Want Ads Rates and Stray Cow Notice
Classified ad rates explained with 25 word limit at 35 cents, then 1 cent per word. extra weekly handling charge if replies come by mail. Stray notice requests owner Walt Dummermuth of Elgin to report a black and white cow missing since last week. Also for sale: McCormick Deering cream separator 1000 capacity and a DeLaval separator at John Deere Shop, Clermont. Kimpson Bros 80 acre farm for sale one mile south of the fours corners on Elgin Wadena road. contact Thos Kimpsen, Elgin.
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McCormick-Deering
John Deere
RL. Olson
Clermont
Kimpson Bros
Fours Corners
Elgins Wadena Road
Thos. Kimpsen
Elgin
Emory Collina Enters National Championship at State Fair
Dea Moines Iowa special reports dirt track star Emory Collina set a 24.6 second world record in June and enters the national championship at the State Fair starting August 22. He will race a $15,000 Offenhauser with another Offenhauser entered by Gus Schrader as over sixty top drivers are expected for the Aug 23 25 30 event.
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Dea Moines
Emory Collina
Second Childhood In Japan Official Life Phase Honored
A discussion outlines the concept of a second childhood in Japan, noting it as an official, dignified stage in a person's life recognized and respected within society.
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Japan
Artificial Language Ro Devised by Rev Foster in Ohio
Artificial Language Ro was devised by Rev Edward P Foster of Marietta Ohio around 1908 It rejects existing words and roots and is based on analysis and classification of ideas This note outlines its intended international scope and foundational concepts.
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Edward P. Foster
Marietta
Ohio
Ordinary Grease Recommended for Cylinder Head Gasket
Car owners who repair engines themselves are advised not to use shellac between gasket and metal surfaces. If any medium is needed for a grip, use ordinary grease. It provides holding power without risking gasket damage upon removal.
Lone Clutch Joke Ends As Earthquake Shakes Seattle Home
Dr and Mrs M M Campbell of Seattle found a rock with a note on it saying I strike at midnight or ene To you from the Lone Clutch Put 2 on the porch. They slept, woke at midnight to rattling windows and tremors, realizing the prank was an earthquake not the feared club.
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M. M. Campbell
Seattle
Wash
Peach Canning Guide Says Tap Jar Bottom for Proper Pack
Nutritionist Ruth Cessna advises quick jar tapping to settle peach halves for a close pack. Use firm peaches, blanch briefly, peel, halve, pack raw in overlapping layers, cover with hot syrup, process 25 minutes for jars, 20 minutes for cans, avoid over processing, and store with correct headspace.
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Ruth Cessna
Cessna
Cook Your Food For Pleasing Texture
Comfortably warm foods aid digestion and help train children to avoid foods that burn or injure the throat. Proper preparation avoids sticky, dry, or gummy textures in squash, potatoes, corn starch pudding, tapioca, and fish. Eggs should be barely simmered, not boiled, while high heat yields tough texture. Sugar and salt should be modest and pepper avoided.
Summer fruit frozen dessert mixture with cream
Drain all fruit and whip cream with sugar and salad dressing and orange juice. Fold in the fruit and freeze in trays or molds using an electric refrigerator or ice and salt. Serves about 18 to 20. A delightful drink for summer.
Lemon Orange Fruit Drink With Mint Twist
A chilled blend uses the juice of six lemons and four oranges with grape juice sugar and mint extract to reach one gallon. Mix, hold in a glass container at low temperature for several hours, then serve fluid or semi frozen.
Preventing Darkening of Canned Fruits
Under processing causes fruit to turn dark. Follow the time-table, process the full time, fill jars completely, remove air bubbles, and ensure lids seal. If fruit stands before canning, store in mild salt water. Use 1 4 cup salt per gallon water.
Farmers advised to feed oilmeal to cattle and care for crops
The article discusses livestock feeding costs and practices, urging 1½ pounds of oilmeal per head daily for steers under current protein supplement prices. It notes dairy cows favor shade in high heat, pasture grazing at night, and advises on sheep replacement, apple thinning, dairy calf training, and fly control. It also warns against Iowa alfalfa seed attempts and warns of poison ivy and grasshopper declines due to rains and disease.
Synthetic Wool From Milk by USDA Scientists
Two U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have patented a process to turn casein from milk into a woollike fiber. The method dissolves softened casein in caustic solution, ages and adjusts the mass, then extrudes it through rayonlike spinnerets and hardens the fibers in an acid bath with formaldehyde. The synthetic fiber closely matches wool chemically, with lower sulfur content.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
August Planting Rules for Forage and Oats for Pigs
August planting is advised for alfalfa and sweet clover under certain conditions while feeding red clover and other clovers in hot dry weather is discouraged. New oats provide cheap balanced feed for young pigs when hulled or ground. Fire blight on pear and apple trees should be pruned now with cuts well behind the blighted area and tools sterilized with bichloride of mercury. The era of the ton sized work horse fades as farmers seek a compact medium sized horse able to perform farm tasks efficiently.
What Shall We Eat Frozen Fruit Salad Dessert
If you own a mechanical refrigerator try this dessert: Frozen Fruit Salad. A simple chilly treat highlighting mix of frozen fruit pieces served as a light end to a meal.
Tasshoppers in Town for Seed Plan Amid Dry Spet Next Spring
In London a surge of cat thefts occurs as dark nights and fur shortages drive organized gangs to steal Persian cats and others. Authorities warn of dyed felines used in making cheap furs and note wholesale disappearances during the hatching season.
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London
Wool in Automobile Industry Demand Hits Three Million Sheep
The pelts of three million sheep yielding twenty five million pounds of wool annually are now needed to fulfill the growing wool consumption of the automobile industry.
Entrance Light Improves Home Convenience and Safety
A home owner gains repeated ease and protection by installing a front door entrance light. It eliminates the risk of fumbling for keys in darkness and adds an attractive feature. The light can be controlled from inside the house for added convenience.
Three Leaders to Lead 3000 at W C T U Convention
The sixty sixth annual National W C T U convention will be held in Chicago from August 9 to 14 with 3000 White Ribboners attending. Shown left to right are Mrs. Ida B Wise of Evanston Illinois the national president in her seventh term Mrs Ella A Boole of Brooklyn president of Worlds W C T U and Mrs D Leigh Colvin of New York City national vice president.
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Chicago
Ida B. Wise
Evanston, Ill
Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
D. Leigh Colvin
New York City
Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy shingles for lower insurance
An advertisement urges homeowners to evaluate Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy asphalt shingles for potential lower fire insurance rates and distinctive appeal. Includes sample viewing and price quotes, plus a tongue in cheek domestic vignette and other product plugs.
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Dummermuth
Old
Bridge
Cornish & Morehouse
Wenger's Cafe
West Union
Echo
Philco Radio
Clermont Brick & Sand Co
Iowa
Farrow
Edward Krueger
P. DeLaval
Allis Chalmers
Abel's
Critchett Piano Co
Forest
Des Moines
Richard L. Olson
Attic
Polly Johnson
Fairfield Township
F. W. Schneider
Fischer & Taake
Elkader
Employers’ Mutual Casualty Co
R.P. Strauch
The
Elgin Echo
U. S
United States
Collins
F. B
FELCO
Bran
Max Medberry
Mgr
Mers Coop
Roy Knight
Asst
Der
Tommy
Hush
Darling
Ephriam
Jonah
Rastus
Beter
Martin-Senour
Schori
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