives Enemey Before Death
The dying Good Fortune Rastus forgives his bitterest enemy Sol after a long struggle with a preacher’s pleas. He declares he bears no harm and envisions revenge being meted only by sleep on the sunny side of the street in the Golden City.
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Rastus
Sol
Golden City
Dairy Pasture Rations Use Grain to Sustain Milk Yields
Article notes that grain must not be eliminated too early in pasture feeding. Cows on lush pasture can maintain milk for weeks but may lose weight and milk if grain is stopped. Recommends gradual grain inclusion, with 1 lb grain per 5–7 lbs milk, and a 12 percent crude protein concentrate. Also advises mineral supplementation with equal parts salt and steamed bone meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Grade meter aids contour farming on farms
Iowa agricultural engineer L H Schoenleber has developed a grade meter to help farmers lay contour lines without surveying gear. The device, mounted on the tractor, uses a pendulum and gears to show deviations from zero on a scale, guiding the operator to keep readings at zero during operation. It has received a public service patent and will undergo further tests before wider release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Schoenleber
Iowa
Schoenleber
Agricultural Tips and Innovations Snapshot for Farmers
The piece notes losses of about 20 million dollars yearly from nonhatched incubated eggs and urges moisture-friendly pasture soils and small field divisions for summer pastures. It highlights cow water needs, the rise of 4 H club participation to over 1.3 million youths in 79,500 clubs, and new transparent food wrap made from stretched rubber encasing products.
Cool and Delightful New Shirtwaister Pattern No. 8727
A shirtwaist pattern design promotes a cool summer look in flat crepe silk print or rayon. It features a simple bodice with three buttons and reversible collar options, a circular skirt with youthful swing, and size options from 14 to 42. Materials guidance includes 4.5 yards of 3 1 2 inch fabric for size 16.
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Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Hubbard
Frank McCarthy
Elwood
Cea
P. m
Elwood High School
Gallup
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
City of
New York
Riverside Drive
Twikting Reo Hoys
OUR Comic
Little
By C. M. Payne
Vrhrovet
By J. Millar Waji
Woodpecker
Geo. E. Taylor
Agricultural News
United States
Territories
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
ST. Joseph
C. A. Dana
Zemo
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