Hamburgers and Goods At Rageth’s Run Hamburg
Local notices list various purchases and visits around town including Davey’s store offerings of food, gasoline engines and washing machines, Rageth’s bakery and ice cream, Schiff’s fireworks, and lawn care items. Residents such as Rod Finnell and family, Merl Hatten, and Ed Murphy with others from Sidney and Macy travel for visits and shopping. A Friday ice cream social by the Ladies Aid at the M. E. church lawn is noted with price.
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Davey's
Lida Woater
Loc Niess
Rageth
A. L. Zack
Ed Murphy
Ruby Mitchell
Sidney
Mel
Jon Egermeyer
Son
Carroll
Eula Willey
Macy
Miss Let
M. E. _church
South
Alfalfa Yields Highlight Muscatine County Efforts
Sam T Sinnett near Muscatine reports alfalfa yields of four tons per acre across 20 acres with the heaviest areas over five tons. Crop sold for 14 to 15 dollars per ton, grown with extensive lime and manure, inoculation trials, and seed drilled in August. Sinnett advocates scientific practices and notes inoculation methods and results. He plans revised soil preparation and drilling technique for future plantings.
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Muscatine
Sam T. Sinnett
Sinnett
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa Lands Are Best On The Globe Says Iowa Report
A Iowa committee appointed by the governor declares the state has the finest land globally and within two hundred miles of major markets. It notes rivers, railways, climate, and rainfall enable abundant temperate-zone crops, especially corn, with industrious, law abiding residents ready to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
John Downié
Eugene Secor
D. Steen
Lawa
Stoner’s Mousse Featured in Local Social Roundup
E S Reeves joins auto owners and will soon parade down the street in grand shape. Mrs L F Stoneman returns to Crete Neb after visiting the E B Wingate home. Daisy Ditton and the Reynolds sisters of Shenandoah visit the Harry Dean home this week. Mrs Doc VanMeter arrives for a visit with friends. Miss Bessie Blades retires after two weeks visit with relatives in Watson. All barber shops stay open late on the 3rd and 4th. Hamours Barners. See S$ Stoner’s for Hamerocks. Mattie Shaver returns from St Joe. E C Dryden visits Kansas City. J A Mauer returns from Chicago. Mrs R Beyschlag to work as bookkeeper for James Bently. Mrs Terry Sullivan returns from Rocky Port visit. For a shine, Henry Price on E street offers up-to-date service. Mrs Charles Allison attends funeral in Northboro. Mrs Reddy visits Kansas City. Thomas batches home to find many dirty dishes.
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Terry Sullivan
Rocky Port
Henry Price
E Street
Charles Allison
Northboro
Reddy
Kansas City
Thomas
Sorghum Field Profit Talk Sparks Iowa Interest
A Iowa man reports strong sorghum profits citing $50 gallons sold at 75 cents and potential to yield 900 to 10600 gallons in dry and favorable seasons. He estimates cane could yield 100 gallons per acre plus 43 bushels of seed valued at $1.15 per hundred pounds, with corn following cane improving land. He advocates sorghum mills in townships as a paying venture.
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Iowa City
Ife
Idaho
Mineral Wealth of Towa Read To Success
Mineral wealth in Towa centers on coal with 1912 production at 7,289,529 tons valued at 513,152,088, up from 7,231,618 tons and 12,663,507 in 1911. Edward W. Parker of the U S Geological Survey notes a 42,119 ton drop due to labor and car shortages, while value rose by 488,581. Average price per ton rose from 1.81 to 1.80.
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Towa
Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Iowa
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Hughes Electric
American Beauty
Hamburg Novelty Co
Jones & Kelley
The
Bell
Rod Finnell
Omaha
Brown
Merl Hatten
Joe
Kent Thornell
James Esden
David Hiatt
Frank Gobleman
Pritchard
Stoner
Davey
Schiff's
Frances Williams
Peru
Tom James
Hamburg
Glen Roob
Clifford Knappe
Carder
C. E. Danforth
Dunbar
Ed Davis
Rageth & Son
A. M. Hughes
Bessie Newell
Clara Cumberland
Shenandoah
Smith
Wyoming
Opera House
Hitch
Chas. W. Baker
Hamburg, Iowa
Muscatine County
E. S. Reeves
Daisy Ditton
Reynolds Sisters
Harry Dean
Doc VanMeter
Bessie Blades
Watson
Hamours Barners
S$ Stoner
Mattie
Shaver
St.Joe
E. C. Dryden
J. A. Mauer
Chicago
R Beyschlag
James Bently
Chas
Medford
Bawiltow Aletch
America
Hamilton
Optican
Geo. Lerew
Conklin
Chicon & Alton
Red Hammer
Wayne
Vaney
Grocery Department
McAdoo & Dean
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