Keep the old Webster school bell ringing in Pella Iowa
Voice of the Public letter urges retaining the Webster school bell as a town relic recall. It honors past classmates and local landmarks, laments modern changes, and imagines future reunions with the bell’s ringing kept alive. A second section reflects on a mother’s pride for a son serving abroad and cherishes memories of home.
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I Chronicle
Webster
Pella
Dr. Ver Ploeg
Laura Verrip Verhey
Josephine” Maasdam Schnucker
That Soldier Boy of Mine
A poem by Mrs Effie Crawford from Indianola Iowa reflects a mother’s longing as she imagines her baby boy grown into a soldier in uniform, wondering who the stranger may be and clinging to hope and joy.
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Effie Crawford
Indianola
Iowa
Good Management Saves Egg Cleaning in Iowa Markets
Extension poultryman Leonard Eggleton of Iowa State College notes two main methods to raise clean eggs for higher market prices: better housing and gathering eggs twice daily, or washing eggs weekly. A survey of northern town farmers shows similar top grade percentages but varied time spent cleaning. one used 48 minutes weekly for 5 percent cleaned, another three hours forty minutes for 30 percent cleaned. Greater labor saved by improved housing and handling could fund darkened nests and proper equipment, though washing remains profitable for premium pricing.
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Iowa
Leonard Eggleton
Extension
Towa State College
Jowa
Flockowne
Eggleton
Jingle Bells Cookies Recipe Fragment
A fragment outlines a baking recipe for Jingle Bells cookies. It includes cup measurements for currants raisins flour and fat, mixing steps creaming shortening and butter with sugar, adding eggs vanilla coconut and fruit mix, chilling, then dropping spoonfuls to bake 10 to 12 minutes at 425 F. Makes about four dozen cookies.
Raccoon Causes Stir Ahead Of Legion Wild Game Feed
A stray raccoon drew a brief commotion on the roof of Frank Shipman’s Lamoni home as barking dogs surrounded the house. The animal eventually leaped away, later becoming a featured dish at the Legion’s wild game feed.
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Frank Shipman
The
Legion
When Should Mother Play With the Baby
Afton Smith explains in Child Welfare Research Station notes that a baby's day benefits from affectionate attention balanced with rest. Early play should be measured, avoiding overexcitation, and allowing time for diverse interactions to support health and mental growth.
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Afton Smith
Grandmother
Baby
Sport
Uncle Jim
Father
Big Brother
Tow a Child Welfare Post Nominated by State University
Fragmented text references child welfare, State University of Towa, and timing of play for a child. Core readable facts point to a welfare or education notice involving Tow a State University, with unclear action or date.
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Aby
Towa
State University of
New Counties Form From Des Moines Region Reorganization
The text notes the creation of new counties including Recenter Des Moines Lee Boronue Louisa Muscatine and Cook from Des Moines County. On December 21 1887 Dubuque County was altered and from it established the counties of Dubuque Clayton Jackson Benton Lynn Jones Clinton Johnson Scott Delaware Bacon Cedar and Fayette with these new boundaries.
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Des Moines
Lee
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