Way to Handle Fence Wire by Rolling Reel on Wagon
Anton Schwetz of Cadet Wisconsin shows a wire rolling wagon method in Missouri Valley Farmer. Build sides with 2 by 4 boards and use 1 by 6 crosspieces to form uprights braced by 2 by 4s. A rounded top holds an old shaft with a crank to pull wire up to 50 rods per pull. The reel carries about 175 to 180 rods of wire. Attach wire at a post and hitch the wagon to guide along the fence as wire is stringed.
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Anton Schwetz
Cadet
Wis
Missouri Valley
Cleanliness is Big Factor in Poultry Success
Emphasizes cleanliness as crucial for egg quality and customer retention. Recommends abundant clean nests, segregating thin shelled and dirty eggs for home use, and moving clean, uniform eggs to buyers promptly. Warns against dating eggs beyond a day of lay to avoid user distrust.
Kicking Cow Out Of Heifer Milking Hair Clip Guide
A farming note explains that leaving long hairs around the teat can cause kicking during milking. It suggests using common horse clippers to remove the hair around the udder and extend clipping over the flank and thigh on the right side to prevent protests by the cow.
Devices for Candling Eggs Demonstrate Simple Light Test
The text describes several egg candling devices featuring a strong opaque case with a small egg-shaped opening. An egg is placed before the opening to let light pass through. It suggests using a heavy paper tube in bright sunlight as an easy alternative to strong electric lighting for the candle process.
Difficult to Procure Help in Milking Hurdles Farmers Face
The writer notes that farmers with many cows struggle to hire help. Milking after long field days seems as essential as harvesting tasks like corn and hay. He warns workers that demanding after hours labor harms morale and travel efficiency around the farm.
Mrs Langtry Praises American Life and Parent Child Ties
Mrs Langtry at a Washington luncheon says she will write a book of impressions from her American tour. She notes American children show independence while European youths stay with parents, then recalls a broker’s joke about a girl visiting her father and mother in Rochester.
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New York
Mary
Rochester
Pushed Grand Piano Drops on Moving Man in Philadelphia
Morris Gross, 28, a colored piano mover, was dropped from about 20 feet when a rope broke while hoisting a piano at Sixty second and Arch streets. A corner of the instrument struck his head and shoulders as he landed on the sidewalk. He survived with scalp lacerations and was taken to West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital for observation.
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Morris Gross
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital
Gross
Where Did the Kite Fly Franklin Tablet Debate
The Philadelphia Ledger notes three sites claimed for a Tablet honoring Franklin’s kite moment at Sixth and Spruce Ninth and Ridge avenue and Ninth and Chestnut. Justus C. Strawbridge funded a Franklin statue after investigation found the kite flew where the post office stands, with university buildings later occupying part of the block.
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Franklin
Daughters of the Revolution
Spruce
Ninth
Ridge Avenue
Ninth and
Chestnut
Philadelphia Ledger
Justus C. Strawbridge
Anecdote Shocks Colony Club With Frugal Smith Tale
Mrs. Oliver Harriman amused New York's Colony Club with a domestic economy anecdote about a husband named Smith. He alternates between giving his wife most of his salary and keeping nearly all of it, provoking a witty exchange on managing a week on a single dollar. The tale ends with the wife's frustration and the husband's deadpan self-justification.
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Oliver Harriman
Colony Club
New York
Smith
John
Moved Quinine Trees and Sir Clements Markham
Sir Clements Robert Markham, explorer and former Royal Geographical Society president, aged eighty five, introduced cinchona cultivation from Peru to British India. His career spans navy service from 1844, Arctic 1850 51 expedition, Peru and Abyssinia journeys, India Office secretary in 1867, and author of multiple travel and history volumes including The Incas of Peru.
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Sir Clements Robert Markham
Peru
British India
Royal Geographical Society
Navy
Abyssinia
India Office
Roman quarters and ancient coin terms explained
Willie asks about the meaning of quarter in Roman times and his father explains the currency system. The father notes Romans did not use quarters and mentions unfamiliar terms like sesterces or dinars. The exchange clarifies historical money units and usage.
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Willie
Paper clothing may replace wool if war worsens
Pasadena visitors report that paper fabrics could cut clothing costs if a process is found. Jonas Kuppenheimer of Chicago says wool prices rise with war, potentially forcing a shift to paper garments. He notes producers hope for war’s end but foresee higher prices and fewer fabric choices next fall.
