Black rust hits Northwest wheat and reformulates costs
Washington report notes black rust lowers flour yield in the Northwest including the Dakotas Minnesota and Montana. It strains processing taxes and tampers with Canadian holdovers changing market prospects for Minneapolis mills and U.S. pork and beef outlook through 1937.
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Northwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Canada
United States
AAA
Atlantic-Gulf Canal
President Approves California Water Project Funding
President Roosevelt approves a $20,000,000 allotment for the California Central Valleys Water Project totaling $170,000,000. Work may start after Dr Elwood Mead completes inspection of plans. The map highlights the Friant Dam site on the San Joaquin River. Mead favors building the $14,000,000 dam project list.
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California
Central Valleys
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Friant
San Bonegata
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Prisoners Singalongs and a Trial Set in Santa Clara Jail
Night Jailer H Liston reports music from 80 inmates in the main tier of Santa Clara County Jail. Prisoner Joseph Burgess saws a skylight bar overhead as David Lamson awaits his third wife murder trial starting September 23 in a private cell.
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Santa Clara County
Joseph Burgess
David Lamson
Young Hooks One Not only knocks em down in derby win
Former welterweight champ pictured with a 20 pound 6 ounce bass dragged from the Sacramento River to win $1,195 cruiser in Rio Vista Third Annual Bass Derby.
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Sacramento River
Rio Vista
Thoughts on New York figures and tea rooms in 1935
A collage of cultural jottings from New York including notes on editors, actors, authors, and social venues. References to John Phillips, Babe Ruth, Alfred Vanderbilt, J. P. McEvoy, Harry Bannister, Opie Read, and notable tea rooms tied to Washington and Fraunce’s Tavern. Mentions of Roslyn tea rooms, casino-like seating, and a Hawaii locale gaining literary buzz.
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New York
Normandie
John Phillips
Islvest
Harry Bannister
Harry Lauder
J. P. McEvoy
Will Cuppy
Babe Ruth
Alfred Vanderbilt
Roslyn
L. 1
Washington
Gen. Washington
Fraunce’s Tavern
New England
Housewife’s Idea Box on Mixing Opened Paint
A public service tip from The Housewife suggests turning a newly opened paint can upside down a couple days before use to ease mixing. The advice aims to save effort for home painters and avoid stubborn unmixed paint.
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Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
Mold Defies Research in Tobacco Growers Battle
The tobacco raiser of the South endures a survival of fittest struggle against blue mold or downy mildew that attacks seed beds. Despite years of study, no effective control exists. Growers must plant vast seedings to ensure enough healthy transplants despite the disease.
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South
Dizzy Dean Winners Ad Promises Free Prizes
An advertisement urges readers to study the Grape Nuts ad in another column and join the Dizzy Dean Winners for a chance at valuable free prizes as part of a local promotion.
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Virginia Lee Porter
San Diego
Racketeers Operate Madrid Cadiz Passenger Line
A century ago a band of criminals controlled travel between Madrid and Cadiz by staging a protected coach route. Passengers were insured against bandits at triple fare while the gang guarded its line and allied with others to loot competitors.
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Spain
Madrid
Cadiz
Milnesia Wafers Promise Quick Pleasant Elimination
A doctor recommended laxative product Milnesia Wafers pure milk of magnesia in tablet form offers easy bowel movement without griping. Sold in bottles for 35¢ and 60¢ or tins at 20¢, claimed to be recommended by thousands of physicians and carried by all good druggists.
Beauty Secrets Revealed in Otto Scherl System
An advertising feature outlines a beauty culture treatise by Otto Scherl detailing seven secrets for radiant beauty. Itpromotes home formulas and youth preservation with a 2c stamp offer, listing Johnson Dist. Co. in Los Angeles as the distributor.
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Otto Scherl
Johnson Dist. Co
Arlington Ave
Los Angeles
Calif
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