Birthday Parties and Club Gatherings Across Town
Local social calendar lists birthday celebrations for Mr. J. Von Krog and Mr. My. Von Krog, numerous club meetings including Melody and Young Ladies Sodality events, and gatherings hosted by the Legion Auxiliary and several women’s groups with games, teas, and formal dinners. Public notices invite participation in varied activities and upcoming parties.
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Rots
Young Ladies’ Sodality
Young Ladies Sodality
Troy New Building
Gifford
Hardin Encampment Moves Meeting to Fridays
Local notice reports the Hardin Encampment changes its regular meeting nights from the first and third Tuesday to the first and third Friday each month. Prof. John P. Himmel of Town Fils, who sought Eldora Schools superintendency last year, has been appointed an instructorship at lows State College in Ames.
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Hardin
John P. Himmel
Town Fils
Eldora
Lows State College
Ames
Deadly War Weapons Used by the Aztecs
The Detroit News reports that Aztec offensive weapons included bows and arrows, clubs, and spears. Bows were two feet long of tough wood, arrows used cane shafts with oak tips and obsidian heads, sometimes bone or fish teeth. Nahua fighters avoided poisoned arrows to keep captives for sacrifices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axiers
Detroit News
Country Woman Said to Have Longest Life
A rural woman is said to live longer on average than city folk and rural husbands due to longer working hours and favorable mortality statistics. Urban health protection is cited, yet city reporting of deaths is often more complete, with some cities showing lower death rates than the country.
Mysteries of Clouds Explained by Vapor and Dust
Weather science notes that clouds form from moist air and dust particles. Heavy moisture causes rain as droplets combine, while high altitude ice crystals reflect light to create white or colored clouds.
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Samily Heraki
The Charge of the Light Brigade in Battle of Balaclava
The Balaclava charge saw Lord Raglan order the Light Brigade to advance rapidly to the front to stop the enemy from seizing guns. French cavalry on the left failed to support. The brigade faced heavy fire and suffered 247 men and 497 horses lost out of 678 engaged during roughly 20 minutes.
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Balaclava
Raglan
Fonts
Color Changes in Hydrangeas and Soil pH Effects
The color of blue and pink hydrangea blossoms depends on soil acidity and alkalinity. Excess time may cause pink flowers to appear, while blue hues arise from acidic conditions influenced by iron compounds. Overfeeding can stunt growth and yellow the leaves, with treatment needing initiation a year prior to visible change.
Seals Show Birthday Symmetry in Arctic Rookeries
An Arctic fisherfolk note recalls February 28 as the seal’s birthday. Baby seals appear within a day or two of that date, a regular spectacle seen in rookeries. The seal population migrates across thousands of square miles of ice during this season.
Stranger’s Remark Sparks Doubt in Frontier Encounter
A terse exchange unfolds as a stranger greets a native and insists the speaker looks familiar, while the native replies he has never seen the intruder before, suggesting the possibility of a look alike. The moment hints at confusion or mistaken identity in a frontier setting.
Fragmentary OCR Note Hints at Cross-Examination Oddities
The readable fragments mention a daring cross-examination and a business card telegraph bid. A judge is referenced, but the passage is garbled and lacks clear facts, names, dates, or locations, making precise reporting impossible.
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Dertaker
Dairy Facts on Feeding Pasture and Grain to Cows
C H Ackles from University of Minnesota outlines how dairy cows meet energy needs from pasture and grain. Milk yield dictates grain reliance with specific targets: Holsteins 24 to 80 pounds, Jerseys about 20 pounds. High producers need substantial dry matter from forage and grain, with adjustments for pasture quality and silage in mid summer.
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Dora
Jersey
Hetys
C. H. Ackles
Division of Dairy Husbandry
University Maem
St. Paul
Dairy Calves Need Right Feed for Strong Growth
Guidance for raising dairy calves from birth notes early separation from dam, initial dam’s milk, clean housing, and teaching drinking. Recommend feeding two to ten pounds of whole milk daily, then adding separated milk after a month, plus bran and copper feed to prevent cross-sucking, with ample water, hay, shade, and gentle handling to yield a productive dairy cow.
Why Fifty-Dollar Scrub Is Most Expensive Bull
A Colorado extension service note breaks down the hidden costs of breeding stock. It cites U.S. dairy figures showing scrub bulls cost owners about 2,280.47 each when spread over herd butterfat and depreciation, equating to 50.15 per cow. The piece argues that a cheap scrub bull is not necessarily a bargain compared to purebreds.
