Wildlife bravado and drought era notes in rural dispatches
A collage of brief rural observations and aphorisms. Topics include a bold claim on strength comparing a man to a wren, scarce labor on cattle ranges with high wage offers, a Oklahoma farmer leasing land for post timber, government value estimates favoring males over horses, a creed on hereditary merit, rapid growth in a young bird, Australia’s rains boosting business after drought, a large crow hunting tally in Illinois, and dairy timing advice contrasted with animal welfare.
Prices rise and farming woes cited in old market notes
The article discusses harvester price increases from five to ten dollars, reduced competition among manufacturers, and a cautious market with few buyers. It notes stagnant land values, declines in flat wet areas, and questions the fate of wild plerons once common in rural life, now vanished with little trace.
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America
Farm Boys Learn to Grow Into Ambitious Men
An editorial encourages farm boys to study hard, read, observe, and gain practical experience. It stresses early groundwork between ages fifteen and twenty five to become engineers, merchants, lawyers, or ministers, warning that indolence leads to crime while diligence yields success.
The Trained Faculties and Labor Efficiency
A discussion on workers who overdo or underperform, urging a middle path of intelligent job sizing and reduced fussing. It argues that true efficiency comes from forethought and mechanical dexterity in shaping how tasks are approached, rather than uneducated, burdensome effort.
Farmers As Speculators And Work Hours Debate
The piece argues against farmers speculating in markets, urging cleanups of yearly smut crops and arguing that holding crop stocks risks losses as prices rise or fall. It also contrasts labor expectations across occupations, noting eight to sixteen hour norms and that front runners in any field lack a clear standard for daily effort.
Collage of farm notes and rural observations
A compilation of agricultural reflections on stock quality, lightning rods, insurance claims, and rural life. Topics include breeding, the value of well kept farms, storm damage, lightning protection myths, and the link between work and well being, with anecdotes on poultry, sparrows, and dairy caution.
Better Farming On Fewer Acres And Wild Weather Loss
A western flood season exposes how drainage and river modification worsen floods. The piece urges farmers to expand knowledge and efficiency on existing land, not chase more acreage, and notes poor outcomes from overworked blackberry cultivation and fragile eastern farming practices. It stresses cyclical climate trends and the need for smarter soil care and underdraining.
Office and Residence on Broadway City M Ecleared For Office
Resident Dentist practices at Gowans' block Finetsburg Iowa. Crown and bridge work a specialty. Office over Vaughan's tailor shop three blocks north of High School. Mayor and Justice of the Peace on East Main Street. Prompt attention given to collections.
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Gowans
Emmetsburg
Main St
Palo Alto Tribune
Pesk St
Otice
Albéalls
Iowa
Ofice
Vaughan
Eminetsburg
Finetsburg
Gfice
East Main Street
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Aaron van Dam
Kensington
Rigth St
Chicago
Dr. Pierce
Tabasco
W. 1. Krieger
Mallard, Iowa
P. Mulroney
M. White
B. B. Richards
J. P. Mulroney
William White
H. B. Richards
Archie Johnson
Joseph Muhlfread
George G. Sands
M. F. Kerwick
W. H. Coonan
Harper Whiskey
Blatz Beer
General Banking
Els. Ormaby
F. L. Harrison Cashier
WM. Pender
Salaan Naren
Mibwaukee
Oklahoma
Australia
Hainois
Igarden
Trigg
Rockford
Mrs. Rover
Rogee
Internal Revenue Authorities
Kent
Moses
Apostles
Usssons
Middle West
Dad
Ake
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Last Fear
Penn Sylvania
Virgina
Sreliamlerem Owen
Tfme
McLean Medicine CO
St. Louis
le Pen Borie
Com
Thos. O' Connor
Palo Alto County Bank
C. E. Cokoon
Attorney At Law
Palo Alto County Bank Building
Emimersburg, Laws
Geo. B. McCarty
Laws
A. J. Burt
Gail
Law
E. A. Morling
W. H. Morleng
Attorneys At Law
Farmers’ Savings Bank
F.C. Davidson
T. A. O'Brien
W.G. Henry
P Postoffice
J. L. Walker
Broadway
Cite M. E
H.W. Burnard
J. L. van Gorden
R. Crichton Mollison
Dr. Thomas
Emmeteburg
Savings Hank
Poland
A. A. Theile
amMce
Lewis Stuehmer
Justice of the Peace
Fea
OmMce
S. Atkinson
John Bailey
Lanniry
Emmeraburg
Towa
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