Elderly Newton native markets new cream aerator and cooler
G W Kennedy aged eighty one has arranged with George B Miller and Son Manufacturing to market his invention the cream aerator and cooler Kennedy rooms at 206 Commercial street He credits Christian Science with keeping him vigorous and recounts a hard life including a 1862 trek with oxen across the plains and a year atop a mountain before returning to Iowa and starting in the creamery business with later losses and a nervous breakdown before finding new life in science.
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G. W. Kennedy
George B. Miller & Son Manufacturing Company
Kennedy
Commercial Street
Altho
Mr. Kennedy
Newton
N. J
George van Horn
X. J
Jerome
Austin Weir
Moline
Rocky Mountains
Iowa City
Des Moines
Omaha
Ratie River
Denver
New Jersey
Paullina
Albert Lea
Waseca, Inn
Waterloo
Methodist Church
A Discovery That Benefits Mankind
Two historical improvements in dairy nutrition transformed feeding. In 1835 Newton devised a vacuum milk condenser with rare sugar to a semi liquid form. In 1883 Horlick of Racine Wisconsin developed malted milk powder from malted grains without cane sugar, branded Horlicks Malted Milk. Its nutritional value, ease of preparation, and climate stability made it a valued universal food for infants and the elderly. Avoid imitation Horlick's.
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Newton
Horlick
Racine
Wis
Milwaukee Dry Record Trade as Bars Close at Midnight
Milwaukee becomes bone dry for the first time as saloons stop selling alcohol at midnight. Business surged to a peak before closing, with many bars planning to stay open by selling soft drinks in an effort to continue serving customers.
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Milwaukee
Inventor Offers $500 For Kennedy Aerator Improvement
A newspaper report quotes an inventor claiming losses of 6.396 million last year due to souring cream from air exposure. He offers 500 dollars to any expert who can improve the Kennedy aerator and tank to prevent contamination and preserve butter and cheese flavor.
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Col
Berlin Bananas Signal Peace as Blockade Ends
A Berlin street scene reports a delicatessen display of bananas, a novelty after five years without fruit. The crowd's smiles and laughter mark the fruit as a symbol of peace and the end of the blockade, as observed by a London Times correspondence.
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Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
London Times
Cuticura Skin Care Soap Ointment Powder Ad
An old advertisement extols Cuticura for skin care. It urges using Cuticura Soap with hot water, drying gently, and applying Cuticura Ointment for eruptions, eczema, rashes, and itching. It promotes daily Cuticura use for clear skin and hair, plus a perfuming powder and free samples from Boston.
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Boston
Sarajevo Sunday customs differ by faiths and days
Sarajevo observes three Sundays a week due to Turkish, Jewish, and Christian communities. Turks close stores on Friday, Jews on Saturday, and Serbs Bosnians keep Sunday as the main holy day. Americans find no consistent day off as hospitals and schools operate. Lieutenant Hartung of Bay Shore, in charge of U S medical supplies, notes the impact on Bosnian hospitals. U S extension workers in Denmark brief lawmakers on United States canning and home demonstration programs.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia
Belgrade
John. D. Hartung
Bay Shore
L. L
Lieut
Hartung
America
U. S
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Minister of Agriculture
Tuberculosis War Survey Finds Cattle Affected In Island County
A survey in Island county Washington shows about one percent of cattle are tuberculous and have been destroyed. Oregon has five counties pursuing systematic eradication and Idaho Utah Nevada run similar campaigns, with TB not widespread in those states.
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Island County
Wash
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Rheumatism Cure Ad Claims No External Treatment
A vintage advertisement urges abandoning topical remedies for rheumatism and promotes Swift’s Specific as a vegetable blood cleanser. It cites a testimonial from Ale Caspus Bibb of Bessemer Alabama and explains that the germ in the blood causes the pain, urging readers to seek blood treatment through the Swift Lab ad.
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Ale
Caspus Bibb
Tenth Avenue
Bessemer
Ala
Swift
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Iowa plan of social relief spreads nationwide
The Iowa combination plan of private and public relief, started at Grinnell in 1912, is now spreading across the country. At Muscatine a conference revealed adoption in several states, with legislation possible to standardize the plan. Officers were elected for the next year, and Des Moines will host next year’s meeting.
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Grinnell
Muscatine
Iowa
North Carolina
Missouri
New Jersey
Ada. M. Palmer
Harriet McLaury
Social Welfare League
James H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Muscatine County
National Welfare League
Shecimens
Bessie McClenahan
Ada Palmer
Ruth Reed
Rabbi Mannaheimer
Des Moines
I. A. Canfield
Iowa Federation of Labor
Samuel Weinstock
Federated Jewish Ritins
Fred R. Haynes
University of Iowa
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the Fox Shoe Store
Sycamore St
Quality Footwear
Owa
Metropolitan
Geo. Shaft Co
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Waterloo Laundry, Co
Fyeth
Jefferson
Hallowe’en Favors
Hallowe’en
Congress
Marguerite
Dennison
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