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United States Dairy Bureau
Wis
B. W. Fairbanks
Extension Service
Colorado Agricultural College
Dairy Hints on Cream Quality and Cow Care
Practical dairy guidance stresses clean cream, proper cooling, and monitoring herd health. It notes high producing cows convert feed well with balanced rations and adequate concentrates, urging small farms to keep a few well cared for cows for steady prices and efficient production.
Autograph Albums at Fred Edgar's and Visits
Social notes list visits and illness reports. Mr and Mrs Jussenhug and Mr and Mrs Rogers traveled to and from various towns including Abbott and Des Moines. Mrs Ed Andrie improving from pneumonia. Local shop ads note smoked salt and flour and feed store. Several residents and visitors from Marshalltown and Chicago are mentioned with brief movements and illnesses.
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Fred Edgar
February notes and travels among local residents
Predictions of phonograph gains at Edgar's in February are noted alongside personal travel. Pred Burlingame spent Sunday with his son Robert at Grinnell. Hodge attended the Interstate Merchants Council Convention in Chicago. John A Johnston was summoned to Storm Lake after a younger brother's sudden death. Miss Dorothy Marsh, teaching at Bampton, visited her parents. A A L Gardner and C C Griffith attended a Telegrahers meeting in Marshalltown. Minnie Herninghausen, teaching at Hampton, visited her mother. Rev Trueblood and wife of New Providence welcomed eight sons born last Monday morning. Nell Smith and Bernice Bradfield departed for California residences in Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Edgar'’s
Burlingame
Robert
Grinnell
Hodge
Chicago
Interstate Merchants Council
John A Johnston
Storm Lake
Dorothy Marsh
Bampton
W. Marsh
A. A L
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National Bank
Nath Leat Bank First Trust and Savings
Iowa
Sprial
Wates
Mrs. W. S. Ellett
O. 5
von Krog
My. von Krog
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Axiliary
The
Legion
Melody Club
Grace Poole
Luella Scurry
Ruth
R. E. Hodge
Porter
Detroit
F. H. Herrald
L. K. Welsh
Anne Parish
Shanhamton
Lane Canangr
Marian Nuckolls
Havelock Ellis
M. W. Moir
Mra. W. H. Soper
Hoseae
W. J. Miller
Des Moines
Louis Darges
Darges
D. P. Sheller
Fred Miller
Sheller
CG. F. Stanifer
Mya
H. Herrald
Winchester
Stauffer
Carleton
Iowa Falls
Norton
Wauseca
Minn
Travel and Art Club
R. Y. Adams
M. Hana
Bartha’ Lytle
Italy
Fannie Wilson
Messina
Naples
Moon
Chet Reed
Vesuvius
Scurry
Pompeii
Chas, Marke
Artest
F. A. Smith
J. H. Whitwood
Sone
Geo, Glen
Ina
Heman Barnard
Boone
Mildred Collins
Howard Modlin
Robert Modlin
Alfred Modlin
Ralph Brightwell
Broe
Aid Society
A. M. Runkle
Methodsat Episcopal Church
N. RB. van Avery
van Avery
Grace Brickle
Walker Robbin
W. G. Leslie
Woman's Club
KR. FE. Gray
Walther League of the Lutheran Church
Ehire
Verna Oldenburg
Misa Lydian Daleake
Theodore Stielow
Marvin Krouse
Twentieth Century Club
Lincoln
Carrie Fouts
Riley
John Fowler
Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
Wilmont
N. R. van Avery
Cavera
H . H. Nezett
Miss van Dusseldorf
Miss 'Ryler
Town City
Harry Lockwood
Junior
McCusker
Howard - Rubendahl
Harry Moser
Wayside Inn
Bliss Edna Moser
Hosteas
Eastern Stars
Standsby
Vilmont
Pearl Griffith
Masdames Mitterer
Moffett, Maher
Tiloyd Price
Schlampp
Lucille Hall
Margaret Schafer
Mildred Abbott
Marguerite Megan
Rall
United States
Bridgana
Apollo Club
Wayne Janssen
Gata Fing
Will
Norman
2Nd Ward
J. I. Howell
Foorett Huffman
4Th Ward
E. E. Macfarland Real Estate Insurance
Lehman’s Bakery
South Side Square
Roxie Smith Place
Haynes
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