Cherries and a Frontier of Taste in the Train Car
In a humorous tale, Kimball and Downer discuss cherries amid a flood of fruit lore and misadventure. The narrator Robert Kimball describes an overzealous hunt for cherries, his wife’s labor preserving fruit, and a stubborn longing for Uncle John’s giant berries. The piece closes with an ironic note on cherry obsession and a promise of winter visits.
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Downer
Nome
Kimball
Cherring
A.averk
Joseph
John
Genevieva
Christine
Robin
Robert
iKlaball
Oh Happy Dave in a Freezing Northland Tale
A nostalgic fragment from Columbus Dispatch recalls a harsh winter with 18 degrees below zero. The speaker describes frozen doors, numb toes, snow that would melt when warmed, and a perilous attempt to stay warm by simulating a fireless shelter.
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Dave
Columbus
Farm Advice From the Past On Livestock and Crops
Farmers warned to salt pastures deter foxlike pests and protect chicks while promoting dairy breeds and poultry profits. Advice covers weed control, milking routines, housing, feed utilization, calf rearing, sheds and ventilation, freezing and storage, breeding, and efficient farm labor. Emphasis on manure, silos, milk testing, and economic farming practices for year round production.
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A. H. Shaver
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Gracttinger
Iowa
Nona
Spies Bros
Ames College
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Northwestern Tile & Clay Products Co
Emmetsburg
ST. John Grain CO. Grain & Coal
John Graettinger
Mgr
Graetting's
Royal Lumber Company
Graettinger
U. Meadowbrook
Rataine
Dow
Cowe
Fara
Buecers
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Avery
Molta Logy
Alia
Grodland Auctioneer
Jowa
H. W. Shartle
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Copyrights &O
Mlb
Scientifi
Fimerican
Wemanupaly
Mantalk Prom
Rene
McLilly
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Rock Island Lines
C. A. Vannoy
Sraettinger
Miles
C. C. Gokey
Miles Ileart
C.C. Gokey
Northfield
Brenkaga
Merle
Drs
Ds Moines
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