Vermont Country Store Museum Recreates 1880 Emprium Experience
Weston Vermont hosts a replica of an 1880 emporium in a building from 1828. Gardner L. Orton opened the Vermont Country Store in 1846, reviving the old crossroads general store with fixtures from local shopkeepers and the founder’s own collection. Nearly 30,000 visitors last summer and fall highlight growing interest in this living museum of old-time commerce.
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Weston
Vermont
Seum
North Calais
Gardner L. Orton
Wrest Orton
Orton
Rural School Pupils Pass Up Desserts To Aid War Victims
NEWTOWN PA pupils at George rural school Bucks county launch a memorial aid project for German students Gertraudenschule Berlin and Jacobi gymnasium Dusseldorf. They sacrifice desserts to fund a relief chest that reached 1319 in six weeks with regular gifts and savings.
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Newtown
George Rural School
Bucks County
Gertraudenschule
Berlin
Jacobi Gymnasium
Dusseldorf
Don’t Yell Moron at Reckless Driver
Minneapolis article notes Northwestern National Life Insurance findings on driver attention. It ranks intellect levels from moron to imbecile and argues most auto deaths occur when drivers split attention. It suggests possible 24 000 lives saved yearly if drivers focus fully on driving.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Insurance Company
Woman River Pilot Still Active at 79
Cincinnati Ohio Mary Greene known as Ma Greene is the nation's only woman inland river pilot. At 79 she renewed a five year pilot license and passed tests easily. Her son Tom runs the river operations that her husband started, and she pilots to show passengers she can still do it.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ma" Greene
Coast Guard
Condr
Harry A Voight
Mary Greene
Tom
Future Teachers Instructed in Makeup at City College
City College of New York held lecture demonstrations to train education students in makeup hair and wardrobe for classroom presentation. A concluding style show featured outfits from traditional old maid styles to modern tailored suits and blouses suitable for teachers.
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New York
City College of New York
Britain at risk in 1948 Olympic decision analysis
The piece weighs Britain’s postwar decline in sport against arguments for resuming the Olympic Games in London. It references Babe Didrikson Zaharias Willie Turnesa Bobby Locke and Wightman Cup losses, debates on amateurism and food, and Sweden Finland etc. It urges holding the 1948 Games, prioritizing young competitors’ wishes over older opinions.
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Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Willie Turnesa
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Doherty Brothers
Vardon, Taylor
Braid
Joyce Wethered
Great Britain
United States
London
England
U. S
Johnny Hayes
Dorando Pietri
Pietri
Hayes
Sweden
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Nurmi
U.S
Insect Control in Gardening Boosts Yields and Health
Experts stress that insect control rivals seed quality weed and water. New insecticides and dusts improve reach especially on undersides of leaves. Wisconsin trials show potato yields up 40 to 60 percent with 10 day DDT sprays or dusts. Leaf hoppers flea beetles potato beetles and bean cabbage pests are reduced by dusting.
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University of Wisconsin
Whey Used as Preservative in Wisconsin Grass Silage Demo
In Beaver Dam Wisconsin Emerson Grebel farm demonstrated a temporary silo using dried cheese whey as a preservative for mixed legume grass silage. About 30 pounds of whey powder per ton was added as the chopped grass was fed to the blower. FFA members observed the silage quality and its impact on milk production.
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Emerson Grebel
Beaver Dam
Wis
FFA
Fluffy Wool Puppy Dog Pattern For Little Tots
Crochet pattern for a ten inch white wool puppy with a thick crocheted coat. Includes stuffing embroidering nose mouth and eyes. To obtain complete directions send 20 cents plus name address and pattern number 5063.
First Wireless Broadcast Demonstrated by Stubblefield in 1892
Nathan B. Stubblefield demonstrated a wireless audio broadcast in 1892 to scientists, receiving the message without wires. His first public broadcast occurred January 1, 1902, and on May 30, 1902 his voice was heard a mile from the transmitter at Fairmont Park in Philadelphia.
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Nathan B. Stubblefield
Stubblefield
Fairmont Park
Philadelphia
Calf Scours Show No Help From Vitamin Pills
Cornell University reports that vitamin A D and B supplements in capsule form do not reduce calf scours. A study involving about 60 heifer calves across dairy breeds found no change in incidence or severity when added to a normal diet.
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Cornell University
Cornell
Remove 2 4 D Residue From Spray Equipment
Instructions warn that 2 4 D residue in spray equipment can injure plants causing stunted growth and yield loss. The recommended removal method uses hot water and household ammonia, rinsing, then filling with hot water to capacity, adding two teaspoons of ammonia per quart of water.
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Henri-Chapelle
Belgium
William Gahl
Huntington
Ind
Indiana
Gah
Beverly Jocher
Santa Monica
Calif
Virginia Walton Brooks
Memphis
Tenn
Kenya
East Africa
Berry Boswell Brooks
Pal
Whey
Sewing Circle
Mission St
San Francisco
Laymon
Tchieve Sasco
Resinos
Yodora
Puina
Reageurt
Conn
R. N
Nuraliy
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