War Bonds and community pledges in Palo Alto County
The Palo Alto County War Service Association notes members pledged to serve the country for six months after the war and urges participation in Victory Bond drives. It details signatory duties, public accountability, and calls out late contributors while praising those who fulfilled their shares and emphasizing communal patriotism.
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Palo Alto County
War Service Association of
Thin
Palo Alto
Fou
Germany
Belgium
D. A. Johnson
Lost Island Socials and Rural Notes Summary
Lost Island residents visit relatives in Estherville Story City and Graettinger. News on farm activity and fires. Agricultural bulletin No. 60 from Iowa State College on chick rearing by William H. Lapp with feeding, pests, disinfectants.
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Lost Island
Sam Roseland
St. James
Minnesota
Estherville
Beulah ‘Sandvik
Albert Lee
Beach Parocial School
Grace Matsen
Walter Matsen
Milo Hausner
Story City
H. H. Sandvik
Walter Smith
Baby
Ralph Smith
Sheffield
Ethel
Earnest Peton
Nels Smith
Graettinger
Agricultural Extension
Iowa State College At
Ames
William H. Lapp
Use of Lime on Iowa Soils Circulation from Ames
A circular from Iowa State College Ames titled The Use of Lime on Iowa Soils explains lime benefits for sour soils. It details tests showing lime improves crops, notes which lime kinds to use, and provides lists of local firms and manufacturers handling lime and related machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Geo. E. Corson
A Plan to Prevent Auto Mobile Stealing Proposed
An Estherville Democrat report outlines H W Hyser of Grand Rapids plan to curb vehicle thefts. The proposal authorizes the secretary of state to issue exclusive vehicle permits branding parts with permanent marks, making defacement a crime.
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H. W. Hyser
Grand Rapids
Michigan
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Secretary of State
Army of State
Goodrich Company
Estherville
Campaign saves wool cloth. Iowa State College program
Reported figures show 308 904 17 dollars saved through the wool saving campaign run by the home economics division of Iowa State College extension. Remnants of unused wool cloth totaled 706 yards repurposed. Recuts included 21 089 garments. repairs to collars cuffs bindings worn edges and buttons on 16 552 items.
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Home Economics Division
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Ben Franklin Thrift Lessons From A Penny Saved
A compact collection of proverbs links thrift to wealth from Ben Franklin era wisdom. It emphasizes saving small amounts, prudent spending, and the long view of money, time, and effort shaping fortune through consistent, careful habits.
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Ben Franklin
Notice of Will Proof Hearing in Palo Alto Iowa
Notice is given that the last will and testament of Mads C. Larsen deceased was opened and read. The court fixes Monday September 1 1919 as the hearing date for proof. Witness official signature and seal dated April 19 1919 by B M Thompson Clerk District Court and Deputy R L Miller.
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State of
Iowa
Palo Alto County
Mads C. Larsen
B. M. Thompson
R. L. Miller
Appointment of Vincent Kelly as estate administrator
Notice of appointment of Vincent Kelly as administrator of the estate of Isabella Craven deceased in Palo Alto County Town. State of Town. The notice states the administrator's authority and location, and invites claims against the estate by interested parties.
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Isabella Craven
Palo Alto
Vincent Kelly
Palo Alto County
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Times
Anders
Wm. J. Herke
Artemis
M. C. Grodland
E. Balheim
Mason City
Hyesight
Windsor Hotel
Calvin Gammon
Graecttinger
Esherville
M. E. Ladies’ Aid
Windom
Palo County
George Washington Maxwell
Gadson
Alabama
New Orleans
Maxwell
Seo
Gil Maxwell
Pheumonia
Waverly
Louis Christiansen
Wm. Franklin
Thomas Mahan
Wyandottes
John Swit
Graedttinger
Towa
VOR
White Wyandotte Corps
C. K. Pierson
Gee
S. C
G. C. Coolidge
Fred Rubink
J. A. Fleming
R. Island
F. T. Osborn
Emmetsburg
Ohio
J. L. Birkland, Graetttinger
Oliver Typewriter
Times Office
F. D. Hurlbert
Ishoe Repairing
W. I. Stevens
Cioiev
E. Schurmann
Lewis Lippold
Town
Gracttinger
J. W. Joyce
Tow
I. Birkland
T. Sullivan
Plymouth Buckeyes
Otto Jensen
Burr Oak
Christopher Andeson
Roy Young
Thomas Thompson
Sioux City
Herbert Bryan
Bertha
Rokne
John Bosold
Fred Masters
L. A. Larson
R. M
Save
Hamlet
Emmet
J. W. Kizer
Matt Hentges
L. E. Richardson
Century Steel
J. H. Gammon Estate
Jones
Jim
Jonesy
J. B. Lambe
John Bondhus
Jorgen Anderson
Farmers’rain Co
Farmers’ Grain Co
V. L. OP
Connor, Ywieresthen
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