Plan to Curtail Corn Acreage Across Middle West in 1922
The piece notes Nebraska and neighboring states plan to reduce corn planting in 1922 to lift prices. It cites a carload shipment from Nebraska to Billings with freight 416.58 and sale 416.52, showing six cents loss. Farm groups in Illinois Iowa Kansas Missouri Indiana and others urge acreage cuts and expect higher food costs nationwide.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
South Dakota
Middle West
le Sting
Broken Bow
Neb
Billings
Mont
Corn Belt
Illinois Agricultural Association
State Farm Bureau Federations
Indiana
America
War Finance Corporation
Herman
Omaha Bee
Farmers plan to cut corn acreage to prop up prices
A report quotes Illinois Agricultural Association urging reduced planting to match demand and avoid oversupply. Farmers consider resting 2000 acres if prices do not cover costs, arguing restraint preserves land and prevents price depression. The strategy mirrors practices by manufacturers to shape supply.
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Illinois Agricultural Association
Will of Dr. Robert Denniston Leaves $25,000 to Widow
A 44 word last will dated April 15 1910 on a prescription blank was filed with Surrogate Slater in White Plains New York. It leaves the entire $25 000 estate to the widow of Dr. Robert Denniston prominent Westchester county physician.
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White Plains
N.Y
Slater
Robert Denniston
Westchester County
D. O. Lawrence
Platte County
Farm Bureau
Platte Couty
Lincoln
George EB. Johnson
Capitol Commission
Commission
B. G. Goodhue
New York
Legisature
McKelvie
Heroine Faces Toughest War Record Challenge
Alene E. Frawley, famed San Antonio nurse and WWI heroine, survived hospital blasts and front-line wounds while serving with the Ninety-First Division. After a misdated casualty report claimed her dead, affidavits and medical care aim to prove she is alive and straighten the record.
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A. E. F. Frawley
San Antonio
Texas
America
Alene E. Frawley
Chateau Thierry
France
United States
Ninetieth Division
United States Army Nurse Corps
Tours
Piaces
Philippines
China
Hawaii
Panama
Cheré
Mounted Police Begin Four Month Trek in Far North
A Canadian mounted police officer and guide left Edmonton to investigate reports that northern Indians north of Lake Athabasca have resorted to cannibalism after failing to find caribou. The party, with supplies for four months, travels 400 miles over barren ground to a central meeting point to locate and bring back those alleged flesh eaters.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Mounted Police
Edmonton
Alberta
Lake Athnabasca
Canada
Arctic
Ares
Muere
Dse
Fort Fitzgerald
Alk
Northerm
Dortt
Thals
Fheni
Tosbring
Egyptian Temple Treasure Unearthed Near Byblos
General Gouraud reports to the Academy of Inscriptions a Syrian excavation by M. Moutet uncovered near Byblos what appears to be the entirety of an early Egyptian temple treasure. An alabaster vase mentioning Pharaoh Hamas of the fifth dynasty was found intact three feet below the surface. The find suggests Egyptian presence in Syria at a very early date.
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Paris
Gouraud
Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres
M. Moutet
Academy
Syria
Byblos
Hamas
When a Man Opens Up He Shows He Likes You
A lighthearted remark suggests that men reveal their fondness by sharing troubles. The line implies talking about problems is a sign of affinity and comfort in friendship.
Finger graft planned to replace missing fingertip in Maryland man
Michael Feighley of Robersville Maryland suffered a facial wound when his car windshield shattered. Doctors plan to graft his little finger onto his missing finger and later amputate the grafted finger once it regrows.
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Michael iFeighley
Robersville, Md
Notary Public C W Sample Seeks Tenth Term
Topeka Kan radio letter shows C W Sample of Kingman Kansas seeking reappointment as notary public for a tenth four year term. Commission would expire December 11 1925 and decision rests with Governor Allen's office.
