Man Who Won the War Awarded $25 000
In a remarkable belated honor, Lieut BE Rollings of the British Tank Corps receives a $25,000 grant from Lady Houston for his 1918 action at Framerville and Framerville in the Amiens-St Quentin corridor. He seized German documents from a headquarter, aiding the Allied breakthrough and the war’s end.
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London
Neath
Wales
Rollings
Hindenburg
Lady Houston
Sir Robert Houston
BE. J. Rollings
Tank Corps
Villers-Bretonneux Corps
Framerville
Amiens-St. Quentin
Forgives Old Foe Then Drops Dead After Handshake
Sandor shook hands with his enemy and forgave him. Two minutes later he dropped dead, the incident ending a tense confrontation with a fatal turn.
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Dro
Sandor
Young Man Digs for Gold in Yard Finds $500 Jar
Dennisport Massachusetts sixteen year old Franklyn Berry spent months digging in his backyard after Elmer Lewis claimed his late father Patcher Lewis buried gold there. Neighbors laughed but Berry continued. He recently dug up a glass jar containing twenty gold pieces valued at $500. A dated band showed the burial was 18 years and one day old.
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Dennisport
Mass
Franklyn Berry
Elmer Lewis
Bekey
Twmer
Patcher Lewis
Berry
Automobiles Kill 34000 In U S In 1931 Report Says
United Press survey shows 34000 motor deaths in 1931 across 27 states and 12 cities, slight rise from last year. The report notes higher fatalities than expected as vehicle registrations decline, with total US deaths up 2.5 percent.
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Chicago
United States
United Press
Floral mixup at New Orleans store causes confusion
W H Alexander, president of a chain, received a bouquet with a “May you rest in peace” card by mistake. The florist confessed mixing cards. An investigation found a funeral bouquet carried the condolence, while a separate “Congratulations and best wishes in your new undertaking” card went to a new store opening.
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New Orleans
W. H. Alexander
Alexander
Former General Now Laundry Man in Springfield
Ex Mexican general Jose M Vallejo, once Campeche commandant, fled Mexico to avoid execution and now does family washings in Springfield. He also teaches Spanish while recounting revolutions of 1928 and 1924, including escapes from firing squads and plots against his life as he supported Adolfo de la Huerta. Vallejo hopes to return someday to aid the poor and notes a gloomy outlook for Mexico.
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Springfield
Mexico
Vallejo
General Calles
Adolfo de la Huerta
de la Huerta
Campeche
Life on Border Forty Years Ago Recalls Juarez El Paso
EB Strauss now living in Juarez recalls border life forty years ago. Juarez had saloons and gambling once a year while El Paso was wide open. Americans took girls to Juarez dances, and a girl’s presence in a saloon was a disgrace.
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el Paso
Texas
Strauss
Juarez
Mexico
Massachusetts Sees Troubling Auto Insurance Case Unfold
Authorities probing frauds under Massachusetts compulsory automobile mobility law found a notoriously unlucky car in New England. Over two years it caused 42 accidents with 30 injured relatives involved, and the vehicle changed hands 18 times, each sale to a relative of the original owner.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Improving Farm Livestock The Southern Agriculturist advises
The Southern Agriculturist suggests buying registered livestock at moderate prices to replace low performers. Culling milk cows and replacing with better heifers and registered animals, upgrading sheep with ewe lambs and a good ram, and replacing unsatisfactory sows can restore profits as farming faces a tough period.
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Southern Agriculturist
Pit Silo Saves Money for Illinois Farmer
Illinois farmer Ben Boedecker reports trench silos cut feed costs and kept cattle fed through winter. A 52 by 10 foot by six foot silo held 40 to 50 tons, feeding 85 cows and yearlings from late November to mid April, with straw and fodder as backup.
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Ben Boedecker
Boedecker
Country Farm Bureau
Mice injure trees. bait protects orchard stock
W B Blauvelt of the New York State College of Agriculture says steam crushed oats bait with strychnine and paraffin oils protects about 500 trees per 25 pound bag. Orchardists can obtain bait through county agents with cost, and young trees need extra protection like wire guards. Pine mice burrow beneath ground and under guards, but guards and bait offer cheap protection.
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W. B Blauvelt
New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Nut Growing by Dr. Morris on Sowing Nuts
The Rural New-Yorker explains nature’s method for planting nuts by dropping seeds on soil where they sprout unless eaten by rodents. It details stratification in sand and dark cold cellars, plus Dr. Robert T. Morris method of burying nuts in wire cages with rodent-proof mesh four to five inches deep to preserve them over winter.
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Robert T. Morris
New-Yorker
California Fig Syrup praised as a trusted child remedy
A testimonial from Mrs J G Moore of San Antonio credits California Fig Syrup with building strength aiding appetite and energy in her daughter Dorothy. The ad emphasizes gentle bowel regulation and cautions buyers to choose the genuine California Fig Syrup brand for fifty years of trust.
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California
J. G. Moore
Cliff Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Dorothy
Porcupines Destroy Trees In San Juan Forest
Forest Supervisor Andrew Hutton warns porcupines stripping bark and damaging trees in San Juan National Forest. He estimates damage rivals that from fire over recent years and announces a campaign to combat the spread of porcupine-caused harm.
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San Juan National Forest
Andrew Hutton
No clear historic event lead in ad like fragment
An advertisement style fragment promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming health benefits for liver bowels and stomach with a humorous aside about Noahs wife and an ark angel implying a life mission and cleanliness.
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Dr. Pierce
Agricultural Squibs and Farm Industry Notes
The USDA says the European corn borer quarantine kept the insect from major corn regions last year. Apples demand careful handling from pick to consumer. Unclean sprayers risk more harm than a year’s use. Winter brings chance to ready tools before spring. Hog raising grows faster in wheat belts than on the coast with dairy and poultry gains. Damp thrashed wheat shows more smut than dry thrashing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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