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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
2
A. L. Young from the University of Illinois argues larger horse teams raise output and save time. He details tandem hitching on two bottom plows and optimal horse numbers from four to eight, noting side draft and efficiency under varying field conditions.
County Agent S. B. Lurber reports Allegheny Virginia livestock gains from USDA graded sale system. The plan rewards quality, raises checks for top lambs, encourages better breeding and worm treatment, and promotes use of superior bucks. About 4,000 lambs are shipped yearly with solid returns.
Live Stock Notes discusses pig vaccination as cheap insurance and feeding after farrowing. It notes a heated waterer boosts profits, sheep lice control via dipping, hogs’ lice infestations, grooming cattle with linseed oil, and keeping ewes and lambs separated briefly after lambing to reduce stress and disease risk.
The article notes that many animals do not swim or only pretend to swim when immersed. It states rabbits, mice, moles, and smaller cats drown while swimming due to fur saturation. It distinguishes humans and primates as exceptions and mentions the three toed sloth as possibly different.
A. G. Oliver, poultry extension specialist for North Carolina State College, urges careful summer management to maximize egg production. He advises equal parts cracked corn wheat and oats for scratch feed, and a mash mix of wheat bran wheat middlings corn meal ground oats and fish meal kept dry for high profits. Proper feeding can delay molting and sustain laying into autumn.
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station tests show infertile incubator eggs can supplement rations for young chicks broilers and laying hens. Boiled 30 to 45 minutes then ground and mixed with dry mash. fed daily after week old in open troughs. For crate fed market broilers, 45 percent cooked egg product is mixed with dry feed and thin batter added with milk or water.
Poultry notes warn crowding or overheating weakens chicks and guinea chicks eat constantly. Early broilers offer 40 to 50 cents per pound potential. Guinea requires animal and green foods with ample water. Trap nesting gives precise egg production for pedigree work. Finances rely on farm flock profits from poultry. Feed strategy and hatchery tips included. Beware June hatched chicks as they rarely pay feed costs.
Edna Purdy Walsh editors a feature on handwriting judgment. The piece explores how penmanship reveals personality traits and compatibility, examining traits linked to letters, spacing, and stroke style. It surveys styles and their perceived implications for romance and pairings.
The text outlines a compact, steady style: clear premises, minimal embellishment, direct judgments, and efficient, straight strokes. It emphasizes poise, certainty, and plain expression as markers of good writing.
A compact roster lists Jefferson and Rooseveldt, Woodrow Wilson, Muhlenberg, a British commander, and a vice president under Buchanan. Mentions Nathaniel Greene, North America lands, Major L Enfant, John Starke, and Britain’s claims over Confederate shipping. References a New York editor and 1872 presidential candidate.
A tale from the Woman's Home Companion describes an electric iron left on a board that burned through the board and floor, landing in a potato basket in the cellar before a homemaker could stop it. Dinner was saved as fried potatoes became the meal.
Robert Stephenson, inventor of the steam locomotive, was born in 1808 at Wilmington near Newcastle and died in 1859. In the final years he represented Whitby in Parliament and was interred in Westminster Abbey.
The argument centers on Mrs Brown and her husband Brown quarrel over a cold and a sharper retort about lockjaw. The scene unfolds as Mrs Brown pushes a point about illness while Brown, reader’s bursts with a rare spirited reply.
Local discussion airs on community boosters as residents discuss how to promote favorable notices. The speaker urges collective effort, noting that home newspapers often fail to boost campaigns.
Fragmentary account describes arranged betrothal of girls kept hidden until marriage. An elder guards the girls to prevent male contact, then they are allowed to "come out" into society for marriage. Survivors recall the ritual and its social implications.
Neptun e report notes Mr and Mrs Clarence Kowakle from Leeds visiting Mrs Schulz's family, with Mrs Will Rodemacher and Mabel returning to Garretson South Carolina. Bridge builders from Le Mars laid a temporary span west of Neptune after last week's heavy rain. Gordon Kunkel of Seattle travels with relatives visiting Lakefield and Merill Stanton. The North Lincoln boys lost to Merrill Stanton in Merrill, with a rematch planned at Luksan's. A large crowd attended Grand ma Rounkel's funeral. Mrs Herr Soule of Florence Minnesota visited her sister Mrs John Kounkel who was seriously ill.
A public back-and-forth notes that enthusiasts in transit keep puzzling late into the night. A fan says the thrill lies in trying one more and learning how much one still lacks when someone starts asking.
A Fourth of July celebration is planned at Lukans Monday featuring a girls ball game in the forenoon, a picnic dinner, an address by Rev. Torgler, a home team vs Banner ball game, various races and an evening fireworks display. Also noted are local family updates including a Le Mars resident recovering from a car accident and the death of the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson of Oklahoma after a brief illness.
Elgin area notes report visits by Nick and Laurence Thill from Dell Rapids and Ethel Darville of Gayville. Funeral of Mrs. Dewey Hamer in Sioux City attended by Fred Peck and family. Roy McArthur entertained many guests with midnight lunch. Elgin Community club’s second annual picnic at Wm Uteh’s featured basket lunch, program, sports and prize donations from merchants. John Ahlis and family joined a motor trip to Crystal Lake. Leora Laughton visited Phil Hayden’s south of Le Mars.
Null of Le Mars spent a few days this week at the Clarence Albert home. A number of friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Peck Tuesday.
A day evening gathering reminded them of their fifth wedding anniversary. Visiting was enjoyed during the evening. At the close, a nice lunch was served.
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