Christmas sales and farm equipment reach at Leydens and area shops
Dec 4 community sale at Leydens Service Station at 2 p.m. Dec 6 sale near Hartford. Local listings include holiday cards, belts, shirts, and home goods from Town & Country Shop and The Book Shop. Also advertised are farms and livestock offerings, used cars, a bungalow for sale, and a book and candy shop lineup.
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Leydens
Glen Bruce
Hartford
Sal
Shel “Treindeer Sween & Country
Hereford
Town
Homer Rempe
Music House
Otley
Otto_Van Essen
Hampshire
Art Shaw
Oskaloo
Own & Country
Iofa
Pella
TOM” Sawyer “Boys
Schimmel Colonial Furnace
Pod Condition
van de Geest
Notice J Christmas Bazaar and Auxiliary linch White age
A local notice announces the J Christmas Bazaar and Auxiliary with details on organizers and event timing. The item references linch White age and invites participation, listing contact points for volunteers and attendees.
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T. Christmas Bazaar
White Age
Tasty Sandwich Fillings for the School Lunch
Palate pleasing lunch fillings for school meals are proposed. Suggestions include bacon or salt pork with eggs, cheese, cabbage, pickles, onion, and cottage cheese. baked beans with chili sauce or onion and pickles. cottage cheese with celery carrot pickles and nuts. Also ham with pimiento and peppers, fish spreads, and butter as a base. Lead by home economists, peanut butter mixes with raisins fruit and dressings are offered, plus variations with cranberry sauce pineapple and tomato juice hints.
Cattle buying guides feeding profits urged by expert
Rex Beresford of Beresford recommends buying cattle by the pound and checking weighing conditions to protect feed dollars. He notes value loss from fill and urges selecting cattle by health, readiness to gain, and ability to handle feed, with attention to grade, roominess, and carcass traits.
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Rex Keresrd
Toste College
Beresford
Eye Tests for School Children Ad Introduced
An article notes eye tests for school children with guidance to visit their own doctor. It states no obligation or charge for this service. The excerpt also mentions the first American half page ad in the New York Journal on July 18, 1743.
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New York Journal
Hogs Offer Best Corn Market Now
Hogs may turn corn into meat next year says Francis Kutish farm economist at Tew State College. With ample feed and lower corn prices, turning corn into pork could yield profits. Iowa farmers are urged to farrow 25 percent more sows in spring 1949 and USDA seeks a 17 percent rise nationwide. Prices for next fall are expected to dip but hogs should still net above feed costs.
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Francis Kutish
Tew State College Farm
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Kutish
Iowa Hatcheries Up in October 1948
Commercial hatcheries in the United States produced 45,060,000 chicks during October 1948, up 17 percent from October 1947 and 22 percent above the 1942-46 average. Iowa's October output was 625,000 chicks, 20 percent higher than October 1947, with ten month total at 1,188,774,000 chicks, seven percent below the prior year. Orders for December delivery on November 1 were 121 percent higher than a year earlier.
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United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Unusual Pet Fox Delights Decorah Youth Curtis Moon
Decorah youth Curtis Moon keeps a young fox caught last spring as a pet. The animal lives in a custom house, shows affection to Curtis but raises a ruckus around others, making it a local curiosity.
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Curtis
Moon
Decorah
Best Use of Farm Electricity Demonstrated in Iowa Program
The Iowa farm program seeks better rural living through electricity with a 5-year plan. Hadsall farm in Jasper County serves as a demonstration unit under Iowa State College guidance funded by the Iowa Utilities Association. Meters track home and utility use, while experts advise on practical improvements without adding gadgets. Two other farms, Clarence Hotz in Webster County and George Horn in Washington County, have completed substantial improvements under the program.
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Jasper
Hadsall
Towa
Towa State College
Towa Utilities Associatio
Colle
Clarence Hotz
Webster County
George Horn
Washington County
Farm buildings need insulation and ventilation focus
Town State College extension agricultural engineer Van Vlack warns many farm buildings are only half insulated. He says insulation protects animals and crops from extreme temperatures and drafts, reducing feed costs and improving health. Drafts persist in cold, uninsulated walls and ceilings.
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Towa
van Vlack
Extension Asgricultural Engineers
Town State College
van Vinck
Insulation Cuts Fuel Bills by Improving Ventilation
Insulation prevents moisture and condensation, stopping drafts that make buildings colder and less efficient. It reduces fuel use for heating, lowering demands on wood coal oil or city gas and can cut annual fuel bills significantly. Van Vinck notes saving 20 to 40 percent in some cases.
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Tos
Ual
van Vinck
Began Building First Railroad In Iowa In 1854
The Mississippi and Missouri Railway and its descendant line the first Iowa railroad. Antoine Le Claire helped break ground at the river port for a Chicago to Rock Island route. The Maple and Missouri carried its first freight across the Iowa River late in August. By 1865 the line reached Kellogg, and Council Bluffs remained distant until 1869. In 1866 the M M obtained by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Sun and Pacific
Antoine le Claire
Honnport
Iowa
Chicago
Rock Island
Ilinois
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company
Newton
Kellogg
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Best Durable Fabric for Slip Covers
Nora Workman, a home furnishings specialist at Town State College, advises choosing a durable, well woven, washable fabric with a firm finish. Preshrink if no shrinkage is stated, measure furniture, allow extra fabric, and consider existing room patterns to avoid clashes with bold designs or floral prints.
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Nora Workman
Town State College
Beaux Hobjailm Lamps On Display In Delicate Pink Or Blue
The Hobnail lamps shown are beauty pieces with shades and bases made from the same material. Available in delicate pink or blue, price two dollars ninety eight cents.
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ARROW
Town & Country
Schippers Bros
Peila
Oantry
East Washington
Cow Gravel Road
Homer Rem
HELP
Kolsereen Company
Dakota Cobblers
Armour's
Breeze
Grimes Golden
Texas
Briardale
Eatwell
Velvet
Fresh Oysters
Virgil Vander Linden
Rae
Prince Albert
Bureau of Labor
America
U.S
U. S
Greyhound
Glen N Pella Hotel
Illinois
Jonathan
Wisconsin
Morrell
Butt
Shank Hall
Lady Corrine
All Purpose Tide
California
Pillsbury’s Gate
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