Mid Western States conference on tuberculosis control
Iowa officials led by M G Thornburg and Carl Kennedy joined representatives from six states in Sioux City for the Fourth Annual Mid Western States Conference. Bovine tuberculin testing was endorsed as the reliable eradication method while state board staff and agents numbered 36, overseeing multiple state institutions and reformatories across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Jarnagin
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Sioux City
M. G. Thornburg
Agericulture
Carl Kennedy
Thornburg
Peter Malcolm
State Board of Control
Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Marshalltown
Davenport
Glenwood
Oakdale
Eldora
Mitchellville
Independence
Mt. Pleasant
Clarinda
Cherokee
Ft. Madison
Anamosa
Rockwell City
Woodward
Toledo
Prairie chicken sightings spark Iowa farmer inquiries
In Union township Walter Beall queried farmers about prairie chickens. Mike Leahy recalled a flock once on the Leahy farm that moved northwest to the Grimes homestead. Miss Winifred Flanagan reported seeing birds last fall, indicating ongoing presence in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Walter H. Beall
West Union
Mike Leahy
Leahy Brothers
Brainard
Mr. Leahy
Grimes
G. D. Grimes
Winifred Flanagan
Leahy
Union Township
Ora
Ncommon
Croton Iowa Raid Noted as Civil War Bushwhackers Event
The passage notes Croton in Lee County Iowa as the location of the only Civil War raid in the state attributed to Confederate bushwhackers. The description places the town in the state’s southeasterly region and links it to a Civil War raid history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croton
Lee County
Iowa
Old Mississippi River Pilot Passes
From Lansing in Allamakee County comes word of Capt. J. M. Turner death. Turner a veteran river pilot known as the dean of river captains owned a small fleet including Lily Turner and Pauline named for his daughters. He helped with geological surveys and authored scientific papers. He sailed with Union forces during the Civil War and knew Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain. He was born in Dubuque and claimed to be Iowa's oldest native-born resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Allamakee County
J. M. Turner
Turner
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Lily Turner
Pauline
Geological Survey
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Mark Twain
Dubuque
Conservation Commission Tours Iowa State Parks
The Iowa State Board of Conservation undertook a tour of several state parks including Maquoketa caves Ce dar Rapids Keosauqua Farmington and Strawberry Point. They announced rebuilding plans at Farmington to raise Big Duck Jake reservoir and a stone bridge at Keosauqua. A rustic lodge is rising at Bellevue with a large stone lodge nearing completion and the Burlington park is to be named Flint Hills State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Board of Conservation
Maquoketa Caves
Maquoketa
Kepler
Palisades Parks
Cedar Rapids
Lacey
Bellevue
Burlington
Flint Hills
Homecoming relics feature Civil War musket and globe-trotting Ford
At Brockton homecoming Monroe Newton displays relics including a musket once owned by John S. Newton. Millard Oliver buys the musket and sends it to Samuel Oliver in Visalia California reuniting veteran and weapon after 63 years. Charles Pitstick makes an 5000 mile 1911 Ford tour in eighteen days averaging 290 miles a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Ringgold County
Chicago Great Western
Monroe Newton
John S. Newton
Monroe
Samuel Oliver
Southland
Millard Oliver
Visalia
Long Beach
California
Hultman
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Charles Pitstick
Ford
Pitstick
Lena Sinky Files Bid for County Recorder Post
A candidate announces for the County Recorder position pending Republican primary voters in June. The message includes a personal note of gratitude and ends with garbled agricultural remarks about soybeans and hay substitutes.
Charles Congregational Church Services May 27
George W. McNary pastor leads Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00. The Monticello 1928 high school baccalaureate sermon will be given at 8:00 p.m. by the pastor. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Sunday Church Services Schedule and May 24 Events
The article lists Sunday school at 10 am and English service at 11 am with a 7 45 pm Christian Endeavor and Lord s Supper, led by Leonard Duckett. Next Sunday May 24 includes morning worship at 11 with a sermon Lest We Forget and a 7 pm Christian Endeavor followed by an 8 pm Baccalaureate at the Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Congregational Church
Pentecost Sunday Services and Activities Announced
The notice lists May 27 Pentecost events with 8:45 Sunday school 10:00 confessional services and 10:30 divine worship in Gertman. Choir rehearsal Friday 7:30 p.m. The Ladies Aid meets Tuesday the 29th at Mrs. Elben's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertman
Ladies Aid
Chris Elben
Catechumenists Examined Before Congregation Friday Evening
The catechumenists will be examined Friday evening at 7:30 before the congregation. Pentecostal services are set for Sunday at 10 o’clock. Confirmation day with holy communion and a Friday registration for communicants are noted. Class members include LeRoy Dirks George Dirks Carl Bohlken Wilma Hanken Velma Behrends and Dorothy Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy and
George Dirks
Carl Bohlken
Wilma Hanken
Velma Behrends
Dorothy Eden
Zion's Lutheran Church Special Pentecost Services
Zion's Lutheran Church led by Pastor J. Willis announces Pentecost services next Sunday with confession at 10 a.m. divine service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school at 9:36 in the schoolhouse and a collection for institutions of learning. All are welcome to attend.
