Iowa corn prize winners and seed tests raise concerns
Farmers report old corn fails to germinate in seed tests due to damp, foggy summer conditions and shade dampness near cribs. J B Vaughan shows 508 of 700 kernels failed to sprout, while some kernels that did grow lacked healthy germ. Spencer Herald notes John Anderson near-panama trip prize totals forty dollars with support from family and Spencer Commercial Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Vaughan
Mr. Vaughan
The
Spencer Herald
John Anderson
Chris Anderson
Beer Royal
Spencer Commercial Club
Benton
Arthur Schmidt
Blackhawk
Peter Lichty
Boond
William Pestotnik
Buena Vista
Julius Bumann
Calhoun
Ray Archer
Toa
Cerro Gordo
Wm. J. Lalor
Elby Smith
Clay
Virgil McDowell
Chintoo
John Turner
Decatur
Haymond Hazlet
Dickinson
Clare Pangborn
Emmet
Max South
Filoyd
Howard Wright
Fremont
Virgil van Ness
Greene
Ralph Teagarden
Ae. Hamilton
Jordan Larson
Hardin
Wade Hauser
Harrison
Bernard Smith
Ava Humboldt
Chas. Christensen
Jasper
Frank Guthrie
Kossuth
Charles Miller
Linn
Archie White
Pepe
Plymouth
Eugene Dugan
Wit Polk
William Caleete
Eee
Pottawattamie
Ralph Sherwin
Sioux—Eddy
Roghair
Story
Louis Levi
Union
Erwin Eddy
Wayne
William
Webster
Earl Blair
Harold Anderson
Winnebago
Vincent Field
Woodbury
Ernest Larson
Wright
Charles Chapman
Bailey Says Ingham Best Talker in Towa
Bailey praises Harvey Ingham as the top talker in Towa though noting his politics have changed. He remains a republican but less active, with his apprehender and transmagrificer described as bent. Roat is deemed impossible while he fixates on him as a leader and rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Ingham
Towa
Harvey Ingham
Harvey
Batley
Britt Tribune
Auto Crash LeavesSeveral Hurt on Spencer Main Street
In Spencer a vehicle overturned on Main Street Tuesday evening last week injuring Richard Hwing Emerson Gibson and Gilbert Strand from Spencer and others from Ruthven. Gibson suffered a broken arm. the others sustained varying injuries as the car was badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hwing
Emerson Gibson
Gilbert Strand
Spencer
Ruthven
Main Street
Mr. Gibson
Webster City School Board Approves $5500 Gymnasium
Webster City voters received news that the school board decided Thursday evening to construct a new gymnasium at a cost of 5500 dollars, a proposal expected to receive strong local support from citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
This Place
Whose Bunch of Keys Found Near Stock Yards
James Grady located a stray set of keys near the stock yards on Monday. An owner can claim the bunch at the issuing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Grady
Algona Woman Killed in Humboldt County Auto Crash
Humboldt Iowa November 27 Mrs Hendrick of Algona was killed in an auto accident north of Humboldt Friday evening. Her husband driving at high speed lost control and the car overturned with him under it. she died probably from a broken neck. The couple’s bakery owner husband survived with minor injuries as the body was taken to Algona after initial treatment. The notice also reports on an Ames College seed treatment device promising higher germination rates for clover and alfalfa seeds and local wedding notices alongside silage experiments for soft corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Hendrick
Algona
H. T. Hughes
Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
Hughes
Sears
Hushes
Ames Bulletin
A. R. Lamb
J. M. Evvard
Town State College
Hancock County Readies 4950 Men on Three Days Notice
Hancock County signals readiness for rapid mobilization. Tre Bailey asserts the county could field 4,950 men within three days if needed, challenging skeptics with a bold offer of a public event featuring a horse race and ball game with free lunch at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
Tre. Bailey Sys
Murder at Boone. laborer shot after quarrel
Boone, Ta. Nov. 27 A T Suza 23 a laborer at the new epileptic colony at Woodward was shot and killed by a fellow workman after a quarrel. Both men are foreigners. Joe Baker, believed to be the killer, fled and remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone, Ta
A. T. Suza
Woodward
Joe Baker
Harry Dickinson Receives $3000 Salary Increase
Mr and Mrs F Dickinson of Moline Illinois visited Emmetsburg for Thanksgiving to tend farm interests near Osgood. Harry Dickinson who supervised experimental work for the Moline Plow company has received a substantial raise to 3000 dollars per year and is noted as an Emmetsburg young man making progress in his field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2. F. Dickinson
Moline
Illinois
Emmetsburg
Osgood
Harry
Two Suspects Captured After Farm House Burglary
Le Mars Iowa on November 23 two men named James Grayson and F S Sporting were captured by Sheriff Maxwell two hours after entering Jake Myers farm house south of town and stealing three suits of clothes and a revolver. They were found in timber along the Floyd river just after changing into the stolen garments and discarding their old outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
James Grayson
F. S. Sporting
Maxwell
Jake Myers
Floyd River
Whittemore and Graettinger Battle in Basketball
Sherman Deneen refereed a Whittemore versus Graettinger game Saturday. Whittemore won the game 17 to 12 but the Whittemore team was later credited with the loss as the final score listed 8 to 4 against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Deneen
Whittemore
Graettinger
Whittemore Boys
Swine Use of A Glanded Silage Highlighted
A historical note explains that this silage is a concentrate not roughage. It emphasizes swine can use this type of silage to advantage, while ordinary silage has a limited role for pigs. The point is to remind readers of the distinct value of glanded silage for swine feeding.
The Gabometer Verse Satirizes Telephone Meter Meme
A Webster City inventor unveils a meter to measure telephone talk. A corporation is formed to sell the device while a poet parodies the idea, forecasting a future of controlled chatter and muted gossip in a humorous civic-press tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johm Dalton BH
Martin
Webster City
Arrives Any Old Time and Public Train Woes In Milwaukee
The Milwaukee morning passenger train from the east arrives irregularly as officials are urged to put better engines in service. Patrons demand fair treatment and timely information on delays. Also noting PORTSALE items include Poland China boars and sows, plus three half blood bull stock from B. R. McAlister, Hmmetsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Portsale
Poland
China
B. R. McAlister
Hmmetsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pillsbury’s Best Flour
Kmas
O’brien
Casa Store
Ayrshire
Iowa
Clay County
Exposition
Snes M. & St. L
Auto Wreck
Hampton
J. H. Corcoran
Popejoy
M. & St. L. Railroad
Ae Ryge Gu
Sage
LeVene Press
J. A. Berg
Berg
Democrat
Emimet
Estherville
William B. Gibson
Anna Geinitz
Emmet County
Boone
Harry Dickinson
LeMars
Whittemore and
Bingley
Manson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!