County News From Kport April 6 Council Members Named
Local notes report A. and J. H. McCarty as councilmen with F. F. Johnston clerk. Residents discuss weather, fruit forecast, and community visits. Mrs Ida Vorhies ill. Dr. Clark called for possible operation. Birthday dinner honors mother of Mrs. E. B. Carter with 25 attendees and gifts, Aunt Julia Strong turning 92 soon.
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Fix
Glasgow
Ida Vorhies
Clark
Fairfield
J. Metcalf
Florence Billingsley
Ottumwa
E. B. Carter
Letts
Belle Hutton
Mrs. Smith
Julia Strong
Local Social News From O O D Iowa
Mrs Annie and daughters visited relatives. Mrs Harrison and daughter visited. Elm of Freemont visited sister Mrs Russell. Mrs Arthur Loomis visited with in laws. Miss Lizzie Killman and Mrs Davis in Fairfield. Clarence Cline Elm visited Cline family. Joseph Nelson of recently. Myrtle Avery's husband Ed Downey visited from distance. Mrs Downey’s baby girl born. funeral held for a local resident. Ingram enjoying a visit with friends.
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Arthur Loomis
ROUND PRAIRIE SHOWER REPORTS FINE APRIL RAIN
Prairie reports a fine shower yesterday on April 6 with light drizzle and improved soil moisture. Local residents noted the rain helped early growing crops and general farm activity.
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Prairie
Local Notes From Blackhawk Village April Updates
Dr. Fordyce treated Adda Ramsay for chickenpox. Emma Cook returned to Madison after visiting Mrs. Knight, 85, who sang with vigor. Ladies' club gathered at Mrs. Julian's. next at Mrs. Pickens. Earl and Russell Hedge visited Elmer Ramsay. Funeral of Grandpa Davison in Fairfield drew local attendees. Miss Alice Jones begins term at No. 8. Miss Bean to teach No. 7. Bertha Julian at No. 9 Center township.
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Blackhawk
Fordyce
Adda Ramsay
Emma Cook
Madison
Wis
Knight
Mrs. Julian
Batavia
Elmer Ramsay
Grandpa Davidson
Fairfield
Prince
Beckwith
Alice Jones
Alice
Mary Bean
Bertha Julian
Center Township
Elm Grove Social Notes Reach Into April
Elm Grove reports school beginning Monday with Miss Edith Hafferty as teacher. Mrs. Mae Johnson and family visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Barr Saturday. Miss Lulu Fisher spent Thursday at the Kennedy home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Junkin visited Fairfield Sunday. Misses Lola and Elsie Wilson, James Hagan and Charlie Junkin visited near Pleasant Plain at the Emry home. Alva Rains spent Sunday at the H. L. Wilson home. Mae Hafferty of Collett spent Sunday at the C. D. McPherson home. Roll Emry of Pleasant Plain was a carer in this vicinity last week. John Uttley and family spent Sunday afternoon at the D. C. Wolett home.
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Elm Grove
Edith Hafferty
Mae Johnson
Alonzo Barr
Lulu Fisher
Kennedy
Harry Junkin
Fairfield
Lola
Elsie Wilson
James Hagan
Charlie Junkin
Pleasant Plain
Emry
Alva Rains
H. L. Wilson
Mae Hafferty
Collett
C. D
Local Social Roundup From Libertyville and Surroundings
Community notes from Libertyville include visits between Fairfield Hedrick Ottumwa Batavia and local towns. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Oscar Martin. School term starts Jessie McNeil at Balding. Ladies Aid Presbyterian hosts a paper social April 18 with 20 pound paper charge and free refreshments.
