Wanderer whaler ends voyage as era passes on sea
In a reflection on changing times the Wanderer, last of the square rigged whalers, set sail on its final cruise and was wrecked off Cuttyhunk. The piece notes the shift from whale oil to modern lighting and the aging of seafaring romance as commerce and technology evolve.
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Cuttyhunk
Whale Sil
The
Christian Science Monitor
Herman Melville
Bedford
Gloucester
Provincetown
Nantucket
Loro
Melville
Finis
Elf Square
Glasener Shocker aims at grain yield with new machinery
The Glasener shocker, promoted by local men, presses heads and spreads the base to reduce shock. Producers eye wage production and potential factories in Waterloo Ottumwa or Omaha while grain farming demands efficiency.
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Witerloo
Ottumwa
Omaha
Mastman
Ford
Poulticing with Sympathy and Home Remedies
Dr. Brady discusses soothing poultices for infections and minor wounds, favoring moist heat and antiseptic dressings. He covers preparation with boric acid solutions, drainage encouragement, and cautions on extensive pest control methods while offering readers a contact for health questions.
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Poullich
Tushlom
Standardization cuts across goods to save billions
Des Moines and Webster City editors discuss the U S Department of Commerce effort to standardize manufactured items. Progress cited includes reduced brass sink trap varieties, streamlined hotel chinaware, fewer milk caps, and uniform hospital beds. The plan aims to curb waste and raise production with broad industry support.
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U.S. A
Des Moines
Department of Contemerce
Department of Rammerce
Yast
Tests of intelligence and a playful quarrel
Andrew and Imogene exchange a string of word and number puzzles to measure intellect. Imogene questions his quickness with math and spelling prompts, highlighting their banter about wit and a test of intelligence.
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Andrew
Imogene
Eeta
Wolk
Polk
Jim
Pam Gamne
Gyapinair
Bho
Thiu
Apdroan
Betty Bobbed Hair Dares Uncle Wiggily in Woodland Tale
Betty Ringtail the raccoon brings scissors to Uncle Wiggily asking for a hair bob. The rabbit barber tries but Bob Cat interrupts, protesting his own tail length as Betty admires a mirror in a puddle and the scene ends with the promise of a future tale about Uncle Wiggily and a firefly.
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Betty Ringtail
Ringtail
Isil
Betty
Elizabeth
Uncle Wiggily
Bungalow
Uncle Wigelly
Dorber
Mr. Longears
Batty
Tam
Bob
Uttla
Wiggily
Brain Tests by Sam Lofd
A farmer and wife trade poultry for livestock using a valuation riddle. They seek a number of chickens that, with chosen horses and cows, satisfies equations about prices and totals. The puzzle asks how many chickens they need to buy enough animals to pay for the livestock, with an answer hinted by yesterday's word BUGEIEAR.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers and Queries
Questions from the Burroughs Nature Club column request hawk types tail shapes fish birth cases and moth control. Answers discuss broad bird tail behavior peach tree bearing age and moth invasion remedies with practical care guidance.
Nature of Love Explored by Berl in Translated Work
A review discusses Emmanuel Berl’s The Nature of Love translated into English. It contrasts scientific and philosophical approaches with poetry and Shakespeare, arguing that the essence of love eludes analysis and is best understood through poets rather than metaphysical treatises. It cites As You Like It’s line on love and cautions against over intellectualizing emotion.
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Solon
Aman
John W. Davis
Wheeling
Emmanuel Berl
Berl
Shakespeare
Abe Martin Reflects on a Changing World and Hard Times
The column notes that people who once enjoyed carefree visits to saloons now fear upheaval and worry the world is not improving. The speaker laments people becoming accustomed to rough times as society evolves.
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