Elks’ May Day fete and beauty pageant eyed by Tolliver family
Ginger Ella and her sister Marjory dominate a busy reading of the newspaper while their father, Reverend Tolliver, sits with a bandaged eye as the Elks’ Club beauty pageant in Red Thrush, Iowa, looms. The household buzzes over the event and its prizes, with Miss Jenkins serving as a foil to Marjory’s anticipated win. Admission to the fundraiser is two dollars.
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Ginger Ella
Alghed
Lloyd George
Marjory
Miriam
Helen
Miss Jenkins
Ginger
Elks’ Club
Coolidge
United States
Mussolini
God
Mellon
Mr. Tolliver
Eilen
Jenky
Klien
Ashe
Endon
Uan
Ellen
J €Ddy
Aira Morris
Tolliver
Elks
Pollivera
Middle West
Red Thrush
Iowa
Fire Elks
Marjors
Eddy Jackson
Miarjory
Beauty
Margie
Eddy
Marge
Langley
Marjor
Horace
Aliss Jenkins
Tobh
Beauty Pageant Plot In Parsonage Household Turmoil
Eddy Jackson visits the parsonage for a beauty pageant prep as Marjory and her sisters model for the Elks contest with a $50 prize. Father Reverend Tolliver praises natural loveliness while sisters gossip about social ambitions and the pageant's temptations.
Peony Legend Tied to Greek Myth and Chinese Praise
The peony roots its legend in Greek myth with Leto and Aesculapius, Paeon saved by transforming into the plant that cured Pluto, and the flower bearing Paeon’s name. In Asia the herbaceous peony is called Most Beautiful and the tree peony revered as the King of Flowers, per the Kansas City Star.
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Leto
Apalio
Apol- To
Aesculapius
Aesculaplas
Paeur
Pluto
Ulercules
Aesculaplos
Pluta
Paeon
Mount Olympus
China
Japan
Kansas City Star
The appendix as profit in medical field remark
A writer claims the appendix is useless for humans but notes the medical profession treats it as a lucrative sideline. The statement frames ongoing debate over the organ’s function and economic aspects for practitioners.
Feeding Cows Grain Improves Summer Dairy Yields
G W Tallby Jr of the New York State College of Agriculture reports New York dairymen gain milk and butterfat by feeding grain in summer. Case from Oswego county shows increasing herd size and output when grain is used from June through August, with careful adjustment after July 1 to sustain milk flow into fall.
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G. W. Tallby, Jr
New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Mr. Tallby
Oswego County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Cows Need Constant Clean Water For Milk Production
Dairy guidance emphasizes cows require ample water, about 87 percent of milk is water. Provide a constant supply, avoid stagnation, warm water in winter, and individual drinking cups improve intake and milk flow.
Grain Supplement Recommended for Summer Dairy Feed
Agricultural guidance states pasture alone cannot meet dairy cows' needs in spring and summer. For cows yielding 25 to 30 pounds daily, 150 to 800 pounds of grass may be needed daily, so a grain supplement is required. Grain mixes of oats, corn, bran, and barley fed at one pound per four to six pounds of milk suffice for 20 to 85 pounds of milk, while cows over 85 pounds milk daily need a high protein concentrate.
Key Factor in Reducing Milk Costs Revealed
An Ohio station study found corn silage cut butter cost by 10 cents per pound and milk cost by 40 cents per hundred pounds. Other experiments show 6 to 15 cents per pound for butter and 25 to 75 cents per hundred pounds of milk. Early cow testing groups also highlight its impact.
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Ohio
Thealry
Classes of Feeds Divided by Characteristics and Content
Feeds fall into two classes Concentrates and Roughages. Concentrates include farm grains and milk by products and are heavy per volume with little fiber. Roughages like hay silage grass and roots are bulky and high in water content including succulent feeds such as fresh green grass and alage.
Muskrat Fur Trade Rise From Nuisance to Value
The article explains how muskrats shifted from pests to valuable fur. early trapper practice of keeping wild furs led to modern fur farming. Western Canada sees rapid muskrat farm growth and marsh dwellers gain value, boosting Canada's fur production due to pelts long wear and dyeing suitability.
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Canada
Western
Complicated Street Markings Discussed by Polignus
Manaxence de Polignus comments on American traffic rules noting they are excellent yet confusing for foreigners. A foreign observer asks about white square street markings and jokes that being hit outside the lines may not count.
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Manaxence de Polignus
America
Springfield Union
Saint Wenceslas Honored as Czech Patron on Stamp Issue
The postcard stamp marks Saint Wenceslas as a select saint joining Gabriel and St. Vitus. Czechia commemorates a thousand years since his death with two high value korona stamps. The design is described as unique in philatelic history.
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Wenceslas
Archangel Gabriel
St. Vitus
Czechoslovakia
Metal Coning Process Strengthens Aircraft Materials
Silk fabric wood and cotton used in airplane construction gain durability from a metal coning process that thinly plates metal on these materials. The coating improves ability to withstand rough air service conditions.
Armored Tractor Designed for Orchard Service
A new armored tractor design is aimed not at warfare but orchard use. Shields for the driver and tractor allow passage under low hanging branches in orchards.
Come and Get It Raymond Laughs at a Kiss Line
A Belfast News Letter cartoon caption shows Cathleen teasing Raymond about a kiss. The exchange frames humor around flirtation and laziness in a comic strip vignette.
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Raymond
Cathleen
Belfast
Call to Arms Echoes in Boston Transcript
Fragmentary exchange shows a dramatic line about a heart sounding like a drum and a response affirming the call to arms, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Promotes Digestive Comfort
Promotes stomach relief for children and adults with a pleasant neutralizing formula. Phillips Milk of Magnesia is presented as a universal sweetener that soothes acid conditions and is endorsed by physicians, with the trademark held by Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
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U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles Fr. Phillips
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