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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
14
The Farm Bureau notes farmers should cull hens not laying well and those showing weakness or overfat. Culling is free for members, with a $3 per hundred charge for non members due to a waiting list and board decisions. Dates for service will be set and communicated.
A Chicago commission firm urges Iowa farmers to sell wool immediately to secure payment amid a warning issued last year by the state association. Despite cautions, about 1.25 million pounds shipped profited, with future market quotes showing varied prices by wool grade and expectations for a return to last season's levels.
A July 3 meeting of the Jefferson County Pure Live Stock Breeders Association drew strong attendance with representation from nearly every breed in the county. Officers and directors discussed improving stock quality and increasing pure bred livestock, and plans for a catalog-like directory were noted.
An old advertising claim promises quick relief from nasal catarrh and congestion. The ad touts Ely's Cream Balm as antiseptic and fast acting, soothing inflamed mucous membranes and restoring breathing in minutes.
Uric acid in meat irritates kidneys causing backache dizziness and night-time urination. Suggests eating less meat and drinking water, and using four ounces of Salts from a pharmacist with lithia to flush and restore kidney function.
The breeders’ ads directory notes members in line for live stock can log entries by breed. The association approves an insurance policy with the secretary as agent, promising about 20 percent savings and quality coverage. The motion to endorse the secretary’s action with the fair board passes.
Warren G. Harding the Republican presidential nominee will address Iowa on Farm Bureau Day at the state fair in late August. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation officials led by Secretary Cunningham announce the event and credit Jim Howard and John Coverdale for arranging Harding's sole Iowa appearance this year.
Jefferson county farm tour drew over forty cars last Wednesday amid hay and corn harvest. Leaders from Ames and Iowa Homestead joined local agronomists to study soil erosion, lime and phosphate effects, with stops at Brawner And Atwood farms, Speer plots, and Mitchell Poland China herd. The event featured lime trials, alfalfa tests, a Dickey dam project, and a large picnic in the Speer grove.
Mrs. Beirs of Glenview near Chicago reports ducks fell into a silo and drank heavy alcoholic sediment. The birds became unruly, bit a policeman, and two died after ingesting quirkily inebriated gizzards. Prohibition agents may pursue the silo's manufacturers.
In Chaudes-Aigues Auvergne a 2000 person village lacks chimneys stoves and boilers yet stays warm. Heating comes from hot mineral water circulating beneath houses with boiling wells and pipe mains. Women wash outdoors at a nearby hot water pond.
Ernest Melburg of Benton county, a Poland China hog breeder, has accumulated 85000 in two years. He earlier sold his Poland China herd to Gus Tow of Norway for 105000. His first purchase was three sows for 950, and pig profits grew by 2000 in nine months. Iowa adds Universal Life of Dubuque US Auto of Des Moines and Mid-West Auto of Cherokee to its growing insurers with 1250000 in capital. Licenses have already been issued.
A reflective note on American identity celebrating liberty and happiness in the home. It contrasts unrest with the ideal American household and loyalty to the nation.
About 1,000 residents led by Sheriff Ed Peterson scoured the Nishnabotna river bottoms for a nude wild man roaming northern Montgomery county. Despite extensive searches by car and on foot from Stanton, Elliott, Red Oak, Griswold, Coburg, Villisca and nearby towns, no capture occurred. Reports describe a 30 year old with a strong build and matted hair, seen by multiple witnesses over a month.
A strange man crept along the woods edge and chattered like a monkey as he approached Mrs. Geist and later vanished into the forest. The group pursued him near the river but he escaped into the stream. State Game Warden Alberts plans lake improvements in Emmet county using hunters license funds to dam outlets, stock lakes with fish, plant trees, and create a beauty spot.
The state superintendent of public instruction states Tipton holds the largest consolidated school in Iowa and ranks among the finest in the country.
A concise maxim states that national returns mirror personal effort and input, suggesting effort shapes outcomes and opportunities in the U S context. The phrase emphasizes cause and effect between individual investment and collective results.
Albert Campbell of Sterling Illinois survived a fifteen day confinement in a sealed refrigerator car without food or water. He crawled aboard seeking Chicago, couldn’t escape, endured thirst hunger and pulp chewing, and was found by workers unloading the car. He recalled lacerations from ventilator slats as he recounted the ordeal.
The sentence states a patriotic preference for the colors red white and blue. It emphasizes unity through national symbolism and uses a concise, declarative expression without external details.
A brief opinion piece extols America as a land of opportunity for those who put in effort and contribute to society, framing personal initiative as the key to success and progress.
The Marshall County Cow Test association reports April results with ten high cows averaging 1,727 pounds of milk and 62.72 pounds of butterfat. Dallas County, the nearest rival, averaged 1,441 pounds of milk and about 57 pounds of butterfat.
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