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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
8
The Mills County Tribune announces a subscription rate of 1.50 dollars per year in advance and lists F. Ail Barle A and Davis as owners and publishers.
W W R Orchard at Iowa City expressed himself as follows upon the matter. The brief remark signals a stance or reaction from Orchard on a local issue, reflecting the period’s political or civic discourse and the paper’s coverage of ongoing public debate.
The piece envisions a future where a single paper town exists with one newspaper. It argues for open political columns, judicial instead of partisan editors, full news and worthwhile opinions, and balanced reporting. Editorials should be fair pertinent logical and free of malice.
A political musing asserts that fairness to opponents is essential and warns against unfair treatment of those who disagree with policies. The remark emphasizes open dialogue and equitable consideration in public discourse.
William Cale of Valley Junction is named champion corn grower of Iowa for producing 125.5 bushels on one acre at 21 cents per bushel in costs. At 60 cents a bushel, profit is 39 cents. at 80 cents, profit is 69 cents per bushel. His yield exceeds Iowa’s ten year average by over 290 percent.
Duran Summers of Malvern Iowa, age 16, crowned champion boy feeder in Milla county Iowa, reveals his feeding plan for two Shorthorn calves. From an initial 450 pounds to 1195 pounds in 843 days, he posted a 745 pound gain at 2.17 pounds daily and a 92.9 percent score costing 9.16 dollars per hundred pounds gain.
The article explains how manure from 100 hens can yield $20 to $25 yearly in value if properly collected and treated. It notes that improper handling wastes up to half the fertilizing value, and recommends daily dropping-board cleaning, absorbents, and mixtures like loam, road dust, sand plaster, acid phosphate, and potash galts. A sawdust-plus-phosphate mix yields fertilizer with about 0.25% nitrogen, 4.5% phosphoric acid, and 2% potash, worth around $10 per ton.
Metallic aluminum now competes with sheet metals and wood for auto bodies due to improved foundry methods and alloy knowledge. Large sections of aluminum castings are used in touring cars and insulated body parts, making bodies lighter and harder to dent. The rigid, paint-retentive surface enhances durability and safety in accidents.
A Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce scout reports seeing two scouts help a woman with several children and a go cart onto a streetcar, then stand on the running board as others ignored her. The observer notes the scene near the car tracks and praises the scouts for their conduct.
Listing of horses with ages from three to eight years. Includes bay filly coming four, black horse and bay filly ages three, gray span eight years, weight totals 2200, sorrel and black entries with weights 1400 to 1300. All items described for sale or record.
A long list describes a variety of farm gear including a top buggy a farm wagon harrow disc harrow Rock Island lister corn drill stirring plow Go-Devil two tongueless cultivators tongue cultivator hay rack and other articles noted as numerous.
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