Gladwin Notes and Local Business Activity
Gladwin Iowa reports Mrs. Dave Weaver’s return from a sister visit in Davenport. Mrs. Wood Kennedy’s health in Colorado worsens. A large lumber shed is under construction by Gladwin Met Co. Blanchard and Jerrard visited Gladwin. Tile and lumber deliveries expected for the new shed. Will Browning and Dave Browning visited from Muscatine. A caboose detached from a noon freight near Arden caused the engine to chase it.
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Gladwin
Dave Weaver
Jef Berks
Davenport
Wood Kennedy
Colorado
Gladwin Met
Win Blanchard
Tom Jerrard
Blanchard
Will Browning
Muscatine
Dave Browning
Arden
Brown Visit to Sick in Cedar Bethel
Strawberry Hill reports Mr and Mrs T M Brown visited the sick at Lee Browns of Cedar Bethel Thursday with Mrs T Cashman and Mrs M Ho in attendance.
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Strawberry Hill
T. M. Brown
Lee Brown's
Cedar Bethel
T. Cashman
M. Ho
Local Social Notes From the Area
Gan visited at H Maysenholder s Tuesday G B Low and W Wabnitz were in the neighborhood Saturday Laura Shellabarger and brother Hugh were visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs E Taylor Saturday and Sunday Mrs Charles Gipple did trading in Letts Saturday Marion Norris and family of Fredonia were visiting the former s parents and EF Maysenholder s Sunday Mary Brown and Anna Norris attended Sabbath school at Cedar Bethel Sunday Mildred and Gertrude Hafner visited with their friend Isealo Worthman last week Mrs A A Norris who is staying at her daughter s Mrs H Maysemholder is slowly improving Mr and Mrs John Blake who have been quite ill are improving slowly W A Norris visited his son in Fredonia Tuesday
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Gan
H. Maysenholder
G. B. Low
W. Wabnitz
Laura Shellabarger
Hugh
E. Taylor
Charles Gipple
Marion Norris
Fredonia
EF. Maysenholder
Mary Brown
Anna Norris
Cedar Bethel
Mildred
Gertrude Hafner
Isealo Worthman
A. A. Norris
H. Maysemholder
John Blake
W. A. Norris
Pine Creek Social Notes Mention Visits and Projects
Louis Missel and two sisters Kate and Grace traveled to Muscatine to visit their uncle Joseph Missel. Harvey Ray Fix and other locals spent Sunday with family in Montpelier and at home. The community works on hauling telephone poles for a new line. Mr Brandt and family from Davenport plan a country summer. Ed Fix and Fred Shultz also visited relatives in the area.
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Pine Creek
Louis Missel
Kate
Grace
Muscatine
Joseph Missel
Harvey
Ray Fix
Montpelier
Francis Missel
Mr. Brandt
Davenport
Ed. Fix
Fred Shultz
Wm. Nagle
Dirt Road Reform for Prairie Farmers
An editorial advocates cheap, practical dirt road improvements. It explains road flaws in the prairie northwest and details a two stage King drag method to crown and smooth roads, urging every farmer to undertake the work without waiting for officials.
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Prairie Northwest
No man is a good neighbor who keeps an ugly dog
An lament about a dangerous dog that roams the highway and terrifies teams. The speaker argues that if such a beast is found dead it proves a patriot was defending his country.
Poultry Must Be Kept Separate From Livestock
A historical notice warns that allowing poultry in horse and cow barns spreads lice, fouls mangers, and robs grain from horses. It advises keeping fowls away from other domestic animals to protect stock.
The Elixir of Life Lies in Life Contrasts and Road Reform
The article argues for moderate climate living and highlights sweet clover as a soil renovator and bee food. It praises dragging dirt roads after rains as a reforms that improves commerce and daily life, urging broader adoption to reclaim abandoned eastern farms with alfalfa and timber culture.
Short North Planting Window Narrows Crop Prospects
The north section faces a brief planting season of three to four weeks with few crops tolerating after May 15. Beans millet sorghum buckwheat and catch crops may still fare, but poor seed leads to losses due to insufficient time for late crops to mature.
Keeping a good cow brings income in small towns
The article notes multiple cases where a full blood or high grade Jersey or Guernsey cow provides a family of four with milk cream and butter and yields over 100 dollars a year in income due to a ready market for milk and cream at high prices.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Corner in wheat brings gains and costs to all
The piece condemns wheat cornering and strikes, noting benefiting raisers and bankers, burdens on the poor, fortunes for a few, and national harm. It argues that a republican government should curb such manipulations to serve the people.
Three stalks in a hill best for corn yields and soil care
The article discusses optimizing corn by hill planting, noting three stalks per hill is usually sufficient where fertility and moisture are average. It warns that drought or poor soil reduces ears per stalk, while rich soil with ample moisture can support four stalks. It also cites alfalfa gains on loess hills near the Missouri River and a Connecticut woman earning $800 from turkeys, highlighting feasible, low-effort farm ventures.
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Missouri River
Sioux City
Real value of lightning rods as protective for buildings
The article explains lightning as a natural force that seeks the path of least resistance and argues for proper lightning rods. It emphasizes a perfect damp earth connection, copper as best material, and that a rod with many fine wires provides better conduction than a solid rod. With proper earth grounding, the system offers reliable protection for buildings.
Rat Rents and Risks for Muskrats in Marshy Lands
Minnesota and northwestern Iowa sections describe muskrat habitat in marshy prairies. Muskrats multiply in wet seasons and rent for about five dollars per acre, with fur worth about twelve cents each. Mink predation varies by season, driving the rat to water to survive, and fur trade anonymity follows after processing.
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Minnesota
Towa
Tile Draining Delights Farmers With Drainage Investment
A farmer praises tiling for draining a long standing slough, enhancing field appearance and crop prospects. The method promises substantial value gains, noting an investment of 100 dollars can add about 500 dollars to a farm's value.
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James Whitcomb Riley
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