Iowa Farm Mortgages Decline Across Several Counties
An Iowa State College survey tracks farm debt per acre from 1915 to 1925 across Story Jefferson Cherokee Cedar Fayette and Montgomery counties. Mortgage share falls from 88 percent in 1915 to 48.4 percent in 1921 then rises to 50.4 percent in 1925 while land prices peak in 1920 and drop by 1928. Private individuals decline as lenders while banks and insurance firms rise.
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Iowa
Story
Jefferson
Cherokee
Cedar
Fayette
Montgomery Counties
Iowatate College
W. G. Murray
F. L. Garlock
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
A Novel of Interest to Iowa People Delta Sioux Fort Des Moines
A copy of The Sinclairs of Old Fort Des Moines by Johnson Brigham Des Moines state librarian was sent to this office. The novel centers on the Sinclair family settlers near Red Rock in this county and Des Moines area. It chronicles Fort Des Moines events, early school teachers, and a soldier romance forming its core.
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Des Moines
The
Chronicle
H. K. Kean
Bona- Bare
Es Moines
Pella
Johnson Brigham
Sinclairs
Old Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines River
Old Fort
Sinclair
Red Rock
Fort Des Moines
Lesson for December 18 1927 Prophets of Israel and Christ
Review discusses reading Psalm 67 and Hebrews key verse, highlighting Jesus as God's Son and the Comforter. Emphasizes a rock ribbed gospel and the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Suggests eleven questions for teachers to use in a two party classroom debate on the first lesson.
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Prophets of Israel
God
Jo Christ
Jesus
Lamb of God
Ancola Root Patient Reports Relief From Chronic Gas
Hans J. Johnson of Maynard Minnesota says his twenty year struggle with gas bloating and sour stomach ended after using Ancola Root. He reports all stomach trouble disappeared and credits the remedy. Available for sale at Ideal Pharmacy.
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Hans J. Johnson
Maynard, Minn
Ideal Pharmacy
Best the story why Elijah desponded and lessons for today
A Midwest Sunday school note urges careful study of six prophets, linking their kings to events that spurred search for spiritual meaning. It highlights the living relevance of sin, salvation, and the New Birth, stressing soul winning, earnest teaching, and the need for personal commitment to Christ and baptism.
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Elijah
Judah
Israel
Jesus Christ
Hom
Christ
Doc
Chrisans
Jesus
Browning
Upper Iowa University Suffers Loss By Fire
A blaze of unknown origin gutted the science hall at Upper Town Fayette campus on a Friday morning. Prof Vanness raised the alarm as flames ate through the third story roof. students salvaged equipment from physics chemistry and biology labs while volunteers fought the fire. The 1887 three story red brick building valued at 15000 with 12000 in equipment and 5000 insurance burned quickly. museum items were moved to the library building and classes will reconvene in other rooms.
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HP Town
Fayette
Sumner Gazette
Vanness
Upper Town
Y. M
Y. W
College Hall
Spus
Er A
Christmas Toweling Tips For Breakfast and Luncheon Sets
Instructions describe making durable cross barred pine toweling sets for daily use. Suggestions include sewing two or three 15 to 18 inch wide strips to achieve the desired width, with flat seams, hem stitching, and optional plain linen or checked toweling hems.
Combines Invade the East in Modern Harvest Rise
Eastern states show rapid uptake of combines as harvesting machines spread east of the Mississippi. The Research Department of the National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers notes 1927 Kansas used about 12,000 machines and counts 300 in Illinois, 40 in Ohio, 26 in Iowa, 72 in Indiana, and smaller numbers across New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and other states. Nearly all grain crops in the region were harvested by combines last season.
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National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Great Plains
Illinois
Ohio
Iown
Pennsylvania
Indiana
New York
Kentucky
Virginia
Public sale dates listed for area around Pella
Public sale dates include December 21 for Leon Schakel south of Pella and for T G Gosselink northeast of Pella, and January 25 for Govert Kamerick southwest of Pella. Official notices indicate local farm sale actions with these locations.
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Leon Schakel
Pella
T. G. Gosselink
Govert Kamerick
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Walton
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Zag Woree
Handsome Kroehler
Red Davenport
Coxwell Chair
Furniture ‘Department
Tord
Duncan Phyfe
Oppenheimer-Alsop CO
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