Social meeting of Farm Bureau at De Haan home
A crowd of about three hundred farmers and families gathered at Mr. and Mrs. De Haan’s residence in Pella for a social and educational Farm Bureau event. County Agent McKee and I. N. Taylor of Oskaloosa spoke on farm economics, mutual insurance, and rural schooling, followed by ice cream and films on tuberculin tests and hog roundworms.
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Jacob de Haan
Wallace F. McKee
McKee
Peter Tysseling
County Mutual Insurance Association
Marion
Tusseling
I. N. Taylor
Oskaloosa
Taylor
Iowa
Wilson
de Haan
Mr. McKee
WANT ADS SALE AND RENTALS IN CHRONICLE
WANT ADS list various bargains and rentals. A Chevrolet touring car in unknown condition is offered by the Chronicle Office. Also advertised are Ford and Dodge touring cars, Buick touring models, a laundry stove with tank heater, a five room Franklin Street rental, carpets and rugs by the yard, and a 1923 Ford coupe in excellent condition with listed features and a $490 price from Star Auto Co.
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Inquire Chronicle
Ford
Star Auto Co
Rattler in Hen Nest Scares Mahaska Farm Family
Mrs. Wm Tessman near Oskaloosa found a four and a half foot rattler in a chicken nest while gathering eggs. Her husband killed the first snake after a tense battle. a second snake, likely the mate, appeared the next day, but escaped. The family reports lingering unease as egg production had dipped earlier.
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Wm. Tessman
Oskaloosa
Tessman
Tessmans
Lincoln cars lead Ford market with rising buyer demand
Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company reports orders remaining well above production schedules. Buyers increasingly favor Lincoln due to high standards, refined power plant, and superior craftsmanship. Eight standard models plus six custom enclosed types offer extensive finishes and upholstery options.
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Lincoln
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Lincoln Motor
America
Europe
Chinch Bug War Threatens Iowa Corn Crop
Iowa State College entomologists Dr. C. J. Drake and extension specialist F. D. Butcher lead efforts to battle chinch bugs damaging southern and southeastern Iowa corn. They advise county agents to use dust or oil barriers around fields, spray infestations with Black Leaf 40 or kerosene emulsion, and isolate affected sections to prevent spread.
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Iowa
C. J. Drake
Iowa State College
F. D. Butcher
Dr. Drake
Strengthens Weak Eyes Camphor Wash Promises Quick Relief
Advertises an old fashioned eye wash mix including camphor witch hazel and hydrastis. Claims to strengthen tired strained or sore eyes. Mentions an aluminum eye cup free from Ideal Pharmacy.
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Lave Optik
County's oldest citizen lives at Flagler County
Flagler has one of the oldest residents in Marion county, Harriet Silvey, age nearly ninety eight, living in Flagler with her daughter and son in law. Born 1825 in Pittsburg, she moved through Keokuk and Iowa communities before settling in Flagler twenty two years ago. Her five generations include Silvey, Williams, Retalick, Hemphill, and Iona Hemphill, with twenty grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
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Flagler
Marion County
Harriet Sibley
Silvey
Grandma
Pittsburg
Keoseventy
Skaloosa
John Williams
Harriet Silvey
William
Bell Retalick
Jackson
Minnesota
Retalick
Bessie Hemphill
Melford, Iown
Hemphills
Iona Hemphill
Grandma Silvey
Knoxville Journal
Giant prehistoric moose skull found near Monticello
John Lienemann unearthed the skull of a giant glacial moose on his farm south of Monticello after high water washed it from a gravel bed. E. E. Reed took the find to Iowa City for paleontology experts at the State University to verify.
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John Lienemann
Monticello
E. E. Reed
Iowa City
State University
Washington
Lienemann
New Iowa YMCA Staff Announced In State Reorganization
The Ames affiliated Young Men's Christian Association expands its staff with two new state secretaries John Hi. Rudd joins as county work secretary from Portland now based in Ames to build county organizations across Iowa. Charles E. Ford becomes state boys work secretary from Milwaukee, bringing newspaper background and authorship on boys work methods.
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Milwaukee
Ford
E. R. Hinckley
Lake Geneva
Iowa
W. H. Parsons
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Bard
Auto Sales Co
H. J. Sherman
Franklin Street
Chronicle Offive
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Whoney Black
M. P. Buwalda
West Columbus St
Mahaska
Rattler
County
Iowa News
Fred M. Hansen
D. C. Thomas and Family
Des Moines
IAF
Navarre
Navarre Pearls
Blauer-Goldstone Co., (Inc
Chicago
DE Wit & Bousquet
Avery
Avery Thresher
Avery-ize
White Way Auto CO
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