Social visitors fill weekend in Richland Center area
Richland Center and surrounding towns see a flurry of Sunday and Monday visits. Leonard Robinson of Dubuque stays with the Hicks family in Richland Center while Spencer visitors Charles and Eben Little join the hosts. Numerous Monticello and Cedar Rapids residents make rounds among local homes, with church services noted and several trips to Delhi and Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Robinson
Dubuque
H. P. Hicks
BE. FE. Hicks
E. G. Hicks
Monticello
Charles and
Eben Little
Spencer, Towa
Harry Haskins
Des Moines
H. L. Wismeter
John Sc
John Schweitzer
August Husman
W. G. Behrends
Will Burrichter
Henry Renk
Fannie Mae Hicks
Matthew Allen
Bernice
George, Jr
George Allen
Cedar Rapids
Carl Rickels
Josephine
Norma
Lucile
Willis
Theola Darrow
H. L. Wismeier
H. W. Hanken
Tobias
Ida Zacher
Will and
Mary
Medford
Wisconsin
Chris Tschantz
Adam Hein
Fritz Marugg
Roy Sackett
Ina Winch
August Petersen
Richland Center
Petersen
Finnimore
Wis
Helen and
Paul
Steve Fitzsimmons
Delhi
Patricia Tuel
Mary Renk
Will Folkers
George Rieniets
Sand Spring Farm Bureau Meeting After Framing Lesson
The Sand Spring Farm Bureau met at Mrs. Fred Egger’s home on Thursday October 10 for a program on pictures and picture framing. Attendees included Mesdames Greer Lang Batch elder Behrends Slauson Chaplin King Egger and many Monticello Jesup Hopkinton and Cascade residents. Lunch followed. members visited with neighbors and reported on social visits and local travels through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Fred Egger
Mesdames C. K. Greer
Joe Lang
Will Baum
J. L. Batchelder
W. H. Behrends
Roy Slauson
Co. C. Slauson
Walter First
Cap Arduser
Clara
Lou King
Ray Chaplin
F. J. Welter
Margaret Murray
Ray Adams
Harold Egger
Monticello
Egger
Will Bradle
Hopkinton
R. E. Chaplin
C. C. Slauson
Lillian
Betty
R. H. Pruit
Jean
Cora Meythaler
Dorothy
Loren
Jesup
del McVay
Monticelloes
Sunny
Landolt
Josephine
Dubuque
Jack and
Paul
Onslow
Hannah Carpenter
Mildred
Clara Arduser
Maquoketa
R. H. Prult
Nola Wilson
Cedar Rapids
F. J. Gestel
Fred Heeren, Jr
Esther
Deer Grove
Ill
Fred Heeren
Earlville
John Arnold
Farm Shipping And Storage Tips From Government Guidance
Government guidance advises shipping live poultry so it is weighed the day it arrives to limit shrinkage of 2 to 15 percent. It notes late Saturday arrivals shrink more. Silage should be watered to pack, surface sprinkled, and corn fodder watered via the blower top. US agriculture findings suggest 37 degrees stores potatoes for nine months to minimize germination and shrinkage of 4 to 30 percent. Shocking saves soft corn as ears dry. immature fodder has feeding value similar to timothy hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Tama farmer boosts cow profits with balanced feeding
Robert Mitchell of Tama County increased his per cow income from 62.02 to 132.30 after adopting approved feeding and milking intervals. Cows rose from 229.9 to 380.1 pounds of butterfat. The Iowa State College extension exhibit at Waterloo highlighted his results with four cows and dairy tester Henry Nieman explaining the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mitchell
Tama County
Mitchell
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Waterloo
Tama
Mr. Mitchell
Dairy Cattle Congress
Henry Nieman
Jones county issues many hunting licenses in 1920s Anamosa Eureka
About 1200 hunting licenses had been issued in Jones county up to October 1 by Recorder Lloyd Soper, far exceeding prior years due to required fishing licenses. Six trapping licenses at 1 dollar each for 10 traps and one at 10 dollars for 35 traps were also issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Lloyd Soper
William Moncrief
Mayo
Lyman Howe
Joe Howe
Mere Place
Howe
Bodenhofer
Paul
Waterloo
Anamosa
Grand Jury
Madison Farm Bureau Women Hold Busy Meeting Schedule
Madison township led by Mrs. Ed Steele reported five meetings with lessons and both fathers and mothers in attendance. Nearby leaders in Onslow and Center Junction joined in follow up sessions, and an all day charity event featured lessons on Self Reliance and Obedience. The October meeting at Carson hall Center Junction on Monday October 21 will include a teachers reception and a performance by the Center Junction community orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Madison Township
Ed Steele
Steele
Madison
Levien
