Hubbard squash gains prominence in Iowa gardens
Garden notes advise controlling plant lice with a spray of nicotine sulfate per gallon of water applied with an angle nozzle to reach under leaf surfaces. Two to three applications five to six days apart recommended. homemade lice dust mixes hydrated lime and nicotine sulfate for small plantings. A grower reports no melon losses on 30 acres using lice dust. Hubbard squash praised for storage and suitability to Iowa gardens.
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C. V. Holsinger
Iowa State College
Iowa
Senator Howell proposes senate radio broadcast plan
Senator Howell of Nebraska urges equipping the senate with radio apparatus to broadcast speeches but the idea is blocked by Democrats. The piece warns of the dangers of unchecked hostile rhetoric and suggests Democrats favor more privacy in deliberations. Also noted is Iowa dairy guidance urging farmers to breed own cows with purebred sires and better forage to boost profits.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Cc. B. Finley
Iowa State College
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mr. Finley
Davenport County Special Election on Hard Roads
Davenport County invites Town voters to participate in a Saturday special election to approve the hard roads proposition. The measure seeks public support for road improvements funded by the county.
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Davenport
Scott County
Scott county paving bond passes by wide margin
The Scott county bond issue of 1 250 000 for paving 33 miles more of the primary road system was approved by a vote exceeding three to one. City voters favored the plan, while rural residents supported paving as a link to markets and city life, with county precincts showing over two to one in favor. Also noted are Monticello fire department reorganization with Thomas Carson as fire chief and new officers, plus a train wreck cause discussion, and local residents visiting and planning property purchases.
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Scott County
Davenport
Iowa
Monticello
Maurice
Thomas Carson
William Laude
Leroy Clark Jr
Bert Clark
Clarence Matthiessen
Fred G. Matthieasen
Wilbur Cartano
William Corbin
Patrick Jarrett
United States
United States Bureau of Education
D. Burton
Chicago University
Oregon
Portland
Hill Military Academy
United States Supreme Court
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Examiners
House
Judiciary Committee
Miss Mac 2
Francis
Bennington
Vermont
Wellesley
Radcliffe
Bryn Mawr
Mt. Holyoke
Barnard
Origins and origins of famous American songs
Prof McCaskey recounts how America arose from a February 1831 or 1832 encounter with God Save the King and a July 4 children's celebration in Park Street Church Boston. He traces Home Sweet Home to an Italian melody heard by James Payne and John Brown's Body to a Boston crowd chant.
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America
McCaskey
F. Smith
Lowell Mason
Park Street Church
Boston
Home, Sweet Home
Payne
James Rees
Philadelphia
Italy
John Brown
John Andrew
Phone Miller
Charles
Hall
Howe
Public Ledger
Odd Bits From The Daily Papers And Jests
A collage of comic quotes and light captions from various newspapers. Includes wry exchanges about moonlight, crafts, reparations, pud ding, bootleg liquor, and movie outings. Concludes with a Boston Transcript quip about grouchy customers and marketers.
Road addition links Hopkinton and Delaware to primary system
Anamosa Eureka notes a new section of road between Delaware and Hopkinton added to the state primary system to connect Primary No. 61 in Jones county at Wyoming with the Hawk Eye primary road at Delaware. Local communities Monticello Scotch Grove Center Junction Onslow Wyoming unite to press for the route while a new tractor and grader arrive for Jones county.
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Anamosa Eureka
Delaware
Hopkinton
Jones County
Wyoming
Hawkeye
Scotch Grove
Center Junction
Onslow
Highway Commission
Oregon Humane Society Moves to Enforce Kindness Education Law
Preparations are underway to implement the new Oregon law requiring public schools to devote 15 minutes daily to kindness to animals. The effort faces funding and schooling debates as education authorities weigh the broader impact on public education.
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Oregon Humane Society
Oregon
Burt
Colfax
Nebraska
America
Abraham Flexner
General Education Board
United States
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Des Moines
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Belmond
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Fort Dodge
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