Easter notes and visits across Decorah Ossian Ridgeway
County News from April 25 1916 records Easter visits and travel of residents across Ossian Decorah Ridgeway and surrounding areas. People mentioned include Miss Theresa Fleisner Dagmar Jordahl Anna Becker Arfhir Johnson Bertha Hegg Lawrence Bygnerud and many more with trips to Decorah Chicago Mason City and Minneapolis. A child born to J H Meyer is noted along with a lectures plan by Rev Sweet and a suffrage event in Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Fleisner
Ossian
Ae Numedahl
Decorah
Dagmar Jordahl
Ridgeway
Anna Becker
Peter Graf
Anna
Lynneva Kolaas
O. A. Tenald
Chicago
Clotile. Humker
Dubuque
Mynard Arburn
Austin
Trice Becker
Peg’o
Jake Thomann
J. Stenseth
P. Ode
R. J. Becker
Henry
Gustav Moen
Albert Lea
L. A. Wangs' Ness
Chas, McCullen
Zender
Cresco
M. E
John Winger
Mason City
Arthur Borlaug
Minneapolis
Hull
Frank
Pete Graf
Fort Atkinson
Nels
Nelson and Sons
Clarence
Walter
Charles City
J. H. Meyer
Jerome Humnker
Haral Hood
Jerome
Wm. Blackmarr
Frances
M. Blackmarr
Guatie Anderson
Iowa City
Muscatine
Leo Fischer
Josephine
Frank Uher
Bert Graf
Marshalltown
Jos. Slebiska
Graf
Clarence Hamre
Archie
Grandma
Burr Oak social notes and local visits update
Local residents frequent visits and travels reported. G W Ward travels to La Crosse. F E Potter trips to Minneapolis. Rev Edie attends District Conference in Independence. School teams Burr Oak and Ridgeway schedule Friday game. barber shop to open in former Dr Emmons building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ward
la Crosse
Mra. Brode
Alice Seelye
Florence Reed
F. E. Potter
Minneapolis
Merle Smith
A. Butler
Clifford Reed and Son
C. A
Fremont Cok
G. H. Kimball
Edie
Independence
Myrtle Wade
Carl Pierce
Kathleen Reed
Smith
Abe Pierce
Brayton Whitney
Canton
George Sullivan
Ida Heckle
Hannah Sharp
Bessie Felti
PF. E. Potter
Ben Wicks
N. Pierce
John
Clifford Reed
Burr Oak
Ridgeway School
CN. Masters
James Wade
F. EB. Potter
Emmons
E. G. Reed
Verne Manning
Conover Area News Briefs From Easter Week Activities
Joe Klimesh bought a horse from Tom Erland Friday. Calmar visitors, school vacation, and Easter movements dominate the Conover updates. Local residents travel to Decorah Spillville and Calmar with several reports of family visits and horse work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Klimesh
Tom Erland
John Durland
Calmar
Edwin
Wm. Phillips
Wesselmann
Conover
Paul Heuser
Near Conover
Decorah
Joe Liska
Fort Atkinson
Joe Mikesh
Emma
Spillville
Nels
Gunval
Gena
H. Mele
Jos
Puffer
William
Jamies Jagerheky
Mixs Roag
Malek
St. Paul
Dr. Thompson
Wim. Phillips
Leonard Phillips
Ed. Phillips
Dr. Hennessy
Kate
Margaret
Farnes
Stephen
Local Notes From Castalia and Surrounding Areas
Castalia residents host a lively Saturday visit as Rev G W Crowder plans to preach at the M E church. Kneeskern’s shipment of Montana set to pasture this summer boosts area trade. Ford cars arrive for Harvey Bros. and Pleasant View cemetery holds its annual meeting May 1 with dues due afterward. The Meyer orchestra performs at Spillville anniversary and Postville recital follows. Campfire Girls and Degree of Honor plan a public entertainment May 3 with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Abley
Hal Riggs
Anamosa
Kneeskern
Kneeskern & Son
Montana
G. W. Crowder
D. D
Sehara
Pleasant View Cemetery Association
Sarah’ Sphar
Meyer Orchestra
Hall Roberts
Spillville
Meyer
J. W. Timmerman
Gordon
Perfect Soil Defined by Prof Vivian in Farm Life
A Perfect Soil contains balanced ingredients: sand for aeration and warmth, clay to stay cool and slow water loss, lime aiding decay of organic matter, and organic matter to retain moisture and fuel ongoing chemical processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Vivian
Manufacture of Army Guns at Springfield Ar envoy
