Round About Local Marriage and Civic Notes
US Miss Pearl Stauffer of Metamora and Harry C. Reinholz of Washington township united in marriage at the bride’s home last week. Mrs. Clara B. Fort and maid and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Specht of Lacon and F Bryson of Chicago will board the Steamer Martina at New York May 12 and sail for foreign lands. Mrs. Howard Shepard Smith of Saam Le Granville died at the hospital in Peru last Wednesday May 4. The funeral was from the Congregational church in Granville Friday at 2 p.m. The depot at Cazenovia will be reopened May 20. It has been proven to the C. and A. that enough business was lost to hire a station agent for a month. Clyde Fisher of Lacon slowly improves after a serious auto accident. Blood clot in stomach dissolving, now able to eat solid food. Saturday these Peoria County Farm Bureau officers were filmed for a state moving picture project. A lease deal in Chillicothe between Uncle Sam and the First National Bank secures a ten year post office lease with modern security features. Lacon High School graduation set for May 27. class includes four girls and six boys: Mary Wescott, Betty Miller, Hazel Shafer, Alma Kamp, Harold Creabil, Minard Wiers, Randall Johnson, Jay Meyers, Harrison Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon “High “School
Mary Wescott
Betty Miller
Hazel Shafer
Alma Kamp
Harold Creabil
Minard —_Wiers
Randall Johnson
Jay Meyers
Harrison Green
King Family Reunion Highlights Mrs Catherine White Birthday
Mr and Mrs Willard King spent last Sunday in Geneva Illinois for Mrs Catherine E White’s eighty first birthday with a family reunion. Kenneth and Willard King came from Chicago with two daughters four grandchildren and two great grandchildren joining two other relatives in a happy occasion. Mrs King remained for a week at Lacon. Thomas Kennedy reengaged as principal of Mark school for the thirteenth time marking twelve years of educational progress and community development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
King
Geneva
Ffor
Lacon Home Journal
Unusual herd of Warne area cattle fed on tankage and straw
G F Kaatz two miles west of Warne leads a 37 head herd of mottled Herefords fattened on straw and tankage with cottonseed meal. Cattle gained over two pounds daily, silage preferred to corn, and Kaatz feeds twice to three times daily. He praises sweet clover and believes farm fertility justifies the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Kaatz
Warne
Kaatz
Chicago
Parental Devotion and Misunderstood Training
Essay argues parental devotion can misuse guidance leading to spoiled children. It warns against permissive habits and stresses immediate obedience, respect for others, and proper role of education. Recommends Harrison, Dewey, and Fisher for guidance.
Henry Current News Exchange Request For Letters
A notice requests assistance in sending a letter from a time to a person away from home. The message mentions Carlson and a date of 21, asking for arrangements using 4G connectivity to deliver the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Henry Current
Carlson
Enrolling the Farm Boy in High School Agriculture
A case argues for urging rural students into agriculture courses. A farmer resists but a high school program helps a son discover farming, build a pure bred hog herd, pursue college later, and elevate the farmer’s role in society. The piece urges removing prejudice and expanding agricultural education to keep farm youth connected to productive work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculure
Coulrge
A-College-Of-Agriculture
Straw mulch and shallow plantings urged for potato crops
Farm Bureau notes straw mulch from three to five inches helps control weeds reduce evaporation and maintain shallow soil. W S Brock of the University Horticultural Department warns against shallow plowing and deep planting while urging thorough harrowing before mulch application to protect best stock and rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Brock
Vaccinate Pigs Early and Promote Rural Citizenship
Early vaccination of pigs is advised as safer and easier, with Doctor W A Lloyd urging rural pride and leadership. He emphasizes honoring agricultural history, forming a Farm Bureau linked association on May 19, and boosting home production to support a stable, prosperous countryside. A big swine show is planned in Marshall and Putnam counties by Duroc and Hampshire groups as feeders push for domestic pig production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm~ Bureau
Marshall
Putnam Counties
Duroc Association
Hampshire Association
Best Breeds for Caponizing Highlight Popular Large Fowls
The piece weighs options for caponizing choosing large breeds for higher prices. Plymouth Rocks Light Brahmas Cochins Cornish Langshans Wyandottes and Orpingtons are cited as suitable with yellow legs and skin favored. Brahmas Cochins grow large but some say difficult to operate. Cornish cross improves breast meat while keeping size. Massachusetts Brahma was once popular for large birds.
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Plymouth
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Massachusetts
For Sale miscellaneous shop items from current news office
Several sale notices list wet battery jars with plates for gas engines, caustic soda for battery age, a 2 a flue expander, a type swriter holder, desk grate of wire seven feet long with two 30 inch sides, Congressional Records volumes 1 to 8 of the 65th Congress, and a glass sliding door wall showcase 2614 inches wide 7 inches deep 4 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Current
Congressional
Volumnes
Current News— Office
Macaroni and Spaghetti with Cheese Sauce Toast Dish
Recipe notes include pouring cheese sauce over diagonal toast slices. Mentions one cup macaroni, two quarts boiling water, one tablespoon salt, and two cups cheese sauce. Quoted verses and ad-like lines appear as filler in the fragment.
Silage Profitable for Beef and Milk Production
J W Otto of Magnolia advocates using soy beans grown with corn in silage. Marshall Putnam Farm Bureau notes farmers find soy beans praised for silage, supporting the practice as profitable for both beef and milk production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Otto
Magnolia
Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau
Macaroni Cooking Instructions Incomplete Fragment
Instruction fragment advises breaking macaroni or leaving spaghetti in long strips, add to rapidly boiling salted water, cook until tender for about half an hour, then drain and mix with Weese Sauce. Some text is missing or truncated.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pearl Stauffer
Metamora
Harry C. Reinholz
Washington ‘Township
Clara B. Fort
Frank Specht
Lacon
F,. Bryson
Martina
New York
Arid Gail
Howard Shepard
Smith
Sa? Am le
Granville
Peru
Phe-depotzat
Cazenovia
Will “Bee
Clyde Fisher
Peoria County Farm Bureau
Farm—Bureau
Chillicothe
Uncle Sam
First National Bank
Bank
Thomas Kennedy
Mark School
Mark
Kennedy
America
Parent Teachers’ Association of
Peoriia
Rose Underhill
Reginald
Elizabeth Harrison
John Dewey
Dorothy C. Fisher
Marcella
Bas Zio Greraon
Silinais
the Farm-Bureau
W. A. Lloyd
Agricultural Extension Department
Washington
Poland
China
Current News Office
H. W. Beecher
Henry
Fenwick & Giblin
M .Mre
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