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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
5
The Iowa State Fair at Des Moines runs August 20 to September 4 with strong educational features. Lectures on Iowan crops soils and agricultural issues will accompany exhibits and expert explanations aimed at encouraging learning and achievement. The fair seeks to blend recreation with valuable educational opportunities for all ages.
Two prominent Iowa bands will headline the State Fair from August 28 to September 4. Landers' Fifty-fifth Iowa Infantry Band of Clarinda and Fred Henry's Band of Des Moines head the bill. Landers has long been a renowned bandleader, gaining fame during the Spanish American War era and afterward.
At Des Moines from August 20 to September 4 the new Women and Children’s building will attract crowds. It will house home oriented interests with rest rooms a nursery with trained nurses amusements for children and health contests for babies. A 700 seat auditorium serves meetings while the art exhibit model school display and domestic science show will be featured.
One of the most exciting days at the dive stock pavilion during the Iowa State Fair last year featured draft horse futures. Magnificent youngsters filled the ring with big money at stake, totaling about 4000 dollars, as ribbons crowned the winner. Percheron filly Coueous carried honors in the row division and sold afterward in a notable sale.
The Iowa State Fair runs Aug 20 to Sept 4 and will host top live stock exhibitors. Districts from France Belgium England Guernsey Jersey and other regions supply renowned breeds, showcasing Percheron horses Belgiam draft cattle and dairy stock. The event is a travel draw for farmers seeking premier livestock under one roof.
An art exhibit featuring top modern artists will be part of the town State Fair this fall in Des Moines from August 20 to September 4. The Women and Children's building will house the exhibit in the most spacious ground floor room. Professor Charles A Cummings of Des Moines will oversee the show, which will include competitive entries from Iowa artists.
Cheating in weights is watched by the Iowa Food and Dairy Commission. On display at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 26 to September 4, an exhibit will show how dishonest buyers cheat sellers. The dairy department will present an exhibit on the Iowa dairy industry.
Iowa boys and girls clubs under Professor I O Bishop of Iowa State College will exhibit at the state fair in Des Moines August 20 to September 4. An entire building is allocated for exhibits with premiums. Counties will contest in agricultural displays with county and crop experts gathering exhibits for judging and credit to their counties.
Local notes report Clarinda paving nine miles of streets and visits by residents and visitors to Estherville Emmetsburg and Des Moines. Mentions cement Tile Works shipping daily, auto dealings, and a Charles City college decision. Weather and historical climate remarks close the item with reminiscences of a 52 year old freeze and a rain followed by drought.
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