Cheese making demonstrations planned in Washington County
Washington County Farm Bureau schedules Cheddar cheese making demonstrations at three farms in Lime Creek, Washington, and Crawford townships with extension specialist Herbert Harmison. Also details farm accounting in rural schools, meat processing demos January 14 and 15, Wellman Institute plans for January 20–22, and coverage of President Coolidge at the American Farm Bureau convention with local attendees. The annual bureau report notes 146 demonstrations and 5,027 attendees, plus broad outreach and upcoming 1926 program.
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Herbert Harmison
Farm Bureau
Grant Griffith
Lime Creek Township
J. N. Phillips
Washington Township
CC. M. Maxwell
Crawford Township
Washington County
L. G. Allbaugh
Philips
Roy Snyder
Wellman Institute
Wellman
Iowa
Coolidge
American Farm Bureau Federation
Sherman
Joe H. Jones
Crawfordsville
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Molison
Washington CO. Farm Bureau
Steaders
Washington Co
Cias
Washington Do
Seid
Joint Base promises swift relief for swollen joints
A pharmacist touts Joint Base as a low cost remedy that penetrates skin to relieve swelling and stiffness in joints from knees to fingers. It claims quick results with several applications per evening and is sold for about 60 cents a tube by Sherman Bros. and Lemmon's Pharmacy and other druggists.
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Kase
Sherman Bros. and Lemmon's
British Sailors Shun Raw Leaf for Cigarettes Aboard Repulse
London Nov 24 British sailors abandon old raw leaf tobacco in favor of pre rolled cigarettes. On the Repulse Prince of Wales voyage 1 300 000 cigarettes were sold while 150 pipe smokers remained among 1 200 men. Canteen manager D Kenned notes fashion shifts and shifts toward two popular brands after shore leave.
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London
Prince of Wales
D. Kenned
Leive
Tipping a Crime in Russia
In Soviet Russia tipping is a punishable offense and viewed as bribery. Tourists often find waiters and public servants accepting tips despite warnings, while officials push for workers to wear plain uniforms to promote equality.
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Russia
Moscow
Soviet
Revolutionary Land
Washington man fined in Des Moines over night wine petition
Des Moines story notes Louis Boller of Washington, D. C., who urged locals to sign his rationalist petition for night wines and beer, paid a $5 fine in municipal court on a charge of intoxication and waived to a jury on a charge of bootlegging.
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Des Moines
Louis Boller
Washington, D. C
Forgotten Fleet of Costly Steam Yachts Rests in Tebo Basin
A long-forgotten flotilla of steam yachts lies idle along Brooklyns Twenty third Street at Tebo Basin. Among the vessels are Aphrodite owned by Payne Whitney Neaia owned by Charles A Gould and Hirondelle once a Monaco prince’s boat. Built 1893 to 1909 these yachts would cost about 1 million dollars each to build today. Port authorities cite crew and operating costs as the main reason for their abandonment as marine engineering shifted to diesels and motors.
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New York
Twenty-third Street
Brooklyn
Tebo Basin
America
Payne Whitney
Neaia
Charles A. Gould
Elreba
Henry Darlington, Jr
Flying Fox
John A. Harriss
Beauty of Castel Nuovo to be Revealed to Tourists
Naples reports a plan to raze the cluster of unsightly buildings that mar Castel Nuovo. The fortress, begun 1279-83 under Charles I of Anjou and expanded by later rulers, has long stood as a historic stronghold with a renowned Gothic armory.
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Castellicovo
Naples
Castel Nuovo
Charles HI
Anjou
Aragon
Fossil Wooly Elephant Tusk Donated to University Museum
Ed ward Squires donated a ten foot long tusk weighing 250 pounds found on a mining claim on Dominion Creek forty miles from Dawson Yukon Territory. The tusk bears gold fillings like a modern tooth, fitting a theory by Nathan Kresge that gold nuggets entered crevices as earth with paystreak settled.
