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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
6
Fragmentary text references a session and roles for Iowa officials including a secretary, lieutenant governor, and a Mrs. T. P. Hol, with mentions of Governor Hammill and campaign activity. The passage is incoherent and lacks concrete events or dates.
The Iowa legislature discussion centers on reducing appropriations by about three million dollars over two years and trimming the direct property levy, amid broader debates on government spending, social welfare, and national defense readiness. It notes support for education, civil duties, and a cautious stance on a large standing army while urging enhanced citizen soldiery. The report mentions plans to open the regular session in ten days, potential banker bond securization, and rising use of manufactured gas in Iowa.
United States Department of Agriculture tallies a new high in October with 642 602 cattle tuberculin tested by government and cooperating veterinarians. 24 440 reacted, and over 80 million cattle remain under supervision. money and effort behind eradication draw a long waiting list of 2 1/2 million cattle awaiting testing.
Georgia State College of Agriculture soil and crop specialists urge growing legumes like clover and vetch to supply nitrogen. Turning under these crops can replace four tons of standard fertilizer per acre, saving about 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre and reducing costs from $20 to $25 per ton if bought as mixed fertilizer.
Young trees require seasonal attention with liberal use of the pruning knife. Headed trees prove more satisfactory as they are easier to prune spray and pick fruit. Grape vines need the same early spring care.
Prompt cooling after harvest is emphasized as the first step in preventing scald in apples. The guidance advises packing with oiled wrappers for each fruit, which helps maintain quality through storage. For a fuller discussion, contact the United States Department of Agriculture and request Parmers' Bulletin No. 1380.
Disjointed OCR fragment references United States crop planting in 1924 and farmers, with stray mentions of buttermilk, poultry, and tools. A Canadian dominion agriculturist speaks to a horticultural society about soil, tables, and flowering, noting snow, water, and rust issues.
Bethea author recalls a striking scene near Bombay where a Sikh mounted police sergeant confronts a Mussulman fakir. The fakir curses the officer to die within six months, a prophecy that seems fulfilled as the sergeant wastes away and dies in six months. The piece ponders fate versus fear and the fakir’s occult claim.
A German woman in Mannheim, spurned by her sweetheart who claimed parental objection, struck him during a stroll, battered him audibly, and fled as spectators restrained the injured man. Mannheim papers warn recreant lovers to beware, noting heroism endures in Germany.
Popular Science Monthly notes William J Shaw of Cambridge Massachusetts created a talkless phone that lights alpha letters on electric bulbs as a user presses a typewriter. The device enables deaf mates miles apart to communicate by spelling messages in light.
Captain Hurley Boyd of the Maud J reports a dramatic air battle observed ten miles east of Five Tathom Bank Lightship. Two eagles clashed for about nine days?, one killed the other. The surviving eagle swam or flew toward the steamer, which halted to recover an eight-pound eel. The dead eagle lay ten feet from the other.
A fragment from a historical column notes a Los Angeles designer sharing a hidden prize secret. The text hints at personal finance and fashion, mentioning a $500 provision for a wife’s clothes and a $250 figure tied to a passing 60 years, but the garbled wording obscures specifics and names.
A sweeping reminiscence on Hudsons Bay Company lore recounts the Lady Kinderatey disaster and the era of star navigators like David Thompson. It highlights Donald A Smith as Lord Strathcona, cites Sir George Simpson, Reid and Osley, and notes enduring literary interest in fur trade history.
Dr A B Stout of the New York Botanical Garden notes in the Detroit News that the ily family yields few major food crops with onions being among the most important. He cites asparagus shoots as spring delicacies, certain bulbs used in China, and medicinal plants like sarsaparina, while listing flax and other fibers and coffee substitutes from different genera.
European chancelleries await disclosures from Frau Katherine Schratt memoirs. The Viennese actress, longtime confidante of Emperor Franz Joseph, is said to be willing to publish. She is linked to Archduke Francis Ferdinand’s murder and prewar diplomacy secrets. Schratt, now aged, remains in Vienna.
In New York, John S. Sumner of the Society for the Suppression of Vice mocked erotic authors who claim moral influence. He compared their works to a catalogued nude painting titled Repentance, humorously noting a spectator’s quip about repentance implying clothing.
Dr W. Nelso head of the U S Bureau of Biological Survey warns wild water fowl numbers are declining yet remaining greater than available feeding grounds. Ducks derive about 93 percent of food from vegetation while geese around AT percent. A campaign seeks feeding grounds in sloughs and marshes with landowners urged to sow wild rice pond weed redhead grasses wild celery spatterbucks and muskyrags for the birds.
The grandmother drums, a gong strikes, and a chorus of family voices tries to elicit a smile from the baby. Dad, mother, aunt, and others perform sounds and antics as cameras click, yielding a single perfect laugh that captures the crowd’s messy, affectionate effort.
Norman Jacobson of Coke town Wyoming, studying art in Paris, created sandpaper lithographs a price friendly method for amateurs and schools. He uses sandpaper instead of stones and even a wash wringer as a printing press to print wax crayon or soap drawings with ink, producing lithograph like designs. A group of American art students are now making work by the new method.
The Detroit News notes edelweiss can be easily cultivated in American and European gardens. The plant grows about six inches high and thrives in nearly any sunlit, not-too-rich soil. Its woolly coating preserves moisture, and the name means noble white.
In a terse exchange from Stray Stories a wary old millionaire questions a young man seeking his daughter’s hand. He bluntly asks if the suitor was previously among her would be husbands and dismissively grants his blessing with a guarded departure.
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment depicts Farmer Corntossel dialoguing on belief and honesty about rural life. The exchange questions whether hope and contentment translate to credibility, illustrating common skepticism in small communities.
The inaugural ceremonies in Des Moines united state and local leaders as John Hammill was sworn in as Iowa’s twenty fourth governor. The event included a joint legislative session, a concert, and a procession led by the governor’s staff. Hammill urged cooperation, tax and road funding plans, and measures to curb illiteracy and child labor while expanding state education and infrastructure.
The article warns that pneumonia remains prevalent in winter and poses serious risk to those over middle age. It stresses that there is no true cure, only nursing and prevention through personal habits, avoiding crowds, proper nourishment, and rest. It advises older women to limit exposure, eat simple foods, drink warm milk, and sleep with windows open for better resilience. 1924 Wanern Newspaper Union.
The Chicago Stock Yards grew from 1865 into a vast live stock market covering about 820 acres with 10 000 pens. It handles cattle hogs sheep horses and more with daily averages near 55 044 head and yearly totals peaking in 1918 at 3 789 022 cattle and 8 614 100 hogs among others, a major hub near Lake Michigan due to rail expansion.
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