Postwar sewing machine trade in good condition ad
An assortment of classified notices offers a sewing machine in good condition with high trade-in value for new postwar models, contact details for Flynn in Calmar Iowa or Echo Office in Elgin. Also listed are a Whiteface heifer for sale near Elgin and a 233 acre Marion Highland farm for sale with REA access, plus theater invitation for Alfred Baechier and a note on fish freezing technology and colonial population estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flynn
Calmar
Iowa
Echo
Elgin
Marion
Highland
Oscar
Baumgartner
Henry Fay
Oelwein
Pasture and Pest Tips From Iowa State College Trials
Trials at the Iowa State College farm near Albia show pasture finish boosts for growing pigs, liming and reseeding raise gains, and that rat control requires cleaning rat habitats and building-proofing. Dairy cows demand careful mastitis management, fall pasture rest, and efficient storage for bumper crops. egg prices may hold, and silage remains key to dairy rations. Rat poisons include red squill, barium carbonate, arsenic, and phosphorus paste, with bitter taste as a drawback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Albia
Red squill bait mixing guidance for poison preparation
The text notes red squill should be mixed with bait material in a 1 to 16 ratio but warns strength varies widely. It advises following directions on the entire mixture when preparing this poison.
Built Portable House Aims For Ames College
Jim Davies of Williamsburg built a modern three room house in about three weeks to reach an Ames college. He got permission to move it over the Toads and to place it on arrival at Iowa State. The house is enroute to college. In West Des Moines Earl Rush lost a St Bernard found later in an excavation after falling inside. Two Rockwell City men survived serious Friday car wrecks with no injuries. A. F. Halvin of Red Oak died in his car from monoxide gas poisoning after an exhaust tube extended inside. Lamoni thieves stole $1500 worth of clothing from a store owned by John Reynard. Lamont Iowa native Arthur Church rises to head of a Kansas City radio station after starting as a youth in radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Davies
Williamsburg
Ames
State Highway Commission
Iowa State
St. Bernard
Earl Rush
West Des Moines
Rockwell
A. F. Halvin
Red Oak
Early Radio Aerial Tangle and Bus Safety Anecdotes
A relay of quirky items from the era includes a 100 ft pole used for a radio aerial, a deputy sheriff embarrassed by a thief stealing his wife's lingerie, and a Postville school bus incident where a gravel truck caused a bus to tip over an embankment but with no injuries.
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Sorat Wa
Ray Sisson
Sisson
Law and Orden
Embankment
Postville Schol
Knife Rack Keeps All Butchering Knives In Place
A brief note explains that all butchering knives should remain in a knife rack when not in use, emphasizing organization and safety. The first cannon fired stone balls, marking an early artillery milestone.
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Elkader
Ville
Ray Reierson
Lawrence
Gehring Dial
Duroc
Jersey
Rock Road
Clermont
Elmer Larson
Avalon
Gay Blades
Buffalo Bill
Ralph Johnson
Wadena
Echo Office
Gilbert
Anderson, Clermont
D. R. Peasley
National Farm Loan Association
West Union
Chester White
Lawrence Gehring
Walt. Dummermuth
Roundcherries
Dial
Wm. Torkelson
Oscar Thompson
Suzanna Gordon
Anson Priest Home
H. D. Yack
Avalon Theater
Christine Schori
Gunder
Cartie Nelson
Thos. Howard
Cydia Hun
Berresidence
Beho
Alfred Baechier
Thensivalon Theater
India
Portugal
Belgium
Italy
Japan
LEO V. “Boleyn Dial
West Union Rendering Works
Enterprise
Cavalier
Sudan
Lamoni
John Reynard
Lamont
Arthur Church
Kansas City
Mr. Church
Torkelson Bros
Postville Rendering Plant
Postville
THE
Elgin Echo
Tos
Ayat
Weibel Mile CO
Romeo
Waterer
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Mgr
Elgin, Iowa
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