City gardens teach children farming skills and pride
Philadelphia Civic Club and Vacant Lots groups expand school and public gardens across the city. Dozens of plots for vegetables and flowers serve 700 to 300 children, with instructors, notebooks, and shared harvests. Incorrigible youths often become eager, leading gardeners in the program.
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Vacant Lots Association
R. F. Powell
Fifty-eighth Street
Baltimore Avenue
Episcopal Churches of
Philadelphia
Powell
Locust Street
Twenty-second
Morris Streets
Civic Club
Educational Association
Fifth and
Catherine Streets
Fifty-sixth Street
Landsdowne Avenue
Board of Education
Civic Letterment Association
Waterview Park
Haines and
Underhill Streets
Germantown
Gifford
Princeton
Point Breeze Park
Dwarfing Techniques Expand Small Scale Fruit Growing
Dwarfing via budding or grafting on slow growing stock enables growth of apples cherries plums and peaches in compact forms. Dwarf pears are common while standards can be kept as bushes or pyramids. Pruning training and espaliers cordons allow denser plantings and use building walls as supports for fruiting crops such as apricot nectarine pear and grape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Took Employer's Valuables in Clemens Case
J D Spence of a Clemens area farmer filed a warrant for the arrest of John Monroe on charges of stealing a team harness buggy and other valuables valued at 350 dollars. Monroe, 22, was alone at the Spence home yesterday giving opportunity for the theft, with a trail followed for a mile before it was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
J. D. Spence
Clemens
John Monroe
Monroe
Spence
Learning How to Farm at Church House Orphan Girls
A Philadelphia Record item notes a two year old experiment at the Church House of Orphan Girls on Fifty-eighth street and Baltimore avenue. The piece highlights philanthropic interest and community efforts to teach farming skills to orphans and plans for expanding the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Church House of Orphan Girls
Fifty-eighth Street
Baltimore Avenue
Gardening as a Scientific Pursuit Teaches Practical Skills
Children in a gardening program realize the need for the rules behind garden work and observe practical utility. They understand to progress they must master school content, and many sell produce for profit, taking pride in their achievements.
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Derstand
Smallpox Closes Churches Across Guthrie County
Panora Iowa December 24 A smallpox epidemic has led to the suspension of church services in Panora Linden Vale and surrounding areas. Guthrie County high school remains closed until after the holidays with fifty to sixty cases quarantined in Panora and many more exposed. State physician Linn diagnosed the outbreak on December 10, vaccination efforts are underway to curb spread. The disease is mild with only a few serious cases.
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Panora
Guthrie County
Linden
Vale
Linn
Motto for Amateur Theatrical Club Suggested
Knox quotes a motto idea for the club. Woodby agrees and suggests a concise proverb about caution. The exchange centers on choosing a fitting motto for their budding amateur theatre group.
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Knox
Woodby
Sheriff’s Sale in Jefferson County Iowa Notice
By virtue of a special execution issued from the District Court in Jefferson County Iowa The Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association v William H Coop Mary R Coop George W Gibson Caroline A Gibson Charles Messer The sheriff will sell the south half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter section 36 township 72 range 10 west now known as block 60 Centennial Addition Fairfield Iowa at the front door of the courthouse on January 12 1905 at 2 pm to satisfy 1306 75 debt plus 59 72 costs and accruing costs to the high bidder for cash.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association
Wm. H. Coop
Mary R. Coop
Geo. W. Gibson
Caroline A. Gibson
Charles Messer
Fairfield
Court House
J. W. Wright
Chas. M. Barnes
Caroline Gibson
George Gibson
Township Seventy-Two
Auction of Jefferson County Real Estate in Fairfield Iowa
Court in favor of Charles Messer levies on two tracts in Jefferson County Iowa. One tract covers 12 acres in the southwest quadrant of section 31 township 72 9 west. the second tract is the south half of the northeast section 36 township 72 10 west now known as block 60 Centennial Addition Fairfield. Auction set for a specified debt and costs with accruing costs, to the highest bidder for cash.
Doctor Sues Railway Over Missed Train Time
Des Moines Iowa December 23 Dr D W Smouse sues Great Western Railway for 1000 dollars claiming loss due to officials misinforming him about a train departure time He asserts reliance on company representations led to missing the Rochester Minnesota trip and subsequent delay from poor connections at Olwein.
