Attention Poultry Raisers Culling Vaccination and Debeaking Offered
Poultry services urge immediate culling, worming, and vaccination for fowl pox and tracheitis. Debeaking to prevent cannibalism urged as flocks approach production. Prices advertised as reasonable. White Leghorn flocks sought for hatching eggs in 1951. Contact Elephant Mound Capper's Hatchery in Elgin Wisconsin by telephone 2511, noted as an effigy of a bear.
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Elgin
Ilowa
Wisconsin
Early medieval monks used picture strips in sacred storytelling
European monks skilled in manuscript illumination created picture strips to narrate Adam and Eve and other religious themes. They admired and adopted stained glass mosaics from Byzantine and Venetian art of the 10th century to craft storytelling cathedral windows.
Christmas Island Named for Cook Discovery on Christmas Eve
Christmas Island, the Pacific’s largest atoll with 164 square miles of land, lies in the Line Islands south of Hawaii. It was discovered by British Captain James Cook on Christmas Eve 1777, giving the festive name to the isle.
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Christmas Island
Line Islands
Hawaii
James Cook
Heavy soil nutrient drain threatens wartime crop yields
University of Illinois expert O L Whalin reports heavy wartime croppings drained nitrogen and other minerals from Midwest soils. From 1942 to 1946 about 1.8 million tons of nitrogen were removed while only 1.5 million tons were replenished via fertilizer and legume crops. Phosphorus and potash replacement were far below removal, risking sustained yields without inoculated legumes phosphate and potash programs.
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Mllnois Aolla
O. L. Whalin
University of Waois
Winata
Whalin
Lime and soil testing guide for legume crops
Lime should be applied based on soil tests and soil should be sweetened before legume seeding. Apply six months to a year prior to planting to improve soil conditions and legume growth.
Deep Rooted Legumes Improve Soil Structure And Nutrition
Deep rooted legumes such as sweet clover or alfalfa push tap roots deep into soil opening packed earth to air and water. Regular rotation with these crops loosens soil creates channels for subsequent roots and enhances mineralized organic matter supplying phosphorus and potash to future crops.
Sept 28 Closing Date For State Election Filing
Federal and state election news notes a Sept 28 closing date for filing in Iowa races. Coverage outlines safe driving clinic exams for high schools, district and state clinics, and the top scorers advancing to statewide events. Also mentions hydro electric dam delays and speeches by Loveland Gillette Beardsley across Iowa ahead of November elections.
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Iowa
Papuc
Congress
F. K. Schmidt
Des Moines
Des Moines Fair Grounds
First Iowa Hydroelectric Cooperative
Moscow
Federal Power Commission
Albert J. Loveland
Janesville
Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Association
Mt. Pleasant
Guy M. Gillette
Clinton
Gillette
Fairfield
Hampton
Loveland
Blakesburg
Davenport
Mapleton
William 8. Beardsley
Iowa Real Estate
Isaak Walton League Convention Headed for Clinton Visit
The Town Isaak Walton League plans a Clinton stop with a convention in the Fourth Congressional District. Delegates expect visits to Marshall and Grundy counties as part of the tour.
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Isaak ,Walton League
Clinton
Marshall and Grundy
Local Elgin News Briefs Highlight Dinner Guests
Wordy social notes list visitors and meals across Elgin areas. Names include Mary Allen, Karen Schupbach, Anna Schupbach, Jake Solberger, Walter Butikofer, Ida Christen, and the Martie family, with gatherings in Oelwein Monona Marion Elkader and related homes.
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Mya
Mary Allen
Spéfit
Oelwein
George Holzer
Karen Schupbach
Monona
Anna Schupbach
Jake Solberger
Marion
Walter Butikofer
Elkader
Ida Christen
Buffalo Bill Became Pony Express Rider at Fourteen
William Cody known as Buffalo Bill began as a Pony Express rider at age fourteen, marking the start of his famed frontier career.
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William Cody
Buffalo Bill
Pony Express
Unclear Recipe Fragment Shows Margerine and Apples
A fragmented recipe text mentions melting margarine, bread cubes, apples, and lemon, with steps to toss, cover, and bake until golden. Difficult to parse due to garbled OCR, but references to apples, margarine, bread cubes, lemon, and an oven bake of about six portions appear.
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Ogden
Soil fumigant stops work of soil nematodes
In a wartime style report scientists unveil a soil fumigant named D D that targets nematodes, allowing farmers to lay fallow land less often and rotate crops. The chief component is dichloropropane and its use enables repeated plantings across two million acres in the South each year.
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