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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
1
The Redford Free Press lists subscription rates of $1.50 per year within the county and $2 outside the county, payable in advance, as part of its postal circulation notice.
A Vil lisca Review note recalls H Lupton and Jair Wildman in earlier political days under Woodrow Wilson. The writer chides later GOP and Dem missteps, mentions Patton seeking Lupton, and praises neighborly aid after the Powers farm barn fire with a $757 fund raised by local volunteers.
Ed reports on an incident in Blockton where a person was kicked over a garden wall, detailing aftermath and local response in a brief community note.
An Omaha merchant displayed a coal nugget labeled as a Klondyke treasure worth 9000 dollars in his window. The next morning the glass was smashed and the coal gone. Replacement cost 90 dollars. He concludes a ten dollar newspaper ad would have earned him more.
A boy born near the poetical city last week has a dozen fingers and a dozen toes, six on each hand and foot. The piece notes that with scarce government jobs, people may need extra digits to scratch out basic living if business improves.
The article surveys eye colors and linked temperaments noting gray eyes in intellectuals, brown eyes signaling temperament, blue and gray expressing sadness, and green or black eyes deemed wicked. It cites Becky Sharp and fictional vampires, claims no true black eyes exist, only very dark brown or gray appearing black in light.
A massive steel beam cross is erected atop Mount Theyale in Quebec, described as a silent preacher symbol. Electric lights will illuminate it at night, and its summit location makes it visible from far distances by day as well.
In the Kaw valley of Kansas seed potato treatment to combat tuber borne diseases increased yields. Extension workers demonstrated approved methods, leading farmers to plant treated seed in test plots beside untreated seed. Reports to the U.S. Department of Agriculture show acreage rising from almost none in 1915 to over 6,000 acres by 1924.
At the Ohio agricultural experiment station six pounds of clover seed per acre yielded seven years on fertilized and limed land equal to twelve pounds under the same conditions. Thatcher notes winter wheat in slightly acid soils benefits from top-dressing with lime stone when bare and frozen, with acid phosphate or 0-14-4 fertilizer in spring aiding stand and reducing seed needs.
Farmers are urged to adopt permanent policies or legume growing. Early spring sowing, with August alfalfa sowing after rain, is recommended. County agents help spread best practices across communities. Hogging off corn is noted as a satisfactory harvesting method and finishing feed for pigs. An inexpensive postal card can yield valuable agriculture publications.
Fragments describe Greek paintings mounted on a tripod with thin mats and slabs, holding the works in place. The sparse details suggest limited items remain, with scarce descriptions of the red Creel palatines and related inscriptions.
An OCR fragment lists address like Corner Court and Main and a residence phone. It mentions offices and contact lines with partial numbers and place names, suggesting a local directory or notice fragment. The text lacks a clear event or full context but preserves names and places for a brief card.
Adams County Free Press reports Corning’s school board and citizen committee finalize plans for a new school building. They favor a single 160000 dollar bond for one building on the Rawson site, abandoning current high school and Brown structures, with public plans to be shown before May election.
An advertisement urges parents to treat a child's cough early to prevent a cold from worsening. It promotes Kemp's Salvum as a safe, old-fashioned remedy that heals the throat and stops the cold's spread. Priced at 20 cents at all stores.
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