Community notices from Point Pleasant area
Mrs Arthur Reese and family and Archie Holte spent Sunday at Independence with Mr Rees. The Herman Orgell home gathering Friday evening was well attended. Mr and Mrs John Mitterer and Mr and Mrs C E Trout attended the Indian Pow Wow at Albion Sunday. Mrs Ruben Boody spent Saturday with Mary Wasson. Rose Price returned home after visiting Pearl Brown. Paul Spivert helped Beverly Clark with oat cutting. Floyd Beasley and daughter Lucille spent Sunday at the B L Clark home. Arnold Ziesman cut outs for John Mitterer Herman Orgell Rube Boody. Elmer Nellie Agnes Mabel Mitterer Hugo Grace Esie Halfpop Willie Nehring attended Arthur Cockerham’s party Monday evening. Winifred Sheldon visiting sister Mrs T C Mossman. Anna Reese spent weekend with mother Minnie Reese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitterer
C. E Trout
Albion
Ruben Boody
Mes
Arry Wasson
Rose Price
Miss Pearl Brown
Paul Spivert
Beverly Clark
Floyd Beasley
Lucille
B. L. Clark
Arnold Ziesman
Candle Eggs: Candle Eye's Urged Before Shipment
The United States Department of Agriculture urges careful candling of eggs before interstate shipment to remove bad eggs and prevent violations of federal and state laws. Inspectors focus on spring and summer shipments to keep commerce free of noncompliant eggs. violators may face seizure and prosecution. A bulletin, Department Bulletin 905, explains proper candling methods and equipment, obtainable from Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
Materials and Methods for Efficient Spraying in Orchards
Prof PB Parrott of the Geneva experiment station notes a destructive summer for the codling moth and apple scale. He cautions that prior methods and materials, though reasonably efficient before, did not provide usual control. He urges treatments that both prevent wormy apples and curb pest spread to reduce next year’s infestation.
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PB. J. Parrott
Geneva
Parrott
Top Dressing Hay Land Is Profitable Practice
Fertilizer demonstrations by the Middelsex county extension service in Massachusetts show increased hay yields. Across six farms, plots with nitrate of soda or 8-6-6 fertilizer averaged 24 tons per acre versus 18 tons on check plots, a net gain of 1.1 tons per acre.
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Middelsex, Mass
FARMNOTES Plan for large feed crop acreage and garden care
Farmers are urged to plant large areas of feed crops and soil building crops like velvet beans vow pens and soybeans. Control pests by destroying breeding places, applying Bordeaux mix for beetles, nicotine dust, nitrate sprays, and mulching. Also notes on family gardening duty and legal duties about shielding criminals. The Ledger Leads in Circulation.
Porcupine Owl of Alaska and its Foghorn Voice
A fragmented account describes an Alaskan porcupine owl with a loud foghorn like call. It cites Chisholm noting the bird sees only in daylight’s six month day length and uses a booming voice to signal mariners, echoing to detect obstructions while guarding prey with weighted quills that hinder flight.
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Chistoln
Koynkuk Valley
Abn
Qidiedt
Philadelphia
Eamperate
Chisholm
Matanee
Alaska
Ile Hoote
Remedy discerns sleeping sickness drug success in Africa
Researchers Wartel Jacoba and De Mietard Weiderberger at Rockefeller Institute developed arsenic compounds to kill trypanosomes in blood without harming the host. After 68 trials, they achieved a drug named tryparsamide or A63, first tested on animals, then on Africans under Dr. Toulouse Pearce.
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Africa
Thi
der. Wartel Jacoba
de. Mietard Weiderberger
Rockefeler Institute
Toulse Pearce
Clock Savings Bank Clock Gift to New Depositors
The Clock Also Savings Bank offers a clock that doubles as a safe to every new depositor. It keeps time for 24 hours but must be rewound by inserting a coin. The device encourages daily saving by requiring a small daily contribution, advertised as the watchdog of its owner's future and promoting easy, enjoyable saving.
