Rely on America for All Sorts of Goods
From a Peruvian mining camp in the Andes to Alaska and Bermuda, customers mail orders to New York shops for food, underwear, cosmetics, cups, camera films, and more. Buyers span Paris to Moscow, with Germany and various nations supporting a dollar for dollar policy.
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Andes
New York
Alaska
Ank
Paris
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Bermuda
Peru
India
China
America
Siberia
Beirut
Syria
Moscow
Warsaw
Italy
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Belgium
Switzerland
Sweden
Open-faced man praised as light in dark times
A Montreal Herald piece humorously ponders an "open-faced man's watch" and asks who such an open-faced man is. It extols his honesty and courage, declaring the open face a trustworthy open book and mirror reflecting light and faith, citing Corinthians to celebrate noble, transparent character.
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Montreal Herald
Sunny Jim
Goat Milk Compared To Cow Milk In Taste And Use
An article notes goat milk closely resembles cow milk in taste and odor, with a whiter color and sweeter notes. It highlights extensive use in government hospitals TB sanatoria, its benefits as a body builder for wasting diseases, suitability as a human breast milk substitute, easy digestion of curd, and claims goats are TB resistant so pasteurizing is unnecessary.
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Tuberculosis
Epitaph Quip After Fatal Road Speed Tale
A magistrate probes a motor car crash injuring the driver and two passengers. Witnesses discuss excessive speed and a poorly maintained road. A farmer named Mr Gatley quips that the driver was trying to push 60 miles on a 10 mile road.
Dante and His Maps Shaping The Divine Comedy Geography
Scholars note Dante used regional descriptions in the Inferno and a map-wide awareness of Italian and neighboring lands. The De Vulgari Eloquentia reveals his grasp of place relations and adheres to contemporary geographical theories guiding The Divine Comedy.
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Dante
Italy
Lonesome Job Is That of Lighthouse Keeper
A light keeper on a Irish Lights station describes life on a cone shaped rock off Kerry. Three men face long bouts of isolation with wives nearby yet distant, finding relief in shore houses and occasional weekly meat posts. The piece recalls monk chosen Skelligs refuge and notes only one man sought escape through marriage before returning to family.
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Skelligs
Kerry
London Mall
Instinct of Bees Warns Against Cold Weather Flights
An agricultural writer notes bees in northern Massachusetts lose more to cold weather flights than other causes. Bees flying in freezing temperatures rarely survive long enough to return to the hive. His remedy is to shade hives from direct sun to prevent premature foraging when snow lies on the ground.
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Massachusetts
Outlook Magazine
Electricity on Farms Experiment in Minnesota Test
Fourteen Minnesota farms near Red Wing along a 6.2 mile trial power line will receive every known electrically operated household or labor saving device at no cost in a three year University of Minnesota supervised test to evaluate practicality. Homes gain electric ranges washing machines manglers toasters while farmyards acquire cream separators milking machines feed grinders conveyors thrashing machines and wood saws.
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Minnesota
Agricultural College of the University of Minnesota
Mississippi River Valley
Red Wing
Minn
Twin Cities
The Col onel’s Mock Aristocrat Shine Tale
A Kansas City Star excerpt depicts a colonel in a long coat and stiff hat as a refined town figure, yet his three day stay yields no tips for the staff. A hotel lobby scene ends with a quip about a fifty cent shine and forty cents change.
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George
Kansags City Star
History of Candy From ancient roots to modern sweet making
The term candy traces to Sanskrit khanda meaning break, and sugar’s emergence in India. Sugar likely first produced there, spreading via Arabia and Moors to Europe. Modern candy making is relatively recent, with early English use by apothecaries to mask medicines.
