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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1926
Page
2
The piece surveys corn's global identity and meaning in speech from the National Geographic Society bulletin. It traces corn from a general term to a specific grain, noting varied names like maize mealies and acorn, and explains corn as a giant grass related to lawn grasses and bamboo.
The article traces grain sorghums like Kafir corn and broom corn from their top-seeded grain structures to their introduction in America after 1500. It explains popcorn’s inside-out puff, debates corn’s American origin, and notes global spread since the 15th century with Burma’s prized husked ears used for cheroot wrappers.
Dr. Dayton C. Miller of Case School of Applied Science Cleveland Ohio receives the $1000 AAAS prize for the most notable science contribution. The award cites his paper on photographing the sounds of music and its implications for sound visualization.
Historian Prof. Archer H. Hulbert concludes Western fiction overstates Indian attacks on immigrant trains along the Oregon trail. He notes nature posed greater dangers, citing 4 000 dead cattle and 8 000 abandoned wagons along a 40 mile Carson River segment and diaries from 150 pioneers.
Novelists Madrid Alvator Jetan and Juar Caballero were fined jailed and stripped of civil rights for 11 years over books deemed offensive to modesty. The case highlights legal limits on literary works and state censorship.
Local note reports Bat Nelson will undergo nose remodeling in Rochester Minnesota. Officials say the operation aims to improve breathing, not cosmetic appearance, distancing from celebrity fashion trends.
Biblically examines Jesus answering Caesar and God duties, the Great Commandment, and love of neighbor. Emphasizes rendering to Caesar and to God, and stresses supreme love for God and neighbor as core obedience. Encourages living by the two commandments as true righteousness and social harmony.
New York City. Mr H B Menne recounts his failure selling skin creams for pimples and blemishes until his own constipation was treated with Carter's Little Liver Pills. He claims within days his skin improved, praising the remedy. Druggists, 25 and 15c red packages.
Habit Mrs Babb asks if Mrs Jabb will attend the musicale. Mrs Jabb replies no, saying she has attended so many now she shouts whenever she begins to talk.
An old advertisement claims Cole's Carbolisive relieves burning and itching fast, heals skin diseases, and leaves no scars. It promises instant pain relief for burns and offers 30c or 60c packages, ask your druggist or mail 30c to The J. W Cole Co in Rockford Illinois.
A dialogue fragment shows Moe scolding Lulu about his relentless job hunting and perpetual inability to secure steady work. The exchange highlights themes of labor and skill within a marital or domestic montage.
Advertises Tanlac as a cure for post flu breakdown, claiming it cleans the blood, revitalizes digestion, restores appetite, and makes one feel renewed. Promotes Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation and overall vigor using a roots and herbs formula.
Churches broadcast across the United States with 86 broadcasting stations owned and operated by religious bodies including Baptists Catholics Methodists Christian Scientists Mormons and Presbyterians.
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