Highland and Vicinity Social News Recaps Local Visits
Highland residents report visitors and gatherings across the area. Lon Engle and family dined at the Jim Mahan home while in town for dental work. Concordia guests include Mr and Mrs Charles Walter and Mrs Murphy. The Campbell family moved household goods to Concordia. Mrs Walter Bramen and daughter Benny returned home after a week with relatives. Earl Wyatt and children dined with Cora Young before returning to Bushnell Nebraska. Jean Decker and son Jimmie visit relatives. Della Fraser had surgery at Belleville hospital and is recovering. Russell Fraser won a pig at Belleville. Truman Walter of Hastings visited his parents, assisting on Monday. Chester Woodka and Charles Woodka visited John Young's home. Eva Ames and Florence Lash hosted a miscellany shower at Mrs. Ames’s for Miss Mabel Brewer, bride-to-be to Ernest Bockoven. many gifts were received.
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Lon Engle
Jim Mahan
Engle
Charles Walter
Murphy
Concordia
Chas
Benny
Earl Wyatt
Cora Young
Bushnell
Nebr
Jean Decker
Jimmie
Della Fraser
Belleville Hospital
Russell Fraser
Belleville
Truman Walter
Hastings
Chas. Walter
Truman
Chester Woodka
Charles Wodka
John Young
Eva Ames
Florence ‘Lash
Fahnstock
Ole Roe Place
Cecil Claybaugh
H. O. Marshall
Charlie Larson
Jonah Milner
Kathrine Nelson
Ethel Nelson
KE. A. Fulcomer
Mr. Watkins
Searcy
Ark
Union
O. E. Hogue
Frank Eastman
Ralph Rasmussen
Arthur Colelazier
Marjory Stafford
Harold Stafford
Frank Mikesell
Manhattan
James Mallory
Joe Mallory
Ralph Bowersox
Frank Goodwin
Goodwin
Jas. Mosher
Emery Hail
Chas. Jenkins
Chester
Emery Johnson
Courtland
H. Stradley
James Mosher, Jr
Melrose
N. M
Ed Whips
Alfred Kallman
James Black
San Diego
California
Arthur Talent
Helen
Gladys Johnson
Helen Hall
Margaret Mikesell
Gerhard Nelson
Lincoln
Scandia
Joe Johnson
Nathan Isaacson
Jonah. Milner
Chas. Largon
Robison
Earnest Mikesell
Chas. Mikesell
Ralph Moe
Moe
Community Roundup in Union Belleville and Surrounding Towns
Local residents attend visits and doctor's calls at Belleville and Union homes. farm news notes hail losses and insurance benefits, grain threshing struggles, and fields being stacked for early fall sowing. Epworth League attendees depart for Lincoln while families visit relatives across several towns.
Advances in Underwater Salvage Technology
The text notes divers using oxy acetylene torches to cut hull plates and patch holes with timber. Submarine torches provide light, and a submarine photographic camera guides operations with powerful electric lamps for underwater damage photos, helping salvage engineers choose tools.
How Measurements and Distances Came About
Natural measurements arose from body parts before standard tables. The inch traces to the thumb joint, the hand remains four inches, the span is nine inches, and the foot is 12 inches. The cubit spans elbow to middle finger about 18 inches, the yard from chest to stride around 86 inches, and the fathom equals six feet. The league began as an hour's walk, now about three miles.
How Logs Are Salvaged in Minnesota Timber Lakes
Minnesota lumbermen profit from salvaging logs long submerged in woodland lakes. Popular Mechanics notes millions of feet of logs, including fourteen and twenty foot cuts, rafts and timbers in good condition are lifted by cranes and milled. Wood stays straight, aiding canoe and motorboat users.
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Minnesota
Woodland Lakes
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Babies Use Left Right Trotting While Animals Pace
Johns Hopkins University researchers compared gait in cats dogs and infants using slow motion. The study found cats and dogs move in a pacing gait while crawling babies exhibit a left right trotting motion.
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Johns Hopkins University
How to Silver Brass Without Using Electric Current
The text lists formulas for silvering brass articles without electricity. It describes making a silvering paste from silver nitrate and potassium cyanide solutions, combining with whiting and tar, forming a pasty mass, applying with a brush, then rinsing and drying the brass in sawdust.
How to Frost Glass
Glass may be frosted by first cleaning the surface then applying a thin coat of white lead mixed with turpentine. Use a cheesecloth pad to lightly stroke the surface, stippling to suit the desired texture.
Farm Calendar highlights crop, poultry and dairy notes
Horticulture favors early green apples harvest and selective picking to market before color change. Agronomy notes alfalfa inoculation for productive yields. Poultry warns against chiggers and suggests sulfur or flowers to deter them. Plant pathology stresses dust adherence on seed wheat for protection. Dairy advises timing bull presence and cites 1927 data on spring freshening profitability. Animal husbandry notes rye as fall hog pasture improving gains. Agricultural economics links lower production costs to higher yields per acre and advises practices boosting yield.
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R. J. Barnett
Agronomy
L. F. Payne
C. E. Graves
Kansas
H. W. Cave
W. E. Grimes
Threshing Crews Rally Between Showers
Threshing outfits press on amid intermittent rain showers, pushing work through disrupted schedules and muddy fields as harvest season nears completion.
The Song of the Worker Poem Reflects Humble Effort
A short, reflective poem by Ted Olson from Forbes Magazine celebrates the dignity of everyday labor. It rejects fame and grand honor, honoring the steadfast value of doing one's own task well.
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Ted Olson
Forbes Magazine
Practical Rompers for Toddlers and Self Dressing
The piece advises loose fitting romper garments for infants and toddlers, with front openings for self dressing. It emphasizes appropriate leg bands five inches above the knee, four large buttons for drop seats, simple cuts without bows or ruffles, and materials like cotton, gingham, sateen, and broadcloth for summer wear to ensure ventilation and ease of care.
Cong J G Strong Makes Worn Farm Pay
Congressman J G Strong has earned praise for his Holstein breeding enterprise after years of effort to sell his farm. He recently told local farmers that persistence paid off as he began to reap rewards from the project despite previous doubts.
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J. G. Strong
Farm growth near Linn highlights dairy potential
Mr. Strong works to rehabilitate a worn farm four miles north of Linn showing improved fertility with 60 acres of alfalfa and sweet clover, a registered Holstein herd, and Duroc Jersey hogs. The Washington county cooperative creamery, ten years old with a $60 000 plant, buys cream from 800 farmers and supports dairy expansion in Kansas.
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Blue Rapids
Mr. Strong
Strong
Linn
Washington County Cooperative Creamery
Kansas
Union
Mrs Lilian Rockhold Arrives for Scandia Visit
Mrs Lilian Rockhold of San Jose arrives for a few weeks visit with friends and relatives around Scandia and Republic. She is a guest of Mrs May White.
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Lilian Rockhold
San Jose
California
Scandia
Republic
May White
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Kansa
Ken
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Charlie
Chaplin
G. A. Mathis
Ethyl
RED Crown
Standard Oil CO
O. P. McMurray
Harry L. Hunt
Haggman
Nelson
BE. Albro
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Nordman
N. G. W. R. Billings
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Lebanon
Edwin Olson
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