Tell-You-When Co. ripples into a $10,000 scam
An elderly Vandermoor meets two con men proposing a service that guarantees remembered gifts and notices. They seek $5,000, then $10,000 to launch, offering clipping and gifting in exchange. The ruse collapses when the men reveal their true intent and are exposed by the mansion’s grim setting. The elderly man, revealed as Dr Vandermoor, quietly observes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandermoor
Vandermoor Bank
George
Los Angeles
Tell- You-When Co., Inc
Sunnyside
Napoleon Vandermoor
Napoleon
Early Colonial Milk Based Paint Recipe Social Prestige
The piece notes colonial households used skimmed milk with salt, boiled rice, coffee and egg white to make paint. Painting a house signified social status and a tradesman’s right to paint his dwelling grew with time as equality ideas spread among professions.
Purdue study shows soil conservation boosts yields and lowers losses
Glenn Bedell reports a Purdue experiment across 12 fields from 1942 to 1945 comparing conservation practices with common farming methods. Fields using contour farming manure lime and deep rooted legumes reduced water runoff, soil loss, and nutrient loss, while corn yields rose from 62 to 122 bushels per acre by 1945 and wheat yields increased from 15 to 25 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Bedell
Purdue Station
Know Your Breed Golden Palomino
The Golden Palomino is a cross of Palo Mino and Arabian, now a golden horse Palomino. It features larger, stronger build akin to the quarter horse and a fiery temperament that can be tempered with training. The Arabian influence produced the gray Arab Bontor in the lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Pentlerag
W. J. Dryden
George Garretson
Hormone Experiments Turn Roosters Into Setting Hens
University of Illinois researchers demonstrate prolactin hormone success in transforming roosters into setting hens. Lee Campbell and Ralph Inhoff observe the process alongside officials from the Illinois Poultry Improvement Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.V. Pharoahe
University Oflainois
Lee Campbell
Ralph Inhoff
Illinois
Poultry Improvement Association
University of Illinois
New Cheddar Cheese Method Uses Pasteurized Milk
A new method simplifies cheddar production enabling cheesemakers to yield a uniform high quality product. The process uses pasteurized milk with a safe starter culture and controlled acid and time, destroying undesirable bacteria for consistent results.
Size facts from Milton Berle to tiny trains and more
A collector of curious superlatives lists tallies on actors with large feet and small hands, the Louis Schmeling fight broadcast, and world records. It notes the 1905 Cullinan diamond, Gene Tunney’s purse, the King Ranch size, a 40 minute war, and a minuscule gold train, among other astonishing measurements and milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
Great Britain
South Africa
Transvaal
Edward
Tower of London
J. Martin
Walthamstow
England
Largest flag and parks of the era noted
The J. L. Hudson company in Detroit owns a flag 165 feet long and 90 feet wide with a 640 pound mass. Fairmount Park in Philadelphia covers 2 648 acres as the largest artificial park. The Gaumont Palace in Paris seats 7 000 as the world’s largest theater. Red light rays have the longest wavelength while violet has the shortest among visible colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hudson Company
Detroit
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Gaumont Palace
Paris
Largest camera built for air navigation maps displayed
The base ment of the U S department of commerce in Washington houses a 14 ton camera made for the coast and geodetic survey. It produces 50 by 50 inch photographs of airplane charts and navigation maps. A fragment mentions a large Dodge related banking settlement dated April 20 18 and widows of the Dodge Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Commerce Bldg
Washington
Dillon, . Reed
Banking House
Dodge Brothers
Dodge Bonds
Mountbatten
St Louis Upholstery School Gains GI Training Approval
The St Louis School of Upholstery and Interior Decorating Inc is approved for GI training. Learn to start your own shop in this uncrowded field. New classes forming at 213 N 14th St, St Louis MO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maplewood School OF Refrigeration
G.I
Franklin
Olive St
St. Louis
N. 14Th St
Missouri
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Harlin Drive
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