Economical Method of Starting a Sheep Flock
W J Kennedy Iowa State College explains how to start a flock by purchasing old ewes, selecting a strong sire, and yearly culling. Emphasizes feeder choices, breeding strategy, and gradual replacement to build a profitable, high grade or pure bred flock. Also covers old and new process oil meal for livestock and a look back at the old New England Sabbath customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Kennedy
Iowa State College
Central West
Woll
Wisconsin Station
Real estate transfers listed for Ames and Nevada areas
H L Munn transfers to William Sills for 378.50 dollars on block 16 Barnes addition Ames. John A Knudtson and wife to H T Prescott for 900 dollars lots 3 and 4 block A Heg lands ad Roland. Sarah L Grafton and husband to Ole Lang land 520 dollars north 23 feet of lot 4 block 27 Cambridge. Chas J Soderland and wife to Minnie Sutherland 1400 dollars lots 5 and 6 block 26 Helland and Larsons ad Slater. F E Clark and wife to I E Otto 500 dollars lot 5 Woodland Park ad Ames. C P Page to James Danskin 300 dollars lot 2 west 4 of 2 83 22. Michel Hegland and wife to Thomas Erickson 300 dollars sub lot 2 of lot 5 8 ne 13 85 24. Lydia Wilson et al to Ella Shaw 9600 dollars and 1 4 of se 33 84 21. R C Gibson and wife to W H Funk 800 dollars part of lots 3 and 4 of lot A nw nw 27 82 22. Clay Foster and wife to N S Cottrill 200 dollars lot 15 15 block 2 George and Littles sub div of west 4 north, nw nw 9 88 24. T B Russell and wife to I B Holmes 100 dollars lot 9 block 15 Templetons ad Nevada. Alfred Goodin to J A Fitchpatrick 1200 dollars 11 block F Stewarts ad Nevada.
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H L Munn
William Sills
Barnes
Ames
John A Knudtson
H T Prescott
Heglands
Roland
Sarah L Grafton
Ole Langland
Cambridge
Chas J Soderland
Minnie Sutherland
Helland and Larson
Slater
Clark
Otto
Woodland Park
C P Page
James Danskin
Michel Hegland
Thomas
Erickson
Lydia Wilson
Ella Shaw
R C Gibson
H Funk
Clay Foster
Cottrill
George and
Littles
T B Russell
Holmes
Templetons
Nevada
Alfred Goodin
J A Fitchpatrick
Stewarts
Chamberlain's Salve Heals Burn Fast, Says Mrs Mytton
Mrs. Robert Mytton of Hamilton Ontario praises Chamberlain's Salve for a knee burn that healed beautifully after application. The product is said to relieve burn pain almost instantly and is sold by Judisch Bros.
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Chamberlain
Robert Mytton
John St
Hamilton
Ontario
Judisch Bros
Thumb Shave Tale From Tarascon Barbers
A Los Angeles Times excerpt describes a French barber's spoon or thumb technique for shaving. The narrator questions the method, compares southern French barbers, and recalls choosing the thumb for hygiene, leaving a strong sensory impression of the shave.
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France
Los Angeles Times
Swim and Swapped Uniforms After Lough Neagh Rescue
A Liverpool Mercury tale reports police officers arriving late to an intercounty cock fight on an island in Lough Neagh Ireland. Spectators used all boats, forcing the police to swim back to shore. Their clothing vanished during the ordeal and they walked ten miles in wet underclothes to the barracks to get new uniforms.
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Lough Neagh
Ireland
Londonderry
Antrim
Liverpool Mercury
Spring Farming Company Organized In This City
Articles of incorporation filed in the county recorder establish the Spring Farming Company with W. W. Spring Margaret Smith Lucy Nelson and A B Spring as principal incorporators. Capital stock is $40,000. The firm will acquire the old W. W. Spring farm of 200 acres southeast of the city and convert it into a fancy blooded stock farm with management by the stockholders.
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County Recorder
Spring Farming Company
W. W. Spring
Margaret Smith
Lucy Nelson
A. 8
Spring
One Biscuit to Eat No Sleep: Booker T. Washington Tale
In The August American Magazine Ray Stannard Baker relays Booker T. Washington's account of a white farmer hiring a young colored man. The worker gets paid and board but no bed, sleeping in a fodder loft. The piece notes this neglect, though not cruel intent, and urges better housing to attract reliable help.
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Ray Stannard Baker
Booker T. Washington
Testimony on Foley's Kidney Cure by Mansfield resident
Ira W. Kelley cites years of poor health from kidney and bladder trouble and claims Foley's Kidney Cure restored his health after costly physician visits. He urges others to try the remedy and avoid substitutes, via Cagwin Druggist.
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Ira W. Kelley
Mansfield
Foley
Cagwin Druggist
Why They Are So Clean French Children and Tidiness in Paris
A New York Post excerpt notes French children are taught from early on that cleanliness matters. It describes a Bois scene where children in silk dresses play with a nurse and governess, who carefully wipe sand from the ball after each bounce, preserving pristine white gloves.
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Paris
The
Bois
New York Post
General Utility Nag
A stockbroker visits a horse dealer seeking a quiet good looking charger to be driven by his wife in a dog cart. He explains he is a volunteer and may be hitched to a lawn mower. The dealer asks if he should wait at table.
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Grand Magazine
Words and Deeds Prompt Citizen Debate
In a public exchange the candidate declares constant candor while an old farmer mocks the claim with a sharp rebuttal about never showing courage to act. The moment captures a tense clash over honesty versus action in a Chicago Tribune report.
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Chicago Tribune
German illusionist performs street show in Ames
A German prestidigitator toured Ames last Monday forenoon and entertained a crowd before the Thompson real estate office for about an hour. He spoke American with a rich Dutch accent and claimed to earn his living from street corner entertainment. He hoped to perform again but doubted locals would tip. He commented that Ames has too many church members and that a show once in a while does no harm.
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Thompson
Ames
Man Travels and Bets on Beer in Ames Diary
A traveling man in Ames questions churchgoers, asks for Boone, and defends drinking saying one glass of beer is good for him. He plans to catch a train, while Ames is portrayed as a busy town where people ignore a man manipulating a deck of cards.
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Boone
The August American Magazine Overview and Contributors
A snapshot of contents and feature pieces in The August American Magazine including profiles on Lincoln Steffens Dalziel Wood and Berenice Fearn, fiction by F. Marion Crawford and David Grayson, and essays by Stannard Baker and Conversed of Constantia. It highlights Chaperoning the Mine and Adventures in Contentment as notable items.
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Tag Lincoln Steffens
Dalziel Wood
Neva Lillian Williama Arethusa
F. Marion Crawford
David Grayson
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City
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365 Mutual
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Keedick
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CC Youlz
crHicaco
C. E. Holmes
Ames, Ia
Emporium OF Music
Adams
Mutual ’Phone
Iowa
Bank of Kelley
J. Penfield
C. L. Siverly
F.D. Burdick Mutual
Boone ST. Ambs,owa
Kooser Brothers
Mutual
L. A. Morris
East Main Street
Amgs
the Undertaker
G. D
Big Frank
Berenice Fearn Young Cupid
Alice Hogan Rice
Cay
Stannard Baker E Converson
Constantia
Josephine Daskam Bacon
H. Ransom
O. Henry
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N. Y
Amos F. King
Brannon
Tone
Grocers
VE Brothers
Des Moines
Tor
M. H. Kelso
Owa
Judisch
Crae
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