Iowa State News Highlights Wartime Changes and Local Incidents
A shooting near Mount Pleasant leaves Raymond Mathews dead after a dispute with Clarence Heddon as crowds watch. Iowa plans shift from gold to currency and silver for Camp Dodge pay, with clothing supply and officer training details. Statewide topics include Hoover food conservation efforts, school course changes, a large state fair army review, and public notices on prohibition, labor and accidents.
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Raymond Mathews
Mount Pleasant
Clarence Heddon
Wesley Chapel
Whhm
Mathews
Heddon
Elrt
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Treasury Department
National Army
Fiftieth Infantry
Thirty-ninth Field Artillery
Iowa
Pian Ig
Cherokea High
State Fair
United States Infantry
Third
Harding
Bla
Ames
The
Agricultural College
Deas Moines
Loulan Homer Tave
J. ¥. Wrench
University of Missouri
Bharveat
South Dakota
Cupid
Council Bluffs
Old Settlers
Winterset Regently
Waterloo
Army
Wenden
Dee Molues
Coal Pices
Wilson
Vic Knowles
Hubbard
Knowles
Fort Snelling
Bar-Racka
J. R. Hanna
Clark
Dallas
Dubuque
Hancock
Jasper
Jones
Linn
Lucas
Mahaska
Marlon
Page
Poweshiek
Sioux
Union
Monons
Appanoose
Johnson
Monroe
Worth
War Department
Gloux City
Medical Department
United States Army
St. Louis
An Towan
Rainbow
Washington
David 8. Fairchild, Jr
Clinton
H. H. Reynolds
E. W. Sweeney
Erica Blair
Richard Clark
School Board of
Cedar Rapids
Little Rock
Sioux City
Rockwell City
Red Cross
Newton
Thera
MacVicar
Quartermaster’s Department
Second Ions Infantry
Deming
N. M
Green River
Wyo
Earl
Fort Dodge
Thirty-third Iowa Infantry
Knoxville
Charley City
Dennigan
Ondersto
Inoculation Boosts Alfalfa Growth and Yields
Missouri expert outlines two inoculation methods to ensure bacteria colonize alfalfa roots. Without inoculation stands weaken, yellow in patches, or die over time. proper inoculation improves vigor, leafiness, and protein content while enriching soil for subsequent crops. Broadcast nodulated material or inoculate seed with soil or commercial cultures for reliable establishment.
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Missouri
W. A. Albrecht
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Adjustable Draft On Plow Demonstrated In Farm Guide
O J Lynde explains an adjustable draft plow in Farmers Mall and Breeze. The article includes two diagrams: a larger view of the overall arrangement and a smaller view showing the control bar end with a sprocket wheel. The draft bar is raised or lowered by turning the wheeled handle between the handles, enabling operator control from the seat.
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O. J. Lynde
Farmers Mall
Breeze
Francs
Flanders
America
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tny Cannam
United States
Canada
Lise Tee
Clean eggs Require Clean Nest Litter and Temperature
Clean eggs are essential and nests should have ample clean litter. Use oat or wheat straw cut short, with a handful of tobacco stems at the bottom to deter ice and mites. Gather eggs twice daily in severe weather to prevent losses, then store at 45 to 55 degrees.
Weaning and Training Lessons for Young Horses
A short, instructional note on educating young horses, stressing gentle handling to avoid severe biting and spoiled dispositions. Warns against harsh work on heavy breeds and attributes bad temper to rough training and improper expectations.
Winter onions storage guidance from Farmers Bulletins
A 19th century style note describes storing onions in dry ventilated spaces such as attics. It advises avoiding handling while fro zen and ensuring onions are mature and thoroughly dry before placing them in ventilated barrels, crates, or loosely woven baskets. It references USDA Farmers Bulletin 364 and 87 for further details.
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United States Department’ of Agriculture
Washington
BD. C
Plan for Healthy Potatoes Regulation Sparks Debate
A proposed regulation would quarantine all potatoes not treated with formaldehyde at origin. Critics say treatment misses key diseases and reinfection can occur during shipment. Advocates argue healthy seed and premium markets drive disease control, urging stronger grower collaboration between Northern and Southern farms.
Spray for cabbage worms control guidance
The green cabbage worm harms cabbages and cauliflower but is easily controlled. In small gardens hand picking works, while field use spray pumps with arsenate solutions or Paris green water mix. Apply as plants set out and repeat as plants demand, using a fine mist to avoid runoff.
Eradication of blue grass in alfalfa field
Iowa State College advises one or two spring tooth harrow passes after the second cutting to kill blue grass safely. If a spring tooth harrow is unavailable a disk may be used with minor alfalfa crown injury, then smooth the ground with the harrow for best results.
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Iowa State College
Keep Record of Chickens to Measure Poultry Profit
Open an account with the poultry detailing every expense including feed and equipment, and credit them with all eggs and chicks produced and consumed, not only those sold. This is the sure way to know if the poultry pays.
Caring for Pasture Lands in Weed Control
Mowing pasture lands when weeds are in full bloom helps prevent weed seed formation. Many weeds, even perennials, can be brought under control if they are not allowed to produce seeds for several years in succession.
Memory Training Becomes Business Talk
Two men discuss memory training claiming rapid benefits in business efficiency. One boasts learning presidents and soup hints in two weeks, praising the course as great. The other asks who originated the system.
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Ade
United States
Work of Agricultural Department
The department of agriculture has a staff of more than 26,000 people devoting their full time to improving agriculture, investigating marketing problems and enforcing federal laws.
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Department of Agriculture
Hinan
From a Menagerie recruiting tale and married life quips
In a noncommissioned officer’s drill an answering recruits with names Fox Bear Wolf Lyon triggers laughter as the sergeant jokes about recruiting from a menagerie. The piece closes with a quip about two living cheaper together but not peacefully in married life.
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Bear
Highterrogator
Lyon
Sapling joke from an American gunner training tale
An American ambulance driver returning from France recalls a humor moment at an England training camp. A gunner cannot identify a sapling until the officer clarifies there is a sapling right before him, then the gunner finally calls it a young pig.
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England
United States
New York Sun
Priests Right to Lodging Settles Bed Dispute
A judge a military officer and a priest sought a single spare bed at an inn. The owner weighed 16 20 and 25 years of service for Birr Dublin Nevan and declared the aged priest with 25 years in ministry the rightful occupant of the bed.
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Iain
Birr
Dublin
Nevan
The Secret Car Deal Reflects on Deception and Marriage
A buyer questions a car’s quality after purchase and accuses the dealer of misrepresentation. The exchange leads to a broader quip about advertising and folly, noting how flirtation and marriage ideas reveal human vanity and gullibility.
Minnesota Druggist Praises Kilmer's Swamp-Root
A Hastings Minnesota druggist writes that Kilmer's Swamp-Root is a splendid reliable kidney liver and bladder medicine. He notes customers have praised it for 36 years and recommends it for its intended uses. The letter invites readers to request a sample and information from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Minnesota
DR. Kilmer
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Hegree and Menton
Very Uneful Gift Exchange at Wedding
A lady jokes about a peculiar wedding gift as a charwoman explains her sister’s nuptials. The gift is a large flat, bought for practical use in case of disputes, hinting the bridegroom’s temper. The chatty scene ends with a quip about a finiton pearson feature and a whispered warning.
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Hera
Little Bird
Pearson’s Weekly
Time to Change Subjects
A dialogue about money and emergencies is interrupted by a remark about rain. The exchange involves a plea to save, a question about a home telephone, and a humorous pivot to weather. The skit hints at financial caution and daily life routines.
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