Optimal Poultry Culling Window Midyear Advice
R K Porter advises best culling period for poultry farmers is June 15 to October 15 to avoid discarding healthy hens. Daily flock health remains essential though, and one major culling is recommended yearly to remove sick or inferior birds. This midyear window balances egg production and moult effects to protect valuable stock.
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R. K., Porter
Town Poultry Improvement Association
Biddy
Analysis of letter frequency in Liberty article
The piece notes that in ordinary writing the letter e is the most common, followed by a second place for the letter a. It presents a concise view of letter frequency based on Liberty.
Small minded jealousy hurts vanity and pride
A brief reflection on envy as a petty trait born from selfishness and egotism that cannot bear praise of others. It labels such nature as pitiful and weak.
The Signatures of Modern Artists Inspire a Robin
A witty line from Woman's Home Companion suggests the signatures of modern artists resemble a robin mistaking signatures for breakfast, using playful metaphor to comment on art and perception.
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Robin
Administrator With Will Annexed Notice in Jones County Iowa
Public notice announces J J Locher as administrator with will annexed of Lewis Brown deceased in Jones county Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the district court clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated May 15 1928 Anamosa Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Lewis Brown
Anamosa
A. D
J. J. Locher
Executor's Notice in Jones County Iowa
The undersigned as executor and administrator with will annexed of George W. Stuhler deceased notify all claimants to file claims with the clerk of the district court in Jones County Iowa sworn and in time. Creditors are asked to promptly pay the estate to avoid costs. Dated May 14. Louis A Stuhler and J H Locher signatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
George W. Stuhler
Ee Towa
Inside Information For The Busy Housewife
Practical guidance for busy housewives on sewing summer dresses with a good sewing machine and attachments. Suggestions cover cotton and rayon fabrics, graduation frocks, sun suits for children, and ideas for comfortable house dresses and smocks using wash fabrics like cotton prints and chintz.
Honor in the kitchen and dress code per ancient view
The passage extols a woman who plans, cooks, and serves dinner herself. It praises wearing a smock over her best dress to keep comfort until the last moment and, if needed, appearing without embarrassment beforehand as a mark of honorable work.
Executors Appointed For J N Kiburz Estate In Iowa
The district court of Jones county Iowa appointed Linda Kiburg and Bert Kiburz as executors of J N Kiburz deceased. Creditors are notified to file claims with the Anamosa court within the legal time, sworn and clearly stated. Dated Anamosa May 10 1928. Coxsee Coxsee attorneys for the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
J. N. Kiburz
Anamosa
Linda Kiburg
Bert Kiburz
Coxsee
Jessle F. Coxsee
A. D
J. W. Doxsee
Doxsee & Doxsee
Mexico's Remedy in Boston Transcript Opinion
A brief column notes Mexico's approach to banditry and hints at possible lessons. Observers discuss security and policy implications in a terse, period-appropriate tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Boston Transcript
Candidate announces bid for state senate in 24th district
CG. L. Rigby seeks Republican nomination for state senator in the twenty fourth district and asks voters support at the June primaries, stating the idea of a companionate marriage as a metaphor for partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. L. Rigby
Farm 4 H Club Work Reaches 619712 in 1927
W. Warburton, director of Extension Work at the U S Department of Agriculture, announced that 619,712 farm boys and girls carried on 4-H club work during 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Warburton
United States Department of Agriculture
Rockstad seeks re election for Jones county auditor
Lavern Rockstad county auditor for Jones county Iowa announces candidacy for re election at the June 4 1928 primary. He asks Republican voters for support and signs the notice as county auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa
Lavern Rockstad
Notice to bids for Cass township school No 4 erection
Proposals for building a school house at school No 4 in Cass township Jones county Iowa will be received at the undersigned home in Cass township Anamosa Iowa plans and specifications available until 8 am Saturday May 26 1928 Bids to be opened 1 pm May 26 1928 at Cass Center school house contract to be awarded to lowest responsible bidder Board may reject any or all bids May 1 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Township
Jones County
Towa
Anamosa
Cass Center
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Marquette
Mississippi
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Colorado
County Recorder
Soliatt
Lena Sinkey
Charles
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R. P. Kuentzel
Presbyterian Church
Leonard Duckett
St. Matthew's Ev. Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Pastor
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Zion's Lutheran Church
J. Willis
Standard Chemical Mfg. Co
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Nebr
Wm. Podhaski
Iverson
Dallas News
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Rayon
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R. H. Balster
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