Famous artist Hubert Mathieu brings Our Democracy cartoons home
Hubert J. Mathieu, creator of the Our Democracy cartoons, is an American artist who has illustrated for major magazines. He owns a 150 acre Bucks County farm run on shares and splits his time between the farm and a New York studio. He graduated from South Dakota State College in 1919 and has four children. His uncle Oscar Mathieu is a senior agronomist at the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Hubert J. Mathieu
Saturday Evening Post
Colliers
Ladies Home Journal
McCalls
Cosmopolitan
Mr. Mathieu
Brookings
S. D
Hubert B. Mathieu
South Dakota State College
Bucks County
Oscar Mathieu
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Walter Winchell
America
Lemon Versatility Elevates Cooking and Home Uses
Lemon shown as a multifunction household aid enhancing flavor in foods and drinks. The piece notes lemon juice as a health asset, beauty aid, and preservative for salads while recommending lemon with tea and melon to boost flavor. It mentions serving lemon with tea and decorative cloves for garnish.
Nursery School for Deer Trains Fawns in Pisgah Forest
In Pisgah National Forest near Asheville North Carolina a deer nursery operates June through October to curb overstocking. Newborn fawns are hand raised with charts and monitored health while 160 traps move adult deer to new homes for relocation.
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North Carolina
Pisgah National Forest
Asheville
N. C
Forest Service
Pisgah
Saunders Claims Modern Violin Meets Stradivari in Tone
Dr. Frederick A. Saunders of Harvard physics lab reports an $200 American violin can equal a $50,000 Stradivari. At the Franklin Institute Philadelphia 170 listeners heard three violins and 47 identified the Stradivarius, suggesting old instruments require less work but offer no listener advantage.
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Stradivari
Harvard University
Frederick A. Saunders
Antonio Stradivari
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Germany
Dr. Saunders
Powerful Antiseptic Chlorine Reduces Utensil Germs
A bacteriologic survey finds that a 100 ppm chlorine concentration in water lowers bacteria on utensils in homes and restaurants after cleaning. Although many dislike chlorine taste, doctors say this concentration is harmless and helps prevent food infection epidemics.
Radio Ham Jargon Evolves With Age Terms
The piece traces amateur radio slang as it shifts from OM and OW to XYL for new wives and now ex-young ladies for old women. It notes the transition reflects changing language norms among radio enthusiasts.
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Xyl
X Ray Department Solves Many Dallas Mysteries
In Parkland hospital Dallas the X ray department helps 14,300 yearly, diagnosing indigestion cases, locating bullets and knife blades, and finding fractures. Two men with stomach lumps traced to green persimmons showed operations restored health. a patient recovered a lodged bullet by chance when it was spat up at bedside.
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Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Texas
Creed for a Busy Hot Dog Stand
Bushy Barnes reads a Chamber of Commerce idea and writes a personal creed for his hot dog stand. The rules urge cleanliness, quick service, fair dealing, listening more than talking, cash business, and treating customers with respect while staying wary of loafers.
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Bushy Barnes
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Busted
Raw foods and cooking in daily diets
The article argues against exclusive raw food diets and notes cooking aids nutrition. It highlights that many foods absorb better when cooked and that vegetables improve in flavor and starch digestion after heating. It urges balance between concentrated foods and roughage and warns against overuse of either.
Water Samples Hobby Cargo Heads to America
A liner bound for America carried crates packed with bottles of discolored water. The collection, amassed over years by an enthusiastic American, claimed waters from major world regions and many lakes. Its scientific value is doubtful, though the owner was proud and the cargo was heavily insured.
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America
Icing Control on Airships Uses Rubber Bag System
Airplanes gathering ice in clouds can accumulate large ice coatings. Rubber bags along wing leading edges and fins, inflated and collapsed by a pump, best prevent icing. They break ice sheets on edges. Propellers stay ice free with anti freeze solution sprayed from the axle.
Proper Way to Display Flag Shown by Officials
A compilation of flag etiquette questions covers display order, marching, half staff, dipping, vehicle use, uniforms, salutes, and chapeaux. The text also includes a public notice in Polk County Nebraska about Elizabeth S. Kinsman's estate ending with a final report hearing set for December 14, 1940.
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United States
U. S
Polk County
Nebraska
Elizabeth S. Kinsman
State of
L. M. Merrick
Omaha Live Stock Prices Report November 19 1940
Cattle receipts 13,500 at Omaha yellow stockyards with bids easing on steers and stock. Best steers $13.50, choice heifers $11.75, yearlings $10.90. Cornfed ranges include Good to prime $11.50–14.25, Medium to good $8.50–11.50. Hogs mostly steady. bulk $5.80–5.85, best light weights $5.09, sows $5.65–5.75.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Delinquent Tax and Miscellaneous Fees Reported by County Clerk
The document lists funds and balances for the general fund including delinquent tax 15048 with miscellaneous fees 9500 and a tax levy 29000. It shows total needed miscellaneous and cash balances as 140048 and is dated November 7 with John S. Anderson as County Clerk.
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Eseas
Notice of Real Estate Sale By Polk County Referee
A Polk County Nebraska court sale by referee will auction the Thelander v Anderson real estate. The listing includes South Half of the Southwest Quarter and Northeast Quarter of Section 15, North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 22 in Township 14 North Range 3 West, plus Lots 13 and 14 in Block 10 of Smiths Fifth Addition Osceola. Sale set December 17, 1940 at 2 PM at the south front door of the Osceola courthouse, with 15 percent cash due and balance after court confirmation possibly March 1, 1941. Open at least one hour. Mills & Mills attorneys. Published Nov 14 21 28 Dec 5 12 1940.
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District Court
Polk County
Nebraska
Marie C. Thelander
Nellie Anderson
Smith
Osceola
Court House
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Winchell
Atre
Gillette Blue Blade
Ca Ea
Supreme Court
South Omaha
Swan Mattson
Alvin Dale Johnson
Mills & Mills
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