Retirement of Carroll County Farm Bureau Agent Bliss
G. I. Bliss retires from the office of County Agent of Carroll County Farm Bureau after years of service. He built a large following, aided farmers, and will move to Gulf Port Mississippi to manage a large ranch for G. M. Bechtel of Davenport.
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G. I. Bliss
t + Carroll County Farm Bureau
Biss
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Gulf Port
Miss
G. M. Bechtel
Davenport
Griswold Undergoes Operation at Mayo Clinic
O C Griswold remained in Rochester Minnesota after a week's examination by Mayo doctors and was operated on Monday. His son Merle of Savanna went there Friday to be with him. Postoperative condition reported satisfactory. Jay Smaltz of Fulton supervises new boiler installation at the grade school and praises Thomson for reliable workmanship.
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O. C. Griswold
Mayo Bros
Rochester
Minn
Merle
Savanna
Jay Smaltz
Fulton
Gerade School
Jay
Thomson
Laundering Bank Notes Described in Old Text
A historical note describes cleaning dirty paper money with rollers and heated drying, where notes are scrubbed in prures and passed through last rollers to dry and iron. This account highlights early methods of currency maintenance using mechanical smoothing and heat.
Farm accounting proves how to raise profits with books
A 1930s style article argues farming is a business requiring accurate books. It highlights how nineteen Minnesota farmers improved net income by keeping records, Iowa examples show inventory, costs, and missteps. The piece urges annual financial statements as bank-ready ratings and stresses stock, land, and livestock efficiency.
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Minos
Iowa
Ancient Castle Reborn as Office Site at Northfleet
Ancient fortification at Northfleet has been converted for office use. The historic gateways overlook a slope leading to a dockyard, with a paper mill and later factory inside. Crossbow-windowed interiors and mullioned windows mark the interior view as business space expands.
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Fortilaak
Haines GS
Irs Jase Sontir
Eppines
Pevoril
Aris Usdebit
Wheivat Dockyard
Phus Arese
Arvenmi
Northfleet
Huhteas
Humic Clam Uses Tools to Build Home
A Long Island Life piece describes the piddock clam that bores into rock and creates cavities. It uses its rasping shell and sand grains, likened to a housewife scouring a pot, to start holes and expand them.
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Humic
Dr. D
Long Island
Piddock Rrows
Two Images in Metal T Saw Once Lying Side by Side
Canon out Shore notes two metal heads shown side by side in an event. One head shows a noble, manly face with distinct lines of strength and beauty while the other is marred and barely recognizable. The speaker compares a growing soul to a metal that cools, causing the image to blur.
Silver as Ideal Conductor for Electronics
The article extols silver as the best conductor known with several advantages over others like copper and brass. It notes copper and brass corrode, increasing impedance to radio frequency currents, while silver oxide forms a surface layer that remains an excellent conductor, making silver ideal for switch contacts and tube sockets.
Solitude trip described from Cape Town to an island
A convoluted note about solitude appeals and a possible day trip by steamer from Cape Town toward an Atlantic voyage. The passage mentions a distant island, sparse inhabitants, and reliance on passage by ship, with unclear timing and safety context.
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Canada
Cape Town
South Africa
Dining Etiquette Across Ages and Places
The article describes how in ancient times and in modern Egypt people eat by breaking bread in the dish and dipping pieces, then conversing and passing morsels to others. Sharing a delicate morsel is considered a compliment, while refusing a offered bite is rude.
Quall scent mystery unsettles gunners while birds adapt
A garbled report discusses Qualls and gunners unsure how scent affects them. It suggests scent may temporarily depart during approaching conditions, leaving the ants or birds momentarily unsettled as observers note brief changes in behavior and timing.
Farm Change Near Thomsear: Bayard Lewis Buys Wheeler Lot
Bayard Lewis purchased the old Wheeler farm southwest of Thomsear last week. The purchase includes the house and buildings with repairs planned. Once improvements are finished the Wheeler bottoms will be a valuable farming property.
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Bayard Lewis
Unclear ad fragment at Savings Bank display
A damaged text fragment from They bel us Gud the byes Sav ings Bank shows a stalk of apn over six feet. mentions Rush arale and handkerehuef on a pole. brief, non-coherent content with stray phrases and names.
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Byes Savings Bank
Salloawe Tiave
Ted
Wee Wer
Faye
Hue
Lyons
International bridges order alters river boundary region
A partial OCR fragment describes boundary changes between the United States and Mesieu along the Juo Grande River bed. It mentions bridges Sun Edgarlodshind, Lee Moor, Patens, and Toruitle, with references to 1000 acres of territory and 20 miles of U.S. land impacted.
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United States
Mesieu
Juo Grande River
Rio Grande
Lee Moor
Patens
Toruitle
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