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India
Arabia
Spain
Europe
England
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha 1924 Market Report
Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices at Union Stock Yards South Omaha on December 31 1924 show a dull market with cattle mostly lower and hogs down about 10 cents. Best beef cattle reached around 10.25, fat lambs fell 50 cents to 1 dollar, and lambs topped at 17.65. Aged sheep remained steady. Local social notes include residents attending a Parmers Tonle meeting and a rabbit hunt with 208 rabbits counted.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Crop Report for December Lincoln Nebraska Winter Wheat Acres Rise
Nebraska winter wheat acreage rebounded by about 14 percent from last year with eastern counties showing a slight rise and western areas showing a heavy increase. Average condition is poor in the east and good in the west. Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates released the report. Nebraska farmers planted 8,353,000 acres this autumn compared with 2,641,000 last fall. The five-year average is 8,331,000 acres. The gain could have been larger if eastern seeding conditions had been favorable.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Porwal
Sidney Area Residents Share Busy Holiday Week
Mr and Mrs Carl Schmidt and daughter Mr and Mrs Curt Scott Glen Bales and son Hilbert and Theo Borcher and Frank Grogs were among those shopping in Sidney on Tuesday Will Sachs called at Wm Rhode s on Wednesday Henry Schmidt and Will Meyer motored to Sidney on Wednesday Mr and Mrs Fred Beyer and Mr and Mrs P J Beyer and families called at Lawrence Beyer s Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs John Engel and family motored to Gurley Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs August Gross and Elizabeth Gross attended the community Christmas tree in Sidney Wednesday Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt Mr and Mrs Will Sachs and Mr and Mrs Paul Meyer and families spent Christmas at Will Meyer s Mr and Mrs Wm Rohde and Mr and Mrs John Engel and families spent Christmas at the Andrew Nelson home Glen Bales and family and Hilbert Borcher spent Christmas at Theo Borcher s Mr and Mrs P J Beyer Mr and Mrs Fred Beyer Mr and Mrs Frank Beyer and families spent Christmas with relatives in Sidney Mr and Mrs Henry Phmke and family motored to Sidney on Friday Mr and Mrs Carl Schmidt and daughter spent Friday at John Borcher s Mr and Mes wilffairs and family motored to Sidney on Friday Chrig and Henry Rohde motored to Gurlye Friday afternoon Mr and Mrs Mike Swartz and family spent Wednesday night with friends in Sidney A number from this vicinity were shopping in Sidney on Saturday Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt and daughter called at Glen Bales Saturday afternoon
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Parmers Tonle
Bronson
Glen Bales
Walter Happel
Frances
Elizabeth Gross
Hilbert Borcher
Theo Borcher
Dorothy
August Gross
Carl Schmidt
Curt Scott
Hilbert
Frank Grogs
Sidney
Will Sachs
Wm. Rhode’s
Henry Schmidt
Will Meyer
Fred Beyer
P. J. Beyer
Lawrence Beyer
John Engel
Gurley
Henry ‘Schmidt
Paul Meyer
Wm. Rohde
Andrew Nelson
Frank Beyer
Henry Phmke
John Borcher
Meadow Lawn Social Roundup From Norfolk Families
Meadow Lawn residents report holiday visits and gatherings with relatives in Norfolk and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Mike Peterson vacation with Mrs J C Kreader’s family. Charles Mayer and family dined with Ben Carter in Dalton. Rex Rogers and J M Kreader drove to Bridgeport. Emma Morrow visited Josephine Walsh. Leona Mowrer ill with yellow jaundice.
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Mike Peterson
Norfolk
J. C. Kreader
Charles Mayer
Ben Carter
Dalton
Rex Rogers
J. M. Kreader
Bridgeport
Emma Morrow
Josephine Walsh
Leona Mowrer
Willard Mowrer
Marjorie Lorain Eckert
Roland Morrow
Ada Mae Eckert
Delores Bovee
E. EB. Osborn
Rose Walsh
Graviton
Ed Walsh
Corner
Gothenburg
Ed Morrow
J. H. McNew
Albert Morrow
Dennis
Rose
Agnes
Sidney
Irma Morrow
Kinkaid
Christmas Dinner Guests and Local Neighbors Note Returns
Mike Jillson called on Ed Morrow Friday afternoon Alvin Mann Edo Morrow and Paul Morrow watered to Dalton Saturday Mri a and Mrs J Kreader and children and Mr and Mrs Mike Peterson were Christmas dinner guests at the J M Kreauder home Mrs Frank Weigand and children spent Saturday afternoon at Ed Morrow s We are glad that Mr and Mrs George Worth have again returned to our neighborhood after their absence Jim Sullivan assisted Ed Morrow butcher a beef Monday.
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Mike Jillson
Ed Morrow
Alvin Mann
Edo Morrow
Paul Morrow
Dalton
Mri
J. Kreader
Mike Peterson
J. M Kreauder
Frank Weigand
Ed Morrow’s
Mrs. George Worth
Jim Sullivan
Open All Night ad for Sidney show with star cast
Advertisements for Pretty Sidney girls promote the Paramount comedy Open All Night. The ad promises nightly shows Sunday Monday and midweek screenings Wednesday January 7 and Thursday January 8. The text emphasizes staying awake for the lively farce.
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Paramount
Difference in Character
The quote contrasts bravery with cowardice noting the brave persist against fortune while the third and cowardly rush to despair through fear. Treltus is cited as the source.
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Treltus
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Bunker Hill
Western Drug Co
Wooldridge’s
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