The Baptist Church in Eldora History and Growth
A historical summary detailing Eldora church events from 1860s to present, including incorporation, Sunday school growth to nearly 200, women's and youth groups, mission circles, land purchases, and the 1879 church dedication with a 1400 parsonage, noting 19 pastors and about 1000 members over sixty years.
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Marshalltown
W. J. Cook
Baptist Larties Mite Society
Thealdo
Baptist Ladies Aid Society
Hebert Smith
Baptist Young People's Union
Aes
Woman's Mission Circle
Raige
A. H. Bulli
Orin P. Somers
Robert C. Kinney
Aebout
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Eldora
Tte Lord
Guo, Houghton
Hardin County Girls Short Course Draws 2400 Plus
Four leaders and 74 4-H club members from Hardin County attended the Girls Short Course in Mardin County at Aner last week. More than 2,400 4-H girls from across the area filled the schedule from morning to 9 PM with morning songs and afternoon group work. The event kept participants busy but inspired, with photo taken of the entire group in a shop spelling out the name of town.
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Lown
Honorable Mention Awards At Four A Girls Club Meet
The annual Four A Girls Club contest announced last Friday at Town State College named Thelma Glenney of Union for bread making. A Department of Agriculture study at Heltsville Maryland shows 66 percent of pigs borrowed on farms are marketed, with losses across birth to marketing averaging 179 pigs needed per 100 sold.
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Town State College
Thelma Glenney
Union
Department of Agriculture
United States Animal Husbarddry
Heltsville
Airs draw askew glances as traders import style
Fragmentary vintage quip notes foreigners adopting local airs and manners. The dialogue hints at cultural exchange and pride, reflecting social mood of a past era. Names, dates, or places are not clearly legible in the excerpt.
Market Letter Reports Steer Trade Mixed With Hog Pressure
A market letter outlines fed steer trade closing steady to 26¢ higher week. Slaughter cattle show pressure in hogs with lower lambs and light steer categories. yearlings and heavy steers hold high values while dressed beef supplies saturate the market. Fruits include price ranges for hogs, sows, and feeders with mixed weekly shifts. A streetcar joke closes the item.
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Unisen
Sam Vompanq
Idaho
Nebraska
Iansas
Lo Boo Jb
Rangers
Forest Service and Legion Initiatives Highlight 1927 Efforts
Seventy thousand trees were planted by Camp Fire Girls during 1927 per the Forest Service. A new USDA leaflet Leaflet 19-L Improving Dairy Herds outlines herd record keeping. The American Legion plans a Connecticut state forest, supplementing over 300 acres already donated and aiming to expand further.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
American Legion
Connecticut
United Byetes Department of Agriculture
Legion
Memoir Musings and Moral Puzzles in Uneven Prose
The excerpt blends anecdotes of gambling and wealth with musings on judgment and society. It critiques clever talk and profits, notes a racing winner, and questions honesty and advice. The tone shifts to reflections on memory, truth, and public affairs as it weaves personal anecdotes with social critique.
Red Cross nurse year end health report summary
The Sed Gross nurse tallies 306 home visits including 628 to homes, 107 classroom first visits, 160 office interviews, and 77 nursing service undertakings. She recorded 687 school children and 17 communicable disease cases, with 2476 full inspections and 1126 defects corrected. A dental campaign was launched across schools, rural teachers were contacted, and a 75th anniversary gathering in Eldora-Hardin County was announced with invited settlers and movers.
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Sed Gross
Reyialts
Nursing Service
Nurge
Byugins
Eunice Jones
Red Cross
P. H. Nurne
Epworth League Meeting Attended by El Dora Members
A yesterday Epworth League gathering at Conrad drew El Dora participants Mrs. Stephen Sayer Maxine Sayer Dorothy Schubbert Mildred Lewis and Edward Paine. A banquet followed at five in the church basement with local attendees present.
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Epworth League
Conrad
Eldora
Stephen Sayer
Maxine Sayer
Dorothy Schubbert
Mildred Lewis
Edward Paine
Breeding and care tips boost egg production in hens
The article outlines selecting female breeders for egg output, emphasizing breed standards, vigor, and broodiness. It notes Leghorns lay earlier with less broodiness and suggests marking broody birds, plus early maturity for higher yield. It also covers geese grazing, and mentions rural library resources in Farmers Bulletin 1669-F. The piece closes with a humorous quip about a doctor of music.
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Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Wyandottes
Farmers
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Pye
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