International Livestock Show vectored cattle mix for Chicago event
Herdsmen and students at Town State College prepare sixty six head of stock for the International Live Stock Show in Chicago December 2 to 9. Entries include twenty fat steers fifteen fat hogs twenty five fat wethers and six draft horses and colts. Steers will be sold after the show as will hogs. horses and sheep return to college farms. A student judging team will also enter the competition as part of ongoing stock judging and elimination contests to select a team for the show.
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Town State College
Chicago
Tve
Iowa State ‘College
State University Hospital
Town City
L. W. Dean
Medical College
Master Lynn
W. R. Lynn
Davenport
Dean
Clarence Tatrehild
Albert M. Dever
Deyoe
Spring Wheat Yields From 47 Stations Across Plains Area
A study from 47 experiment stations shows winter wheat outperforms spring types where suitable, durum leads among spring wheats, and Fife dominates in northern North Dakota while Bluestem equals Fife east of North Dakota. Preston varieties are mainly the Preston type, with Bluestem well adapted to Minnesota and eastern North Dakota.
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Great Plains
United States Department of Agriculture
Fife
Preston
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Moles Devour Many Grubs on Lawns
Ground moles will eat more than their weight in grubs in one day if they can find them. They also consume earthworms cut worms and various insects but not potatoes. Severe measures may be needed to curb mole activity. rolling lawns can deter their digging.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Perking Ward
University Hospital
Jane Haworth
Cane Gerrarican Normal School of Missouri
Miriam Chise
G. Bushard
Shenandoah
Albert Gustafson
Busgard
Charles Erickson
Notato King
Erekson
W. B. Barnay
State Food Department
E. B. Evang
Drake Law College
Evans
Dean Evans
Drake
Law School
Cole
Winning V. Kinzer
Arthur
Iowa Guards
Kinzer
Addison
Food and Dairy Commission
Polke
Ray Potter
State University
Iowa City
Verdun
Edwin M. Suplee
Los Angeles
West Point
Jyne
United States Cavalry
J. J. Hotz
Iown
Town City
George C. Rosé
Omaha
Rose
John Moyer
Joseph Mochal
Montezuma
Moyer
F. X. Moyer
Mochalx
Grinnell College
J. 1 B. Guthrie
Town State College
Machines in Public Favor Rise in Farm Implements
Census figures from 1909 to 1914 show a marked increase in farm implements gaining public favor. Corn huskers shredders corn and bean harvesters lead the rise. grain drills spring tooth harrows and grain harvesters also gain popularity.
Hay Patch Harvests Improve Winter Feed Supplies
On farms, small grass patches can yield significant hay after the main crop, aiding winter stock. Targeting fine grass areas reduces storage losses and meets rising demand. Cutting small patches prevents unwanted seed production and controls pests like Johnson grass crab grass.
Celery Growing Yields Highlighted by Canadian Grower
Samuel Beach, a Canadian truck grower, emphasizes that one acre of celery, with careful care from seed to market, can yield six 40,000 heads per acre, worth 60 to 60 cents per dozen. He stresses prevention of blight and rust via Bordeaux mixture and notes spraying costs rose after the war, but spraying remains essential for top quality.
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Samuel Beach
Beach
Service From Double Gate on the Farm
The double gate provides better service than a large single gate as hinges bear half the weight. An easy construction method is described, assuming basic materials and simple carpentry skills.
Building a 16 Foot Gate with Center Towing Method
The plan describes constructing a 16 foot gate in one piece, setting it in place, securing four hinges, tamping the post, and towing the gate in two at the center to ensure even closing. It recommends placing center sidepieces half an inch apart and making two saw cuts to offset swelling from rain and maintain proper closure.
Soil Fertility Tips For Profits In Gardens
A gardening guide stresses high soil fertility as essential for profits. It urges periodic lime to help clovers thrive and ample phosphorus for crops. Grow green manures where possible, recycle stable manure, and buy manure when price is favorable.
Cleanliness Key in Successful Poultry Raising
The article stresses cleanliness as the dominant factor in healthy poultry. It notes that care goes beyond mere dirt removal, requiring ample fresh air and liberal use of disinfectants to promote flock well being.
Manure Handling Guidance for Efficient Spreading
Guidance urges immediate spreading of manure to minimize handling. Use a wagon or manure spreader placed to receive manure directly from gutters via a crane. Once filled, haul to the field and scatter promptly rather than piling in heaps for later distribution.
Be cautious elopement sparks county office gunfire
In Beaver Falls an aged clash over a planned elopement ended with Caleb Smith ninety six chasing Ronin Williaina ninety two into the county recorder’s office and firing two shotgun blasts at Willis who had eloped with Cynthia Smith seventy eight. Willis fainted as the melee unfolded and the father ignored his daughter’s distress during the confrontation.
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Beaver Falls
Caleb Smith
Williaina
County Recorders Office
Willis
Caleb
Cynthia
Williams
Willams
Elopement Sparks Pursuit In Aging Romance Tale
The father drags home his blushing daughter as an elopement unfolds in a romantic style. Caleb opposes the match while Williams seeks to win Cyno, who climbs a second-story window to meet him. They flee toward the city with an old horse and buggy, pursued by the furious father who reaches the recorder's office during the couple's hurried scene.
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Caleb
Williams
Cynothia
Wiliams
Elopers
Recorder’s
Swain
Mke
Rag Doll Hidden Gold Found in Trunk
Fresno woman Maggie Doyle, wife of a city policeman, rediscovered a rag doll gifted twenty years earlier with a note to keep it. While repairing the doll the stuffing gave way and a stick containing 180 in gold coins was found. Doyle’s mother had died ten years ago.
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California
Fresno
Maggie Doyle
Doyl
Premonition Comes True in Chicago Motorcycle Crash
A Chicago two brothers Steven Ansay and Peter Ansay were killed and injured respectively when their motorcycle crashed into a wagon. A third brother had urged them to take another road amid a presentiment of danger.
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Chicago
Steven Ansay
Peter Ansay
Wigan
Loaded Up and Lively: A Flaming Exchange
A terse exchange reveals one man’s severe intoxication as another notes he found nothing redeeming in him. The speaker claims the subject was already on his eighth lightball when last seen, underscoring a deteriorating condition.
Cuticura Comforts Baby Bath and Sleep Claim
An old advertisement urges bathing a baby with hot water and Cuticura Soap, drying lightly, then applying Cuticura Ointment to affected parts. It promises instant relief and a refreshing sleep lasting weeks, with a free sample by mail and a booklet. Sold everywhere by Cuticura Dept Ly Boston.
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Parta
Dept
Boston
Ady
Famous Scientist as Chef in Paris Kitchen
Distinguished visitors in Paris tour laboratories where Professor Metchnikoff stirs sliced bananas fried in butter, claiming a fragrant dish is his current experiment. The scene blends science with whim as the famed researcher showcases a culinary curiosity amid noon meals.
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Paris
Metchnikoff
Metehnikofft
Metehnikof
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