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Pasadena
Cal
Jonas Kuppenheimer
Chicago
The
Raymond
Europe
America
Mr. Kuppenheimer
England
Dry crusaders push state-wide prohibition bill
Indianapolis on January 23 reports friends of the dry cause anticipate twenty seven Senate votes for the bill, one more than needed, aiming to delay final action while wets curb passage. Wet forces expect to lose in the House and would rush the measure in the Senate only if pressed.
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Indianapolis
Friends of the Dry Cause
House
Senate
Senator Owen Hart in Auto Accident
Oklahoma City reports United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma was struck by a car. The front wheels passed over his right leg, injuring him.
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Owen Hart
Oklahoma City
Jan
United States
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Bill Bars Liquor Importations In West Virginia
A bill introduced in the West Virginia senate and house of delegates seeks to halt the importation of intoxicating liquor into the state. The measure, filed in Charleston, aims to curb outside liquor entering West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
G Senate
House of Delegates
Probate of Will Notice in Jefferson County Iowa
Notice is given that a document claimed as the Last Will and Testament of Huldah Ross and Achsah Sackett has filed in the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County Iowa. A proof and final hearing are set for February 5 1917 at 2:00 PM, on the first day of February Term 1917. George M Ball Clerk of the District Court.
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Ilowa
Jefferson County
Huldah Ross
Achsah Sackett
District Court
Towa
Notice of Hearing of Final Report in Hoopes Estate
In Jefferson county Iowa 1917 final report of D F Spratt administrator of Eliza Hoopes estate will be filed by January 25 1917. If no objections are filed and cause shown by February term 1917 noon February 5 1917 the report may be approved and bondsmen released. Thoma Thoma attorneys notice dated January 1 18 and 25.
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District Court of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Eliza Hoopes
D. F. Spratt
F. Spratt
Thoma & Thoma
District Court Notice from Jefferson County Iowa
In the District Court in and for Jefferson County Iowa February Charles Carlson A C Carlson Ida Carlaco Anna Randleman R T
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Jefferson County
Iowa
Charles Carlson
A. C. Carlson
Ida Carlaco
Anna Randleman
R. T
Plaintiffs Seek Quiet Title To Jefferson County Land
Hattie Dedrick and E H Dedrick as heirs of John and Clara Carlson sue Lonquist Newman Lundquist Lundquist Peterson Swanson Turner and unknown heirs claiming fee simple ownership of two tracts in Jefferson county Iowa described by metes and bounds and seek a court order quieting title after ten years adverse possession. The notice calls for response by February 2 1917 and cites publication in Fairfield Daily Journal.
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Frank W. Lundquist
Amelia Lundquist
C. L. Lundquist
Emma Lundquist
Hannah KE. Peterson
Hannah E. Lundquist
E. Peterson
Anna K. Lundquist
John Swanson
Mina Swanson
John Turner
County of
Jefferson
Iowatown
District Court of
Jefferson County
Iowa
Fairfield
Huglin & Rorick, Atty’s
District Court
August Johnson
Recorder’s Office
Samuel Bennett
Annis
Henry Orholser
Catherine Riley
John W. Ellis
Eatella Ellis
Tella Ellis
August Johnson v Kyle et al real estate in Jefferson County Iowa
Plaintiff August Johnson sues a long list of defendants including Kyle Hamlin Bates and Castell families over a described property in Jefferson County Iowa. The suit seeks interest claims as heirs executors and devisees among others in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter and the west half of the…
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Jefferson County
Iowa
August Johnson
Charles A. Kyle
Elizabeth Hamlin
William BB. Hamlin
Ira G. Kyle Cephas
Lt. Kyle
John J. Kyle
Joel Bates
Sarah Bates
Jerimiah Bates
Elizabeth Bates
Lizzie Bates
Joel D. Bates
T. J. Bates
Ella Bates
Henry Bates
Bates
Ephriam Bates
Hattie Bates
Willia Ann Graham
Rita Fletcher
Eita Castell
Ansel Metcher
Stella Lynn
Stella Castell
Ross Linn
Eunice Emry
Eunice Castell
Fred Emry
Anna Day
Nna Castell
Ed. Day
Pricilla Cummings
Pricilla Castell
Horace Cummings Jackson
K. Sharpe
Samuel Bennett
Annis Bennett
Catherine Riley
John W. Ellis
Kostella Ellis
County of
Jefferson
State of
Towit
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Information
George M. Ball
Fairfield Daily Journal
Geo. M. Ball
C. E. Anderson
Gaumer Bros
Fairfield Steam Laundry
O. J. Simons
Ledger Office
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