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Savings Bank
Manchester Guardian
No Longer a Man Magistrate in a Village Tale
A pompous farmer, now a justice of the peace, brags of his status. Striding along, he crashes into a wheelbarrow owned by an old woman. She warns him. he retorts he is no longer a man but a magistrate.
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Myenand
Oficera of Justice
Maidan Justice of the
Boston No Joke Now On Highbrow Claims
A Boston editor of a humorous weekly dismisses criticisms of Boston’s supposed highbrow tastes. The auditor declares the jibes outdated, noting Boston’s past pennants and as the home of John L. Sullivan.
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Boston
John L. Sullivan
Real Titian Found Sold to L A Collector for 100000
An authentic Titian long held by an artist unaware of its value sold to a Los Angeles collector for 100000 dollars. The seller bought it at a Florence auction during his youth, paying about 150 dollars in American money. Ants destroy light poles in California often needing creosote impregnation to guard tops and cross arms against termites.
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Jta Worth
Los Angeles
Florence
Italy
California
Woman conductor leads Seattle Civic Symphony founder
A description notes Madame Davenport Engberg as possibly the only American woman conductor at a symphony, directing and founding the Civic Symphony of Seattle. The piece also mentions experiments with silkworms fed mulberry and osage leaves to produce dyes, with a note on impracticality for commercial use.
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At Symphony Orchestra
America
la Madame Davenport Engberg
Civic Symphony Orchestra
Seattle
Ey A
Pleasant Hill Social Roundup at MorMan Ridge Area
Delbert Bryant and family shared dinner at Charley Hobson's near Mor Man Ridge. Horatio Adams and family visited Art Chambaasa. A B Rash and family dined at the Tat Brown home. J T Welch and family called on Sunday. Gladys Gilmore and Jilma Lacy stayed with the Bryant family. Karl Gaunt and family drove to Marshalltown. Sam Wright and family and H P Rhodes were guests at various homes. A large rain fell Tuesday morning. Mrs Lucile Abyss injured in auto accident Sunday. Sunday school attendance numbered fifty. A Sunday-school meeting is planned at Eldorn Park Wednesday.
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Delbert Bryant
Charley Hobson
Morman Ridge
Horatio Adams
Art Chambaasa
A. B. Rash
Tat Brown
M Ge
J. T. Welch
Rhoades
John Zimke
Gladys Gilmore
Jilma Lacy
Karl Gaunt
Marshalltown
Quinity
Tal Brown
Lucile Abyss
Elizabeth Berry
George Rhodes
Claude Harrington
H. P. Rhodes
George Aivamith
Fearing
Sehnal Mienic
Eldorn Park
Hone Creek Socials Atband Concert Outing
Honey Creek residents Mr. and Mrs. A B Clampitt and family spent Sunday evening at the Training School band concert. L B Milla returned from Des Moines Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Carle Bails hosted relatives, then toured Pine Lake. Q O Riley and Forest Bell joined Ralph Correll for dinner at Siloam Springs. Wesley Hobson accompanied the group to Eldora for the band concert. rain tempered a warm day. threshing season begins soon. Ledger Want Ads Bring Results.
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A. BB. Clampitt
L. B. Milla
Des Moines
Carle Bails
A. BR. Garrett
Pine Lake
QO. C. Riley
Forest Bell
Ralph Correll
Nhgie
Siloam Springs
Wesley Hobson
Eldora
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Candle Eye
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Titian
Pleasant Hill
Honey Creek
Ledger
Hardin County Abstract CO
J. L. Cameron
Citizens Savings Bank
E. Purcell
Iowa Falls
E. E. McFarland
Swilmont Furniture Store
Aymer D. Davis
Hardin County Nail Ball
James L. Cameron
Wendell Huston
Leslie Jewelry Store
Phona
Chas, L. Hays
Opposite Court House
Wilbert Shallenberger
Chicago
Winchester
Shallenberger
Hallet
Shhallenberger
Mont Scientiia
Drexel State Bank
Wildert Swallenbenger
Ouicago
Ile
Stephen Sayer
Wayt & Son
San Quy
Eldora Granite Works
Oldham
Henry W. Sedvert
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