Iowa Crops and Prices and Other Crop Conditions
The November crop report shows Iowa will yield 84,828,000 bushels less corn in 1913 than 1912, with nine fewer bushels per acre and crop quality at 88 percent. Potatoes fall from 18,960,000 to 8,259,000 bushels, quality down to 74 percent, apple output up to 6 percent. Local beef sales and school basketball results are noted alongside farmers’ storage and old corn totals.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farma of
Iowa
Croese
Tate
Erine Ee
Prisca Ta
Cecil Fanning to Headline Two Webster City Concerts
W H Cook announces two first class concerts at Metropolitan opera house Iowa Falls on Tuesday December 3 Cecil Fanning the young Irish baritone and his accompanist H B Turpin recently praised for touring Great Britain and Europe Berlin critics noting his artistry and influence on German artists as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Fanning
W. H. Cook
Webster City
Metropolitan Opera House
Lowa Falls
H. B. Turpin
Mr. Fanning
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
Cecil Fannings
Memorial Day address sought by Waterloo lodge speaker
Congressman Maurice Connolly accepted invitation to deliver the chief address at Memorial Day exercises in Waterloo, with other notable speakers, as local plans highlight eulogies for deceased members and civic pride within the community. Want Mulct Tax remitted as Waterloo druggists and property owners protest a 9000 mulct tax on affected properties. Weather notes from Washington predict unsettled conditions with rain in parts of the week. J W Thompson named deputy clerk of courts for Black Hawk county, succeeding J W Crowl. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for support after illness and death of a mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Connolly
Waterloo Lodge
Opera House
Connolly
Waterloo
Guy Feeley
Iowa Houe of Representatives
Alfred Longlay
J. I. Kenyon
Ed McCay
Waterloo Druggiata
Board of Supervisors
G. W. Miller
Fowler Co
B. W. Sehunemann
L. Hickelberg
Leavitt & Johnson Building Co
J. W. Mulbern
H. Prestien
C.J. Miller
Its Drug Co
Holden & Floyd
RK. C. Wangler
Wangler Bros
J. W. Thompson
Butler County
Black Hawk County
J. W. Crowl
Butler County Court House
Black Hawk
Iowa creamery butter output and sales rise in 27th report
The twenty seventh annual Iowa food and dairy commission report shows butter production totaling 5,953,182 pounds in the year, with 82,296,628 pounds sold to other states and an average price of 33.92 cents per pound. The department collected $36,604 in fines, urged building for the dairy office, and called for alfalfa farming while noting butter consumption rising but substitution slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Food and Dairy Commission
George W. Clarke
W.B. Barney
Iowa
New York
Farmers Debate Cholera Spread By Carriers On Farms
A city visit by a seasoned Iowa farmer sparks talk that hog cholera spreads via stock food agents and other visiting traders who enter farms where hogs are sick. The theory extends to wheels, shoes, birds, and other carriers as a plausible path of transmission. The discussion mirrors broader concern over disease dynamics in midwest hog farming.
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Lowa
Farma
Improved Mail and Rail Service Planned for Ulinals Central
An improved mail service will start on Ulinals Central railroad this Sunday November 30. The St. Dodge division will also receive an afternoon mail run, a change long awaited in the area. Officials indicated timetable changes, with east mail departures from Ackley shifting from after 11:17 p.m. to the afternoon, and westbound mail volume increasing around 4:25 p.m. Passenger service alterations are expected to range from thirty minutes to one hour per train.
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Ulinals Central
St. Dodge
Benger
West
East Mail
Ackley
Record of Corn Harvesting Feats Across Iowa Townships
Frank McConnell of Blairsburg harvested 373 bushels of corn in a week, hauling half a mile and cribbing the entire load in 35 hours. Early planted fields averaged 75 bushels per acre on fifteen acres. Erik Anderson of Marion claims a 100 bushel daily record over several days after arriving from another country a year ago. Sam Harding husked 10.84 bushels per hour using an elevator to unload.
