Chautauqua July 3 to 7 Inclusive
The Midland Chautauqua company presents a five day July 3 to 7 program featuring Graetlinger Dean W H Shannon Dr H W Lars and Martha Limble. The comedy Pog o My Heart plus musical acts by The Company Exquisite Zellner and Ensemble Quartette TE Henri Boyd leads. The Marimbaphone singers and Virginia Jubilee singers perform daily with the Centre Six orchestra on day five.
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Midland Chautauqua Company
Graetlinger
Dean W. WH. Shannon
H.W. Lars
Martha ‘Limble
Exquisite
Zellner
Labor Shortage Hits Southern California With High Wages
Acute labor shortage reported in southern California drives wages up. Common building trades workers earn $4.10 per day while skilled tradesmen earn about twice that. Agricultural labor commands $50 to $60 monthly with board. White collar positions such as bookkeepers and secretaries are also scarce.
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California
Thoresens Begin Three Month Auto Tour to Oregon
Mr and Mrs Carl Thoresen left by auto Wednesday of last week on an extended trip through the west destination Oregon. They plan to spend three months on the road with a complete camping outfit making stops at inviting places. They expect to spend time in St Paul and various points in the Dakotas. Local friends wish them a pleasant trip.
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Carl Thoresen
Oregon
St Paul
Dakotas
Ford Boosts Output To 6700 Cars A Day
The Floyd Motor Co will maintain 6700 cars daily through 1924. Profits now run between eight and ten million dollars a month. The $5 weekly purchase plan is reported by Mr. Ford to be met with an amazing response.
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Floyd Motor Co
Ford
Boy Injured By Toy Cap Gun At Play
Kenneth Pierson, son of My and Mrs G K Vierson, received a gunshot wound to the hand when a cap gun discharged as the hammer struck a cartridge. He was treated at Matherville hospital, fingers bandaged, and tetanus precaution given. The Palo Alto County Farm Bureau annual picnic drew about 1,000 attendees, celebrating a larger turnout than before.
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Kenneth Pierson
Kenneth
Mra. G. K. Viersoh
Matherville Hospital
Mver
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau
Big Day At Hand's Park Draws Weekend Ball Event
Blue Earth and Armstrong to play ball at Hand's Park next Sunday at 2 30. Salaried teams with dancing afternoon and evening. Music by Al Gabel Cedar Rapids. Details in this issue of the Times.
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Blue Earth
Minnesota
Armatrong
Hand's Park
al Gabel
Cedar Rapids
The
Times
Fleece Wool Growers Set June 27 and 28 Meeting
Palo Alto County Fleece Wool Growers Association votes to continue the wool pool. On June 27 and 28 members will place wool in the 2928 pool to be weighed marked and loaded onto a car near Mock Ts land tracks by the depot. The pool has boosted prices for Iowa growers by increasing competition and profits.
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Palo Alto County
Fleece
Xtate
Iowa
Graetlinger Market Report Nonsensical 1923 Fragment
Fragmentary market notes from Graetlinger Market dated 1923 contain garbled lines about prices and goods. The text is unreadable in places, offering no clear entities or concrete figures while including a stray proverb about a motorist and a grave.
Farmers and Threshers Set Price At Meeting
A county meeting of farmers and threshers in the courthouse on June 16 recommended 2.44 cents per bushel for threshing oats with farmer supplied fuel. Other bids failed, resulting in a tie and a second vote. Discussions covered threshing rye flax timothy and small seeds by mutual agreement. County Attorney Nefstead explained required laws for enforcement and collections. A second meeting will be held next June with Mike Olson as secretary.
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Nefstead
Iiune
Hert Balven
Mike Olson
Tom Act
Estherville Homecoming Set For June 20 and 21
Citizens of Watherville announce a two day homecoming celebration on June 20 and 21 with sensational and comic attractions baseball games band concerts street sports and speaking. Fran Miles editor of the Town Legionnaire will deliver a patriotic address.
