Local Notes Share Travel and Land Buyings Across Iowa and Minnesota
Local residents visit relatives in Estherville West Bend Emmetsburg Story City and Peoria. Henry Webbie buys land near Lake Benton Minnesota at 225 dollars per acre. Road crews set up machinery in the county gravel pit preparing gravel haul west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Lande
Estherville
Dan Ynberg
West Bend
Cecelia Lambe
Alice Peterson
Emmetsburg
James Wolfe
Story City
Wolfe
Miss Sundahl
Henry Webbie
Lake Benton
Minnesota
Pipestone
Sarah McDonald
Peoria
Illinois
P. J. Hession
Graettinger Bears Graettinger Beaten In Dugout Baseball War
Local page recounts a lively Graettinger newspaper scene with travel notes for James McCarty Rev J A S Cunningham and others while reporting a baseball clash next Sunday afternoon A charity badge notes a newborn child and community events including Busy Bees meeting at the Brekke home The article also covers bean marketing by a state growers association Excelsior Springs move Preston Fahnestock and threshing season developments plus a cattle stock testing update as two thirds of 258331 cattle may pass the test and add 170000 cattle to the accredited list
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCarty
Fremont County
J. A. S. Cunningham
North
George Greettinger
Minnesota
Olive Noble
Hertha Spies
West Bend
A. C G. Christiansen
Lost Island Township
Minneapolis
Jackson
Graettinger
C. A. Jensen
the Times
T. K. Brekke
Pearl Guest
Estherville
E. J. Newhall
Preston Fahnestock
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Fahnestock
California
Lag Lin vit i j tin woe mes ber
A cryptic OCR fragment reports a local event with limited readable details. It mentions names and places unclearly, offering little concrete facts to identify date, venue, or outcome. The readable portion hints at a brief notice or itemized listing rather than a full story.
Sheep Require Pure Water for Health
Farmers should provide sheep with a daily, accessible supply of clean water in all seasons. Without water the body suffers, appetite declines, and animals become run down. salt is also essential alongside hay and grain.
Systems of Feeding Fowls in Dry and Mash Methods
Two systems for feeding fowls are described dry-feed and mash feeding. Dry feeding uses dry feed with advantages including labor savings and reduced risk of bowel trouble from sloppy mashes, while mash feeding uses moistened meals.
Hamm Has Purebreeds Only in Better Sires Campaign
South Dakota farmer Charles P. Hamm declares all his sires and females across five livestock classes are purebred. He breeds Short horn cattle Percheron horses Duroc Jersey hogs Rhode Island Red chicks and Bourbon Red turkeys and becomes the first listed participant with all animals purebred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Hamm
South Dakota
United States Department of Agriculture
Rhode Island
Mr. Hamm
Grain for Hogs on Pasture
Hogs on pasture need grain for best profit but full feed is costly when pasture is ample and grain dear. Feeding corn with limited ration and pasture lowers costs, with small amounts of tankage or skim milk for hogs under 100 pounds.
Proper Time to Cut Wheat
A Farmers' Bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture advises cutting wheat only when straw has lost most green color and grains are not fully hardened. Cutting too early causes shriveled kernels. waiting until fully ripe leads to bleached appearance and shattering losses, though ripe wheat is harder to handle. Begin cutting in areas where wheat has begun to purge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Farmers
United States Department of Agriculture
Convenient stable rake with dual working edges
A single piece metal rake designed with a toothed edge to rake loose matter and a smooth edge to lift finer particles that pass through the teeth. The invention emphasizes a two-edged tool integrated in one solid piece.
Indians Favor Improvement In Navajo Stock Breeding
More than 191000 head of livestock owned by Navajo Indians in New Mexico will be bred to pure-bred sires. The female stock includes 8000 cattle 8000 horses 150000 sheep and 80000 goats with smaller numbers of swine and poultry. The Indians support the Better Stock Better Stock movement with cooperative guidance from the U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
United States Department of
Essentials for Swine Feed Mix and Application
A historical directive lists a hog care mixture: keep before hogs 100 pounds of slaked coal or wood ashes, 4 pounds all slaked lime, 2 pounds common salt, 1 pound Epsom salts. Mix thoroughly and sprinkle with a solution of 2 pounds copper dissolved in 1 quart boiling water.
Western Canada land offers for farmers and settlers
An old newspaper fragment advertises immigration to Western Canada with maps and railway rate details. It mentions skin health and shaving products, ideal wife notions, and invites inquiries to the Department of Immigration in Ottawa and a Des Moines address for literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Dept. of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
Johnstone
Des Moines
Welcome Relief From the Tortures of Rheumatism
An old blood purifier called 8. S. S. is promoted as effective against rheumatism by cleansing the blood of germs. The advertisement claims it is a thorough purifier and antidote to rheumatism germs, sold by druggists nationwide with literature available from Chief Medical Adviser at 107 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8.S. S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Principal's Adorer Puts In Late Night Stays At School
A city school principal, young with a devoted admirer, keeps a male visitor at the building after hours. He delays departure by saying he cannot leave the building to an unfamiliar man, claiming the board holds him responsible for the premises.
When the Clothes Give Out Judge Dialogue
A judge observes a quarrel over fitting a barrel into clothes with a punning line about alterations. Obe diah and Tam discuss whether to seek a carpenter or a tailor for the makeshift fix, revealing a humorous wartime or domestic scene with practical humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obediah
Tam
Real Reason for His Tears in Terre Haute School Gift Night
A Terre Haute graduating class gifted their teacher, prompting a crying student. The teacher reflected on the emotion as a mark of tribute. Afterward, a boy confessed he cried not for departure but to bid farewell to the gift and its 50 cent cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Jim
Likely Comet Tale Reaches for Skyward Fame
A fragmentary note hints at a new comet described as tall and bright, lightly touching on a clash with the dog star. The casual line evokes celestial wonder without firm details or dates.
Actor Who Played the Fop Described as a Dandy
In a brief chat the speaker recalls the actor who portrayed the fop in the play, noting he was a dandy in demeanor. The remark captures a lighthearted, period-tinged impression of stage performance.
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Lawrence Clothing CO
BE. M. Thompson
Cynthia Gimeron
O. C. Bonstead
Pequot
Mrs. Ennes
Wilsons
Antee
C. Weigman & Son
Alice Jackman
Emmets
Rage
Coura
Bureau of Markets
New Mexico Association
Guilford Paulsen
John Conway
Conway
Ben F. Reeves
EIA É
Toc
HAMM
Fire
Lomf
Colkins Drug Store
Gok
Servaor
Osher
Holland
Owl Chemical Works
Indiana
van Buren County
Iowa
Meredith, Richfield Sta
Minn
Youngester
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