Soy Bean Makes Debut on Chicago's Famous Pit
The soy bean becomes the first legume to join Chicago's grain Pit futures trading, signaling a historic shift in American agriculture. The piece notes Illinois as a leading soy producer, with a widening belt across Indiana Iowa and Missouri, and outlines the bean's expanding uses from food to industrial products.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
America
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Orient
United States
Manchukuo
China
Japan
Honeyman Elected to U S House From Oregon District
Nanny W. Honeyman of Portland Oregon wins against Republican incumbent Judge William E. Ekwall to join the Democratic majority in the next U S House. Honeyman is a friend of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and served as bridesmaid at the Roosevelt wedding.
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House of Representatives
Nanny W. Honeyman
Portland, Ore
William E. Ekwall
Honeyman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
United States
Bay State
Lodge
James M. Curley
Marcus Coolidge
George
Harry
Beverly
Mass
Trading Floors of the Board of Trade in Chicago
A description of Chicago's Board of Trade trading hall with futures pits for grains. Traders use sign language amid loud activity as prices move across rings for wheat, corn, oats, barley, and rye, with signals for quantity and price.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
California
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Buenos Aires
Minne
Flying flea plane steered by wing pivot in Australia
Ken Affleck, a seventeen year old from New South Wales, built a tiny aircraft in six weeks costing 750 dollars. The craft uses a front wing to steer instead of ailerons or elevators, with a large rudder and a nine and a half foot fuselage and twenty two foot top wing span.
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Sydney
Australia
Ken Affleck
New South Wales
What Workers Will Get by Social Security Act
Washington reports a public compilation showing monthly Social Security retirement payments at age sixty five. Benefits range from a $10 minimum for $2,000 earnings to an $85 maximum for $3,000 annual wages over 45 years, calculated from earnings between 1937 and the worker’s sixty fifth birthday.
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Washington
Warren Giles Named Reds General Manager for 1937 Season
Warren C Giles is appointed general manager of the Cincinnati Reds succeeding Larry McPhail. He began in baseball in 1920 with the Moline team in the Three I League and has since led multiple clubs. He served as president of the International League and the Rochester club before taking the Reds post.
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Warren C. Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Larry McPhail
Giles
Reds
Moline
Rochester
Bean-raisers of the Orient Lead in Chosen and Netherland India
The article notes Chosen and Netherland India as leading bean producers in the Orient. It estimates United States crop this year could double last year, reaching as high as 39,000,000 bushels. The figures reflect optimistic production forecasts for the season.
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Netherland
India
United States
Advertiser word origin traced to Latin root
The term advertiser traces to an early form of advertising vent and the Latin meaning to direct or turn toward. Historical note links the word to directing attention and origin of modern advertising language.
Lace Moves From Luxury To Everyday Wear In Paris Lace
A Western Newspaper Union fashion column highlights lace as practical for all wear, not just special occasions. It surveys rainproof lace coats, wool lace daytime dresses, and Chanel and Lelong shows with lace gowns and filmy patterns, noting ease of care and travel suitability.
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Paris
Chanel
Chantilly
Lelong
Red Dominates First Night Fashion for Winter Wear
The fashionable crowd flaunts red in many shades from smoky to ruby locked in velvet gowns and satin slips. A standout look pairs red velvet with white ermine, while others feature mountie red and bold black with colored accents. muffs and wraps vary from petite to dramatic.
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Juliet
Faille Taffeta
Paris Fur Fashion: Rabbit Tmouette Jacket Displayed
Paris showcases a fingertip length jackets cut boxy style using rabbit tmouette fur in black and white spots. A belted waistcoat also features the fur as part of the latest collections photographed on recent runways.
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Paris
Hats Rise with Agnes Crafted Cone Headdress
A youthful creation by Agnes features a black antelope hat with a high pointed cone. It is draped and twisted, secured by three long royal blue feather accents.
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Agnes
Lace Filet Chair Sets Pattern 5520
Easy crochet pattern for lace filet peacock design chair sets scarf ends and buffet sets. Includes instructions charts materials and an illustration. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle New York for pattern 5520 with name address and pattern number.
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Fourteenth St
New York
Hate and Pity Difference Cited by Colton Quote
A quotation contrasts hatred and pity noting pity is often avowed but rarely felt while hatred is felt but rarely confessed, attributed to Colton.
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Colton
Heartburn Warning Signals Digestive Strain
Quick meals and overeating raise heartburn risk as heavy smoking and drinking worsen symptoms. The message urges heed of warning that the stomach is under strain and deserves attention.
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St. Louis
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