Mrs. Mary Yeggy Dies in Dubuque at 82
Riverside obit notes Mrs. Mary Yeggy 82 died at St. Josephs sanitarium Dubuque after a fall caused a broken hip and subsequent shock. Born Mary Frieta in Germany May 1 1868 she married John Veggy Sept 16 1890 and lived west of Riverside before moving to Germany and returning. Survived by foster mother, nieces nephews and brothers and sisters in law.
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Dubuque
Mary Frieta
Germany
America
Weman
John Veggy
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Church
Bernadine Ramer
Yegey
Pepper Imports Before War Fueled US Trade
Before the war the United States imported more than 60 million pounds of black and white pepper annually, reflecting a large foreign trade in spice.
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United States
Promoter of Aluminum Eagerly Pushed Metal's Fame
Promoted aluminum as a military aid and wore a breastplate of the metal. Another early booster, less famous, christened his son Aluminum and vowed to name a daughter Alumina for a grand future of the alloy.
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Napoleon II
Faster cheese aging found by dairy research bureau
Researchers at the bureau of dairy industry in the department of agriculture developed a method that reduces aging time for aged cheese from six to eight months to about three or four months. The process uses higher temperatures and pasteurized milk of excellent quality.
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Bureau of Dairy Industry
Department of Agriculture
Beer price ceiling in Massachusetts Bay Colony 1634
The Massachusetts Bay Colony fixed beer prices in 1634 with a maximum of one penny per quart. Encyclopaedia Britannica notes the rate was held constant as a price freeze to regulate beverage costs.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Stassen backs Thye in Minnesota Senate race
Former Gov Harold E Stassen endorses Gov Edward J Thye in the Republican primary to oppose Sen Henrik Shipstead. Stassen, eyeing a broader presidential bid, announces plans to tour all 48 states to discuss issues with voters.
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Edward J. Thye
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Harold E Stassen
Stassen
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Memorial Service for Gardner Cowles at Wesleyan College
Memorial services honoring Gardner Cowles will be held at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant tonight in the Wesleyan Radio Chapel hour. The program features music by the Wesleyan Choir and a memorial address by Rev. William A. Longneucker of Oskaloosa. The chapel hour broadcast airs on station W90I at 9:00 p.m. Cowles was an 1885 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College.
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MT. Pleasant
Iowa
Gardner Cowles
Iowa Wesleyan College
Wesleyan Radio Chapel
Hundred Voice Wesleyan Choir
William A. Longnecker
Oskaloosa
Wesleyan Chapel
Origin of the jinrikisha name for go carts
The term jinrikisha means man strength vehicle in Japanese. In Japan slang is jinriki while the polite term kuruma means wheel. Foreigners know the vehicle as riksha.
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Japan
Navy Refueling Craft Faces Vast and Tiny Roles
Ships notes the tanker must berth at sea beside battleships or carriers and transfer thousands of tons of oil, yet also service small craft with a mere ten gallons. The contrast highlights a single vessel versatile enough for huge operations and tiny fuel tasks.
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