IOWA News Notes Thurman Oil Firm and Local Events
Thurman oil company may strike it rich if persistence pays off. Keosauqua geologist William Osborne surveys conditions. Mason City high school debaters defeat opponents in Cedar Rapids. Thurman aviation school planned with instructors Everett Joy Clive Alexander Jasper Liet. Fire destroys barn equipment near Pacific Junction. Denison injuries from runaway horses. Hastings schools reelect Supt Maloney for eighth year. Denison tax bond proposal seeks public support via mill levy. Montgomery County corn disease meetings to discuss seed quality. Fremont county spelling contest yields prizes. Sidney High School hosts event. Des Moines forecast notes cattle market optimism. property transfers near Treynor. Mills county courthouse repairs discussed. dynamite explosion kills C H Baker northeast of New Virginia.
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Thurman Oil Company
Willian Co
Jasper Liet
Henry Yvernham
Pacific Junction
Fay Wright
Lis Horn
Frank Mutila
Buck Grove
Denison
Ield
Denison Hospital
W. N. Maloney
Hastings
Maloney
Lukn
Parent-Teacher Association
Wels
Montgomery County
Farm Bureau
Towns State College
Ames
Fremont County
Sidney ‘High School
Farragut
Spring Valley School
Mamburg Schoole
Joseph Bailey
Ivedton
Josephine Froman
Riverton
Margie Higgins
Rising Sun
Acoal
Walnut Township
Sidney Community Club
Des Moines
Cat Mitchell
Sidney Womans Chub
I Mre
W. W. Roy
Cedar Rapida
Dean C.F. Curtiss
Iowa State
Bert Brown
Adel
Treynor
Wilhelm Dorla Hulse
Otty
Emil H. Nicholls
Connell Blues
Chris Jensen
Connell Binks
C. H. Baker
Leewis
New Virginla
Twenty Belgian stallions arrive at Holbert stables
Heavy draft horse demand grows as twenty Belgian stallions from Europe reach Holbert Brothers at Greeley. The shipment, part of Arth Importation, came via Antwerp to New York then west, with most stock bound for Iowa breeders. Nearly 100 stallions now at the Halbert farm, animals largely sold to Iowa breeders.
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Greeley
Europe
Holbert Brothers
Halbert Brothers
Fred Halbert
Halbert
Iown
Lhofs
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Antwerp
New York
Fast Express
River crossing drives group up steep ravine in peril
Heinz leads Rosemary and others through a swollen river bed as dusk falls and floodwaters threaten. Clinging to ponies and rocks, the party fights exhaustion and dangerous currents, with Rosemary racing to reach a safe vantage while aid from locals arrives.
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Heinz
Heluz
Isearn
Withyn
Henna
Ford
Henry
Henn
Tey
Rogermary
Foosemary
Helm
Pwo Ritts
Warrior's Paradise and Norse Afterlife in Vaalhalli Lore
Fragmentary OCR outlines Norse myth of Valhalla, home of Odin and slain warriors. Mentions Joy region, halts with spears and shields, gold, and feasting served by toad. Lacks coherent structure or full references.
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Odin
Aggard
Dena
Joy
Sandett
Heinz Ahead After Triifs In Mountain Pursuit
In a perilous ascent the party presses forward after the Triifs with Heinz leading and stamina tested by sheer cliff drops. A treacherous descent follows as Rissandalg drops heels first while a guide calls out warnings and the group pivots to avoid a dangerous misstep.
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Heinz
Bem
Henry
Feliz
Buy
Gertagn
Gott
Westwym
Fragmentary Chant of Valtyries Warriors and Maidens
A fragmentary late text references Valtyries a company of maidens and warriors who spent days in battle and evenings in feasting and drinking, depicting a mythic or poetic scene without clear modern context or event.
Wealth and relatives in distant closeness warned
A fragmented reflection notes wealth brings disadvantages as prosperity narrows bonds with distant relatives while poverty pushes even near kin away, urging careful choice between wealth and wisdom.
Clean Pigs Are Winning Favor
Longstanding belief that hogs are dirty is debunked by 500 Town farmers. Clean pastures, baths, bedding, and parasite control yield healthier, heavier pigs. 174 of 180 piglets born were sold fat and healthy under new conditions, while typical old-style practices caused high mortality and stunted growth.
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Santeite
Quatte
Furin
Farm Journal
Turin
Tia Cave
Liege
Cotta
Manel
X. Titter
Lust
Elle
Dlu
Unusually Good Control of Oats Smut Found in Ohio
Report from the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster details two dust formulas containing iodine and formaldehyde developed by B C Thun and Sayre for oats smut control. Despite heavy losses last season, researchers warn seed treatment costs should not exceed current levels and emphasize practical field applicability and seed protection.
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Ohio Agricult
B.C. Thun
Sayre
Ohio
Wooster
Materials Contained in a Crop of Sweet Clover
A historical note explains nitrogen content in sweet clover as a fertilizer source. It estimates pounds of matersat and alfrozen nitrogen per crop and compares it to manure. It discusses a fertilizer factory concept to supply nitrogen for crop growth at low cost.
Agricultural Squibs Market Bulky and Forest Plant Notes
Fragmented OCR text mentions stock quality and profits in agriculture, with references to trees, weeds, and sterilization issues. It describes moving trees, potential soil or earth movement, and eradicative measures. The passage is garbled and lacks clear events or identifiable entities.
Organize Search for Treasure Buried by Jesuits in Bolivia
In Lentarte a venture aims to locate S60,000 worth of gold silver and jewelry reportedly buried in Bolivia before the Jesuits were expelled. A chain of claimants links a Peruvian prefect, Avite, and an Englishman who alone sought the treasure, with a tale of a wooden box and buried riches unearthed by a distant dig.
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Lentarte
Bolivia
Avite
Peru
Sig Grow in Capital A fis tree in front yard
A fis tree in the front yard is growing to about six feet high and shows a good size trunk. The tree was brought from Italy seven years ago and began to bear fruit about two years later. Last year it yielded roughly 160 dozen figs and is estimated to produce about 200 dozen this year.
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Dagen
Laly
Bullet Out Of Power Stray shot cuts power in Maine towns
A stray bullet disrupted electricity in Winthrop Remfield Wayne Monmouth and East Winthrop for over two hours. Investigators suspect the shot may have caused the wire cut near the rifle discharge site. Local crews restored service as the cause was being examined.
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Maine
Winthrop
Remfield
Wayne
Monmouth
East Winthrop
Office Routine Delayed by Morning Conference
A garbled early day note reveals Mr. Big Punls Ness asking about today’s progrin and Miss Slenog. The passage mentions a conference with the chief of bagst ers and a luncheon club at noite Gort. It hints at business matters to be discussed.
Fragmentary note hints at admonition and war transcript
A fragmentary line mentions admonition and uneasy tones about effort and worry. References to a transcript imply an archival document context, suggesting a wartime or security related note with incomplete phrasing and unclear attribution.
Oldeat English Will The Wilt at Lady Alicia West
A fragmented note cites early English wit with references to Somerset House and a watchman. Disjoint phrases hint at a cryptic query about sleep, disturbance, and a child named Ele seeking reading. The text lacks clear events, persons, or dates to form a coherent report.
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Somerset
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