Mids for Midland college dormitory contract and state notes
The Midland college dormitory project is set at about 75000 dollars to be erected at once. Governor Albert Ritchie of Maryland will visit Nebraska's Governor McMullen on May 17 and address the Ad-Sella in Omaha the next day. A Nebraska chamber group reports daily travel disruption and a busy convention calendar for late May into June.
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Mids
Midland College
Albert Ritchie
Maryland
McMullen
Ritchie
Omaha
Chamber of Commerce
Plateview
Ernest Gast
Plainview
Indian Congress
Nebraska State Park
Chadron
National
Black Hills
Nebraska Honey Producers pick Hastings for 1927 convention
Hastings is selected as the 1927 Nebraska Honey Producers association convention site with two tours planned. One route would start from Scottsbluff via Bayard Bridgeport Oshkosh Lewellen Ogallala Hershey North Platte Gothenburg Cozad and Kearney. The other would run from Omaha via Blair Tekamah Wayne Norfolk Meadow Grove St Edward St Paul Dannebrog and Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Nebraska
Honey Producers’ Association
Omaha
Scottschiuff
Scottsbluff
Bayard
Bridgeport
Oshkosh
Lewellyn
Ogallala
Hershey
North Platte
Gothenburg
Cozad
Kearney
Blair
Tékamah
Wayne
Norfolk
Meadow Grove
St. Edward
St. Paul Dannebrog
Grand Island
Third Train of Nebraska Flour To New England
Omaha reports a solid four car shipment of Nebraska flour on a fast freight to Boston consigned to Walter E Puller Co. The four car train aims to set a speed record, previously reaching eighty hours for a similar run.
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Nebraska
New England
Omaha
Omaha Pilour Mills Company
Walter E. Puller Co
Boston
Smith Assigned Here Washington Major General Smith Takes Command
Major General Harry A. Smith is assigned to command the Seventh Corps Area with headquarters at Fort Omaha Nebraska. He becomes assistant chief of staff in charge of the war plans division and succeeds Major Benjamin A Poore who will be retired. Nebraska dairy activity rises with 212 herds 4268 cows in testing associations. New Riviera Theatre opens March 26 Omaha.
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Omaha
Riviera
Nebraska
Frauds Charged At Big Grain Hearing In Chicago
Chicago witnesses acuse Armour Grain and board of trade employees of fraudulent grain transactions during an official inquiry. Harry Mallory testifies to false tickets, mixed grades, and schemes to ship lower quality wheat as high grade. hearings open at Fort Dearborn Town Club and may last two weeks in Chicago.
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Chicago
Armour Grain Company
Board of Trade
Harry Mallory
Armour Company
Lone Loop
John Kellogg
Gieorge E. Thompson
Armour
Mallory
Fort
Dearborn “Town Club
Thomas Curran
Legislative Committee
Frank Kyan
Charles W. Baker
Frank McCarthy
John W. Lee
Benjamin F. Goldstein
Farmers Warned to Cut Acreage for 1927 Profits
Washington reports the bureau of economics warns American farmers to reduce acreage to avoid low cash returns in 1927. Prices fell 12 percent in 1926 with little rebound expected. Livestock wool dairy and sugar show fair prospects while cotton and wheat face lower prices.
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Washington
Bureau of Economics
Department of Agriculture
New Pest in Northwest Walla Walla Wheat Fields
A Northwest Walla Walla report notes a new pest affecting local wheat fields, outlining initial observations and potential crop impact in the region surrounding Norwest.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Norwest
Spring coats redefine feminine tailoring in Paris and America
A New York Times fashion note surveys spring coat designs from Paris and American designers. It highlights tailored straight lines, uncurved silhouettes, and varied trims from Molyneux and Quin Paquin. Reversible and two tone models appear, with kasha and duvetyne fabrics, diagonal tucks, and refined collars shaping the season’s refined, youthful outerwear.