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Frank McConnell
Blairsburg
Erik Anderson
Marion Township
Sam Harding
Clothing stock transfer shifts firms in Iowa towns
A business move transfers clothing stock and operations from Ackley Elders to Mason City and Eldora. McNeil moves from Eldora to Mason City, replacing BR A Blackmun whose family remains tied to the business. Changes take effect at the start of the new year after a lengthy negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A. Blackmun
Eldora
McNeil
Mason City
Mesare, McNeil & Blackmun
Ackley and
Elders
William F. Grimer & Co
BR. A. Blackmun
Mr. Blackmun
F. J. McNeil
Married Monday Evening In Ackley City
Miss Bertha Stoehr and Fred Hintzen were married last Monday evening in Ackley by Rev. G Meinzer at the parsonage. A wedding supper followed at the bride’s brother Herman Stoehr home. The couple will reside near Mason City where Hintzen farms. The bride’s family expresses happiness and hopes for a long, pleasant life together.
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Bertha Stoehr
Fred Hintzen
Two Hearts
Hven
G. Meinzer
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Herman Stoehr
Mason City
Hintzen
John Stoehr
Hamper of Odd Notes From a Rural Iowa City
A jumble of items notes trains daily, cheap mileage, corn prices and land sales. Hamilton County farmer H. Thompson sold seven acres of pop corn land to Tows Popcorn and Cereal of Webster City for 55 an acre. A Holstein bull sold for 3,500 at a Galloway sale to CN Nelson of Waverly. The National Day of Prayer is moved to January 15 at Asbury Park New Jersey.
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Hamilton County
Fuzure
H. ©. Thompson
Tows Pop Corn and Cereal Company
Webster City
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United States
The Measure of a Man Lectures by Alva M Heitzel
Lecturer Alva M. Reitzel speaks on The Measure of a Man drawing from hardship and success. He credits adversity with building character and says his lectures fuse experience with practical inspiration for youth. Reitzel appears on the Ackley Lyceum course Tuesday evening November 25 at the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reitzel
Ackley Lyceum
Presbyterian Church
Doggie Wagged His Tail After Near Miss With Car
Dr Thornton while driving on Main street narrowly avoided hitting Carl Frodden’s Scotch Callie dog. The pup was struck by two wheels but sprang up unharmed and wagged its tail, signaling no injury. The article also notes Richard Henry & Son giving away an Acorn range on the 21st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thornton
Main Street
Carl Frodden
Acta
Richard Henry & Son
Funeral Attendance At Dr Hobson's Service
M Over and Dra Breniman along with Thornton and Rabe attended the funeral held at Hampton on Monday for Dr Hobson.
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M. Over
Dra. Breniman
Thornton and
Rabe
Hampton
Dr. Hobson
Exhibition before the boys of a school at Koeslin Germany ends in injury
A youth exhibition at a German school in Koeslin saw a seven year old boy escape unharmed while others faced injuries. Meanwhile Second Lieutenant C Perry Rich of the Philippine Scouts died in Manila Bay after a hydroplane fall. Various figures across fields report on labor, politics, and crime, including Harvard president emeritus Charles W Gilot and Morris & Co leadership changes. Deaths include J Warren Jenkins, a wife murderer hanged at Rawlins. The World for Sale Billy.
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Young
Lioneas
Koeslin
Germany
C. Perry Rich
Philippine Scouts
United States Army
Manila Bay
Charles W. Gilot
Harvard University
Thomas B. Wilson
Morris & Co
Chicago
Eve
Hdward Morris Indianapolis
Columbus and Southern Traction Company
Tero
Gavernor Ralston
John McDonald
Bessemer
Mich
Beechwood
J. Warren Jenkins
Wyoming Penitentiary
Rawlins
Quester
Jenkins
Cheyenne
Mra
Jenking
Missy Jessie Root
Tingwell
Iighton
Cole
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Swift & Co
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Boston
W. P.carpenter
Raymond Carpenter
Burt Morgan
John Finnell, Jr
Alex Crabtree
Chris Brown
Folke
Allison
Dumont
Allison High School
Dumont High School
Chariton
Vermillion
Owa Falls
Congressman Connolly
Elks Memorial
George Gallarno
Washington
Mississippi
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
H.W
Iowa Creamery Products
Colorado
Sarah Padden
The
Metropolitan
Lavendar
Old Lace
Myrtle Reed
Iowa Falls
Miss Reed
Capt. Ball
Hopsey Joe
David G. Fischer
Tesla
Ruth Thorne
William
Dooley
George Herman
Marshalltown
Herman
Little Old New York
Duadilla
Mes
wAitaires
Mexico
Mprove Mail Service
M.C
McNeil & Blackmun
William F. Orimer & CO
TG the Hammer Brigade
Iowa City
Tresda
Stove
Upper Iowa
St. Joseph
Alva Morton Heitzel
Alla M. Reitzel
Sule Billy
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