Tragic Capsizing Drowns Boston Farm School Crew
An instructor and ten boys from the Boston farm school at Thompson's Island capsize in a nail boat while returning to the island. Eleven aboard. one group of survivors clung to the hull for hours as divers recovered bodies. The disaster marks the school’s first drowning incident since 1843.
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Boston
Thompson's Island
A. P. Nordberg
Frank I. Hitchcock
Romero
Catcher
George F. Ellis
Thomas Phillips
William A. Curran
C. H. Graves
Harry C. Land
A. H. Packard
Clements
Charles A A. Lamb
City Point
Imall
Othe
Spectacle Island
Thompsons Island
Bradley
Boston Farm
Destructive Floods Drown Many in Mississippi Towns
Reports from April 10 describe a severe flood in Mlustagipui and Birinovan, Ala, with Columbus, Mississippi, hardest hit. The river rose two feet above previous records, now receding six feet, leaving a town crowded with refugee shelters and over 500 fed by locals. Fourteen confirmed drownings, with up to twenty unnamed victims reported as search efforts intensify and government aid sought.
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Mlustagipui
Birinovan
Ala
Columbus
Miss
Dr Price Cream Baking Powder Promotes Fuller Cans
An advertisement compares one pound Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder with Royal and Taylor’s One Spoon cans, urging shoppers to view the size difference. It warns adulterated powders contain ammonia or alum, notes many "Absolutely Pure" labels mislead, and urges refusing substitutes for a purer, stronger baking powder.
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Dr. Price
Royal
Taylor
Farm and Stock Yard notes on cattle and dairying
Discussion on heavy and light horses, seed quality, and seed origin. Ames festival for sheep April 13 with farm students learning shearing. Debate on small versus large farms, machinery use, and dairy economics. Ames dairy program, butter markets, and coast of corn for cow ration. Emphasis on cow care, feeding, and breeding for profitable butter fat.
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Ames
Farmers Options For Wealth Through Superior Production
Iowa farmers can beat cheap bulk producers by diversifying into high value crops and livestock. The text argues land expansion is limited but yields rise, prices stable, and many western farms profit by specializing beyond cheap grains. It urges taking legitimate options to outcompete price-driven farmers and achieve wealth.
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Iowa
Calf Rearing And Milk Substitutes In Historic Feed Advice
A historical note on dairy farming discusses high butter prices and the need to raise calves on substitute feeds. It suggests using a milk mix from a helper calf or reclaiming fat from milk, with flax meal and oats for nourishment. The text warns against corn meal alone and recommends mixing flax and other feeds to prevent scouring and support growth.
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Algona Co-Operative Creamery Company
Algona Co-operative Creamery Co
Algona Laws
Aod
Board of Direeters
Fhve
Ita
Direskorsi - Witney
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Prairie roads and the lack of road materials
An Iowa letter laments chronic road badness this winter and outlines practical limits. With no gravel banks or quarries nearby, authors discuss underdraining Toads for better drainage, possible rail edging, and the impracticality of plank, macadam, asphalt, or gravel. They note soil from hilltops improves muckier low lands and urge shaping roads to shed rain.
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Iowa
Questions Answered Lamp Jaw and Timothy Beets Advice
In Wunerur Crry Iowa a two year old steer with lamp jaw is discussed with options, cures, and meat safety concerns. The piece notes small lamps can sometimes be cured but not guaranteed permanent and questions the value of advertised cures. It suggests slaughter and disposal if the disease spreads. It also covers Timothy seed planting guidance for a sowing density and compares mangels to sugar beets for feeding, favoring mangels for freshness and value.
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Wunerur Crry
Iowa
Henry
Brainssoue
Shixty
Des Moines Real Estate Man Narrowly Escapes Pneumonia
A Des Moines area real estate figure, J P Blaize, barely survives a severe blizzard after hours of chilling travel. Returning home he takes Chamberlains Cough Remedy and improves rapidly, attributing his recovery to the medicine. Several other health ads note cures and tonics from Dr L A Sheetz.
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J. P. Blaize
Des Moines
Iowa
Saturday Review
Blaize
Waseo
Blakze
Nenreat
Administratrix Appointed for Peter Swanson Estate Iowa
Notice states Tena Bwaneon is appointed administratrix of Peter Swanson’s estate in Kossuth County Iowa. Creditors must promptly pay or file claims with the district court clerk, authenticated for allowance. Dated March 16, 1992, with attorney F M Taylor.
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Springfield
Kossuth
Iowa
Simon Schneider
Board of Directors
Peter Swanson
Kossuth County
Towa
District Court of
Kossuth Co
A. D
Tena Bwaneon
F. M. Taylor
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