The article explains how 4 billets of finest steel are formed into the famous 30 calibre Springfield rifle. It details the armory’s history, costs, and the many steps to produce barrels as well as rifles and bayonets, noting the numerous types through eras from Brown Bess to the Civil War gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Springfield Arsenal
New England
Armory
Springfield
Springfield Armory
United States
Ordnance Department
Evlison Monthly
Adaptability of Chinese Tree Shown in Florida Trials
The Chinese wood oil tree adapts to northern Florida with proven cultivation. A Tallahassee specimen yielded two bushels of fruit last season. It is valued economically and ornamentally, bearing clusters of white flowers with reddish yellow centers and blooming like a catalpa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Fish Commission Advice to Taher Men on Catch and Release
The United States fish commission offers guidance for Taher men on handling small fish. Always wet your hands before unhooking a fish to prevent injury, as dry hands remove slime and can cause rapid growth that kills the fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Fish Commission
Swat the corn root louse early in April for best results
An Iowa farm bulletin urges early deep plowing and frequent disking in April to reduce corn root lice. Forbes notes ants spread lice, and combining plowing with disking can cut infestations 20 to 80 percent. Oil of tansy treatment shows yield gains though costly. Neighbors using the same methods amplify effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Stephen A. Forbes
Forbes
Disking Alfalfa Advice From Wallaces Farmer
Town correspondent asks about whether to disk or drag five acres of alfalfa with weed problems. The guidance favors disking after first cutting, especially to control perennial grassy weeds, while cautioning against indiscriminate use and noting mowing handles annuals like mustard and foxtail. The decision to disk or drag should fit local conditions and weed types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Blackleg Disease in Cattle Descriptions and Precautions
The article defines blackleg or black quarter as a germ disease affecting cattle aged six months to two years. It describes early signs such as acute fever and lameness, swelling at the hock, and tarry or yellowish masses. death can occur within 12 to 24 hours. It notes transmission via pasture grazing and mouth injuries, and prescribes destruction of affected animals, vaccination of healthy herd members, disinfection, burial or burning, and prohibition of slaughter for human consumption.
Value of Cherry Pits Boosts By-Products in Canning
Specialists say sixteen hundred tons of cherry pits can yield oils and meal for cattle, while 105000 gallons of juice could become jelly syrup or alcohol. Saving these by-products could spur domestic almond oil substitutes and new industry in cherry regions across the North Atlantic, North Central, and Western states. A widow's weeds grow after the flower of her heart fades away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
North Central
Rubber trees reach maturity in six years in Ceylon
Rubber trees planted in Ceylon reach fifty feet in height and two feet in girth after six years. At that age the trees are ready for tapping to extract latex or sap to make rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
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Edmund Pollitt
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Z. B. Lan‘don
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Florence Price
Lottie Olsen
Paul Reed
Henry Price
J. B. Reed
Rosamond Reed
Postville
Marion Price School
Kate Douglass
George Snell School
Willard Peacock
Clarérice Watt
De‘coral
C. C.‘Qualley
A Willard’ Peacock
Decoral
Castalia
Fashion’s Choice
Gouraud
T. Hopkins & Son
New York York City
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Adams Seed CO
Marsh
Iowa
Disking Alfalfa
Blackleg
Rexall
MO. G. Schimming
Ivan Os Ae
Ais
Davenports
Deep Sea Aquarium
Real Roman Hippodrome Aviary
Musee
BEN Bear’s
Graham
National Biscuit Co
R. H. Tracy
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