Be Prepared for Insect Trouble in Iowa Fields
Western Iowa reports grasshoppers damaging crops warning eastern counties to watch for trouble. In Fayette county grasshoppers exist in small numbers but no damage yet. If damage begins, report it and apply poison formula from Dr. Carl J. Drake: coarse bran 100 lb, sodium arsenite 1 qt, molasses 2 gal, water 10–12 gal. Broadcast to cover 15 acres, use endgate feeder, apply early morning before feeding. Report outbreaks to County Agent.
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Iowa
Fayette County
Carl J. Drake
Medieval History Timeframe Defined in Text
The statement notes medieval history as covering 875 to 1492, with modern history starting at the discovery of America. It contrasts these periods and frames how historians segment world events.
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America
Grecian Victory Celebrations Marked by Laurels and Winged Victories
Ancient Greeks honored wins with laurel wreaths on victors and erected small winged figures called Victories to commemorate notable events, reflecting symbolic rituals in classical culture.
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Grecien
Cattle men lining up herds for county show circuit
Three dairy breeds will be represented this fall with Fayette county herds. The Holstein herd under Mike Stanart is nearly ready for the Fayette county fair at West Union before moving to Des Moines and other major shows. Guernsey and Jersey plans are in flux with expected expansion. Hawkeye’s Charles Hoyt will oversee the Holstein display, while Jersey participation remains unsettled and will appear at Independence during the Buchanan county fair. Washington dispatch notes census bureau staff were dismissed for smoking outside the building, prompting county newspaper readers to say they saw it in the Echo.
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Fayette County
Mike Stanart
West Union
Des Moines
Minnesota
Kanaag
Oklahoma
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Charles Hoyt
Hawkeye
Jersey
Independence
Buchanan County
Washington Dispatch
Census‘ Bureau
Census ‘Bureau
Portable houses boost profits for farmers in hogs and poultry
Farmers learn portable houses improve sanitation and health and raise profits on aud Hemean hogs and poultry. The Lumberman offers finished buildings or materials at good prices for local construction. A mock exchange about a manager and his wife adds quirky local flavor.
Pleasantville Social Roundup in Wadena Area
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cline welcome a baby boy born Monday. Numerous visits and calls dot a busy week with relatives and friends from Fayette, Oelwein, West Union, Arlington, Waterloo, Detroit, and Madison. Guests, picnics, and travels tie into family milestones and community life across the region.
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Roy Cline
Alden Gell
la Fonda
Elgin
Clermont
Dawson Clark
Ethel Clark
Orlwein Park
Herman Larson
Henry Larsson
Arlington
D. G. Gage
Fayette
Myra
A. C. Cook
George Kuhenes
Donald Orr
Telina Johnson
Gander
Johnson Bros
Q. Johnson
Ralph Reed
West Union
Reed
A. G. Herrling
Alden Finch
Chas
California
W. Burgett
Mary Crandall
Luther Crandall
Mae McCord
Claude Flowers
Wisconsin
Evelyn
Ethel Moore
Wolgar City
George Wilkinson
Klingman
Bradford Finch
Fred Gernand, Sr
Fred
Volga Cty
Howard Mason
West Unon
Frank Tschantzenent
Fred Ernat
la Verle Everetts
Harry Earle
Rochester
Minn
Floy Jennings
Quincy, I
B. A
L. Lyons
Strawberry Point
Wadena
Rudy Crandall
Blanche Whitcher
Beauty Culture
Waterloo
Carl Cox
Manchester
G. P. Clark
J.J. O'Hara
Ardis
Dickeyville
Wis
George Davis
Lawrence Welch
Marie
Harold Hermen
Grannis Hollow
Wm. Probert
Mae Probert
Mabel Young
Lynn Probert
Waukon
Will Notice of Shaffer Will Probate Hearing in Fayette
State of Iowa Fayette County notice that the purported will of John D Shaffer deceased will be admitted to probate with a hearing set by the District Court on August 3 1981 in West Union Iowa The clerk Edgar A Traeger and deputy Josephine Kniel sign this notice dated July 6 1981
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State of
Iowa
Fayette County
John D. Shaffer
Said County
District Court
Weat Union
Edgar A. Traeger
Josephine Kniel
Oelwein Farmer Killed by Bull on Farm
Wesley A. Gardner, 89, a farmer living near Oelwein, was killed by a bull on his farm late Thursday. His body was discovered by Mrs. W. H. Gable and her husband, visitors staying at the Gardner home. Mrs. Gardner recently gave birth to twins and was hospitalized in Oelwein.
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Wesley A. Gardner
Oelwein
W. H. Gable
Arlington
Gardner
War on Fayette County Foxes Proposed by Supervisors
Delegation of poultry raisers from the Waucoma area prompts the Fayette County board of supervisors to hold a special session in West Union Monday to curb fox damage. Reports from Clermont and Brainard mirror Waucoma losses as turkeys, chickens and some pigs are affected. Likely measures include offering a bounty on fox scalps and urging the state to declare an open season, with damage concentrated in the county’s northern timbered streams.
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Waucoma
Board of Supervisors
West Union
Fayette County
J. H. Cline
Clermont
Brainard
Supergiators
State Fish and Game Commission
Martin Cooney
Telegraph-Harald
Bear grease and deer suet in early colonial can dies
In Cam die Loge, Marion N Rawson notes early settlers used bear grease and deer suet for the first can dies in America, followed by spermaceti wax taken from sperm whale heads brought to New England shores before the mid sixteen hundreds.
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Candlea
Marion N. Rawson
New England
Must Give and Take Human Society Quote
A short quotation from H. G. Walla discusses society as a complex balance between ideal liberty and the discipline of cooperative work, noting ongoing adjustments within social systems.
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H. G. Walla
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Falb’s Meat Market
Elgin, Iowa
Rastus
Trate
Kansas
Schori & Kuster
Eeya
Frank Poor
Grace
Christeleit
Jess Poor
W. M. Huggins
Hopkington
Hazel Arnold
B. A. Jennings
Mary
Lessie Jennings
Luman Fox
Volga City
Clair Kelly
Baby
Vida
Montana
Nell
Stella
Ethel
Charles Jones
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Ethel Jones
Uaker Steegsred Schuimaches
Weibel Mill Company
Oteripry
Will
Qelwein
Typewriter
The
Echo
Reliable Business Machines Company of
New Hampton
Royal
Remington
Elgin Echo
Elgin State Bank
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