Study Best Cropping System for Fayette County
Fayette County Agricultural Planning Committee met February 3 at the farm bureau to outline a soil conserving cropping plan. Experts Dr. Schickele and Prof. Englehorn led the discussion on rotations for level, rolling, and rough land, noting current acreage in corn, small grains, and tame hay. The plan aims to conserve fertility, reduce erosion, and boost profitability by adopting three or four year rotations with legumes, plus recommendations on pasture use and soil building rotations.
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Farm Bureau
Fayette County
County Agricultural Planning Committee
Rainer Schickele
Economies Department
Prof
Englehorn
Soils Department
Homer Chapman
Fayette
Iowa
Longevity Trick From Village Centenarian
The oldest villager, celebrating 100 years, credits longevity to not smoking, not drinking, not overeating, and rising early. A reporter asks why others do not live as long. The centenarian answers that the uncle died young because he did not keep it up long enough.
4 H Leaders Meet in Fayette County
Fayette county 4 H leaders gather at the Farm Bureau office on Thursday afternoon February 6 for a training school led by John Quist of the Extension Service. Key topics cover duties of club leaders club goals and methods to achieve them.
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Farm Bureau
Fayette County
John Quist
Extension Service
Patriotic Orders Trace to Revolution in Philadelphia Roots
The Patriotic Order United Song of America formed in Philadelphia before 1847, later absorbed by the Know Nothing party, revived during the Civil War as Patriotic Order of the Sons of America. It is a benevolent native male organization for 16 and older with a belief in a Supreme Being and pledge to the U S Constitution. It counts over 250,000 members and more than 1,500 lodges.
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Patriotic Order
Song of America
Patriotic Sons of America
Patriotic Order United Song of America
Philadelphia
Know-Nothing Party
Fatriotic Order of the Sons of America
The
United States
Ap Old Belief of a frog spits on one, a wart results
A folklore note describes a frog spitting on a person to cause a wart, a belief once common in rural communities. Modern science clarifies warts are caused by human papillomavirus infections and are not produced by animal saliva.
Fragmented Thoughts on Life and Wealth in Turbulent Times
A string of quirky, sometimes contradictory maxims on worry, pride, generosity, and social class appears alongside a report from the Stockholm foreign office on American legacies. It notes fewer large inheritances, with last year’s total around $500,000 versus $1,000,000 the prior year, and that Swedish heirs handle a quarter of legacies while the largest single legacy was $250,000.
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U. S
Europe
America
Foreign Office
Stockholm
Sweden
Con Carisco
Teredo Navalis Shipworm Destructive to Wood Piles
The Terado A tercilo is a shipworm a marine mollusk in the June Classus oyster family. It burrows in summered wood and damages wharves piles and wooden ships. It has a wormlike body with a calcareous tube valves and a small foot. Two calcareous pallets form on the siphons. The best known destructive species is Teredo navalis found worldwide.
Eskimos Fathers Aid Husbands In Arranging Marriages
Eskimos fathers arrange most marriages for their sons and many young wives are carried far from their mothers in a strange voyage. The people are naturally happy and women grow into busy cheerful roles as husbands and families form.
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Eskimos
Deaf and Dumb Couples Dance tempo in London Institution
Deaf and dumb residents in a London institution watch and mirror the steps of hearing couples dancing to synchronized music, creating a coordinated rhythmic movement in a communal activity.
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London
Norma
School in the Sky Ge geography class by airliner
A Dutch headmaster uses an airliner to teach geography with students listening via earphones and following maps. During flight, the fore microphone explains the countryside as a preselected Netherlands section is studied nightly, boosting student enthusiasm decades beyond classroom lessons.
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Netherlands
Worh
Drug Profits The World’s Most Lucrative Business
A historic note from Callier’s Weekly claims drug profits eclipse all others. It cites a manufacturer making a £26 unit cost, selling to distributors at £1 225, then distributors retailing at £125 000 per unit, implying extraordinary profit margins and speculative consumer costs.
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Wheit
Callier
Words of Wisdom From a Column of Quips and Facts
A collection of humorous maxims and curiosities including a Turkish 500 AD roof find and notes on wisdom, wealth, and commerce. It lists a Welsh fox, a Spanish mule export, North Carolina towns with electric systems, and New York state income compared to the western states.
