Farm Bureau News Highlights County 4-H Activities
Washington county Farm Bureau reports a busy week with Poultry School at Y M C A led by W R Whitfield and A C Gingerich directing a second poultry school in Man. Experts from Iowa State and USDA led market discussions with 28 registrants. The 4-H club program includes a Riverside session on home furnishings, new pig club rules, and plans for county 4-H champions to be chosen in March.
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Riverside
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Rennie Dawson
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Daweon
Marie Sehlunz
Highland No. 1
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Des Moines Register
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Washington
Cold Means Nothing to Race Enthusiast
An ad touts Pape’s Cold Compound as a quick killer for colds and a preventive when a cold is coming on. It claims the tablet defeats a cold in minutes and can be bought for thirty-five cents, appealing to widespread belief and urging readers to try it despite existing remedies.
Ainsworth High School Notes Court Contest Winners and Games
Ainsworth High School notes report Marie Scranton winning first in dramatic class and Marie Adkins second, Pauline Ce winning humorous class with Adkins and Wolfe second. Students Pauline Clerk and Marguerite Getantoh to participate in prelims. Cathy Clegg won overall in the preparatory contest. The school plans a Friday night program featuring Miss Wolfe and a chorus. Our boys basketball team lost to Wayland 48 to 44 on the road. home game to Wayland slated next. The piece urges school support and attendance at events to boost school spirit.
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Marie Adkins
Pauline Clegg
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Pupis
Ph Saust
Dean Ovetia
Miss Wolfe
The
Trams
Wayland Boys
Rane
Wayland
Chate
Medieval Heraldry Emblems on Armory Cloths
Heraldry arose during the Crusades to mark knights in battle. Emblems and insignia were embroidered on cloth over armor for visibility and identity, later systematized and recorded.
Tunnels Cut Through Rock Used by Ancient Nations
The article notes tunnels built through solid rock with sim tools by many ancient civilizations including Egypt, Assyria, Greece, Azores, Peruvians, and Indian natives. It cites earliest tunnels as tomb or religious entrances and by 500 B.C. Greeks used tunnels for mining.
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India
Room for All Harvard Astronomers Expands View of Universe
After six years of careful photometric measurements Harvard astronomers report the universe is a thousand times larger than previously thought. There appears to be room for all, with places to go when earthly limits feel crowded or starved.
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Harvard
Home Economics Bureau Established In United States
The United States bureau of home economics was established in 12% and serves a dual role. Its findings aid those pursuing intelligent consumption and efficient production of household equipment, foodstuffs, and other goods used in the home.
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United States Bureau of Home Economics
Early Astronomer Eratosthenes and Earth’s circumference
The ancient Cyrenean Eratosthenes attempted to measure the Earth’s distance by geometry. His preliminary calculations yielded a surprisingly close result with a minor error of about 22 minutes in angular measure.
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Cyrene
Earth
Married Life Declared A Drain On Nerves And Beauty
A New York doctor warns that nervousness wrecks more happily married lives than other causes. The ad-like piece touts a tonic called Tanta as a cure, promising renewed energy, vitality, and youth with a daily dose after meals and before bed, urging readers to return money if unsatisfied.
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New York
South
Ree ve Walter Gard Correspondent notices in Havre area
Mrs Etta Reeve reports the death of her aunt Mrs J D Petters of Fort Madicou. Havre social club of about fifty attended a farewell party for Aaron Stafford and family, who will move to Washington. The Pleasant Hill Sunday school group met at the Stafford home for another farewell. Richards moved to his father's farm near Ainsworth. Four hogs were shipped from Havre by the Havre shipping association. Clem Edgar and family visited Will McBride. Bert Marsh of Ainsworth bought corn and shipped it. Glenn Beenblossom shelled corn and delivered to Washington. AL Ruebeam August Ziesio w and Verle Maxwell traveled to Chicago.
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J.D. Petters
Ft. Madicou
Havre
Aaron Sitford
Aaron
Washington
Pleasant Hill
Aaron Stafford
Wiht Safford
Reanie Dawson Fom
Win Richards
Ainsworth
Havee Shipping Association
Clem Edgar
Will McBride
Bert Marsh
Glenn Beenblossom
AL Ruebeam
August Ziesiowsky
Verle Maxwell
Thur
Laura La Plante Stars in Home James Comedy
PieSCreen comedienne Laura La Plante rejects tragedy, delivering her funniest role in Home James directed by William Beaudie. The film, adapted from Gladys Johns play, features Charles Delaney Aileen Mann Joan Standing George Pearce and Sidney BrIyterian among others at the waham theatre. In nearby events a Presbyterian church quilting day and local club meetings are announced.
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James
Exhibition in England Showcases Gold Wire Craft
A brief note from Compressed Air Magazine describes a recent English display featuring fine strands of gold woven into wires. The event highlighted decorative and practical uses of gold in crafts and industry.
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England
Compressed Air Magazine
Iowa Mother Finds Best Plan
A mother from Des Moines praises California Fig Syrup as a natural remedy for her child. The ad extols the syrup as safe, effective, and popular, claiming it supports digestive and overall energy without harsh medicines. It cites widespread use and a testimonial from Mrs. Wa4 Clark Kirkwood Ave Des Moines.
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Clark Kirkwood Ave
Des Moines
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