Wallingford News and Surrounding Visits in 1917
News notes from Wallingford and nearby Estherville items record visits by Dr. Golden and others, church attendance, travel by Overland car, and social visits. The column notes ongoing roads breaking up, upcoming Spring events, a Springfield club meeting, and a long Ruthven Free Press excerpt on town improvements and public bonds. Lillian Weec dies in Estherville after illness with anemia and pneumonia, funeral at Litheran church.
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Wallingford
Colt Fences
Bithrvitt
Golden
Sunnday
Francis ‘Kennedy
Tom ‘Hepp
Katie Kennedy
Estherville
Eonard Kasa
Melvina
Ruth Humbell
Michigan
Bessie Tow
Lake Park
Gus Merklin
Otto Larson
J. H. Morrice
Harey, Dolan
Tipton
Iowa
Wis
Hazel Roken‘brodt
Frank Irwin
Basil
Jones
Harvey Petersen
Lillian Wee
Lillie
Reform Drive for Local Tax and Bond Laws
A reader argues Clinton and other towns grow fast and public works must keep pace without crushing taxpayers. The piece calls for radical changes in Lowe's local special assessment and improvement bond laws, favoring long tenure bonds and more equal burden sharing by benefits before the Iowa legislature adjourns.
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Chinton
Clinton
Iowa
Park Board
Lowe
Iowa seed corn drive boosts state crop to record level
An $18 million seed corn campaign by Iowa State College's agricultural extension aided a 1916 corn crop of 366,825,000 bushels worth $298,460,000. Farmers responded strongly after a poor 1915 year, lifting Iowa ahead with a record yield and by many measures supporting national demand.
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U.S
Illinois
Nebraska
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa
Agricultural ‘Extension Department
Towa State College
Towa
Situa
Lon
Ten Thousand Jack Rabbits Story Mocked
A sw state story claims a drive to produce ten thousand jack rabbits to cut meat costs. The piece argues such a plan is absurd, noting rabbits cannot impact beef markets and would not affect meat prices.
Velvet turf prep tips for a lush next summer
Start Now For Velvet Turf advises immediate lawn care to achieve velvety grass next season. Remove last fall manure if present, fertilize now with a blend of bone meal and wood ashes, 2 pounds per square rod, and apply in several passes. Spade bare spots, sow recleaned grass seed, and mix Blue Grass Italian Ryegrass white clover and red top in equal parts to form a home blend. Use a heavy roller regularly to achieve a perfect turf.
Plant Corn on Wager With Jack Frost
Gardners statewide test a risky plan to sow sweet corn early against frost. If frost hits, they water the crop. if not, corn matures early for home use or market sale. Frosts rarely kill all hills, and some regrowth often occurs.
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Jack Frost
Farmers Loss From Not Testing Seed Corn in 1916
Don E Fish county agent reports from Henry county survey of 138 farms shows 38 farms tested seed corn by individual car test averaging 42.2 bushels per acre while 39 farms using a general test averaged 38.1 bushels. non testers yielded 82.31 bushels per acre. At 90 cents a bushel the average loss for non testers is 251.75 dollars, testers saved 177 dollars, and 83 farms reported 1,024 bushels saved before frost, 19 farms 602 bushels after frost, 17 farms kept no seed selection.
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Don, E. Fish
Stenry County
Give Horse Square Deal Give the horse a square deal
The animal husbandry department at Iowa State college advises that a fair spring program for farm horses prevents summer losses. Idle horses should be gradually increased on grain and given light work a month before heavy workload begins to build flesh, shed coat, and improve condition for summer work.
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Animal Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Double Up on Early Crops
Plant two crops on the same ground including radishes turnips beets and beans. Follow early potatoes with cucumbers for cabbage by sowing seed or placing cabbage between potato rows. Plant lettuce early every two weeks but not after heat arrives. Sow peas in three varieties early medium and late for a steady supply. Tomatoes suit the first vegetables of the season.
Garden for 10 15 or 20 Cents
Iowa State college truck crops man outlines a plan for school children to obtain seeds for a 24x24 foot garden at 10 cents a 30x86 foot garden at 20 cents and a 15 cent option for a 24x24 foot plot. Seeds not supplied by the college but seedmen names provided. seed houses sell in lots of 25 or more, express collect. Similar arrangements may be possible through local merchants.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Seed shortage feared as war seedsmen report ships sunk
Seedsmen warn of a coming seed famine as continental European garden seeds bound for the United States are sunk or delayed in England amid suspicions they originate from Germany. They predict most seed houses will sell out on many lines early in spring, with American merchants bearing the bulk of losses since purchases depended on abroad delivery.
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Europe
England
Germany
Government Vessels Salutes Washington With Twenty One Guns
The article explains naval salutes to Washington vary by occasion with twenty one guns as the national salute. It notes the same salute is fired for the president or visiting rulers and is used when ships pass in review before the president.
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Washington
Grant
United States
Indian Receipts and Twine Talk in Oklahoma Office
An Oklahoma editor recalls an Indian customer who insisted on a receipt, saying he would need it at the Gates of Heaven to prove he paid debts. Sisal prices have surged from five to sixteen cents a pound amid Mexico’s Carranza control and revolutions, threatening US binding twine supplies. Hemp planting by American farmers is offered as the only near-term solution to stabilize the market.
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Ruthven
la Town
Seg Caea
Ping
Oklahoma
Big Gate
St. Peter
Hell
United States
Mexico
Carranza
War talk and profit greed clash in wartime gush
The piece critiques Standard Oil for avoiding sending ships to Europe lest they draw America into war and condemns profit hunger. It notes a New York appeal to press the president to recognize war with Germany, mocks pacifist propaganda, and lampoons public and political figures while mixing political takes on Villa, Pershing, Cuba, and diplomacy as war looms.
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Standard Oil Company
Europe
Standard Oil
New York
Germany
Congress
Villa
Cuba
Pershing
Berlin
Havis
United States
Mexco
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