Blind girl imagines Santa Claus in her own way
New York six year old Margaret Maffetti who is blind describes Santa Claus in vivid detail learned from a doll, a cousin's tale, and her teacher at the New York Institute for the Blind. She imagines Santa as fat with a long white beard, a cap, a Christmas tree on his back, a sack of presents, and reindeer pulling his sleigh, including specifics about horns and age.
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New York
Margaret Maffetti
Margaret
Marion Miller
New York Institute For the Blind
Santa Claus
Santa
North Pole
Eugene
Central Park
The Republican Tariff and Its Economic Impact
John T. Adams argues for the protective tariff as a Republican pillar through 69 years, contrasting Democratic calls for repeal with postwar prosperity under the Fordney McCumber act and the 1921 emergency tariff. He cites rising industry, wages, exports, and revenue, plus Coolidge’s praise of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Democratic Party
Republican Congress
Coolidge
Congress
Christmas Social At Schoolhouse Delights Coppoock Area
Farmers rue low chicken prices at 13 cents while Manuel McRane recovers from appendectomy in Mt Pleasant. A Christmas social at the schoolhouse featured a children’s program. Miss Kyle departs Saturday A M for a two week teaching vacation. Mr and Mrs Paul Nichols and Mrs Chas Stone visit Mt Pleasant and Wayland relatives and friends.
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Coppock
Manuel McRane
Mt. Pleasant
Chas Stone
John Hesser
Wayland
Bear Cat Remedy Claim Ad To Cure Digestive Ailments
A letter advert claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured a wife’s five year liver and stomach trouble as a simple prep aration that removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and eases inflammation. The ad promises one dose proves money refunded and cites Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Iowa engineer named for Tuttle Lake survey
R L Hufford, resident engineer of district No 8 of the Iowa State Highway Commission, is designated to represent Iowa in a survey of Tuttle Lake on the Iowa Minnesota line. The damming issue involves Minnesota and Iowa officials from the state boards of conservation.
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Associatea
Des Moines
R. L. Hufford
State Highway Commission of
Iowa
Tuttle Lake
Iowa-Minnesota
Iowa Board of Conservation
Minnesota
Radio Programs For This Evening Highlights
A list of radio schedules from various stations including KDBA E Pittsburgh KFJ Los Angeles KHJ Chicago WBZ Springfield WDAP Philadelphia WEAF New York and more. The guide outlines times and program types such as orchestras talks concerts and children’s programs across multiple time blocks and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Radio Digest
KDBA
Pittsburgh
Eastern
KFAF
Pullman
Wash
Pacific
KFJ
Los Angeles
Calif
KGW
Portland
Ore
KHJ
KPO
San Francisco
KSD
St. Louis
Central
KYW
Chicago
PWX
Havana
Cuba
Cuban Army
WBAP
Fort Worth
Texas
WBZ
Springfield
Mass
Astern
WEJ
Phildelphia
WDG
Edford Hillside
Campfire Girls
WGR
Buffalo
N. Y
Cornell Glee Club
WGY
Schenectady
WHAS
Louisville
WHN
New York
WIJAZ
WJAZ
WJZ
WJW
Cincinnati
WMAO
WMC
Memphis
WOC
Davenport
Iowa
WOO
Philadelphia
WOR
Newark
Iowa Farm Notes and Farm Bureau Meetings Report
Iowa farm notes announce the sale of almost all quarter blood and three eighths blood wood from the Iowa Wool Growers association and mail out checks at year start. The Iowa Farm Bureau federation plans its January 15-17 Des Moines convention with state officials and local bureau leaders reporting new leadership and meetings in Benton and Fayette counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Wool Growers Association
W. G. Warner
Iowa
Chicago
Iowa Wool Growers Selling Organization
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Charles H. Hearst
American Farm Bureau Federation
Methodists Gain in Membership Across Quadrennium
The Methodist Episcopal Church reports a gain of 465000 members in the current quadrennium, raising total membership to 4774520. Figures are from the Methodist year book 1924 as released by the committee on conservation and advance in Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
lLil
Methodist Episcopal Church
Committee On Conservation
Stradivari Violins Rarely Sold for High Prices in Era
A historical note states Antonio Stradivari lived 1644 to 1737 and produced 1116 instruments. Only 502 are known to exist today, and the Strads rarely commanded high prices when first made, at times not exceeding $50.
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Strads
Antonio Stradivarious
Sheriffs Sale in Washington County Iowa 1923 Notice
By virtue of a writ of special execution the court directs a sale of the property of J M Godfrey Margaret Godfrey W S Eldridge Jennie Eldridge J D Dayton and Florence M Dayton. The sale is in front of the Washington Court House on January 12 1924 from 9am to 4pm with the sale starting at 1pm. The property described is the west half of the southeast quarter of section 3 township 75 north range 8 west of the fifth principal meridian. The sale is at the suit of Wesley Smith and the sheriff is Charles M Denison. December 12 1923. Dec 26 Jan 2
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District Court
Washington County
Iowa
J. M. Godfrey
Margaret Godfrey
W.S. Eldridge
Jennie Eldridge
J. D. Dayton
Florence M. Dayton
Court House
Washington
Wessley Smith
Charles M. Denison
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Margaret Malfetti
Josephine van de Grift
John T. Adams
Republican Party
WHAM
Cleveland
WWJ
Detroit
Farmers’ Institute
Vinton
P. G. Holden
Iowa State College
Agricultural Extension Department
Farm Machinery Company
Benton County Farm Bureau
Keystone
J. W. Coverdale
J.T. Hill
Farm Bureau
Fayette
White Place
Shields Coal Yard
Arn Lock
Rock Island
Howard A. Hopp
Macon
Hark
Methodist Church
Interchurch Committee
Sherife’s Sale
Douce Brothers
Dodge Brothers
D. E. Zimmerman
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