History of Iowa Unit Five Industries in Early Plow Making
The piece traces Iowa farm tool history from pioneer gear to John Deere’s steel plow breakthrough in 1837 and the rise of major implement factories in Moline Ottumwa Fort Madison Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. It notes wagon and hoes trades, railroad impact, and Iowa as a leading market with notable firms like Morrison Fort Madison and Deere.
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Illinois
John Deer
John Deere
Moline
Ill
Deere Company
S. D
Morrison
Fort Madison
Morrison Manufacturing Company
Thédre
Joel Turney
Trenton
Iowa
Fairfield
Joel,t. Ney
Cyrus McCormick
Iown
Agricultural Society
Towa
Mlinois
Galloway
Litchfield
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Hart-Parr
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
Louden Company
Wood Brothers Thresher Company
Des Moines
Nona
More Money Does Not Always Mean Better Position
Lola Papen stays in her current home despite a higher salary offer from a larger family noting she would gain less time and privileges with the new job. The piece uses her choice to illustrate weighing tasks against increased responsibilities and money. It then switches to a separate question from a 17 year old girl about a steady boyfriend and his conceit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papen
Lola
Miss Manners
Miss Manners Advice Columns on Relationships
A reader asks how to handle a conceited steady boy and another seeks autonomy from a mother-in-law. Miss Manners suggests dating others to assert independence and Weary advises gradually limiting in-law involvement while maintaining courtesy.
How to Play and Win in Contract Bridge Lessons
The article discusses a bridge hand where an overcall and a diamond lead led to a defeated contract. It analyzes declarer strategy, suggesting preserving the King, ducking to West, and back to dummy to optimize trumps and diamonds. It emphasizes avoiding automatic plays and using precise lead and ruff techniques to secure tricks and avoid overconfidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Declarer
East
South
Dummy
Diamond King Sparks Preservation Debate
A misread label notes the heartmarked Diamond King and discusses how preserving the Diamond King would have swung the balance for Gee 2, hinting at a major, yet unclear, political or legal outcome.
Turkey Bone Ship Model Impresses Astoria Captain
Astoria Oregon. Captain A Lofstedt a veteran Columbia bar pilot completed an attractive ship model built from ancient materials. The hull uses a turkey breastbone and several masts are carved from ivory tusk believed to be mastodon remains. The model echoes an English dispatch ship from the early 1800s. The craft was inspired while watching a restaurant waiter carve a Thanksgiving turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Ore
A. Lofstedt
Columbia Bar
Lofstedt
Bose
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boaz
Ruth
Cornelius Skiff
Grinnell
Mary Manners
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Virginia
Ginger
Cher
Pep Ume
Rickey
Lamar
Killian
le Gant
Earth
le Gants
Killian Company
Derby
Mamma
Pau
Frankfort
Killian’s. Dining Room
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