World's Largest Photo Mural at Ford Building at Chicago Fair
At the Century of Progress in Chicago visitors marvel at a 600-foot photo mural encircling part of the Ford Building rotunda. The display uses 12,000 sq ft pressed wood and canvas, 12 tons of steel angles, and 40 inch high photographs enlarged from 8 by 10 negatives to tell the Ford plant story. Work is done mostly at night to minimize vibration and ensure sharp enlargements. The mural traces photography progress since 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
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Ford
Chicago
Twenty five years ago in the Leader's files
A 1909 recap notes Coddington Laird hiring Merrill Bennett for the farm implement business in Readlyn. Mrs Tratow visits ill mother Mrs Towne in town. Mrs Schacona returns from New York. Mrs Myers travels with her to Sumner. Albert Rucker heads to Chicago for a week of sightseeing. Kimball family returns to Hanford. Local market prices for eggs butter potatoes real hides chickens hogs corn listed.
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Coddington & Laird
Merrill Bennett
Merrill
Readlyn
Wm. Tratow
Fairmont
Minn
Fred Towne
Schacona
New York
Chas. Myers
Sumner
Albert Rucker
Chicago
Geo. Kimball
Hanford
Ten Years Ago July 23 1924 Bremer death and local notes
Obituary records the death of Mrs Detroff Nuss at age 69 in Sumner after a long illness. Mentions Leo Ladage visiting family in H C Ladage home, F C Oltrogge visiting Denver and Colorado, and Fred C Fink traveling to Stockton California. Markets list eggs 23c heavy hens 16c light hens 14c broilers 18-25c hogs 6.20-6.70 sows 5-6 veal 6-8 and bob s 3.
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Detroff Nuss
Bremer County
Sumner
Leo Ladage
Iowa City
H. C. Ladage
F. C. Oltrogge
Denver
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Fred C. Fink
Stockton
Calif
Edwin Fink
Vanderlin couple to visit Ensminger family in Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Vanderlin left Sunday for Bloomsfield Iowa to visit Mrs. Vanderlin’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ensminger. The short item notes their travel as a social notice from the community column.
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L. W. Vanderlinden
Bloomsuield
Iowa
Chris Ensminger
Waterloo party to tour Nash Motor Co plant
Walt C. Fergeman leads a Waterloo group for several days in Milwaukee Kenosha and Chicago visiting Nash Motor Co. and plans to drive back ten new cars. Mrs Weger joins daughter Mrs E A Hanff in Milwaukie for an open-ended stay. Market prices five years ago listed various poultry and hog values with eggs at 25-30 cents and hogs around $11.10.
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Walt C. Fergeman
Waterloo
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Chicago
Nash Motor Co
Weger
Strawberry Point
E. A. Hanff
Court notes from Beardsmore court in Waverly July 20
Judge T A Beardsmore presided in Waverly on July 20 with several actions. Continuance granted in First Trust Joint Land Bank of Chicago suit. Fox and Plainfield Savings Bank matter. Hicks case dismissed. Wefer suits dismissed. Divorce granted in Sim mons versus Simmons and Nolte versus Nolte. Guardianships for Thran Dorn and Hickok closed. Schunemann estate closed. Juvenile State of Iowa case against Stange continued with parole to Krueger. Jess Johnson pled guilty to reckless driving, one year Bremer jail. Bremer county judgment for Eva Noon unpaid taxes $2,046.
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T. A. Beardsmore
Charles City
Waverly
First Trust Joint Land Bank of Chicago
W. H. Fox
Plainfield Savings Bank
First National Bank of Waverly
Thomas H. Hicks
Henry Wefer
A. H. Panzer
Elston W. Chapin
New Verne Simmons
Elmer Simmons
Florence M. Nolte
George A. Nolte
Oscar Thran
Joseph Dorn
Julia M. Hickok
Ed Schunemann
State of
Iowa
Melvin Stange
W. F. Krueger
Boy Confesses Spelling Bee Error Over Money
A Detroit newspaper man reports his schoolboy son confessed failing in a spelling bee this Saturday. The boy blamed tougher words than in his father's youth and finally admitted the error on the word money by leaving out the letter e.
