Watermelon shipments and divergent notes in Iowa press
The paper cites nearly 100 carloads of Muscatine Island watermelons shipped from Freiblach switches since July. It reports Fred Wayman of Albia selling his son to Oskaloosa parties for 475 dollars and notes a crop profit dream. It also mentions a mountain climbing attempt on Mount Rainier and a trapping incident involving Lillian Butchard of Muscatine. A regional shortage of teachers in Marion and Clark counties is described, with wages averaging 28 to 4 dollars and up to 40 schools lacking teachers. The piece ends with Cowles proposing future postal travel ideas and simplified mail, predicting laws to permit rapid nationwide dispatches without wrapping or return envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Island
Mt. Rainier
Seattle
Washington
Mies
Lillian Butchard
Muscatine
Marlon
Clark County
Cowles
Bam
Cleveland
Bargain Real Estate and Farm Property in Payne County OK
Advertisement offers 800 acres in Payne County Oklahoma Territory near Stillwater and Ripley with Santa Fe sidetrack at Tula. 500 acres farmland 300 acres limestone pasture. 300 in cotton 125 in corn remainder cane and more. Eight families 55 people live on the farm with a five room ranch house barn hay barns and outbuildings. 45 miles east of Guthrie in Cimarron bottoms. Potential buyer could profit by tenant farming.
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Payne County
Oklahoma Territory
Stillwater
Ripley
Tula
Cimarron River
Payme County
Guthrie
Auction of extensive farm property and stock assets
Personal property includes stallion, 18 brood mares, 17 head of young mules and colts, farm tools, two warvest ers, wheat drill, corn shredder and binder, threshing machine and engine, blacksmith shop, 7 or 8 wagons and harnesses for 20 horses, 12 cattle, 30 hogs, and crops. Land with crops offered at 25000 dollars with 10000 cash or more and deferred payments at a reasonable rate for several years. Agents to be compensated.
A Novelists Own Romance Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The article reviews Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as he nears his approaching marriage to Miss Jean Lechie of Crowborough while noting his past as a physician and surgeon. It traces his rise from obscurity to literary prominence, his two marriages, and his home life at Hindhead.
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Arthur Senan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Louisa Wawkins
Minsterworth
Gloucester
Doyle
Arthur
Jean Lechie
Crowborough
Kipling
Hindhead
Surrey
Helmns Gakl
A Fair Nature Student Grace Gallatin Thompson Seton
Grace Gallatin Thompson Seton wife of Ernest Thompson Seton, noted animal writer, is described as an accomplished artist and writer who designs books. Born 1872 in Sacramento she studied at Packer Collegiate Institute. The Connecticut estate and her work are noted while Roosevelt questions stories about animals.
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Grace Gallatin Thompson Seton
Roosevelt
Grace Gallatin Chompson Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton
Seton
Pie
Connecticut
Sacramento
Cal
Packer Colnerate Institute
New York
Doubleday, Paga & Co
Romantic Match for Lieutenant Grant and Miss Edith Root
The engagement unites two prominent American families as Lieutenant Grant, son of Major General Frederick Dent Grant, marries Edith Root, daughter of Secretary Root. Grant, born 1881, studied at Vienna and Columbia, served in the Philippines, and will wed in autumn. Edith Root is a proficient horsewoman and linguist who accompanied her father on a South American tour.
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Grant
Edith Root
Viveses
United States
Frederick Dent Grant
Department of the East
Toot
State Department
Pubt Root
Mwlinois
Dieutenant AG
Grant Sir
Abs Edith Root
New York City
Europe
Austria
Vienna
America
Tie
Egypt
Abbas Hilal
Columbia University
Porto Rico
Leutenant
West Point
Wiliam Tecumseh Sherman
McKinley
Military Academy
Tas
Engineer Corps
Philippines
Washington
Washington Barracks
The
War College
Senator Johnston Succeeds Pettus in U.S. Senate
Joseph Forney Johnston of Alabama is chosen to replace the late Edmund W. Pettus in the United States senate. Born in New York in 1848, he served as Alabama governor, wore the Confederate Army captain’s rank after four wounds, then practiced law in Selma before moving to Birmingham to engage in banking and other corporate work.
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Alabama
Edmund W. Pettus
Joseph Forney Johnston
United States Senate
Bia
Lin
Yorhph
Johnston
Coli County
N. Y
Selma
Birmingham
Bir
Morgan
Senate
Jong
Melon Grade Variations Noted in Ridge Mountains Packing
In Ridge mountains of Maryland the usual melon crates measure 12 by 12 by 24 inches. Common grades ship about forty-two melons per crate, while larger melons average thirty per crate. A higher grade yields forty-eight to fifty per crate, with some crates packing unevenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ford Gandaloupes
Ridge Mountains
Washington, County
Peter Schuttier Wagon Makers Catalogue Ad
Peter Schuttier Wagon, the leading farm wagon. Send for a catalogue. Peter Schuttier Co. Chicago, IL, makers. Ketchum & Gaston Co., Marshalltown, IA, distributors.
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Peter Schuttier
Schuttier Co
Chicago
Ketchum & Gaston Co
Marshalltwn, Ia
Growing Alfalfa in Pike County Proposal
Cameron of Pike County Missouri shares an exchange on growing alfalfa reducing weeds to a minimum. Fall seeding is advised, upland well drained fertile ground preferred, winter manure top dress, post wheat harvest double discing, surface cultivation to curb early weed growth, sow twenty pounds per acre around Sept 1 with ten pounds each way for even distribution, then cover with two passes.
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Cameron
Pike County
Wille
Rocky Ford Melons Grown Over Wide Area
The famous Rocky Ford cantaloupes are successfully cultivated across a large region. The displayed specimens were grown in the Blue area, showcasing robust production and horticultural progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ford
Monster Rodent the Capybara Facts and Myths
The capybara is a large South American rodent described as bulky with a huge head coarse hair and a mixed black and yellow appearance. It can dive and stay underwater for eight to ten minutes and is preyed upon by jaguars. Indigenous peoples reportedly smoke capybara flesh. The passage notes its alarm sound between a dog bark and a pig grunt and mentions earlier names hydrochoerus and water hog. It also discusses wrens as beneficial insect destroyers around gardens.
Farm Wood Lot And Its Hidden Value In Farm Profit
Large parts of the United States contain wooded areas on farms, planted or natural, serving wind protection, fuel, fencing, and building material. Proper management boosts value with little extra labor, as illustrated by Pinchot and Beattie notes on solid beds and soil banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gifford Pinchot
W. R. Beattia
Gardening tips from Household lore and farm notes
Garden lore advices apply superphosphate to late pen rows and burn garden refuse to boost tomato growth. Do not let beans seed when Breen pods are expected. Stake onions to prevent wind damage. Keep potato vines off the ground after digging. avoid contact with soil as harvest approaches.
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Hawk+ eye
Fred Wayman
Albia
Oskaloosa
W.H. Coyle
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mbe
Thompson Beton
Gob
Vurle
Peter
Distributors
Farm Journal
Fohn Rath
Roprietor
A. Bonag
T. S. Rath
Rath’s Exchange Bank
Lynch
Lyech & Bannon
Meat Market
Tilton Bros
Lynch & Bannon
Beara
Faish
Hollister
Iowa
Andrew Ratu
Ackley
Bakker
Furnitur
Bell Phone
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