Outlook for Iowa Crops Dark Despair Amid Floods and Rains
Des Moines official bulletin cites unprecedented flood damage across Iowa with lowlands abandoned and upland planting hampered by persistent rain. Corn and wheat acreage shrink. oats and barley prospects weak while apples show a glimmer of hope. Heavy rainfall totals from Des Moines to Amana underscore widespread loss and a call for dry, warm weather to salvage crops.
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J. R. Sage
Des Moines
Iowa Climate and Crop Service
Journal
Mr. Sage
Scranton
Carroll
Marshalltown
Blairstown
Iowa City
Mt. Vernon
Grundy Center
Amana
Waterloo
Logan
Albia
Charles City
Crop Troubles Hit Iowa Farms Across Counties
The report details severe crop damage across Hamilton Shelby Webster Cerro Gordo Blackhawk and other counties due to heavy rains floodwaters and wet fields. Planting is behind schedule with corn often ruined or stalled and weeds spreading while oats and hay show variable prospects.
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Hamilton County
Shelby County
Indianola
Humboldt
Webster County
Iowa
Cerro Gordo
Kingsley
Marion County
Southern lands investments lure homeseekers and investors
The circular promises high returns on Kentucky West Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana lands near the Illinois Central railroad. It urges buyers to request free circulars Nos 1 to 10 from J. F. Merry assistant general passenger agent Illinois Central at Dubuque Iowa.
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South
Kentucky
West
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Illinois Central Railroad
J. F. Merry
Dubuque Iowa
Des Moines Floods Prompt Harrowing Iowa Reach
Rev W E Howe reports widespread flood damage across central Iowa near Kirkman Botna and Des Moines. Water covers farmland and streets, bridges washed away, cattle drowned, and thousands displaced as the Skunk and Coon rivers overflowed.
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Kirkman
Irwin
Des Moines
Coon River
Valley Junction
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
The ad promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as a cure for constipation and offers a refund if it fails. It promises permanent relief and mentions a money-back guarantee.
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C.C.C
Wilton Notes on Commencement Week and Local Visits
Wilton IA June 3 news lists a stream of visitors and homecomings. Florence Hartman and son Harold return to Cedar Rapids after visiting Crawfordsville Indiana and Rock Island relatives. County Attorney Ingham and others stop in as college events approach. Commencement week features debates, recitals, sermons, alumni prayers, and addresses by Prof. A N Fox.
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Wilton
Florence Hartman
Harold
Cedar Rapids
C. Hucke
Detchen
Crawfordsville
Ind
Dr. Garber
Detchon
Rock Island
D. G. Agnew
Vera Sherwood
Brooklyn
Chicago
B. T. Hough
Des Moines
K. J. McAulay
H. EF. Strong
Burt
L. G. Focht
Waterloo
Grand Lodge
Wiltsie
Ed. P. Ingham
Methodist Church
Turkey
A. C. Ryan
Roy Woodhouse
Geo. Brown
Newton Lang
Opera House
Leil
P. J. Thiel
A. N. Fox
Chicago Theological Seminary
F. W. Schwin
Irwin Finger
Sophie Seil
Harry Woodhouse
Daniel Bross
Della Cockshoot
Charles Kreinbring
Eugenia Cooling
Anna Dengler
Martha Bruning
Davenport
C. H. Jacobson
Newt
van Zant
W.P. Brush
Stockman’s
Station
Kansas City
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Sage
Washington County
Blackhawk
Vinton
Reyer An
Advent
Sterling Remedy Company
New York
Batterson's
F. Giesenhaus
East Second Street
F.E. Winans
Commission
Chicago Board of Trade Grain and Field Seeds No
Sherman
Timothy
Southern Lands
Rev. Howe
Rev
W. E. Howe
Howe
Leona Howe
East Eighth Street
Botna
Des Moines River
Skunk River
Skunk
Colfax
Muscatine Lumber & Box Co
Egziema
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
G&e
Barnard’s Model Laundry
Sycamore Street
WANT
H. Mark
Ee.ith St. C
Best On
West Hill
J. H. St. John
East Hill
G. M. Titus
Lowa Avenue
P. M. Musser
W. 2Nd St
Pickie Farm
River Road
H. J. Heinz Co
Wilson's Shoe Store
R. S. Rice
Nichols
Gee. B. Jackson
W. 3d Street
Emquire
W. 2d St
W. Third St
Ight Housekeeping
C. A. Peck
Real Estate
West Sth St
S. W
W. Boatwright
Bonneville
Nebraska
Omaha
Chas. Blixt Land Co
Sixteenth Street
South Dakota
Castlewood
S. D
John Walklin
S. B
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