Woodbury County Indictments and Rural Politics Reflections
A column reviews Woodbury county grand juries and frequent indictments, praises Secretary Wallace’s Des Moines talk on farm policy, and argues for informed voting. It discusses hog and meat prices, drought impacts, enforcement officials, citizen duty, school advertising, and a humorous note on monkeys and whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
Wallace
Drouth
Two Prisons on Alcatraz: Underground Cells and History
A New York Times writer notes Alcatraz Island hosts two prisons beneath its buildings with underground dungeons. The piece traces origins from Spaniard legends to military uses and final transfer to the Justice Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
New York Times
de Ayala
Golden Gate
Alcatraz
Pacific Coast
Union
Immigration Service
United States
Department of Justice
Deaf as a Fish Might Reflect Real Hearing Limits
A Tit-Bits Magazine writer argues fishes are stone deaf and tests sound impact in an aquarium. An electric bell produced no reaction and a shrill whistle elicited no response from the diverse fish, suggesting hearing may be limited or absent.
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Tit-Bits Magazine
Romance of Richard and Berengaria at Li masol
The text recounts how little of the royal wedding edifice remains in Li masol Cyprus where Richard the Lion Hearted wed Princess Berengaria. It notes a nearby fifteenth century ruin the monastery of St Nicholas of the Cats once housed many cats to control snakes.
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Richard the Lion Hearted
Berengaria
Limasol
Cyprus
St. Nicholas of the
Nicholas
Icebergs Plague Whaling Ships in Antarctic Waters
E. D. Sutton of Madison Wisconsin notes in Collier's Weekly that small icebergs are a nuisance to whaling ships in the Antarctic. They may shadow a vessel for days, forcing repeated anchorage changes. When patience runs out, crews lash bergs to rocks or larger ice to block their path for the season.
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Antarctic
E. D. Sutton
Madison
Wis
Collier’s Weekly
Tta
Rabbit Fur Grown to Order for World Markets
Rabbit Fur Grown to Order from Collier's Weekly explains breeding rabbits to produce coats resembling rarer furs. The method yields desirable colors and hair lengths, reducing the need for dyeing and trimming, with 90 different names for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Byron's Newfoundland Boatawain and his epitaph
Lord Byron cherished Boatawain a Newfoundland dog. After the dog's death he penned an epitaph praising the hound’s beauty strength courage and virtues without vices for its grave site.
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Byron
Lord Byron
Boatawain
Origin of the Philippines name from Felipe and Spanish colonization
The text explains that Filipinas named for Felipe I of Spain and that natives called Filipinos. It notes that Spanish colonization began in 1565 under his reign and that English renders Filipinas as the Philippines because Spanish f is not represented by ph in English.
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Aus
Islands
Filipinas
Felipe
Philip) I
Spain
Filipinas Ag
Philippines
Bats Demonstrate Sixth Sense in Flight
Scientists note bats use a speculative sixth sense linked to their wings enabling them to avoid walls and weave through obstacles. The finding suggests echolocation works with spatial awareness to navigate complex environments.
Wellman turkeys prove profitable in rotating ground system
In August 1935 Frank Priebe describes Wellman Iowa turkey raising where Mr. Gingerich rotates turkeys to clean ground weekly. The group grew from 30 to 110 farmers, with a hatchery operating seven months and three railcar loads daily of feed. He estimates the year’s cash value near half a million dollars for the community, and notes favorable poultry market conditions and rising flock sizes for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
North Dakota
AAA
Iowa
Mr. Gingerich
Middle West
Gingerich
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Rolfe
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Marion Bruce
Independent
Ry AN
Woodbury County
Old
Rhode Island
A. O. H. Setzeplandt
Long Island
Buck
G. B. Palmer
T. D. Jones
C. W. Liefkin
Savage
Lester Leserman, M. D
Petersons
W. W. Beam
G. A. Everson
BEAM
Everson Physicians and Surgeons
Grant Street
Kenneth FP. Hunter
Havelock
H. G.frigaard
D.C
Chiroprator
W. P. Wheeler
Carl J. White
Optometrist
Robert Bruce
Savage Block
L. M. Graham
Calla
K. P
L. W. Kennedy
J. M. Bush
Kored
Telephone
Richard
Frank Priebes
at _ Poultry
Frank Pr
Adlerik
Webb’s Drug Store
The
Central States Electric Company
Rolfe, Iowa
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