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New York State
Mississippi
California
Magic Apples Cause Emanations Hypothesis At Meeting
Elderly apples were claimed to emit emanations that quicken banana ripening while preventing ripe apples. The same air reportedly affects potatoes, preventing sprouting or causing wartlike sprouts. Researchers at a British refrigeration association meeting are investigating the mysterious emanations with no findings yet.
Queer Astronomical Instrument At UdaiPur Palace
In Udai pur India a strange astronomical device atop the royal palace has long warned the original owner about polgon ble meals in the kitchen via star messages. The present Maharana trusts it little, hiring a taster as a skeptic.
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Udaipur
India
Collier’s Weekly
Sheep Experts Defend Intelligence of Flock in England
Miss Eileen Rossiter of Enyas Harold, England, argues that well bred sheep show higher intelligence than many humans. She owns 67 Clun Forest pedigree sheep, recognizes each by voice, and often judges at shows and fairs. Also noted are tame Moscow wolves trained since puppyhood, challenging the idea that grown wolves are inherently dangerous.
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Eileen Rossiter
Enyas Harold
England
Moscow
Nickel in Wrought Iron Boosts Strength and Corrosion Resistance
Nickel alloyed wrought iron containing about 8 percent nickel is reported to significantly improve strength by around 25 percent and enhance corrosion resistance. The claim comes from Popular Mechanics Magazine's note on metallurgical advances.
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Popular Mechanica Magazine
Stray Stories Magazine Quotation Of Betty And Mary Voices
A stray stories magazine quote questions voice quality comparing Betty and Mary. It notes Betty’s richer voice versus Mary’s and plays on a richer father as a counterpoint to Mary. The fragment hints at commentary on tone and lineage within literary discourse.
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Betty
Mary
Stray Stories Magazine
Where have you been for the last four years
A brief dialogue presents a student inquiring about four years away at college. The response indicates study in medicine and questions whether the student has achieved wellness. The exchange reads like a wry, light line from a historical column on education and health.
Real Golfer Viettor Plays Golf Despite Jokes
A quirky exchange describes a golfer’s hobby and a teacher’s question about an animal’s fur. The dialogue mentions tearing up sod and wearing out like a trooper during golf.
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Viettor
Frayed Snippet Hints At Beauty Parlor Closure
A garbled OCR line references a beauty parlor with a note about being closed and a casual exclamation. The readable fragment suggests a local business interruption without clear dates or names.
Playing Safe Doctor Dialogue Between Aware Patients
A brief dialogue shows a doctor urging candor about laziness and a patient seeking a scientific name for the condition. The exchange hints at the need to report or address the issue with seriousness and clarity.
Tree Sparrow described in Iowa wintering habits and markings
The Echo presents a fifth installment in a bird series by T G Scott and George Hendrickson detailing the Tree Sparrow. It notes the species winters in Iowa weed patches, its seed eater diet of 98 percent seeds, two songs including a whisper song and a loud warble, and provides color descriptions of head, back, wing, breast, and legs.
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Echo
Iowa
T. G. Scott
George Hendrickson
Iowa State College
Ames
Manna from Bible Accounts carbonized by Insects and Lecanora
The article describes two manna sources: first, insects exuding a clear juice that forms sugary grains used as food and medicine by Sinai Arabs. Second, lichens of genus Lecanora producing small round bodies blown by the wind, accumulating as if fallen from the sky.
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Sinai Peninsula
Old Morgan Home Restored as Lexington Museum
The former residence of Confederate cavalry leader Gen. John H. Morgan in Lexington Kentucky has been restored and converted into a museum, preserving the historic site and commemorating its Civil War era heritage.
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Old Morgan
Gen
John H. Morgan
Lexington
Gigantic Cliff of The Mount Vancouver Rises 15000 Feet
A vast ice and rock cliff called the Mount Vancouver cliff in the Hubbard Glacier area of the Yukon rises 15 000 feet high forming a near circular sheer face. The feature dominates the landscape with its immense scale and uniform height around the entire formation.
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Mount Vancouver
Yukon Territory
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