Soybean Becomes Major Crop in Farm Belt
Washington reports soybeans rapidly become a major crop in the corn belt replacing oats to a notable extent. The crop, grown for seed, forage, and oil, now exceeds planting demand as mills in Illinois and other states plan to use hundreds of thousands of bushels. Officials note growing commercial outlets, with soy oil used for soaps paints lard substitutes and ink while meal serves as high value cattle feed and human consumption.
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Washington
Department of Seat Cake
Wlincig
Indiana
Illinois
United States
Department
Wild Cat Frightens Shopper In Enid Store Window
In Enid Oklahoma a Kansas City dealer’s window display draws a portly salesman and a companion into danger when a crate labeled wildcat is opened. The crate’s contents, a temperamental animal, test its lungs and claws as the salesman sits on a burlap bench, causing a frightening scream and a dramatic escape. The incident ends with the likely eastward shipment of the spirited creature.
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Enid
Okio
Kansas City
Demand for Cascara Bark in Washington State Surges
The article notes a booming cascara bark trade in Washington with harvests valued near half a million dollars. Crays Harbor residents gathered red bark from the ya berr tree, selling peeled bark for profit while discussing curing methods and rising wholesale prices. It mentions workers earning 10 to 15 dollars daily and a shift in market demand during a drug famine.
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Yarberr
Rce
Earl Ring
Alem
Frederick banker warns of stock pool fraud ropes in innocents
A Frederick banker criticizes stock pools as schemes promising endless returns. He describes fraudulent contracts, unregulated funds, and how neighbors recruit others with promises of huge profits. He notes failures of legitimate brokers as a warning to Marylanders.
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Frederick
Washington
Serenade Ended by Modern Football in Seville
Sad news from Seville reports the serenade tradition fading as modern football captivates youths. Lovers of song now chase the game, leaving guitars and mandolins idle while Seville streets echo with crowds headed to football matches. In nearby Lumberton a widow, Eliza Bass, dies at ninety four after a life shaped by an unusual coffin under her bed.
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Seville
Spain
Hosina
Almaviva
Seviliiang
Cotin
Eliza Bass
Lumberton
N. C
Inventions to Fend Off Robbers and Firearm Overcoats Displayed
A European note describes new anti theft devices and defense clothing. An interior pedal triggers a clockwork alert and a lighted plate outside calls police when burglars watch the hands of the wearer. Other inventions include an overcoat with a revolver harness and a ring-activated firing mechanism. Norway cities run film theatres funding cultural projects, Christiania reporting 1921 profits of 250000 dollars for studios, theater, concert hall, music pavilion, and science advancement.
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Paris
Sto Snd
Japan
Norway
Christiania
Pepvie
Life-Saving Women Aid Men in Daring Rescue at Cresswell
Stirring reports from Cresswell near Newcastle on Tyne recount a coast guard detachment aided by women volunteers who join lifeboat crews in perilous launches. Mrs. Armstrong, 75, has not missed a service since 1874 and once trekked five miles to obtain rocket apparatus for a Swedish steamship rescue.
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Cresswell
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Northumberland
Engwind
Hievat House
Tore
Margaret Armstrong
Willam Brown
James Brown
Armstrong
Newbiggin
Cresswell Ship News
In His Father's Steps at Rock Creek Park
A Washington Star report recalls Theodore Roosevelt walking with ease and smiling at children during outings from his great office. Recently three men dressed in old red sweaters were seen near the zoo grounds, moving swiftly past the lion house and around the hill.
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Rock Creek Park
Sixteenth Street
Rock Creek
Zoo
Ricky
Theodore Roosevilt
Washington Star
Untold Hose Sale Leads to Secret Grim Joke
Reader quotes a Richmond Times Dispatch line where a buyer questions why the seller and horse remained silent about a bad hose sale. The exchange hints at a hidden truth and a shared joke about secrecy.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dreco Herbal Remedy Praised in Cumberland Statement
Mrs Henry Schad of 123 Elder Street Cumberland Maryland declares Dreco cured her kidney disorder and gastritis after two bottles. She reports better sleep and appetite and plans to buy three more bottles to share with family. Dreco is advertised as a herbal remedy without harmful drugs, sold by Pearce's Modern Pharmacy in Frederick and by druggists nationwide.
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Henry Schad
Elder Street
Cumberland
Dreco
Pearce
Frederick
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Cat
Storm
Washington State
Dorothy Darnit
Angels
Charles McManus
Chas McManus
Serenade
Humanes
Gomera
Canary Islands
Sadie AL
Sykes Comfort As
Coast Guard
Creco
Potomac Public Service Co
Westinghouse
North Market St
Purina
Ens
C.S
Chermerhorn & Son
Market ST
Frederick, Md
Footer
DYE Works
America
Agency
Mr. B. T. Marman
N. Market Street
Niagara Falls
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Eaas Nes
Brphiv
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