Father Reunited to Sons Lost 17 Years
Camille Perron of Southbridge Massachusetts rejoices as his two long missing sons Camille Napoleon and Napoleon Wilvese Perron return after sixteen years apart. The brothers left with their mother around 1907, wandered through South Dakota and Saskatchewan before reuniting with their father via a taxi driver in Worcester.
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Southbridge
Mass
Camille L. Perron
Dresser Street
Camille Napoleon
Napoleon Wilvese Perron
Nwnhood
South Dakota
Perron
Canadian Northwest
Willow Hills
Saskatchewan
East Poultney
Anna Blanche Jacob
Dudley
Marie Perron
Worcester
Massachusetts
Napoleon Jacob
Marlboro
Est
Worcester Common
David Duquette
Pig Contest Winner Shines in Des Moines Iowa
Winnesheik county breeder Barthelme wins top prize at the ten litter futurity. His pig litter weighed 3 199 pounds in 180 days and outscored all prior United States entries.
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Des Moines
Leondegardus Barthelme
Winnesheik County
Barthelme
United States
Alaska to Grow Own Farm Produce For Territory
Washington reports show Alaska experiment stations advancing livestock and crop efforts. Government and settlers raise cattle sheep goats and hogs while attempts to cross yak with cattle. Galloway and Holstein crosses are tested to improve meat and dairy production in the far north.
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Washington, D. C
Alaska
United States Department of Agriculture
Central Asia
hardy dairy and grain crops urged for Alaska
A report describes hardy dairy types and grain crops suited to Alaska interior conditions. It notes spring wheat promising, winter wheat unlikely to equal it, and barley maturing earliest. Legumes, alfalfa, clover, vetch, peas, and sweet clover are evaluated for hay, pasture, and soil improvement. Silo use aids winter feeding. Alaska grows fine potatoes and hardy berries, with efforts to establish hardy ornamental shrubs.
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Alaska
Crow Not So Black As He Is Painted by the Sportmen
Washington report argues that claims about crows as rampant pests are overstated. Specialists note misidentification of species and local bias, while acknowledging some areas warrant control to protect crops. Overall crow impact varies by region, with potential benefits and harms.
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Crow
Washington
Virginia
Virginia Islands
Snuff Trap Foils Tobacco Store Looting
A Langfuhr tobacconist used snuff to trap a thief who robbed his shop. He spread snuff on the floor and found footprints leading to the building owner. Police dogs traced proof to the owner who was asked to remove footwear and revealed snuff stains on his feet.
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Danzig
Langfuhr
American Major Attends Cavalry School in Rome
Major W. W. West of the United States Cavalry participates in exercises at Tor de Quinto military school in Rome as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military School
Tor de Quinto
Rome
Maj
W. W. West
United States Cavalry
Nebraska News Snapshot From Across The State
A broad roundup notes events in Omaha and Lincoln including meetings of the State Retail Clothiers association and State Independent Telephone association, tributes to Omaha Lodge No. 210, tax bill changes, a new fair circuit in Burt county, and Beatrice gas rate court action. Also mentions Temple B'nai Jeshurum in Lincoln, Lincoln Highway talks, and railroad and civic developments statewide.
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State Independent Telephone Association
Omaha
Lincoln
S. L Starrell
New Orleans
Temple
B'nai Jeshurum
Singer
State Memorial Craftsmen
Omaha Lodge
O. F
Missouri River
Lincoln Highway
Columbus
South Platte Country
Bryan
D. C. Chase
Stanton
Neb
Ninth Judicial District
William V. Allen
Madison
Beatrive
Nebraska Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Franklin
Utica
Gus Schumann
George Warner
Dodge County
Fremont
Kearney
New York
San Francisco
Nebraska
Kenneth OC. Fouts
West Point
Burt County
Oakland
Burt
Washington
Cuming
Thurston
Dodge
Hooper
American College of Surgeons
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Dairy Development Society
Chamber of Commerce
Schuyler
North Bend
Nebraska Legislative League
Thomas B. Dysart
League
Beatrice
Alex Walker
Nebraska City
Gage County
Platte and
Loup Valley
Wynot
Maria Krigbaum
William F. Farlow
Wymore
Burlington
Hardy
Kansas City
St. Joseph
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska Lumber Dealers ’and Mutual Insurance Associations
Hugo Wallace
Higgins
Rome
Dealers’ Association
Insurance Department
Sam Simonson
Neligh
Red Cloud
Citizens National Bank
Hemingford
George W. Baker
York
Nebraska National Guard Company
United States Military Academy
Prosper Navraux
Lexington
State Railway Commission
Omaha Manufacturer’s and Wholesalers’ Association
Elkhorn
J. A. Reynolds
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Pilger
Vail
Story and a Half House Makes Practical Family Home
A Chicago expert offers free building advice and outlines a practical seven room story and a half home. The stucco clad timber frame design features a sleeping porch, dormer windows, ample closets, central living and dining rooms, two gables, and a full basement for heating and storage.
Indirect Lighting Discoveries From A Chance Experiment
An accident in a sickroom of an X-ray company member led to indirect lighting. A silver plated reflector mirrored more light and, with its corrugated shape, directed rays precisely. The glareless glow filled the room but hurt the patient’s eyes until the husband inverted it, creating a new lighting principle.
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Watt
Montgolfier
X-ray Company
Hollow Tiles Tested by U S Bureau of Standards
The Technologic Paper No 238 reports 32 tests on hollow tile walls 4 by 12 feet with thicknesses of 6 8 and 12 inches The tests find vertical hollow spaces as strong as nearly twice horizontal ones The bureau urges reliable data to prevent waste and ensure safe load bearing in building materials and codes
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Technologic
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Ing
Animals disrupt telephone lines with buzzing and bites
Animal interference cripples service as bees swarm wires, squirrels chew cable sheaths, ants and beetles consume metal, and spiders weave webs across live lines causing shorts when dew forms on the strands.
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Benary
Points for House Buyer
The turnover in occupancy is high and buyer beware of hidden defects. Avoid dissatisfaction by checking plumbing and quality before purchase. Brass piping indicates better value and a sounder home than cheaper alternatives.
Wish of Little Account
Proverbial reflection on desire as a driver of success noting that mere wishing does little and true progress requires strong longing that overrides rest, drawing on Ovid.
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Ovid
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Lossiemouth
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MacDonald
India
Brazil
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Nebraska News
Wm. H. Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Wahoo
Saunders County
M. A. Cemer
Albuquerque
N. M
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
DeDor Spareli
Firet
Dath
U.S. Bureau of Standards
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