Reaper Invention Sparks Iowa Farm Machinery Era
In July 1831 a Virginia farmer tested McCormick’s reaper, starting a shift from hand labor to powered farming. Over decades Iowa adopted binders, self-binders, and later combines, tractors, and labor-saving tools, transforming field work, productivity, and rural demographics. The piece notes the rise of mechanized agriculture and the diminishing need for manual cradling, with ongoing improvements shaping modern farming.
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Virginia
Cyrus H. McCormick
McCormick
Iowa
Chicago
Farm tools and implements list from agrarian guide
A concise catalog of farm tools including scythe cradle tractor gang plow disk harrow cultivator drill seeder corn planter mower tedder side delivery rake hay loader binder combine corn husker corn sheller shredder portable elevator manure spreader. Next week topic crop cultivation.
Fire Chief Warns Against Using Flame To Thaw Pipes
Fire department responded Monday to Nathanial Baldwin home on 126 Nineteenth Street NW where chimney sparks set the roof alight and to L G Evans at 210 Fifth Avenue SW where dust burned in an overheated pipe. Fire Chief E P Kohout warned residents to avoid blow torches or open flames for thawing pipes and advised soaking cloths in hot water as a safer, effective method.
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Nathanial Baldwin
Nineteenth Street
L. G. Evans
Fifth Avenue
E. P. Kohout
Clarence Couple To Observe Anniversary
Special to The Gazette Tipton opens with Mr and Mrs John Baumann of Clarence hosting an open house to mark their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Clarence born 1861 in Aurora Illinois and moved to nearby farm at age seven. Mrs Baumann lifelong resident born 1866 near Clarence. Both active in local affairs. Married at the bride’s parents home. Mrs Van Wormer, aged 89, will attend.
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Tipton
John Baumann
Clarence
John van Wormer
van Wormer
Buckley Named Special Assistant to NRA Publishing
George Buckley of New York City and Washington Iowa has been appointed special assistant to General Hugh S Johnson in charge of NRA newspaper and publishing divisions. He is a vice president of National City and Farmers Trust Co. and a former publisher. Buckley has lived in New York six years with banking institutions and is son of the late Mr and Mrs John Buckley of Washington Iowa. He has visited relatives here including his sister Miss Mabel Buckley.
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Washington
George Buckley
New York City
Washington, Ia
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
National City and Farmers Trust Company
New York
John Buckley
Jim Smith Runs Again for Linn County Sheriff
James H. Smith a Cedar Rapids restaurateur and Navy veteran announces his entry for the Republican nomination in the Linn County sheriff race at the June primaries. Born near Victor in 1897, he has lived in Iowa most his life and previously led Republicans in 1932. He and wife Alice Funk have two children.
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James H. Smith
Fourth Avenue SE
Monnay
Mr. Smith
Victor
Jim” Smith
Iowa
Mason City
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Blue Valley Dairy Company
Alice Funk
Charles City
James Warren
Alice Eileen
American Legion
Hanford Post
Crescent Lodge
No. 25
A. F
A. M
St. Paul's Church
Calmar Girl Weds Decorah Man In Lutheran Ceremony
Orrie Rudolph Iverson of Decorah and Olga Marie Kiel of Calmar were married at the Calmar Lutheran Church with Rev. Herman A. Preus officiating. Maid of honor Agnes Kiel. bridesmaids Stella Iverson and Minnie Tweet. Best man Clarence Iverson. ushers Lenart Kiel and Arnold Larson. The couple will live in Decorah where Iverson works as an undertaker and serves as Winneshiek County coroner.
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Decorah
Calmar
Orrie Rudolph Iverson
Olga Marie Kiel
Herman A. Preus
Agnes Kiel
Stella Iverson
Minnie Tweet
Clarence Iverson
Lenart Kiel
Arnold Larson
Katherine Flaskerud
Esther Kiel
Grook
Winneshiek County
Corse Payton's Body Taken To Centerville
The body of Corse Payton, famed stock actor hailed as Americas best bad actor, was brought from New York to Centerville Iowa for funeral services on Wednesday. Payton, born in Centerville, was a notable figure in American stage circles.
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Corse Payton
Centerville
America
New York
Payton
Burial Planned For 1867 Victim In Family Plot Headstone Erected
In 1867 the deceased will be buried in a family plot where a large headstone was erected years ago. The funeral is set for the First Methodist church with Rev. Frank Wilder officiating. In Toledo, Hare ry W Jennings as receiver of Bank of Buckingham and Farmers Bank of Voorhies saw the court approve a second dividend of ten percent after reporting $12,029.07 collected since the first dividend of 184 percent was disbursed.
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First Methodist Church
Frank Wilder
Toledo
Harery W. Jennings
Bank of Buckingham
Farmers Bank of Voorhies
Carl B. Stiger
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