Captain Dollar Elevates China Ties and Prohibition Stand
The piece profiles Captain Dollar, a private-ownership leader in United States Steamship Lines, praising his anti liquor stance in trade with China. It notes his wealth, honesty, and mission to uplift China through schools, missions, and commerce while denying any drinking on his boats and advocating peace and prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steamship Lines
Conncern
Captain Dollar
Ernest Poole
Saturday Evening Post
Orient
Occident
China
Dollar
United States
Yellow Sweet Clover Popular Near Des Moines
The yellow sweet clover is described as the favorite in the Des Moines area while in bloom. It is claimed the yellow variety yields more seed than the white and serves as a soil builder and conditioner. It also makes a popular pasturage during dry seasons, though hay from it is said to affect cattle blood and can cause dangerous bleeding in dehorned animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moinnes
Tree Ring Calendar Aims To Date Pueblo Bonito Beams
Specialists studied ancient logs in New Mexico to read yearly rings and draft a calendar from growth patterns. By analyzing drought and moisture signatures in the rings, they hope to reveal when Pueblo Bonito flourished, using the beam material as a time record for the site’s civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National
Geographic Society
Pueblo Bonito
New Mexico
America
Wisest Men Favor Silence Over Endless Talk
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat reflection argues that much talk is pointless and even harmful. It praises silence as relief and notes many wise figures have been taciturn. The piece suggests slow speech may rival verbose, heated exchanges in effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hnman
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Washington Cherry Trees in Early Spring Blossoms
Mrs Taft ordered Japanese cherry trees for Washington after taking the White House gift of 2000 trees from a New York resident. The trees carried an insect damaging to American plants and were discarded at sea. Tokyo later donated 3000 more trees. In Washington the cherry blossoms bloom along the water side around the Speedway and tidal basin in early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
White House
New York
America
Tokic
United States
Speedway
Dal Basin
Hovoring the Dead and Old Vessels in Alaska History
The text describes a Enthusiastic Decoration Day among Lower Yukon River Indians with Nulato families erecting house mausoleums over graves and painting them, plus Western Alaska tribes guarding spirits in distinct ways. It then explains the Old Vessels Galleon as a large Spanish trading ship with three to four masts, bulky decks, thick bulwarks, and heavy tonnage hindering sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon River
Nulato
Alaska
South America
Schoolboy essay quote sparks debate on Henry VII scene
A schoolboy's Henry VII essay cites a line about the king with an abbess on his knee. A businessman comments that short age in any commodity raises its value, linking to the high price of evening gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry VII
Henry
No Standing Still Progress Is Essential
The quotation emphasizes that progress is required in life and that standing still is impossible. It frames life as a stairway where people must move either upward or downward.
Fighting Fire Law Extends Rural Fire Protection
A July 4 law lets township trustees levy taxes to buy or maintain fire apparatus or equipment and to furnish firefighting services in cooperation with cities. Claude W. Borrel, longtime Iowa Fire Prevention official, says the measure marks a major step forward in reducing farm fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude W. Borrelt
Iowa State Fire Prevention Association
Towa
Turtles Show Longevity Unearthed by Madison County Resident
Mrs. Herbert Donaldson of Madison County discovered a carved turtle in her chicken house marked with T. 8 and 1909 on Decoration Day. Inquiries revealed Tom Spencer of Pint, Michigan, who once dived near Pitzer, carved the initials in the Spencer yard about twenty years earlier, highlighting turtle longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Donaldson
Madison County
Tom Spencer
Pint
Michigan
Pitzer
Spencer Yard
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Rock Valley Grain Co
John Coert
Rock Valley
Huntting Elevator Co
WM. Schouten
General Motors
Pontiac
Grice
E.b
Fisher
Mich
Rock Valley Garage Book
Ebear
Iowa
SE Company
Rock Valley Rendering Works
L. D. Shannon
F. L. Meyers M
Sheldon
Jawa
Plymouth
Twine
Farmers Elevator Company
Walpole
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