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Libertyville
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
George Newland
Ira Peebler
Birthday Club
Town
Mahlon Williams
M Club
J. V. Hurst
Withenry Wolff
Batavia
Parsonville School Opens Spring Term
Parsonville April 6 The spring term of school at No 6 began Monday the 16th with Miss Kate Calhoun as teacher Tessie Nelson and Helen Parsons returned to school at Fairfield Monday Parsonville church plans an Easter program Carl Nelson and wife of Galesburg Illinois spent Sunday at home Ethel Hoskins Hugh Sands and Fred Cochran visited the Larson home Sunday
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Parsonville
No. 6
Kate Calhoun
Tessie Nelson
Helen Parsons
Fairfield
Parsonville Church
Carl Nelson
Galesburg
Ill
Ethel Hoskins
Hugh Sands
Fred Cochran
Larson
Expert urges history lore and folklore for youth reading
Dr Everett L. Tomlinson of Elizabeth New Jersey addressed 200 librarians at the Chelsea hotel during the joint Pennsylvania New Jersey meeting. He urged more history and folklore for youths and less standard literature and fiction, saying boys gravitate to heavy works and miss stirring national tales. A reception followed in the Carnegie library building.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Everett L. Tomlinson
Elizabeth
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Chelsea Hotel
Carnegie Library
My Uncle Hiram and the Newsboy’s Early Call
Benny recalls his uncle Hiram’s fear of the newsboy who wakes him at six every morning. The line of humor centers on a morning disruption that spoils a planned nap.
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Hiram
Little Benny
Golf wisdom from a Se. Andrews caddie remark
A Se. Andrews caddie retorts to a university professor that golf needs instinct and headwork, not just Latin and Greek taught by anyone. The wry line emphasizes practical skill over formal learning.
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Se. Andrews
Onybody
Between Blunders and Politics in Action
A compact reflection contrasts political action with blunders, noting that decisions often resolve to the lesser error. It also remarks on ideas that enter the ear and exit quickly, meeting little resistance.
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John Morley
Europe Refuses Our Fats Under New Meat Rules
Washington reports new meat inspection rules require denaturing and rendering inedible fats before shipment. Companies fear European buyers will reject denatured grease and trade will drop. Circulars warn that denaturization may hinder lubricating use and odors from solvents may alert buyers.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Holland
Strikebreakers Quit After Grievance Talk at Ottumwa Plant
Fifty-five Greek strikebreakers brought from Davenport to fill in at Ottumwa Box Car Loader company quit soon after being housed at the plant. Pickets met an interpreter who conveyed the Greek workers' grievances, prompting their immediate departure to Davenport. Only the foreman and a few officials remain on site.
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Ottumwa
Davenport
Real Estate Transfers March 28 to April 4 1925
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels and quit claim deeds across Fairfield and surrounding areas. Transfers include Roy Caviness to John G Hutton and S L McGavie to W L Burton with values from 1 to 7 thousand dollars. Multiple parcels in 34-72-10 and 27-72-10 referenced with several by Mary A Davidson Nellie Shults and James McKenzie and Rachel Hampson. April 2 and 4 show additional lots and tracts exchanged involving J D Hupp Bell May Young D J Johnston and Geo Horn with prices ranging from 600 to 10 800 dollars and total sums listed.
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Roy Caviness
John G. Hutton
J. D. Bates
Jessie L. H. Chilcott
S. L. McGavie
W. L. Burton
S. A. Lind
John B. Mowery
Mary A. Davidson
Nellie
Clyde C. Shults
James McKenzie
Edwin Tuller
Charles F. Ball
J. M. Fry
Joe S. Crail
Henn Williams
Ada
Worionoig
Fairfield
W. K. Alexander
Rachel Hampson
New Plat
G. B. Baker
J. A. West
Tizzie
Bell
Young
Harley F. Young
D. J. Johnston
Geo. R. Horn
E. R. Smith
John B. Stever
Poultry Ledger Item Noted In Local Trade
A sparse OCR fragment records a poultry entry with codes and numbers, indicating a trade note or ledger line in a local market. The readable elements include dressings of poultry and numeric identifiers, but no clear names or dates are present.
Open Front Poultry Shelters From Straw and Stalks
A farmer built winter refuge for poultry under a south facing straw stack and a low corn stalk shed. Hens gain warmth, sun, and space for exercise in open front shelters while remaining healthy and productive.
