Scientific Method How to Raise 100 Bushels of Corn per Acre
The article argues that soil building through clover and stock is ineffective without adding phosphorus and potassium. It notes that phosphorus is essential and cannot be supplied by crop rotation or stock alone, and praises rock phosphate as a cheaper, lasting source. Examples claim high yields with rock phosphate and manure, and urges investment in phosphate along with stock and clover. It also discusses county printing practices and election petition rules in Marshall County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Eosstors Republican
Green River
Illinois
Ohio Experiment Station
Thlinois
J. O. Winship
Board of Supervisors
The
Republican
la Salle County
County Printing Committee
Lacan
Marshall County
Stead
Constable
Prohibition
Death of Hon. James O. Garrett remembered in Peoria obituary
Long obituary recounts James O. Garrett born near Sparland in 1851, service as Steuben supervisor and Illinois state representative, later gauger under Cleveland, move to Peoria, family details, and a Mason funeral. Other notices honor Charles Sleater and Jacob Syphers with summaries of life, careers, and funeral details.
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J. O. Garrett
James O. Garrett
Callendar Avenue
Peoria
Main
Adams Street
C. E. Iull
Mr. Hull
Garrett
Hegwood
Hull
McDougal's
Mr. Garrett
Amasa Garrett
Steuben
Sparland
Charity Newingham
Emmett Garrett
Mabel
Heaven
Una
John M. Palmer
United States Senate
Gimlett Hollow Road
Cleveland
Sparland Lodge
Illinois Lodge
Shoop
M. E
Egypt
Baptist
Cleaver
James Steele
Peoria Herald- Transcript
James Garrett
Jim Garrett
Great West
United States Gauger
Revenue Service
Boy narrowly escapes drowning after ice break on Mud Lake
Leonard McBride 14, skating with friends near the city, broke through an ice hole on Mud Lake. He grabbed the surrounding ice and signaled for help as Oscar Clark and others pushed a skiff onto the ice, pulling him aboard and saving him. He suffered a cold shock but recovered quickly with no lasting effects.
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Leonard McBride
Michael McBride
Mud Lake
McBride
Oscar Clark
Clark
Terra Firma
Young McBride
Woman's club meeting features library gift and Bible program
Mrs. Mary L. Locke hosted a Monday afternoon session with Mrs. Clift presiding. A $21.10 gift to the library from Hour Glass was announced, and papers on The Faith and Works of Women and The Relation of Judaism to Heathenism were presented. Guests were Miss Lois Huffman and Miss Jennie Price. tea followed and literary notes closed the gathering. D. S. Hosfield provided the Los Angeles Times midwinter issue praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Locke
Woman’s Club
Clift
Anna Culter Hall
Marietta Robinson
Jennie Price
Miss Waughop
Ruth Wright
Solomon
Waughop
Josephine L. Townsend
Lois Huffman
Shickley, Neb
Faris Whitely Nuptials Tied in Guihirie Oklahoma
John IL Faris and Alma Luella Whitely wed at the bride’s home in Guihirie Oklahoma and plan to reside in Stillwater. The groom, youngest son of John G Paris of Mt Ayr, is a Baker Medicine Company employee with high earnings of 719 dollars net sales last month and 15 400 dollars for the year.
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John IL. Faris
Alma Luella Whitely
Guihirie
Oklahoma
Stillwater
John G. Paris
Mt. Ayr
Baker Medicine Company
Church Notes Show Choir Plans and Meetings
The Woman's guild of St. John's church meets this afternoon with Mrs. Sarah Goddard. The Presbyterian chorister organized a youth choir to lead Sunday evening singing from new books. The C. B. society discussed The Uses of Money and closed with the Glory Song quartet. Rev Landenberger to preach Sunday. Holy communion in morning. evening sermon on The New View of the Word of God. Sunday school at 10. Reading circle Saturday at Miss Maria L. Davis. Rev W S Alexander spoke on Is There a God Monday evening amid stormy weather. The annual church meeting Jan 11 re-elected Mrs Luella B. Stever president and Mrs Wm A Rowe Sr secretary and treasurer. The society remains small in numbers but strong in work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Guild of
St. John's Church
Sarah Goddard
T. L. Jones
Presbyterian Choir
C. B. Society
H. F. Andrews
Toney
Alexander
England
L. G. Landenberger
New Church House of Worship
Reading Circle
Maria L. Davis
W. S. Alexander
Jesus Christ
St. John
New Teacher Accepts Henry Public School Post
Miss Lulu Hillabrand will teach primary in Henry with a $345 monthly salary, leaving Wenona where she earned $50. She comes highly recommended by the county superintendent and Venona residents. Mrs. Stella Motter Wabel retires after years of service in Henry and other local schools. The piece notes Henry teachers deserve higher pay, urging a minimum $45 monthly raise to match neighboring districts like Lacon Wenona and Toluca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Hillabrand
Board of Education
Wenona
Lulu
Venona
Stella (Motter) Wabel
Henry
Marshall County
Lacon
Wenonia
Toluca
Four I's Mark the Fourth Hour in France Clock History
A fragment recounts a tale of King Charles V and Henry de Vick regarding an early accurate clock. The monarch allegedly insisted on a correction after a dispute over the four I's indicating the fourth hour. The anecdote claims the four I's have remained as the mark since that moment.
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France
Henry de Vick
Charles V
Vick
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John Kraus
Consideration
Foot
Charles J. Sleater
Charles James Sleater
North Street
Charles Vogelsang
Mr. Sleater
Waukegan
Ill
George
Henly
William W
Bertrand E
St. Louis
Clara
A. J
Minnie Thiel
Sleater
Seymour
W. W. Heath & Son
M. B. Todd
Presbyterian Church
Henry Cemetery
George Sleater
Bertrand Sleater
William Seater
A. J. Tronmonger
Wilson Bush
Dewitt Woodrum
Jacob Syphers
Monroe Street
Susie Culver
Mr. Syphers
Green County
Pennsylvania
Miss Henkins
Brown Henkins
Lindy
Elizabeth
Christiana
Susan
Francis
Lincoln
Maggie
Maples
Waitbury
Susan Culver
Syphers
M. EB
D. S. McCown
M. E. Choir
D. S. Hosfield
Monrovia
Cal
Los Angeles Times
California
Southwest
Republic
Mexico
Church Notes
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