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Detroit
Des Moines Register Quip Sparks Fatherly Defense Debate
A brief Des Moines Register item notes a sharp exchange where a father questions supporting his child in pursuing joke writing, prompting talk about finances and independence. The quip highlights family roles, the humor profession, and expectations within a small town context.
Speeding the Hours Ridicules Kiss Life Quote
A scientist ridicules the notion that kissing shortens life saying it merely makes time pass more quickly. The quote appears in Life magazine and reflects a playful view on romance and longevity.
Worth Several Strokes First Golfer
Second golfer jokes about bringing his two nephews due to his wife’s insistence, in a light golf club banter exchange.
Puppet Classes Formed in California Schools
Puppet classes recruited from drama students have been organized in several California schools. The program aims to teach performance skills and puppetry craft, linking artistry with classroom learning and student collaboration.
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California
Hints for Household July Betty Webster
Moths invade pianos. seal with camphor in muslin and place in case. Dry newspaper sheets in the piano to prevent rust when away. Do You Know tips on taffeta, velvet, and steaming. Then celery crostini, cucumber boats, peach mousse, cottage cheese salad recipes. A rodeo quip ends the note.
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Betty Webster
Fair Plans Big Farm Program At World’s Fair
Chicago launches Farm Week from August 11 to 18 as four million visitors arrive. Highlights include a mass farm parade, Woman’s Day tribute, 4-H recognition, farm radio day, and tours for farmers with free transportation. Exhibits include Ford’s soy barn, International Harvester radio display, model farm homes, Brook Hill Dairy, and egg laying contest. Foreign villages promise a world tour atmosphere. Is your subscription due.
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Chicago
Rexford Tugwell
Farm Organization
Farm Radio
WLS
Court of States
Henry Ford
International’ Harvester Company
Brook Hill
Basal Metabolism and Oxygen Consumption Method
Dr William J Scholes explains basal metabolism tests using oxygen consumption. A chamber and chart record oxygen inhaled and carbon dioxide exhaled over about eight minutes. Normal metabolic rate varies by sex age height weight. example shows 257 vs 227 cc yields plus 13 percent.
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William J. Scholes
Ar tesian Social Visits Round Out Weekend
Artesian residents and relatives gathered at several homes Sunday and Saturday for informal visits. A. H. Moeller Edna Brautigan Irene Brautigan and others spent part of Sunday at Fred Beisner’s near Oran. Klenzman family of Waterloo visited C. J. Meier and F. F. Moeller homes while Erma Jean Klenzman joined Otto Schafer and Meier households. Renetta Thurm stayed with Bernice Thurm, Leota Meier worked at Jack Weideman’s, and Aug Drewes family attended a birthday at Wm Bockhaus. Additional guests included Art Kuker Louie Oltr ogge and others at C J Meier’s. A light note ends with a Congregationalist quip about jail visitors and music.
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A. H. Moeller
Edna
Irene Brautigan
Fred Beisner
Oran
F. F. Klenzman
Waterloo
C. J. Meier
Erma Jean Klenzman
Otto Schafer
Paul Schaefer
Clarence Deterding
F. F. Moeller
Renetta Thurm
Aug. Drewes
Wm. Bockhaus
Art Kuker
Louie Oltrogge
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Liquid Veneer Corporation
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Buffalo, N.Y
Des Moines Register
Die Gruene Post
Berlin
Fair Plans
Varia
Sas
Miles Nervine
Dr. Miles Nervine
Arilind Aworld
Ewing Galloway
Bernice Thurm
Leota Meier
Jack Weideman
Tripoli
Phon
Jowa
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