Thompson
J. R. McNeilly
Walter Koon
Onslow
Jones
Ames
Carson Hall
Center Junction
Pityer
Inside Information For The Busy Housewife
Practical tips for homemakers cover cooking ribs with sauerkraut mint sauce for lamb and laundering quilts. Instructions include soaking quilts in soap suds, rinsing in same-temperature water, air drying outside, and ironing silk or satin covers if needed. A 50 cent government printed household account book is advertised.
Farm Bureau Prepares Quartet Contest and Base Ball Plans
County farm bureaus prepare for the quartet contest at the annual convention in January. Des Moines meeting aims to improve central Iowa poultry quality with officials from USDA Iowa and Iowa State College present. A Washington meeting reports farm mortgage shifts to long term amortized loans by Federal Land Banks led by Omaha's Hogan. Plymouth Madison seek farm bureau baseball crown after semi pro victory. American Farm Bureau Federation meets in Chicago December 6 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Jones
Farm
Polk
Jasper
Madison
Warren
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Washington
Washington of the Presidents of
Land Banks
Farm Loan Board
Hogan
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Omaha
Plymouth
Plymouth County Farm Bureau
Sioux City
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hotel Sherman
Chicago
Mayo at Chicago Denounces Hospital High Pressure Sales
Dr. William J. Mayo of the Mayo Clinic urged the American College of Surgeons in Chicago to curb high pressure hospital salesmanship. He warned many people cannot afford hospitalization without severe sacrifice and called for simpler, more cost effective hospital design and operations. Nurses were praised for their devotion amid criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minnesota
American College of Surgeons
Chicago
United States
History in the Headlines Read Daily
The Boston Globe urges students to read the newspaper daily to learn about current events as history in progress. It emphasizes that today’s news builds tomorrow’s history and that youths should stay informed about global happenings each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Hoover and MacDonald meet to urge world peace
The Des Moines Register argues that a Hoover MacDonald meeting to back a world peace program could unlock vast domestic economic benefits. It notes such gatherings foster understanding among nations and warn that progress hinges on unity against war. Also mentions migratory birds travel speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Britain
United States
Hoover
MacDonald
Stilts Hold Court in Ancient and Modern Pageants
The article notes stilt walking as a lasting art from ancient tomb reliefs to modern crowds. It details French shepherds and shepherdesses in southern France using six to eight foot stilts, aided by long sticks, with stilt races common and contestants ranging from fourteen to seventy years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
France
Splendid Fossil of Ancient Sea Terror at Field Museum
A 150 million year old Jurassic sea crocodile fossil, about ten feet long, is on display at the Field Museum in Chicago. Found in Württemberg Germany, the nearly complete skeleton shows sharp teeth, armorlike plates along the back, and intact skull, limbs, and vertebrae, indicating a carnivorous lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Wurttemz
Germany
Europe
Hawks Differ in Diet and Value to Farmers
An agricultural survey notes many hawk species vary in diet with some feeding mainly on small mammals like mice and rabbits while others prey on birds. Bird eaters should be killed whenever possible, while mammal eaters aid farmers by controlling pests such as rodents. Cooper hawk and sharp shinned hawk are listed as bird eaters and hunt from hidden perches with swift darts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Big Family Welcomes New Baby Sister At Breakfast
The father announces a baby girl to his four children Sam Sally Lois and David at breakfast. He jokes about having five children and the joys of a large family while Lois notes the orphans home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Sally
Lois
David
Height of Land as Water Divide Across Regions