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Gays
New York Times
Molyneux
Moisneurs
Louise Boulanger
Kasha
Duvetyne
Havana
Paris
Paquin
Manitoba
America
Manzanita
Sonn
Conqueror Watermelon Proves Wilt Resistant and Popular
The Conqueror watermelon developed by the U S Department of Agriculture shows strong wilt resistance and good quality. H W Anderson of the University of Illinois reports it sold well in Illinois and outpaced the Tom Watson in local trade. White County tests confirm resistance and ready sale prompting growers to plant it more. Seed is available in limited quantities from White County Farm Bureau.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
H. Ww. Anderson
College of Agriculture
University of
Tinis
White County
Horticultural Department
The
Agricultural College
Anderson
Whitte County Farm Bureau
Illinois
Lead Arsenate on Apples Removed by New Solution
Colorado experiment station details a cheap quick method to remove lead arsenate from sprayed apples. Dr. William P. Headdon describes a bath of ash salt and water heated to 100 F, used to cover surface with gentle stirring for ten minutes, then rinsed.
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Colorado Experiment ‘Station
Wm. P. Headdon
Farmers notes on seeds and legumes for crops
The text emphasizes planting seeds wisely and using legumes to improve soil fertility. It claims rye seed timing, crop rotation, and clover hay feeding value compare to alfalfa, while noting winter and early spring as busy times for farm machinery and hospital-like farm settings.
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Penang
Mechnsery Hospital
Favorite Prescription Tonic Ad Promises Relief for Women
Mrs. Amy L. Paxton reports started using Favorite Prescription and soon felt well. The ad promotes the tonic as a great medicine for women and offers free advice by mail from a Tablewood address in a public notice for a local hotel stall.
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Eee
Pierce
Ronan Foe
Amy L. Paxton
E. Third St. In
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Pain Relief and Vein Help
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful remedy to end pain and soreness with money back if unsatisfied. It claims relief for swollen or varicose veins and urges readers that the product enables comfortable activity.
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Money Back
Moone
First US Playhouse Located in Williamsburg Virginia
A Path- Onder Magazine writer identifies the first American theater in Williamsburg Virginia built in 1716 during Governor Spotswood's era. Charles Staggard and Mary (dancers) hired William Leingston for the theatre while a 1665 Virginia court judged a prior play, Ye Bare and Ye Cub, finding no objectionable costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Path- Onder Magazine
United States
Williamsburg
Alexander Spotsrom
Charles Staggard
Mary
William Leingston
Virginia
Skeletons Trade Exposed by Vienna Medical Students
In Vienna authorities uncover a skeleton trafficking network sending whole skeletons and parts to England and America. Medical students profit from disinterred bones and corpses sold FOB Vienna with prices as low as ten cents for individual bones. The Socialist government has ordered cemeteries vacated for supplies.
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England
Amé
Rica
Vienna
Capper
Cake Recipe Draft From Historic Page
Recipe fragment describes a cake method with cup measures and ingredients such as shortening milk white eggs and flour. Instructions mention creaming fat and milk, folding in egg whites, and baking thirty minutes at 225 degrees Fahrenheit with icing sugar. Serve with whipped cream.
Class in Law What is a negotiable instrument
A humorous Louisville Courier Journal item jokes that a saxophone is a negotiable instrument because you can always pawn it. The quip plays on legal terms and streetwise economics.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Two Out Harrington Dialogue on a Blank Check
Harrington asks for a blank check while Carrin replies she has none and has just overdrawn her own account with the last check. The exchange hints at financial strain and casual irresponsibility in a short, humorous street scene.
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Harrington
Carrin
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Burlington
Beatrice
Marty Whiteside
W. D. Sparks
W. R. Sparks
Blue River
Kansas
Eaf
Honey Producers OF State
Eastern Market
Fairbury
George Condra
Nebraska Conservaton Department
Condra
Kesterson Springs
Arthur Mullen
Adam McMullen
Lincoln
Morrill County
Stanton
Siag
BIG Grain
Kasha Duvetyne
Conqueror
Walt
First Playhouse
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