Practical Household Tips From A Past Era
Serve children small portions to avoid stuffing and encourage plate clearing. Offer fresh fruit as dessert occasionally to ease work. Do not use resinous fly papers on clothing. avoid strong solvents. Give sow baths to well children, gradually exposing skin to sunlight for a tan. Combine vegetables creatively when supplies are limited. New Zealand spinach withstands heat. cook leaves lightly, add salt, butter, and lemon or vinegar before serving.
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New Zealand
Paving Costs Compared with Battleships
Paving efforts in Winneshiek county run about 25 000 dollars per four miles while a single new battleship costs 25 000 000 dollars. Naval circles argue battleships prove progress, but critics say paved roads show more tangible public advancement.
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Winneshiek County
Decorah Journal
Careful feeding and crop rotation tips in farm notes
Agricultural guidance stresses feeding livestock to individual needs to avoid underfeeding and lost profits. It warns that rotating crops after clover or alfalfa is beneficial, while successive intertilled crops harm soil. Additional notes cover butter storage, bacteria in milk, sweet clover grazing practices, and cattle stocking rates for winter. Local items mention army worms damaging oats near Renwick, and a legal case in Manning over firework injuries.
Father P M Dobberstein Injured In Auto Accident
The West Bend Journal reports Father P M Dobberstein was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Dubuque on Monday. The note expresses hope for his improvement and prays for his continued recovery.
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P. M. Dobberstein
Dubuque
West Bend Journal
Roadhouse law redefined and licensing urged by Iowa AG
Atty Gen Fleetcher states road houses include soft drink outlets outside towns under the new law. Assistant AG Wisdom wrote the opinion for county attorney Bekman. Also notes dairy club prizes at Waterloo Cattle Congress totaling over $3,000 with 30 head class limit and equal prize money per class, plus a new Iowa calf show restriction to in state entrants.
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John Fleetcher
E. K. Bekman
Ottumwa
Earl F. Wisdom
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
E.M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa
Diamond Jubilee Fair Opens With County Heritage Soaring
Clayton county's Golden Jubilee Fair marks its origins in 1854 with early sites at Garnaville Guttenberg and Clayton Center. The 1920s era shows 16 buildings valued at 26500 dollars and a growth in premium offerings across 20 departments. The event promises stock shows bands dancing midway and rides, with preparations for a record breaking exhibit year. Local families like Ernest Grimm and the Strahm clan are noted among visitors and hosts as the fair nears.
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Clayton County
Iowa
Clayton Center
Garnaville
Guttenberg
Clayton
Fair Association
United States
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Bureau
Elgin
Ruth
Dick Hely
Renwick
Manning
FR. Dobberstein
Cormi
Mick
Torkelson Bros
Flanders
McCormick- Deering
McCormick-Deering
Joshua
George
Gladys
Clayton County Fair
William Miller
Chicago
Ernest Grimm
Dave Erhardt
Clermont
Ole Reierson
Amoz Strahm
Lena and
Lizzie Strahm
Skelly
Berit Te Baer
H. F. Shipton
Clermont, Iowa
Ahr
Sre
Prure
White Star Oil CO. Inc
J. B. Shipton
Towa
Richard Brackin
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