Crowds Flood First Weekend At Chicago World Fair
More than 255000 people attended the opening weekend of the Chicago World Fair led by a May 26 record opening day crowd of 154663 and a May 27 attendance of 81241. President Roosevelt opened the exposition with lights blazing as Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated the new Century of Progress fountain and Sky Ride lights. The fair showcased foreign villages, illuminated displays, and free entertainment across the grounds drawing visitors to iconic exhibits and nightly light shows.
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the Land
Mecca
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Tunisia
Tower of London
Globe Theater
Black Forest
Old North Church
Mount Vernon
Paul Revere
Oasis
Montmartre
Paris
Shanghai
Swift Bridge
Standard Oil Amphitheater
Science
Opening Day At Fair A Century of Progress Attracts Crowds
Opening day crowds found the 1933 fair markedly improved with extensive animation and new exhibits. Ford Exposition showcases motor car parts manufacture while Armour Wilson Continental Baking Hiram Walker Brook Will dairy and others debut. Officials report better host status with eighty percent of toilets free and lower transportation and restaurant prices, plus more free rest areas with live entertainment.
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Wilson and Company
Continental Baking Company
Hiram
Livestock Prices From South Omaha Market Report
Union Stock Yards Omaha July 3 1934 cattle receipts 17000 including 4500 distressed on government purchase and 4000 western rangers. Desirable corn fed beeves scarce steady slow unevenly lower. stockers feeders in liberal supply. Cattle quotations list steers and yearlings by quality with prices from 1.25 to 9.50 dollars and ranges for cows cutters heifers and calves. Fat lambs and feeder lambs prices noted with weaker demand and dull aged sheep.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Hog Prices Slump As Monday Receipts Hit 15 000
Hog receipts Monday reached 15 000 with opening bids 15c lower than last week’s close. Market fell about 10c with most hogs selling around 4.00 to 4.40, top at 4.45. Lighter hogs and underweight stock moved down to 3.75, sows mainly 3.60 to 3.85.
Livestock Market Sees Lamb Demand Slide Amid Lower Bid As Prices Fall
The lamb market showed weak demand with fat lamb bids 25 50 cents lower than last week. Desirable Idaho lambs traded around 7.60 to 7.65 while feeder lambs dropped to 6.00 to 6.25. Aged sheep remained weak with ranges for fat and feeder lambs listed, and notes on Western feeders and yearlings.
Code and law through mortal belief in Christian Science
A Christian Science article discusses codes as human regulations versus divine law. It cites Mary Baker Eddy on mortal beliefs shaping bodies and society, and emphasizes God's law of Love guiding health, harmony, and progress in daily life. The piece ties ethical practice to spiritual understanding and practical healing.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Ostrich Flesh Proves to Be Really Good Eating
Ostriches bred at Moscow zoological park yield 15 to 16 chicks per pair annually and grow to 100 to 1335 pounds. The birds tolerate Moscow's cold due to a fat layer, with plans to expand breeding into the Soviet Union's southern steppes.
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Moscow Zoological Park
Detroit News
Moscow
Notice of Probate for Herman A. Sarow Estate
In Polk County Nebraska the County Court sets July 27 1934 at 10:00 a m for hearing a petition seeking appointment of C A Frasier as administrator of the estate of Herman A Sarow deceased. The notice is dated July 2 1934 and signed by W W Norton seal.
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Polk County
Nebraska
C. A. Frasier
Merry Quips On His Heels Simpson
A dialogue sketch mocks domestic life with quips about rent and control. Timpson jokes about paying twice a day while a wife teases a monopoly of everything. The Usual Insect Wife scene shows a husband arriving late and downplaying presence.
Destroying the Evidence in a Family Kitchen Moment
A terse scene shows Jimmie asking what he is doing while Billie cleans jelly from her hands. Ma is identified as a fingerprint expert, adding a quirky domestic angle to the moment.
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Billie
Old Grouch Speaks About Two Daughters In A Quip
Anecdote records the old man noting his first child was a girl and the second of the opposite sex. He quips that this means he has two girls. The remark plays on conventional expectations with a dry humor.
Sparker Has Jones An Automobile
Carker denies the claim and states Jones owns a car. A telegraph pole was struck yesterday by an unidentified vehicle causing damage but no injuries reported.
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Jones
Carker
Fortune Teller Warning Sparks Motorist Exchange
A fortune teller warns of a dark man crossing the path while a motorist counters with a warning that the dark man should be foreseen. The exchange echoes suspenseful street lore.
Reduced Rations Visitor Informal Exchange About Cat Size
A brief exchange shows a visitor asking why a cat is small and a visitee responding that the animal is fed with condensed milk.
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