Many Prizes Awarded At Corn Show
A Palo Alto County corn show in Emmetsburg awarded prizes for yellow and white corn in 10 ear and single ear categories. Winners included Andrew Vandervelde Emmetsburg Dennis Martin Curlew William Shaveland Mallard Milo Shaveland Mallard and others. Novelties featured pod corn and ears of unusual size and shape. Judges included Prof Jun S Robinson of Iowa State College. Cash prizes totaled 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew van Hervelde
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Dennis Martin
Curlew
William Shaveland
Mallard
Milo Shaveland
Jun S. Robinson
Division of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Ames
Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers
Palo Alto
Ole Gjerde
Varners Institute and
Corn Show Organization
The
Farmers Institute
County Farm Bureau
R. W. Wilson
R. W. Wlson
Davis
Elmer Johnson
Cylinder
Willi and
Allard
W. Pratt
Liam Shaveland Mallard
Clara Shaveland
W. di Pratt
Ronald Chapman
Lester McMillen
Ruthven
William Pogarty
Rodman
Edward Davis
Ards
Hawkin Johnson
Wil
William Sheridan
LaVonne Shaveland
Malbee
Webster Pioneer History Chapter Details Early Missouri Settlement Leaders
Samuel Eslick led civic duties in Webster county after moving from Missouri settlement. April 4 elections named Eslick township assessor with brother Dorus as coroner and kin William Pierce as county judge. Granddaughter recounts first log schoolhouse near Missouri Bend,puncheon seats, greased paper windows, scarce teachers, and parents funding teachers. Children learned under basic conditions with limited books and short winter terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Estick
Missouri
Webster County
Eslick
Washington
Dorus
William Pierce
Dorus Eslick
Hirst
Missouri Bend
Too Much Se Enough and Regular Feature of the Week
A local column blends witty captions and quips about daily life. It mentions rinnie Duff and a regular feature, weaving humorous lines about church, harmony, shadows, and Solomon. A wartime service anecdote and light sayings conclude the fragmentary piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinnie
Early settler life and the great flood in Iowa history
The passage recounts pioneer work from 1850 to 1860 including field clearing, food preparation, maple sugaring, and building Fort Dodge later Fort Clark. It notes shortages, stages to Boone Forks, the 1851- floodyear, and supply efforts to Fort Des Moines, with settlers enduring hunger, disease, and logistics challenges.
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Fort Clark
Fort Dodge
Lehigh
Fort Dodero
Des Moines
Boone
Webster County
Yell County
Hamilton
Risley
Booneforks
Boone Forks
Webster
Kentucky Grove
Missouri
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
St. Louis
Oskaloosa
Frontier Gunpowder Shortage and Hard Times of 1852 Iowa
In the spring of 1852 settlers faced famine, sickness, and wolves as hay failed and cattle dwindled. Granny Pierce improvised powder from elder wood and sulfur, gunpowder for defense and harvest, while corn also ran short. Danny Daniels loaned corn to hungry families, preventing starvation as others sought distant supplies.
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Granny Pierce
William
Permela Uslick
Woo
Anfe
Iowa
Danny Daniels
Lehigh
Homer
Dorus Eslick
William Pierce
Daniels
Dorus
Bill
Polk County
Genero
Forget-me-not Motto and Legends Across Histories
A fragmentary note recalls the Forget-me-not as a motto linked to Henry IV in exile and links legends to naming plants. It recounts a German myth of lovers by the Danube, where a suitor ferries the flower to his beloved, perishes at sea, and utters a final cry ending with Forget-me-not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Chamberlain
Henry IV
England
Adam
Danube
Origin of the Indians and their dispersal theory
The origin of the Indians remains uncertain with the widely accepted view that they migrated from Asia across the Bering Strait. Anatomical and other similarities between Asian Mongolians and American Indians are cited as supporting evidence for this theory.
