Pneumatic Telegram Tubes and Weighted Silks in 1920s Life
The feature describes pneumatic tube systems in large cities delivering telegrams at high speeds and the tech behind rapid dispatch. It also discusses how weighted silks contain metal for cheaper options, with tests to distinguish weighted from pure silk and price comparisons.
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Pltves
Deneth
Maton
New York
Plativon
Teteav and Company Sedis
Testis van Cs de
We Can Do the Wateloo Tribune
Florida and California spending moves force tighter budget and thrift. A young man aims to prove two can live as cheaply as one per his partner's urging.
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Wateloo Tribune
Florida
California
Court Clears Way for TB Eradication in Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court upholds the county area plan as constitutional aiding bovine tuberculosis eradication. The decision does not rule on the accredited plan. The ruling also validates the Fortieth general assembly act and confirms legislative power to enact disease control measures in animals.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Black Hawk County
Iowa
M. G. Phornburg
Supreme Court
Fortieth General Assembly
Beekeepers Urged to Pack Bees For Winter
State apiarist F B Paddock of Iowa State College advises beekeepers to place bees in tar paper or Towa packing cases for winter protection. Feeds can be given after packing. blueprints are available from the state apiarist. Packing costs about 26 cents and boosts spring vitality. If cellar overwintering is chosen, move bees inside after the last flight day around November 15 in central Iowa.
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F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
Towa
State Apiarist
Yew to Fall Dairying Suggested by Iowa Expert
Iowa State dairy specialist Burt Okerkirk advises drying up cows before winter by keeping them in corn stalks and feeding low protein forage such as timothy hay straw or corn stalks. He warns against balanced rations and silo silage and stresses simple handling and discipline to ease late year milking.
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Burt Okerkirk
Iowa State College
When a man is sure his friends never say unkind things
A Sioux City Journal aphorism observes that certainty of universal goodwill implies friendship’s end, suggesting prevailing social doubt about praise and loyalty within a circle.
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Sioux City Journal
Identifying Low Quality Poultry and a Dyersville Death
J H Bardsley of Iowa State College warns that percent production and eye condition indicate flock vitality. Low vitality birds appear with narrow heads between eyes dull sunken eyes shallow breasts and ruffled feathers. Such birds should be sold for eating if undersized but healthy. Mrs Andrew Siegel of Dyersville dies at her Manchester daughter’s home November 2.
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J. H. Bardsley
Iowa State College
Andrew, Siegel
Dyersville
That City
Lilibridge
Manchester
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