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Seattle
Museum of the
University of Washington
Edward Squires
Dominion Creek
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Nathan Kresge
Waterloo retirements honor 65 year old railroad engineer
Water loo K E F Clermont a 65 year old Illinois Central railroad engineer with 44 years of service retires on pension after four decades on the throttle.
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Waterloo
F. Clermont
Tlinois Central Railroad
Queen Alexandra left little money yet rich heirloom assets
In London observers say the will of Queen Alexandra shows almost no cash, with most wealth tied to art, libraries, and property. King George is expected to inherit most or all. Jewelry largely went to royal family members. Meanwhile Lady Astor criticizes waning political energy among British women and promotes prohibition awareness in the United States.
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London
Alekandra
Edward VII
Sandringham House
Marborough House
Sanddington House
Edward
George
Alexandra
Lady Astor
Virginia
United States
Americans Buy Romanoff Jewels in London Sale
Most Romanoff gems outside Soviet hands are now in America. Americans lead buyers when Cyour family jewels appear in London sales. The latest sale, a matched pair of pigeon blood ruby earrings, went to Mrs. Daniel Wharton of Washington after she previously bought a Romanoff emerald reputed unlucky.
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America
Cyour
London
West End
Daniel Wharton
Washington
England Raises Race of Combative Giantesses Claim
Dr Leonard Williams, an internationally known medical specialist, asserted recently that England is raising a race of combative giantesses. The remark appears in a regional report discussing potential muscular and social implications.
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England
Leonard Williams
Mrs Pigott A Liberal Organizer In Northampton
Mrs Pigott granddaughter of founder the late Sir Philip Manfreld and former Northampton MP. She has promoted liberalism in Northampton since the last election where her father stood as a liberal candidate. She spends nine to ten hours daily in her office.
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Pigott
Philip Manfreld
Northampton
Paris to open technical school of salesmanship
Paris will establish a technical school of salesmanship modeled on American methods under the Paris chamber of commerce. Education of women in salesmanship will be a key feature as the committee recommends adopting suitable American practices for French needs.
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Ames
M. A. Hauser
Paris
France
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Paris Fall Tea Table Fashion Highlights
Bright gowns and Chinese tea set the Paris salon mood this season. Almond green velvet trimmed with fur coats hats and dresses in beige pink and silver dominate the scene with pastel crepe de chine fabrics.
Paris fashions spark off drink anxiety in society
The text notes fashionably minded Parisians favor Chinese tea and dismiss Indian varieties while English wives are urged to improve cooking to curb male alcohol use. Sir William Milligan, an ear and throat expert, argues proper cooking could reduce drunkenness, urging schools to teach practical meals over fluff about botany and physiology.
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William Milligan
Manchester
Lord Longsdale Lights Lowther Castle With Electricity
The famed sportsman Lord Longsdale announces Lowther Castle Penrith will switch from old lamps to electric lighting. He plans to install modern heating and electric systems throughout the 150000 acre estate amid forested grounds. He insists the change is limited to this and driven by Lady Longsdale's suggestion to test the new idea.
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Lord Longsdile
Lowther Castle
Penrith
Lord Longsdale
Lady Longsdale
Rotary Club Organizes Cub Pact at Strawberry Point
Waterloo Rotarians returned from Strawberry Point where they assisted in organizing a cub with eighteen charter members. Bruce Gates and C. A. Morris of Waterloo were in charge.
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Rotary Club
Waterloo
Waterloo Rotarians
Strawberry Point
Bruce Gates
C. A. Morris
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Farm Bureau Notes
Capitol City Motor Coach Company
Journal
Thompson’s Sanitary Market
John Shields & Sons
Kellogg's
Wran
V. Hunt
Aurora
Battle Creek
Michigan
P.tho
All-Bran
Rumpemayeer’s
Hotel Continental
Rey's
Havre
Pleasant Hill School House
Poland
Farrow
John Deere
Stephens
Reid
Plymouth Rock
Pleasant Hill
W. S. Saville
D. F. Macon
R. E. Dougherty
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