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Asia
Bering Atraits
Come In Sooner By the Aid of Newspaper Adverts
President William H. Harrison, then nineteen and studying medicine in Philadelphia, left his studies after General Arthur St. Clair's defeat by Indians in Ohio in 1791. He pursued a military career, rising to the rank of general and eventually becoming president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Harrison
Philadelphia
Arthur St. Clair
Ohio
Young Harrison
Gems and gems by weekday fashion and Stradivarius origins
English scientists once linked stones to days with Brilliants and pale stones for Mondays red stones for Tuesdays and emeralds for Friday. Stradivarius violins were crafted in Cremona on the Po in northern Italy, not Germany, mainly between 1700 and 1725.
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Antonius Stradivarius
Germany
Cremona
River
Italy
Islands Stretch Long Distances
The islands constituting New Zealand stretch through the ocean for more than 1,000 miles with an area of 103,285 square miles, larger than Great Britain by 20,000 square miles.
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New Zealand
Great Britain
Mabits of the Crow Nests Egg Thief and Hatchling Raider
The crow eats almost anything but seeks eggs and fledglings from other birds for sustenance. It will raid a rabbit hutch for young and also preys on mice and insects.
Quick as Lightning Eyelid Muscles Snuff Blows Instantly
The eyelid muscles are the body’s fastest acting, closing the eye before any impact lands. This instantaneous reflex limits injuries as rapid blinks shield the eye from harm.
First Private Gold Coin by Brasher in 1787
Ephraim Brasher, a New York jeweler, struck the first private gold coin in America in 1787. The crude figures and amateurish design mark it as a rare relic from the nation’s early days.
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America
Ephraim Brasher
New York
Appointment of Executrix in Palo Alto County Iowa
Notice announces the appointment of an Executrix for the Estate of A. J. Johnson in Palo Alto County Iowa with instructions to creditors and claimants to file and settle claims. It also notes a proof of will hearing for Jacob A. Spies and a separate notice regarding the will of Sine Henningsen, all in Palo Alto County. Local city ad for City Meat Market advertises meats and grocer items.
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State of Iowa
Palo Alto County
A. J. Johnson Lata
Pato Alto County
Iowa
Palq Alto County
Jacob A. Spies
BE. M. Thompson
Clark District Court
L. W. Frost
Sine Henningsen
Born Immune to Snake Bites in Certain Tribes
Many people are born immune to North American snake bites, with Hopi Indians cited as examples. Rattlesnake handlers immunize themselves by small venom injections, building immunity by affecting blood. Venom from cobras targets nerves and cannot be resisted.
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Arizona
Lost Rivers Disappear Into Cavernous Openings In Jamaica
Despite Jamal being an island many rivers vanish underground, like the restless streams in Kentucky and Tennessee, entering cavernous openings and never reaching the sea. Some travel long distances with little to no surface trace, acquiring new names as they go unseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamal
Kentucky
Tennes
Jamaica
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Alvin Weir
Gracttinger
Balman
Prod Kuyper
Weat Bend
Marcus Campney
Clarence ‘M. Hays
Stedman
Luther Thompson
Ellington Township
Peek
Adrian Kuyper
West Beml
Martin Simonson
Peck
Rolfe Lundgren
Ongood
Benton Garter
Weat Head
Gril
Leon Olson
Lost Island
White Oats
Peck Sample
Lst
Elbert
Ludwig Johnson
Guy Kuyper
West Bend
W. J. Pratt
A. F. Davis
Larsene Nielson
Ruthiven
Rock Island Agant
E ‘Gan
Addresa Cer
Es Taloot
Deas Molnea
Webster Pioneer
Estick
Margaret Haire
Legion
Joe
Camp Pike
Artillery
Adriatic Sea
Guam
U. S
United States
Deena Johnson
Burt & Davidson
E. M. Trompson
Corn Sealing Insurances
Howard Horswell
Lars Petersen, Graettinger
A. H. Mill Graettinger, Jows
Graettinger Dai
Bob Winters
North East Corner Graettinger
Harol M. Jorgensen, Graettinger
Alice Dinan
Poland
E. M. McNew
Adolphi Erickson Insurance Agency
Reliable Insurance Service
Graettinger
Henry Wengtergard
Timea
Cal Millie's
Wallingford
Terril
Pioneer Hybrid Seed CO
Ed Herke
Osgood
Martin Myhre
Bartleman
Laos
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