Northeastern Iowa Dairy Farm Showcases Prosperity
In Clayton county near McGregor the Bell farm run by W C Blotzbach and sons spans 320 acres. A 23 head Jersey herd supplies a creamery that yields butter and sweet cream, with alfalfa and clover fields and a two acre mangel patch. The operation, powered by a small steam engine, emphasizes cleanliness and quality and illustrates a growing dairy economy in the region.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fred G. Bell
McGregor
Clayton County
W. C. Blotzbach and
Donald
Robert
M. Blotzbach
F. G. Huebsch
Confession of an Old Timer and Pacific Northwest Travel
An aging writer reflects on touring Colorado via Old Betsy and praises West Coast routes from Olympia to Puget Sound. He recalls personal memories from Pella and Portland, humor about clams and cats, labor strikes, and hopes for peaceful days amid national tension, ending with a rustic portrait of Western Washington life.
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Chronicle
H. M. Bruins
Colorado
Cape
Hell
West
Pacific Coast
Camp Ife
United States
British Columbia
Canada
Washington
Oregon
Columbia
Puget Sound
Olympic Mountains
Olympic Peninsula
Pacific Ocean
Grays Harbor
Olympia
Oympia
Elma
East Portal Park
Pacific Beach
New York
Des Moines
Pella
Buffalo
Newport
Portland
Cafe
Catfis
Delmonico
Pella Blade
Rascal
Europe
Golly
James H. Betzer
Western Washington
Education director named in Portland assignment
A recent education department addition names Miss Dunwidddie of Portland Oregon as educational director, reflecting a formal shift in instructional leadership.
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Miss Dunwidddie
Portland
Oregon
Thoughts for Mothers and Fathers in Pella
A fragment from a 1930s column urges parents to engage in sports, teach obedience, face life with cheer, guard children from vulgarity, and embody true womanly and fatherly strength. It notes Mr and Mrs George Conlee of Keokuk visiting Pella, recalling long-time friendships from Central College days.
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Thomas M. Irish
Dubuque High School
Iowa
Irish
Iowa City
Towa City
George M. Wilson
Des Moines
Wilson
Mabel Lamphere Beck
America
George Conlee
Keokuk
Pella
George
Atentral College
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L. F. van Zelm
LF ‘Newspaper Union
Lavan Zeum
J. W. Jarnag
Gibson
Thirty-Ninth General Assembly
Northwood
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
First National Bank
Earl Lemen
Mr. Lemen
A. J. Jordan
Mary ‘Ann Roberts
Plattsburg
Brownsdale
Minn
Andrew Jackson
Comodore
Perry
Japan
Lincoln
Wisconsin Territory
Cassville
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Jordan
Waterloo
Turkey
Los Angeles
Harriet J. Kirkman
Frank M Kirkham
Chicago
Francis M. Drake
Drake University At
National Guard
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
133Rd Infantry
126Th Field Artillery
135Th Ambulance
109Th Ammunition Train
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
F. J. Sedlacek
Sediacek
Karl Moore
Onawa
Monona County
L. H. Pammel
Ames
Iowa Conservation Commission
Pammel
Spirit Lake
West Okoboji
Clear Lake
Storm Lake
Ruth Herrick
Camp Cody
New Mexico
Colfax
Republic
Lfe
M. Moore
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