Agriculture Notes and Farm Practices From Iowa Extension
Agricultural guidance covers livestock feeding after lambing and prework weight gain for horses, state corn yield publishing changes, Iowa counties in top poultry production, high school basketball tourney broadcasts, farm earnings trends, tenant farm purchases, and county achievement days for farm homemakers. It also details stalk field prep, grape pruning, pig farrowing losses and pen specs, legume seedbed prep, soil liming, phosphate applications, and seeding windows for red clover and alfalfa.
Kefir Native Caucasus Drink Tradition
Kefir or kephir is a native Caucasus drink made from fermented milk due to kefir grains. It is prescribed by Caucasians for hung diseases stomach trouble and anemia.
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The
Caucasus
Pomeranian Dogs Shrunk From Larger Northern Breeds
The Pomeranian, once a sturdy northern dog, shrank through years of crossbreeding. Historians say it descended from huskier breeds such as Samoyedes and Elkhounds, while German Pomerania lends its name and a fox like face defines the modern toy size. The breed remains durable, weather tolerant, and alert as a small guardian with a rich double coat and plume like tail.
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Northland
Samoyedes
George Butz
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pomerania
Germany
The Three Graces Aglaia Euphrosyne Thalia Explain
The Three Graces Aglaia Euphrosyne and Thalia are described as sister goddesses allied with the Muses and Venus, embodying grace beauty and joy. They are shown embracing to signify mutual welcome and were worshiped since ancient Greece with varied local cults.
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Aglaia
Euphrosyne
Thalia
Venus
Apollo
Detroit News
Zeus
Eurynome
Greece
Orchomenus
Boeotia
Memorial to Michigan Lumbermen in Huron National Forest
A three-figure memorial to Michigan lumbermen stands above the Au Sable River at Five Channels dam, 15 miles northwest of East Tawas. Bronze figures nine feet tall sit on a 20-ton granite base, depicting a timber cruiser, a woodsman, and a river man. Sculptor Robert Aitken used hundreds of photos. inscription honors pioneer lumbermen and lists 91 Michigan men linked to early milling.
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Michigan
Huron National Forest
Au Sable River
Five Channels Dam
East Tawas
Timber Cruiser
Robert Aitken
New York
Prairie States
England Holds Abundant Fish For Export Across Seas
The Washington Post notes England produces abundant fish with 65 pounds per person annually. English fishers set long lines and haul vast quantities, including 24,000,000 pilchards in 1870, once spoiling the nets and being sold as fertilizer.
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England
Washington Post
How Animals Spend Winter
The piece describes winter behavior of animals. It notes many animals stay active or fly, while others hibernate. Frogs enter long rests, burrow into pond mud, and can live ten to twelve years.
Local Social News Highlights From Elgin Area
A mix of social visits and family updates from Elgin and nearby towns includes Maria, Harley and J D Humphry as dinner guests. Mrs DeSart visiting in Franc DeSert home. illness notes for Mrs Schweitzer under doctor care. Crider family gathering in Elkader. Lauretta Gilson visiting grandparents. Mrs Capper of Postville visiting with Lena Benson. Gilson relatives in Dyersville and Fayette social updates. noted illnesses of Mrs Falk, Mrs Snyder, and Mrs Imhof. travel to Fort Dodge for H F Becker. calendar give away offer. Lois Lehman and Mabel Fitzaim from McGregor spent weekend with Lehman family. Helen Wegner judged junior high declamatory contest in Cl ement. Ben Schori’s birthday honored at Karl Fox home. Mrs McKellar返回 Chicago for care. Brook Haven firehouse incident ends with fire.
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Maria, Harley
J. D. Humphry
Ed Boleyn
Math DeSart
Chris Schweitzer
R. A. Crider
C. L. Crider
Elkader
Lauretta Gilson
H. B. Gilson
Boies Capper
Postville
Lena Benson
George Gilson
Dyersville
Donald
John Falk
Emil Snyder
Alfred Imhof
H. F. Becker
Fort Dodge
Echo Office
Lois Lehman
Mabel Fitzaim
McGregor
L. G. Lehman
Helen Wegner
Clermont
Brook Haven
Joe McCain
February Iowa liquor sales dip slightly from January
Liquor sales in Iowa eased in February after a January peak but remained above 800000 dollars. Seven state stores sold under a thousand, including several newly opened guinea pig stores. These experimental shops run for a year if profitable, the latest being Postville store number 166.
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Iowa
Postville
Reader's Digest praised for concise, engaging articles
The piece extols Reader's Digest as a museum in parvo, offering condensed articles from outstanding periodicals. It quotes George Ade on avoiding excess words and endorses the magazine as a modern, efficient source for current ideas.
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George Ade
Parvo
Anxious Bench Phrase From Revival Sermons
The Anxious Bench denotes a revival era practice for repentant seekers to join the church and describes a state of spiritual difficulty or anxiety during these sermons.
Sailfish Display Fierce Tactics in Sport Fishing Tale
West Palm Beach, Fla. describes a fisherman’s chase as a sailfish leaps repeatedly, skims on its tail for long distances, then dives or runs against heavy line. The vivid scene portrays the fish’s speed and agility in the sport.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Bright DeCall transfers for home decorating display
A Broadcaster note promotes DeCall transfers for kitchen bath and nursery use. Easy to apply with patterns for furniture pantry tins waste baskets lamp shades and more. A light exchange about a chorus girl and a Biblical gown follows in a playful, stage bound aside.
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Iona
Guernsey
Thos. Knudtson
Echo
Herbert Miller
Feller's Hardware
West Elgin
Oneill Drug Co
Walter Bons
Manchester
Town
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Gilbert Loftsgard
al Joads
Feller’s Hardware
Omy Farm
Albert Gulsviz
Gunder
Hunsberger & Schori
Ohio
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Nnhie
United States
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Clayton
Kossuth
Sioux
Potia
Wattamie
Linn
Des Moines
WOI
Iowa State College
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Mike
Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association of Iowa
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank Commissioner
Aglaia, Euphrosyne and
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Elgin State Bank
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West Union Rendering Works
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Fayette County
Stephen
Humphrey Foxwell
District Court
West Union
Philip K. Meskel
Ruby Boyle
Gulf Stream “Greyhounds
Joe
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Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
Elgin,nwa
PMU Cern
McCormick+ Deering
McCormick-Deering
McCormick~Deering
Torkelson Bros
Chrysler and Plymouth
J. H.C. Farm Machinery
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