Iowa News Highlights From Des Moines and Around the State
Iowa reports note young minister claims in Atlantic, school building contracts let at Greenfield, Lee County pig club largest in the world, Woodbury County budget for 1926 set, Des Moines barber licensing efforts, veterinary association meeting plans, tobacco trials in Madison and Holub farm, Kossuth hay work and high grain yields, northern apple maggot concerns, Muscatine cantaloupes vs California, Iowa can code costs, Cedar River pollution plans, Polk County farm club girl music contest, Smith-Hughes vocational upgrades, Cedar Rapids lake region promotion, Algona creamery butterfat payments, and Des Moines building trades labor figures from a national survey.
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HiKadet
Soning
Lee County
Pig Club
Woodbury County
Des Moines
Barbera
American Veterinary “Medicines Association
Ames
Canada
Mexico
Guba
Will Holt
Tear Treer
Holub
Madison
Wisconsix
Wisconsin Growers’ Association
Kossuth
Iowa
Muscatine County
California
Rocky
Ford
Jowans
Senate
Iown State Board of Health
Cedar Rapida
Waterloo
Columbus Junction
Vinton
Waverly
Nashua
Nora Springs
Marblerock
Shell Rock
Cedar Falls
Rockford
Wapello
Onca
Cedar River
Farm Club
Polk County
Farm Bureau
Smith-Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Algona Farmera Cooperative Creamery
United States Chamber of Commerce
Hammill Nominated for Governor at Republican Convention
Lieut. Gov. John Hammill of Britt was nominated for governor on a first ballot with 892 votes and total 966.4, then 1,152.8 on a formal ballot before unanimous nomination. W. J. Burbank withdrew. most votes went to Hammill with some to Anderson. A three‑member committee escorted Hammill as the resolutions report was presented. He pledged support to Republican principles and leaders Coolidge and Dawes.
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C. A. Knutson
Mason City
W. J. Burbank
Hainil I
Anderton
Hamill
Tom
Mittee
Conalating
Stoddard
A. J. Bansier
Varina
Q. A. Knutson
Motify
Hotel Savery
Resolutions Committee
A. B. Cummins
Hammill
Coolidge
Dawes
Nominees Named for State Auditors and Agriculture Secretary
J C McClune of Oskaloosa was named auditor of state on the first formal ballot with unanimous support. Mark G Thornburg of Emmetsburg won the nomination for secretary of agriculture by acclamation after Thornburg had more than a thousand votes and the informal ballot was dropped. The convention, called after 2 p m, installed Senator Charles M Dutcher as permanent chairman with Harrison H Spangler of Cedar Rapids presiding at the temporary level.
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Oskaloosa
Auditor of State
Mark G. Thornburg
Emmetsburg
McClune
Raymond Cassady
Cassady
Thornburg
Harrison H. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Charles M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Republican platform champions labor protection and road program
The platform backs farm relief measures including the McNary Haugen bill, aims for stable prices and equal treatment for labor and industry, favors transportation rate relief and efficient service, opposes railway government ownership, supports labor protections and the child labor amendment, pledges a good roads program, seeks full federal aid compliance, and favors altering primary laws to prevent party-switching on election day. Hamill, Kimball, Cummins speeches noted. Burnquist re-elected chair, McClure elected vice chair.
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Republican Party
Iowa
Hammill
Nomines
Clem F. Kimball
Kendall
Cummins
Hammins
Haynes
Anderson
Burt B. Burnqulst
Fort Dodge
Martha McClure
Mount Pleasant
Republican State Central Committee
Family Picnic Menu and Simple Cooking Instructions
A damaged page provides a picnic meal plan with daily breakfast lunch and supper items such as sandwiches fruit and coffee. It includes recipes for light dough and Calf's Liver on Casserole with bacon fat onion stock lemon juice and parboiled potato balls. It ends with a quotation from Charles Kingsley about finding purpose in daily work.
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Sally Luba
Sally Lunn
Alice
Picnic Etiquette And Menu For Outdoor Meals
Advice on choosing picnic companions, planning portable food and utensils, and simple recipes. Emphasizes lightweight paper dishes aluminum options, wrapped sandwiches and salads, baked beans, creamed peas, and makeshift cooking with a sheet iron pan. Includes a potato cucumber salad recipe and candle making tip.