Diagnosing Diseases in Poultry
The article warns poultrymen that close flock proximity spreads disease and many misdiagnose symptoms. It urges correct identification and proper treatment to avoid losses and emphasizes saving money through timely, appropriate care.
Go In To Win in Poultry Breeding Be Thorough
The article urges a winning mindset for poultry breeding and stresses thorough, committed work. It extols pleasure in breeding, dedication to overcoming obstacles, and treating poultry as a paying farm branch with careful feeding like buttermilk and sour milk for turkeys ducks and young chicks.
Roomy Quarters Urged to End Bird Cruelty
Op-eds condemn overcrowding of fowl housing as cruel and unhealthy. Authors argue birds in cramped hen houses or runs become diseased, making eggs unfit for consumption, while vast numbers of tainted eggs may reach markets yearly.
Young clerk finds health and wealth through a new path
A young dry goods clerk, plagued by ill health that made manual labor impossible, followed a physician's advice to quit strenuous work and pursue a healthier route to success and well being. He reshaped his life with disciplined choices and financial steadiness emerging from the shift.
Egg Farm Built From Illness to Supply City Demand
A man ill with indoor work established an egg farm on just over two acres five miles from the city. He collected eggs twice daily, sorted by color and size, and sold them unbranded in the open market or packed in three to four dozen boxes labeled Hopewell. Regular customers paid promptly as he ran the venture largely himself, proving that health and resolve can drive enterprise.
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Hopewell
Poultry Advice From Hens to Geese in Old Notebook
Practical notes on hen care and breeding contrast egg production with bird age and seasons. Tips cover flock thinning, plum trees for yards, egg dating, honesty in labeling, nesting in darkness, and differences in goose and guinea fowl weights and behavior.
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Toulouse
Embden
China
Canada
Jimmy's New Snap
A brief Chicago News fragment shows Jimmy leaving the messenger force for a job with a dog fancier. He explains he teaches customers how to whistle when they buy a pet dog, as he smokes a cigarette and chats with a lad holding a yellow envelope.
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Jimmy
Chicago News
When the Hens Begin to Lay
A humorous verse narrator child laments family spending as they wait for hens to lay to fund luxuries. The speaker notes Ma's wants, Pa's reluctance, and a visit from the preacher about dues, all tied to the hens’ eggs.
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Sammy Shoeleaf
Heaven as a Marketplace in Philosophical Satire
A satirical reflection comparing heaven to a marketplace where all can buy cheap and sell high, challenging notions of eternal reward through a cynical lens. The piece critiques materialism and the pursuit of wealth even in imagined realms.
Dr King's New Life Pills Promised Relief
Advertisement describes Dr. King's New Life Pills as purifiers to cure stagnation of the liver and bowels causing biliousness and jaundice. It claims relief for head ache and mentions price 25 cents at Shriner's drug store in April.
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Dr. King
Shriner
A Reasonable Precaution
Uncle Eben advises regular optimism by arranging three meals a day and paying the rent, reflecting a practical approach in the Washington Star excerpt.
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Eben
Washington Star
A Capital Proceeding
An artistic young husband jokes about a suspended judgment in a new home as he stands on a stepladder with a picture, calling it a hanging matter.
British Tanks Oil Stores Guarded by Sea Forts
The British government is constructing large oil tanks at several ports for naval fuel. The tanks will be surrounded by earth mounds to shield them from sea gunfire.
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British Isles
Local Markets Prices and Produce at Fairfield and Zeigler
The local markets report grain hay and produce prices at Fairfield and Zeigler elevators with figures for Clover hay per ton at 9.00 to 10.00, loose hay 4.00 to 7.00, bailed hay 5.00 to 7.00, live poultry values, pork and hides, shipping steers and stockers priced from 3.00 to 5.60, and mill goods including flour corn meal with small sack prices. The page ends with a reflective line: There is hardly any one more deceptive than the one who sings divinely.
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Fairfield
Zeigler
PGES
Emry
S. Peele Cos Acs Wen Bs Re
EME
Keaton
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