Women on the Farm: Eleanor Saha Lifelong Farmer near Palo
Eleanor Saha 23 farms a 409 acre property south of Palo with her mother and brother. She grew up on the land and plans to stay farming despite wartime options, works long hours with two tractors, milks two cows, feeds 23 cattle and about 20 hogs, and remodeled their house in 1940 with electric appliances. Her brother Glenn works off farm but helps when drafted era looms. relatives serve in the Navy and Army. they buy war bonds and take first aid courses.
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Eleanor Saha
Palo
Mildrea
Ames
Glenn
Gallon Club
Baltimore Blood Bank
Family Farm Notes From the Field and Home Life
A family farm reports corn and soybeans plus certified seed oats including Tama and Marion varieties. They processed 1500 bushels of Tama last year and raise disease resistant seed oats. In spare time they sew, bake, garden flowers, read, and discuss potential presidents with a focus on individual merit.
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Mother
Mildred
The
United States
Cedar Rapids Assessor urges unseen property owners to call
City Assessor James F. Scolaro urges owners not yet contacted to call the office and schedule an assessment appointment. He notes Iowa code requires owners to inform the assessor of property they own or control and help determine actual value. He warns that unpaid assessments shift tax burden to other taxpayers.
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Cedar Rapids
James F. Scolaro
Scolaro
The Poet of the People Edgar A Guest and rural life contrasts
A poem by Edgar A Guest contrasts the poet’s urban ignorance with the farmer’s self sufficiency. It imagines wishing to understand weather and soil and living from the land while noting modern substitutes like synthetic resins for sea water purification.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Life Boats
Understand The I Trouble Before Giving Laxative
Mary Beard discusses historical use of laxatives and heat for stomach ailments. She notes past beliefs that a laxative cleared the system and how modern practice requires medical advice before treating abdominal pain. The piece urges caution and contrasts old and current medical approaches.
Modern home nurse care with limited remedies in illness
A home nurse beds the patient with only cracked ice or water, taking regular temperatures and reporting to the doctor. Abdominal pain and nausea could indicate appendicitis or another serious condition. A national insurance firm recently announced its policy death rate from appendicitis had been
Educational Campaign Cuts Laxative Use for Abdominal Pain
Authorities report a near fifty percent reduction over four years in laxative use for stomach ache after an intensive education drive about dangers. The campaign promotes early hospital care for appendicitis and urges sharing the message with others who still rely on laxatives.
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Norma Manson
Eleanor
Pale Consolidated School
Coe College
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company
Baltimore
Sgt
Howard Beatty
Louisiana
Ralph Knapp
England
Roosevelt
White Hat News
Killian’s
Jean Joyce
Killian
Duri
Killian Company
Aden
Stion Fak
Trea
Kitche
Zal, Siza
Oxydol
Kinso Duz
IEF
WFAN
Cerr Mason Prather
Frun
Jaro
Gay Wee
Wes
Jusewares
Ivaev
Soap
Rakina
AEC
Ironi
Roy At
Pas Bese
the Toy Department
Cupples
Mary Beard
American Red Cross
Fursolye
Ree Slee
St. SE
Nabisco
National Blocuit Company
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