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D. W. Smouse
Great Western
Des Moines
Great Western Railway Company
Rochester
Minn
Olwein
Piano Falls on Janitor in Creston Church
R McMaster janitor at Congregational church in Creston Iowa was badly injured when a piano toppled during moving. The instrument overbalanced and fell on him bruising his side and cutting an leg. a blackboard absorbing most of the impact likely saved his life. His recovery is hoped for.
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Creston
R. McMaster
Congregational Church
McMaster
Lace undersleeves and chemisette charm dresses
The passage notes that many simple dresses gain their charm from delicate lace undersleeves and a lace chemisette, highlighting a subtle fashion detail from period attire.
Fairfield Real Estate Sale Under Court Judgment
In Jefferson County Iowa the court grants Frank Pacha guardian a sale of Coykendalls Sub division in Centennial Addition Fairfield. Lots 6 7 8 9 10 11 in block 1 and 1 2 in block 2 and lots 3 4 5 6 in block 3 will be auctioned to satisfy a debt of 1587.78 dollars plus 66.32 dollars costs and accruing costs. The sale is set for 2 o clock p m at public auction to the highest bidder for cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Frank Pacha
A. J. Conlee
Laura A. Conlee
E. J. Coykendall
Coykendall
Fairfield
Court House
J. W. Wright
Chas. M. Barnes
Quieting Title in Jefferson County Lands Notice
In the February Term 1905 Jefferson District Court Roy Glotfelty seeks title quieting to the SW quarter of the NE quarter of Section 23 Township 71 Range 10 with unknown claimants and heirs of William Leable Mrs Leable and Mrs Craig named defendants. The petition notes adverse possession over 20 years and warns defense must appear by February 6 1905 otherwise default and judgment will be entered.
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Jefferson District Court
Roy Glotfelty
S. W
N. E
William Leable
Leable
Craig
District Court
State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
William Seable
William L. Leable
Mary Ann Leable
William Craig
Levi Morris
Court House
Fairfield
Wilson & Jordan
Order for Publication Notice Summary
A court order directs publication of a notice in the newspaper. The document indicates it is presented to a judge for approval and outlines that publication is required as part of the legal process. Details on parties or dates are not provided in the fragment.
Court approves notice publication for unknown defendants
The court orders publication in the Fairfield Tribune Jefferson county Iowa for six consecutive weeks at least once weekly. The notice is designated to reach the unknown defendants. Judge ROBT Sloan approves the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Tribune
Jefferson County
Iowa
Robt
Sloan
Train schedule fragment shows Golden State Limited details
A timetable fragment lists East Bound No 44 Golden State Ltd with a 4 44 am departure, No 30 Daily, No 4 Daily, No 72 Freight daily except Sunday, and notes stops for El Paso and points west.
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Denver Express
Omaha Express
Des Moines
Chicago Express
Chicago
Burlington and
Peoria
Golden State Ltd
Ing
Fae WM So
Sak Cues
Golden State Limited
el Paso
Points West
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O. W. Holmes
Bank of Contentment
Bayard Taylor
Pacific
Washington State
St. Louis
Spokane
Exposition Grounds
Jack Frost
Nile
Amazon
Nebraska
Illinois
Dakotas
Manitoba
Guthrie County High School
Sheriff’s Sale
New York
Clehee
R. J. Wilson
A. G. Jordan
Law
Calvin Snook
Higley’s Drug Store
E. F. Simmons
Cor
Park
W. S. Maddux
Mary T. Maddux
Jefferson County Bank
W. Briggs
Castor
Childe
Bears
Edwin C. Bock
Shriner & Swayze
Frank Fourt
South Side Drug Ltd
J. B. Monfort
First National Bank
Telehones
W. Fordyce
Risk & Restore
Iqua
Railroad
Co Street
C. C. Tallman
M. D
Ofhce
A. S. Hague
Higley’s
Side Park
Fice
E. G. Grove M. D
I D. Jones
Kate M. Jones
E. R. Smith
North Side Park
H. E. Hurst
Kerrick & Co
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