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Estherville
Watherville
Fran Miles
Thieves Enter Depot And Store At Huntington
Thieves broke into the Huntington depot and store last Monday night, attempting to enter the pool hall but failing. About one dollar in small change was taken from the store and roughly twenty five dollars from the depot. The depot ax used to open the cash register was found at the store. No other items were disturbed and no clues identified.
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Huntington
Therville Vindicator & Republican
Graduation address stresses constructive criticism and service
Dr. John Stone of Chicago told Town State College graduates that criticism should be constructive and active not destructive. He urged the class to get along with people, apply right thinking to world problems, and serve mankind with vision for life's possibilities.
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Conale
John
Stone
Chienzo
Town State College
Br. Stane
Potato Pest Battle Shapes Seed Spud Race
A messy OCR note notes Hopper Seriency Peat Yho and rivals in a potato race. It cites TW. AL Mouton of State College as a lumulacy expert, urging careful spraying to combat thrips on vines. The fragment hints at timing and pest focus but remains unclear.
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AL Mouton
State College
Examination and permit costs for school applicants
The notice explains money guarantees needed to fund a local school exam. Applicants may take the test and obtain a permit if successful, with an $8 fee paid in advance. If finalists fail and did not guarantee the school, refunds follow. Applications must be routed via the county agent to the state evaluator.
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Farm Bureau
Stouder
General Assembly
Howe
Pf UN Min
Lula Lee
Tho
Iowa State College Finds Ground Corn Not Beneficial for Fattening Cattle
The animal husbandry department reports that grinding corn for fattening cattle does not pay, especially when hogs follow the feeders. Grinding increases palatability but offers little overall advantage in the ration.
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Lowa
Iowa State College
Insect Hoppers Threaten Alders and Potatoes Unnamed Times Advice
Early June sees grou insects. two weeks later young hatch and hopperburn appears before tuber formation. Plant protection guidance includes Bordeaux mixture, blue vitriol, copper sulfate, lime, and Paris green. Leafhoppers feed on both leaf surfaces. spray vines from above and below per Times advisory.
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de. Fenton
Roy Young's Daughter Involved In Barn Door Accident
The oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Young suffered a serious head injury when she fell from a barn door last week. Friends wish her a speedy recovery, and community notes list ongoing Des Moines oil station permits and local events including Fox Lake Park attractions and a Sherburn Fairbault ball game.
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Roy Young
Graettinger Wins Opening Game in County League
Graettinger topped Ruthven 10 to 1 in the opening County League game. Paulsen pitched well as Graettinger used five first inning runs and benefited from Ruthven errors for most of the scoring. The series continues weekly with games set through August and a 25 cent admission for men, 50 cents for women, and free for children under twelve.
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Graettinger
Ruthven
Graetlinger
Paulsen
Lisenbast
Win Sturkey
B. Horswell
Calvin Gammon
John Reidy
Reuben Johnson
Earl Erickson
Yom Denton
Palo Alto County
Mallard
Ayrshire
Emmetsburg
West Bend
Emmetsbure
Farm Bureau Pig Club Enrollments Open for Gilt and Market Program
Farm Bureau announces enrollments for Pure Tred Gilt and Market Club as pig selection begins and work starts. Pigs fed this year are expected to double last year’s count, with a fall festival planned to close the program. Enrollment must be in by July 1, with weighing certificates issued after filing. Enrollments may be submitted via township committees, township directors, or the county agent.
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Farm Bureau Pig Club
Harm Bureau
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Graetlinger Market Reports
Mal
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Grahpinger
Ong
the Times
Des Moines
Fox Lake Park
Fox ‘Lake Park
O'Shanter
Towa
J. D. Butcher
Poultry Department of
Thursay
Soren Dahn
Julius Skow
Farm Bureau of
Walnut Township
Graettinper
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