Prairie Memories and Prairie Loss in Iowa Notes
The Palimpsest editor laments the vanishing original Iowa prairies while quoting Garland and Quick on the summer beauty of native meadows. He notes railroads preserving relics of prairie flora along right of way and describes a chinch bug control method and a return to natural life via a McGregor wildlife program with details on speakers, dates, and enrollment.
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Plover
Quick
Vandermark
Iowa
Powdery mildew hits Iowa clover fields amid dry June weather
Iowa State College plant disease specialist notes an unusually high powdery mildew on clover due to hot dry June. The disease causes leaf wilting and death with little effective control beyond early harvest and salt on hay. rain in July and August could lessen second-crop damage. No poison records in the U.S. livestock feeding, though European vets warn of sore mouths with large quantities.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
R. H. Porter
Europe
Building graft probes spark grand jury questions
Nation's Business reports a special grand jury investigation into building corruption in a major city. A man offers 15000 for insurance against strikes to a union official, while an architect testifies that a fixed percentage to cover graft is standard. The jury condemns both payers and receivers as equally corrupt.
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Grand Jury
Portland Man Vows Yearlong Beard Growth
A Portland resident resolves to grow a full beard for a year, claiming it is about all a man can do now since a woman cannot perform the same act.
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Portland‘ Express
Portland
Jones County Supervisors Proceedings Remain Busy
The Jones county board of supervisors met July 5 and 6 1922 in Anamosa Iowa with all members present. They audited county funds and approved pension and poor relief actions, established a new Rome Township voting precinct, and set hearings on road matters before adjourning until August 1 1922.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Hughes
Peet
Watt
Taylor and
Streeper
Pdigetine
Chairmanughes
County
Taylor
Streaper
Rome
Rome Township
Jones County Teachers’ Institute Fund
Strepper
Joe Minter
4. W. Harrison
Ane Lawson
Bamet
Eat Pebehos
Wyoming-Anamosa
J. M. French
Wyoming-Olin
Poker Lane
West Quarter Corner
Jackson Twp
Wm. Rickels
Albert HM. Byers
Albert H. Byers
Lee van Kirk
G. J. Hughes
Geisler Road
A. I. Laude
A. P. No
Remonder
P. m
Board of Superviors
Going Home From Proud World by Emerson
Poem reflects Emerson leaving worldly ambition for a tranquil home among green hills. The speaker rejects wealth status office and crowded life and finds sacred rest in nature and communion with God. He envisions a sylvan hearth devoid of human vanity and pride and exalts solitary thought.
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Goodby
Mlattery
Hecho
Blackbird
How Papier Made Is Made And Swiss Electrification Push
How papier mache is formed from pulp with milk lime or Timewater and additives then pressed heated and varnished. It becomes strong light and partly waterproof with iron sulphate glue or egg white. Also notes Swiss electrification of roads railways funded by a government bond issue of twenty five million dollars to support the program.
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Italy
Parsons
Swelling Boarders Attract Nightly Guests
Mrs Corntossel asks if improvements have made the place appealing to summer boarders. Farmer Corntossel replies that he has added necessary updates and bought jazz records and new phonograph needles for entertainment.
Miss Green and Mrs Wyse Dialog on Married Men
In a witty exchange from the Boston Transcript Miss Green notes the nicest men are married while Mrs Wyse adds they are shaped by early taming, a humorous take on courtship and marriage.
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Boston Transcript
Work and Play Intertwined in Armistice Day Debate
A dated column argues against converting Armistice Day into a holiday season and warns of excessive leisure. It calls for balance, urging work at play and play at work while condemning a culture of all-day siestas and “something for nothing.” The piece critiques modern job seekers and promotes steady labor as vital to national well being.
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Logal
Leslie
FEW ACCIDENTS TO AVIATORS
A Detroit News analysis argues flying is less dangerous than wartime reports suggest. It notes that many accidents come from stunt flying, not passenger aviation, and compares aviation risk to driving with roadside hazards.
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Detroit News
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T. K
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Henry Boner
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Center Junction
George Albery
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Phone 171
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Dubuque Tanning & Robe
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