Hard Life of the Farmer in South Dakota Cattle Sale
The Chicago market paid 14 cents a pound for 40 head of T. S. Gunderson’s cattle totaling about 9 464 dollars. Gunderson owned 374 more cattle sold to other buyers at about 225 dollars each for roughly 84 150 dollars. Armour’s purchase set a record high price in Chicago.
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Chicago Evening Post
T. S. Gunderson
Carterville
S. D
Chicago
Mr. Armour
Gunderson
Armour
New York
Drying Peas at Home by L B Hoopes Muscatine
In Muscatine County L B Hoopes describes a home drying method for peas as a satisfactory alternative to canning. Pick pods when frilled but peas not ripe, leave pods on and spread on a screen or cheesecloth to dry in a shady, well ventilated area. After drying remove peas from pods and store. soak several hours before use.
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L. B. Hoopes
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Beer cache found by boy in Half Moon Lake
A boy diving at Half Moon Lake south of Lamont struck a solid object and found a case of beer beneath a soft bottom. Others searched the lake and recovered dozens of cases and quantities of whiskey. Investigators are probing other lake areas for cached liquor before July 1.
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Half Moon Lake
Lamont
Saloon Moves Following Wisconsin Prohibition Decree
The Warehouse saloon on Bergman’s Island near McGregor Wisconsin was moved by barge to a mainland peninsula after the state banned island saloons effective July 1.
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Wisconsin
Mississippi
Bergman's Island
McGregor
Pershing Urges Army Conduct to Shape United States Image
General Pershing calls for orderly and courteous behavior by American troops in Europe to shape how the United States is viewed by Europeans. He argues that a lasting impression will come from individual conduct on and off the firing line, not just battlefield feats or mass movements.
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General Pershing
Europe
United States
France
England
Belgium
Germany
Pershing Seeks U S Leadership in Europe’s Esteem
General Pershing calls for united American effort to earn a high standing in Europe after the war. He urges cooperation of his troops and emphasizes that even foes will respect the United States once the conflict ends.
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Pershing
America
Europe
Aged Dysart Woman Dies in House Fire
Mrs. James Ryan, 72, of Dysart, suffocated in a late night blaze that destroyed her home. Neighbors found the flames around 1 a.m. and could not enter the burning house to rescue her. Firemen recovered her body in an unfired room. The cause is undetermined. neighbors suspect a lamp she kept lit may have exploded. She left seven children and had lived alone since her husband’s death five years ago.
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James Ryan
Dysart
Mysterious Calf Found in Hog Car at Chicago Yard
The Farmers equity shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago as a solid car but a calf was found inside at the stock yards. Manager Feeney seeks origin of the calf as its presence altered freight rates and caused a mix up in the shipment.
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Nashua Post
Farmers’ Equity
Chicago
Feeney
Veneer Shanty Turned Into Can Covered Lunchroom
Milwaukee switchmen persuaded the men along the lines to fetch empty Prince Albert tobacco cans. The shanty used as a company lunchroom was veneered with cans on the front, 120 on the door and about 1,000 on the rest of the front, at North McGregor.
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Milwaukee
Prince Albert
North McGregor
Garbage as Hog Feed Could Save Iowa Waste
Ames extension veterinarian proposes a system to recover city garbage for hog feed. In towns of 5 000 or more, garbage could support about 18 000 hogs annually, worth at least 500 000 dollars, with cleaner cities and reduced waste. Des Moines and Fort Dodge already experimenting. plan calls for covered cans and selling collection rights.
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Iowa
Ames
Kansas City
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Manhattan
Kan
Keep Fit and Feel Fine Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad
Foley Cathartic Tablets cleanse the bowels sweeten the stomach and arouse the liver. For indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating gas or constipation no remedy is more highly recommended. See that your bowels are regular. Keep fit feel fine Engbretson's Pharmacy.
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Engbretson
Fire at Fredericksburg Opera House Damages $1,000
Fire broke out in the Fredericksburg opera house filled to capacity. The blaze started when a film dropped on a hot carbon, spreading to woodwork between walls. One injury reported as Mrs. Sam West sprained an ankle after jumping from a window. no other injuries.
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Fredericksburg
Sam West
New Potato Enemy Warns Iowa Growers
Local growers near Marshalltown report a potato stalk borer, a worm three quarters to an inch and a half long, white striped on the back with a brown head. The worm chews the heart of the stalk causing the plant to wither, preventing underground potato maturation.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Colorado
Elevator Boy Hurt at Pilgrim Hotel In Marshalltown
Fifteen year old Floyd Boggs, an elevator boy at the Pilgrim hotel in Marshalltown, was seriously injured when his head became caught between a trunk and the basement edge after starting the elevator without authorization and sending it in the wrong direction. He escaped with his life, a miraculous outcome noted by witnesses and officials.
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Floyd Boggs
Marshalltown
Pilgrim Hotel
Boggs
Fifty Years Ago in Decorah and Surroundings
Population of Fayette county listed as 14 960. Decorah experiences lively rowdy events, fishing season flourishes, and a drowned boy near Forreston is noted. Wilson and Hanson dissolve. Local telegraph issues loom as Flint surveys ground. Walker Day rider suffers a leg injury. Hawkeyes of Decorah defeat Freeport 47 to 8 in a baseball game. town stages connect with eastern train.
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Fayette County
Decorah
Wilson & Hanson
Flint
Samuel Wise
Iowa
Forreston
Aiborne Day
Walker
C. N. Olson
G. R. Willette
Hawkeyes
Freeport Club
Freeport
Red Cross Acre Donates Barley Crop Near Preston
A patriotic farmer near Preston Minnesota dedicates one acre of barley to the Red Cross. The field is marked Red Cross and will be harvested and sold with all proceeds to the Red Cross fund.
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Preston
Minn
Red Cross
Red Cross Fund
Corn Stalks Grow Seven Inches in Three Days
J. W. Tope of Dover reported to the West Union Argo-Gazette that his corn stalks stood seventeen inches high on Monday July 2, up from eleven inches measured Friday morning, showing seven inches of growth in three days.
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J. W. Tope
Dover
West Union Argo-Gazette
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Winneshiek County Fair
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Waterloo
Ray Algyer
Floral Hall
Winneshick
Kalinowiski Bros
Minnesota
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Premier Acrobats
Wild Bill Endicott
Thearke-Duffield Fire Works Co
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Carlo A. Sperati
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N. E. Iowa
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