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Topeka
Kan
Kingman
Sample
Allen
Forty Years Penalty for Winter Window Smashing
Stephen Zawisiuk pleaded guilty to smashing 21 windows to earn a jail term for the season. Police MagistrateGeorge Moore imposed the sentence after the defendant sought to sell for winter and faced a lengthy confinement in the penitentiary.
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Sonna
George “Moore
Stephen. Zawisiuk
French bulkdog named Page brings politeness to Boston
A stray canine in Boston earns the nickname the Page after returning a lady's dragging coat with evident enjoyment and polite demeanor. The tale notes the dog Acme Tol and te, owned by Miss Money J. Ditihe of 46 Cortes Street, marking his reputation.
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Boston
Cortes Street
Cal University claims quake prediction via geology advance
California researchers announce a method to forecast earthquakes using observations of the earth’s creep and antecedent movements. Professor Lawson of geology says accurate prediction may follow this discovery, referencing prior San Andreas fault displacement near Bolinas as a historical example.
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Oakiana
Cal
University of ‘California
A. Lawson
California
San’ Andreas
Bolinas
Nebraska in Brief A roundup of local incidents and notes
A Bloomfield telephones settlement threatens to end a long strike if the Union Telephone plant sale and rate restoration proceed. Lincoln and Fremont report fire losses, university savings on coal and new equipment. Industrial and agricultural items include bank and elevator news, road paving, and farm bureau funding debates with Platte County votes and local legislative vacancies.
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Bloomfield
J. H. Gesler
Union Telephone Company
A. ©. Grace
State Railway Commission
Lincoln
Nye-Schneider-Jenks Company
Fremont
Beatrice
A. L. Green
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Fordney-McCumber
Congress
Nebraska
Patwnee City
Firemen's Association
Norfolk
North Platte
C. EB
Hartford
O. Langin
Plattsmouth
Ehouse
Wood, Lake
Woods Lake
Adams, County
Lodgepole
Varying ideas of beauty across the world
The Wanderer and the Young American debate what defines beauty as they observe a passing girl. He cites Mongolian, Nepalese, Melanesian, and African practices, noting hair, ears, clothes, and leg shaping differ wildly. They question who can decide what beauty truly is.
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Aimericain
Pippin
Wanderer
Wolund
Mongolia
South Seas
Why Are We White A Harmful Pseudo-Science Rant
A translated 19th century piece reproduces a racist pseudo-scientific theory claiming skin color changes with diet and climate. It asserts whites originate from blacks, Indians reddened by meat, and Asians yellow from salt, concluding with a hollow claim that quitting salt would revert skin to black.
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America
le ‘Petit Journal of
Piris
Prince Afraid of Automobile In Chinese Tomb Visit
A party of Americans touring from Peking to the Ming Eastern tombs found a Manchu prince terrified by a first automobile sighting. His guards, armed with swords and bows, stood in awe as the car approached, while the prince declined a ride.
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China
Peking
Ming Eastern Tombs
Popular Mechanics
Distilling Rare Metals With Electric Furnace
Reports by M. Moissan describe distilling platinum and several rare metals using a 500 ampere at 110 volt electric current. Distillation occurs quietly, with metallic drops forming cubic crystals that collect on a cooled copper tube. Osmium ruthenium palladium iridium and rhodium were also distilled.
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M. Moissan
Moissan
Royal cradle in Berlin used by actor’s baby in film
Berlin reports the historic Hohenzollern cradle at the castle is now occupied by Fritz Muller’s baby while he plays Frederick the Great in a new film. Ex ministers protest, but the finance ministry rules the cradle is state property and may be used by citizens for a fee.
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Berlin
Fritz Muller
Frederick the Great
Finance Ministry
Mothers and Daughters Endorse Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
Greenville Delaware resident Mrs Wm Hughes testifies to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound benefiting her daughter from an early illness and bed rest. The advertisement promotes continued use and urges other mothers and daughters to try the remedy based on longstanding testimonial letters.
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Greenville
Del
Lydia E. Pinkhham
Wm. S. HuGuHes
Delaware
Lydia E. Pinkham
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