Meeting on location of new Baptist university in May
Des Moines booster groups push to place the new one million dollar educational institution in Des Moines while a committee from the Northern Baptist convention and two colleges studies Waterloo Dennison Marshalltown and Des Moines offers. The panel includes Hunn Vaughn Padelford Johnson Dunn.
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New Baptist University
Des Moines
Central Colleges
Northern Baptist Convention
Waterloo
Dennison
Marshalltown
C. BE. Hunn
J. R. Vaughn
Frank Padelford
Boston
Mass
J. Johnson
HE. Dunn
Central City
Nicholas Barry
Robert Blunt
James W. Brunskill
Dubuque
David D. Corning
Cedar Falla
George W. Christ
Oskaloosa
Lorenzo Evans
Chariton
Clayton W.graham
Clifford F. Gullion
Anders C. Hanson
David F. O'Donnell
Mason City
Jesse E. Southwick
Atlantica
August H. Young
Council Bluffs
Roland
Independence
John Henry Jessen
Irwin
Jassan
Hugh McCabe
Waukon
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Lowrey
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
High Moon
Frank Tanner
Churches of Christ In
Disciples
Clinton
W. 8. Sylvester
Roma Wheeler Woods
Sutherland
Maxwell
Sheldahl
Iowa Medical Society
Davenport
Ww. B, Small
Callie Bushnell
Hubbard
Iowa City
Engineering College
Spring Poultry Work Use Good Vigorous Male
Practical guide from South Carolina Experiment Station outlining seasonal poultry management to boost egg production. Advises selecting best layers, mating with vigorous males, using correct ages, feathering hens, and steps for incubation, feeding, housing, and lice control. Includes daily chick feeding, litter management, and routine pest control.
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F. C. Hard
South Carolina
Frugal Strychnine Goopher Recipe for Gophers
A Minneapolis correspondent shares a springtime method to kill pocket gophers using a hollowed run, a raisin laced with sulphate of strychnine seeds, and a broom handle hole. Early applications clear the infestation with minimal repeat thereafter.
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I. L. Washburn
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
Hogs Need Good Pasture For Grazing
The article urges planting pasture crops to feed hogs and warns that cheap pork comes only with adequate grazing. It notes even a single brood sow requires grazing to achieve proper gains and advises arranging pasture crops as a priority.
Rotate Crops to Prevent Pests and Preserve Ground
Rotation is best for fields, avoid planting beans in bean ground. Clean seed and ground offer strong protection against pests, making crop rotation essential for healthier yields.
Most Profitable Mare From Breeding and Work
A well bred mare can produce a colt and perform substantial work when handled properly. The colt can be nearly clear gain through careful management and training.
PLAN FOR GOOD POTATO CROP
Advice on selecting seed potatoes to avoid spindling sprouts and poor yields. Test seed by six week sprouting in warm dark space. discard seed with weak sprouts and seek better stock locally or from northern climates to ensure vigorous plants and larger harvests.
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Hall
Geneva
Crop rotation is favored for lasting soil improvement
The ideal rotation aims to leave fields in better cultivation and condition after each cycle. No universal system fits all farms. each field must be devised locally. Include at least one leguminous crop per rotation and maintain sufficient livestock to furnish stable manure and humus.
Device to Control Cattle
An Independent Farmer describes a metal yoke linked to leather and two S shaped hooks that catch in a fence to drive cattle back. The mechanism includes a spring loaded saddle pad that returns the hooks to position after the animal backs out.
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S. Cow
Prepared for Garden Pests in Spring War on San Jose Scale
W H Mobina of Ohio State University outlines readiness for garden pest control. Ensure ample spray materials and check all spray rig parts for leaks. Sharpen pruning hooks and hoes to fight diseased trees. develop plans to wage war on the San Jose scale.
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San Jose
W. H. Mobina
Ohio State University
Coaxing Rhubarb Plants With Barrel Warmth Trick
A farm tip suggests placing a bottomless barrel over rhubarb beds to trap heat. By cradling the plant crowns and applying manure in the cracks at the base, growers aim to keep rhubarb warm and encourage earlier growth.
Milk With Dry Hands Milkeras Rule Enforced
An instruction in Milkeras policy requires milking only when hands are dry. The rule aims to prevent handling during moisture to ensure safety and hygiene.
Sudden Death Linked to Kidney Disease Warns Reader
The article explains the heart kidney link and how kidney failure raises arterial tension leading to uremic poisoning and death. It urges buying a 10 cent trial package of Anuric from Dr. Pierce as a preventive insurance against such risks, citing backache frequent urination rheumatic pains and fatigue as signs.
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Pierce
Spring Fever and Impure Blood Claims
Advises cleansing the blood in spring when weakness and poor appetite appear. Promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as purifying the blood, eradicating poisons, and enriching the body with pure blood to restore health and energy.
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Pierce
Sailor Symbols Signal Cargo, Bereavement, and Ship Readiness
The piece explains maritime signals such as a basket at the main mast indicating cargo status, a besom as a sign for the vessel, and a blue mourning stripe for bereavement. It notes ships in port return papers to the board of trade, and cites a wrecking company paying $30,000 for a burned hulk and a later sale of a non seaworthy vessel for $850,000.
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Board of Trade
Ande
Landsmep
Atlantic
Dunholme
New Jersey
Wastes of Time insight on talking monkeys
A naturalist hen is said to study monkey language and converse with primates. A skeptical listener doubts the value of what a monkey could tell a human, while a quip about talking and trouble highlights the fragility of keeping one's woes private.
Wise Hostess Converts Guests to Postum
A wife narrates how she switched three coffee drinkers to Postum by serving a pot of it without comment. After tasting, the guests praised the beverage, revealing the secret was proper preparation. The tale cites improved health and urges Postum as a coffee alternative with two forms and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Grocorg
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Advertising copy for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claiming to aid stomachaches bowels headaches and worms. Promoted as pleasant for children and used by mothers for two years with endorsement by druggists and the Mother Gray Company to destroy worms within 24 hours.
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Gray
Fred
Gray Cu
Egotistia and witty exchanges on love and clothes
A playful dialogue sketches quick quips about beauty and marriage. One character boasts of meeting many lovely women while another notes a husband who clings to old clothes. The exchanges mix flirtation with domestic humor in a light, stagey tone.
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