Machines Waste Valuable Grain
The article explains how threshing machines waste grain when not properly maintained and adjusted. It notes common causes like incorrect speed, incomplete threshing, mislevel separating, and improper blast. It urges crop owners to learn operation and readjustment to minimize losses. Farmers' Bulletin 891 offers guidance, obtainable from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington
Three Great Objects of Cultivation Discussed
The New York State College of Agriculture explains three main aims of cultivation: killing weeds, loosening soil, and saving moisture, likely in that order. Weeds should be kept down early, as disturbing them soon after germination makes them easier to kill. For corn and potatoes, tillage with harrow or weeder is crucial, with two inches the ideal maximum depth to avoid bringing more weeds to the surface.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Fly Spray Formula From Coal Tar Dips And Whale Oil
A historic formula describes making a fly spray by combining five pints coal tar dip six pints whale oil and two pints fish oil with eight pints coal tar and six pints coal oil. Dissolve three pounds laundry soap in water, then mix all ingredients and dilute with lukewarm soft water to make thirty gallons.
Spray for Potato Beetle Control Method
The Colorado potato beetle is controlled by spraying 2 pounds of powdered arsenate of lead in 50 gallons of water. Apply when insects first appear. The spray also controls worms feeding on cabbage leaves.
Growing Chinese Cabbage Planting Tips
Chinese cabbage is best planted in August when the soil suits its growth. It will provide an abundant supply of greens for salad before freezing weather ends. It may be used for cold slaws or cooked like cabbage as greens.
Solar propagating frame aids citrus plant rooting
The USDA describes a solar propagating frame that uses sunlight instead of heated greenhouses to root plants. It reports excellent results with standard citrus root stocks and subtropical hybrids, noting simple construction, economical methods, and promise for other warm-climate crops. Copies of Circular 510 may be secured from Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
Nicotine Dust Helps Control Aphids Across New Jersey
Nicotine dust endorsed by New Brunswick College of Agriculture is recommended for aphid control on vegetables in New Jersey. A June 8 demonstration on William Hookstro’s Beverly farm showed nearly 100 percent aphid kill. Dusts with 80 percent nicotine were applied with a powered duster, effective after dew dries and sun shines. A one horse two row duster suitable for narrow spaces has just hit the market, aiding application. Growers of peas celery cabbage spinach lettuce tomatoes eggplant peppers are urged to increase vigilance to curb aphid damage this year.
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College of Agriculture
New Brunswick
New Jersey
William Hookstro
Beverly
N. J
Ag Thia
Coal Oil Treatment For Sheep Grubs In The Head
A historical note describes using coal oil to cure head grubs in sheep. Lay the sheep on its back with feet up and pour a teaspoonful into each nostril, holding briefly. The larvae are killed and expelled as the sheep snorts to clear the nasal passages and sinuses.
Wet weather prompts crop pest control and seed rotation
The passage discusses managing pests with rotation and targeted poisons, tracking seed inventories, and testing crop practices. It notes crop diversification for steady vegetable supply, including beets carrots kale lettuce mustard peas radishes spinach and turnips, while warning about superstition and the risks of a single misstep.
Photographic Telescope Aims for Star Movement Study
Scientists at an eastern university plan an 86 foot long photographic telescope to map star movements. The expedition, with the third largest telescope, will travel south to potato in the southern hemisphere for favorable atmospheric conditions. An included 26 inch data camera will record measurements to address questions in astronomy.
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Eastern University
Potata
Sklog— Farm
Ranc
Dating
Texas
Avery one is no God made him and often a great deal worse
The fragment presents a quip attributed to Cervantes noting that Avery one is no God made him, and often a great deal worse, reflecting a caustic view of a person.
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Avery
Cervantes
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John. Hamm
Vertara
Jason
Charles Kingsley
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Aliscox Chemical Works
Petohopas
Winslow
Acad Drug
Warner
Warner's Sate Remedies Co
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Salus
Mookke & CO
Newais
N.Y
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