Iowa farmers urged to diversify and guard against bad buyers
Agricultural notes advise continuous seedings and cultivation practices for alfalfa and pastures, warn of diseases in wheat and barley from heavy rains, praise flax as a profitable nurse crop, and stress proper harvest maturity and rotation grazing. Hog disease Swine erysipelas rises in western Iowa while poultry prospects attract distant buyers. farmers urged to avoid unreliable buyers and questionable weighing methods.
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Towa
Midwest
AAA
Iowa
Community Notes From Cheery Valley and Nearby Homes
Local residents gather for visits and meals at several farms and homes including the Dennler Baumgartner Christen and Hanson households. Newtons, Meisners, and Wengers are mentioned among frequent guests as tonsil operations occur at Decorah hospital.
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Hilda Meyer
Marlys Wenger
Decorah
Jake Dennler
Harry
Lavern
Wm. Larson
John Leonard
Strawberry Point
Fred Butikofer
Ern Friederich
Ern Baumgartner
Jake Lehman
Leo Dennler
Ed Butikofer
Eikader
Frank Christen
Jake Christen
Chris Dennler
Edwin Hanson
Oscar Baumgartner
Martin Wenger
Stanley
Ernest Christen
Reuben Christen
Archie Howard
Martin Hanson
John Christen
4-H
Paul Pulfer
Elmer Christen
Martin Minihan
George Christen
Lavern Dennler
Kenneth Mark
Sherwood Olson
Roy Peeper
Arlington
John Dennler
Anna
Shirley Butikofer
Francis Meisner
Selma Lerch
George
Harold Meisner
John den
Will Friederich
Reva
Arthur Friederich
Volga
Ford Henninger
What Shall We Eat Suppers For Hot Days
On a torrid July day use new potatoes boiled in jackets as the hot dish for supper. Serve with cream or butter, cold or hot. Pass a small dish of chopped chives onion parsley pimento or green pepper for seasoning. Pair hot potatoes with sandwiches and a light salad. Conclude with fresh fruit cold milk and cookies. Sell it through a Want Ad.
Injured Decorah man hurt by hay fork and pulleys
Ralph Ask of Decorah sustained a head gash and required several stitches when four hay forks and pulleys derailed and toppled onto him. The incident caused the equipment to jump the track and strike his head, prompting immediate medical care.
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Ralph Ask
Decorah
Chicken coop crackdown in Cambridge apartment
Police responded to a resident's alarm in Cambridge Massachusetts after a caregiver reported “somebody’s being murdered.” Officer James Shea found the noise came from six chickens kept for eggs and ordered the birds removed, ruling the apartment unsuitable for a hen coop.
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Bens
Cambridge Mass
James Shea
Arizona name origin dispute fuels historian debate
Arizona historians and archeologists debate the source of the state name. Some trace it to the Aztec term Arizoma meaning silver bearing, while others point to the Papago word alehzon meaning small springs, highlighting ongoing linguistic origins discussions.
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Arizona
No Prairie Schooner Either A Philadelphia Street Car
A Philadelphia street car motorist blinked in astonishment and braked suddenly as a motorboat lay on the tracks three miles from the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Traffic piled up until the boat's owner arrived and later moved it into a showroom.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Schuylkill River
Jitterbug Debate Highlights Youth Activity Views
Misa Ethel Bowers, field secretary of the National Recreational Association, argues jitterbug is simply an outlet for energy. She says youth also needs violent dancing, running and racing games, plus mental, observation, and educational games.
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Misa Ethel Bowers
National Recreational Association
Imitation of Wood Decorates California Cafe Interior
The cafe walls feature a weathered wood look created with paint on plaster. A primer coat dries, then a semiglass casting is grainished with knots. Burnt umber is used to trace grain and board divisions, marked off with a striper.
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California
French Soap Evolution From Elite Luxury To Household Item
Soap once a luxury for the elite was refined in the early nineteenth century by Chevreul. He advanced the chemistry of soap and established proper manufacturing steps, allowing the product to become widely used in homes.
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Chevreul
Echo Caption Promises Bold Claims From City Column
A local Echo column urges readers to spread the word and tell others they read about the bold city plan. The piece hints at upcoming announcements and community reactions, emphasizing civic engagement and curiosity.
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