The term Height of Land names a watershed divide where streams split toward opposite basins. In Minnesota a small lake of this name feeds rivers to the Red River of the North and the Mississippi. Northern Ontario maps show it marking divides to the Great Lakes and St Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Red River
Mississippi
Ontario
Great Lakes
St Lawrence
Dance to Health and Ancient Beliefs in Exercise
The piece notes that modern science echoes ancient ideas linking physical activity to mental well being. It cites the Tarantella as a lively Italian folk dance whose name stems from a cure for spider bites, historically sought through exhausting dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Dunton
The
Dance Magazine
Poor Man Described as Thorough Gentleman
Dialogues reveal a deceased man named Jenkins feared an unworthy end. The exchange suggests concerns about relatives misreading his final moment as a hiccup and a lack of opportunity to apologize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon
Jenkins
Baby Christening Sparks Quiet Church Reception
In a church vestibule a small crowd gathers for a baptism while friends admire the newborn. Three year old Betty Lou sits apart, envious of the attention given to her baby brother, and remarks she feels old when complimented on her dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou
Old Elephants Die at Secret African Cemeteries
A traveler notes that aging elephants may kill themselves by leaping from high cliffs, though doubt remains about how common this is. He observes that elephant herds also create natural cemeteries in swamps or jungles where the old and weak go to die, a practice natives know as ivory sources. Other wild animals are said to seek death in specific spots as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Penny as a term and its origins in U S coinage
The word penny used generally since the Revolutionary period but not the official coin name in the United States. English coinage influenced early American currency, with the term becoming a customary label for the cent as its value aligned with Britain. First cents minted under the Constitution appeared in 1793.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
England
Complexes in Psychology A Pathfinder Summary
Pathfinders notes how the term complex refers to clusters of thoughts and feelings linked to a subject. Examples include conquering or inferior complexes. It distinguishes repressed ideas from the opposite superior complex and explains their psychological focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Pathfinder Magazine
Persia Has Salt Lake Larger Than Dead Sea
Five thousand feet above Persia lies a vast inland salt lake named Urinia. Spanning about 250 miles around and 1,000 square miles, it hosts 66 islands and ranks among the world’s saltiest seas. Fed by streams with no outlet but evaporation, Urinia concentrates salt over centuries, now surpassed only by Karabugas and devoid of fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Urinia
Dead Sea
Urmila
Karabugas
Caspian Sea
Caracul Fur Names and Varieties Across Regions
The entry defines Caracul or astrakhan as a sheep family term with Urabbat referencing Tashkent and southern Russia. It notes Russian Caracul in those areas, describes Tashkent caraculs with fine markings, and mentions Tan sian caraculs with color ranges brown black brown and white. It states Caraculs are bred in the United States and Canada and also found in China and Mongolia, generally white with heavier curl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astrakhan
Urabbat
Tashkent
Russia
United States
Canada
China
Mongolian
Groaning board a thing of the past says Iowa State College
The Home Economics Division of Iowa State College argues hospitality has shifted from lavish feasts to heartfelt hosting. They urge hosts to value warmth over expense, noting a cordial hand clasp and tea can outweigh formal excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
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Government Farm
Anamosa Eureka
Madison Farm Bureau
Government Printing Office
Bureau of Home Economics
Superintendent of Documents
Farm Bureau Notes
Dr. Mayo of
Dance To
Caracul
Frigidaire Corporation
Indianapolis News
Harry Soule
Monticello, Towa
Porkers
Usmrot
Schumacher
Farmers’ Mutual 'Reamery Co
Frigidaire
Roberts’ Hardware
Thomas I
Kula
North Range
Linn County
Buffalo Township
District Court of
Antone Kula
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