History of the Des Moines Register in The Palimpsest
A summary of how Des Moines first newspaper the Iowa Star evolved through owners such as Barlow Granger Curtis Bates and Harvey Ingham Town editors into the Iowa State Leader and finally the Register and Tribune. The Palimpsest traces milestones including railroad advocacy, consolidation by George Roberts and Harvey Algona, Gardner Cowles rise, and the paper’s growth to a 360000 circulation with half a million Sunday readers. Notable figures John Teesdale Kay N Darling W W Waymack and others are named as contributors erkennen.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Des Moines
The
Moines Register
Iowa Star
Granger
Pee
Barlow Granger
Star
Curtis Bates
Bates
8. W. Hill and Company
Iowa Statesman
Iowa State Leader
Leader
Iowa State Register
Clarkson
Harvey Ingham Town Journalism
Clarkson's
Ership
Register
Fort Dodge
George of Roberts
Harv Algona
Roberts
Samuel Strauss
Gardner Cowles
Algona
Tribune
John Teesdale
John Brown
Frank Palmer
Harvey Taylor
Kay N
Ding) Darling
W. W. Waymack
Ingham
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Historical Society
William J. Petersen
Iowa University Information Servic
Permanent Antifreeze Best for Tractors
Iowa State College engineers advise winterizing tractors with permanent-type antifreeze to prevent evaporative losses from high motor temperatures. Reuse of last year’s mixture is possible with a commercially sold neutralizer added to correct acid buildup. They warn against alcohol-type or salt solution antifreezes that can corrode cylinders, heads, radiators, and hoses and urge checks on thermostats and pumps before filling.
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Extension Agricultural Engineers
Iowa State College
Otley News highlights local visits and upcoming events
Otley residents share visits from Pelin and Otley neighbors. Deaths include Mrs. Anne Samson in Newton after a long illness. Upcoming events feature the Annual Youth Bible Conference on December 2 at Pella First Christian Reformed Church with banquet tickets via Gerald De Jong, deadline November 23. Local families host gatherings and attend anniversaries, weddings, and hunting trips on Armistice Day.
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Charles Vander Kolk
Inke van Gorp
Pelin
Andrew Ustermarkt
Otley
Julius Ustermarkt
Prairie City
Anne Samson
Newton
Pella First Christian Reformed Church
Gerald de Jong
Kenneth Carnahan
Sharley
Patricia of
Reasnor
Maxwell Carnahan
Gerald Koopman
Pella
Gerrit Wittenburg
Yeltu de Jong
Gerrit Uitermarkt
Kuldenders
Cornie Kloot- Wyk
Monroe
Andrew Uitermarkt
Johanna Rouwenhorst
Miss Lee
George Slocum
Zack Slocum
Sedgewick
Colo
Gene Koons
Julius Witermarkt
Marvin
Doris
Near Prairie City
Andrew
Rean Aalbers
Junelia
Joan
Dick Sille
Albert
Shirley Qi Monroe
Ralph Dem Beaton
Conney
Beverly
John Sille
Jake Stierneman
Ghter Lavonne
Mae Stierneman
Cornelia Lille
Wilhelmina
Ralph den Besten
W. D. Rietveld
Marion van Wyk
Frank van Zante
Gysbert Vroegh
Wilma
Robert
Near Pella
John Lille
Gertrude Lourens
Arnold Lourens
Jake Bruxyoort
Sully
Dick de Jong
Elmer
Clarence van Wyk
Mike
Ray van Wyk
Murray van Hemert
Ben
Armour
Steeg
Ivan Kaldenberg
Leonard
Marion Pol
Jim
Loren
Bill Vandon ‘Dever
Howard Buwalda
Richard Vriezelanr
Ernie Blom
Henry Boyer
Mr. Bensink
Arnold Laurens
Nelis Bensink
Arnold
Grinnell
Gertrude Laurens
Walter Srummel
Arlene
Shirley Goemaut
Stanley
Sherley
Abraham Boxaards
Abraham Bogaards
Henry Nankete- Horen
Ronald
Allen
Bill Witermarkt
Ted Doorland
Delores
Minnie
Jean
Jake Snellers
Cornelia Bille
Ralph Don Heaton
Mattie Vor Steeg
Neal Vanden Berg
Hamilton
Raymond Robus
Norman Robus
Cranberry Star Tarts From Simple Pantry Staples
Novel tarts shaped with star cutters use tender pastry and a cranberry filling. Prepare a flaky crust from enriched flour, shortening, and water, roll to one eighth inch, cut stars, layer with cranberry sauce, top with plain stars, seal edges, and bake 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes to yield about 18 tarts.
Burning Stalks Poor Solution for The Borer Problem
County extension director Leo Waggoner warns corn borers could surge next year after Marion County counts average five and a half borers per stalk. Plowing by May 15 destroys borers. burning cornstalks is costly and less effective. A stir crusher on oats can kill many borers, but widespread adoption is needed to avert infestation. Includes Iowa Child Welfare notes on family event impacts.
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Leo Waggoner
Marion
State College
Children Need Family Celebrations This Thanksgiving Day
A Thanksgiving message emphasizes family gatherings as a nationwide bond. It urges using the holiday to strengthen family ties and shared interests across the country, from Florida to Maine and California, beyond a simple turkey feast.
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Florida
Maine
California
Cascade woman may head world’s oldest family
Cascade Iowa resident Mrs Joe Brady aged 54 is the youngest of fourteen living siblings. Their combined ages total 897 years, surpassing a Helsinki family claim of 866 years in Finland.
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Cascade
Iowa
Joe Brady
Finland
Helsinki
Farm Power Shifts From Dobbin To Electric Controls
A rural note on how farms move from horse power to electric motors and controls. It outlines automatic non automatic and portable controllers, overload protection, under voltage protection, and remote versus local control for equipment like hay hoists and barn cleaners, noting the role of motors in modern farming.
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Dobbin
Hickory Stick Used in First Iowa School
A drafty pioneer note recalls Iowa's first school founded in October 1830 near Keokuk with teacher Berryman Jennings. It highlights scarce resources, rudimentary comforts, and disciplinarian methods as modern education evolved from those early days.
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First
Iowa
Isaac Galland
Ilinois
Ahwipetuck
Keokuk
Isaac St. Campbell
James
Samuel Brierly
W. P. Smith
Abel Galland
Dr. Galland
Berryman Jennings
Jennings
Commerce
Nauvoo
Galland
James W. Campbell
Washington Garland
Take Time to Explain Things to a Small Child
A mother explains her errands to Sally before leaving her in a car with a stranger. Quiet, brief explanations soothe the child and prevent panic. Sudden removal without explanation frightens or enrages a child, who then often yells for reasons they cannot express.
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Sally
Alfalfa Seed Availability Up Across Iowa and Nation
Iowa farmers will find alfalfa seed easier this year as supply climbs 41 percent above last year and 24 percent above the 1943 47 average. The U S Bureau forecasts 1 851 400 bushels of threshers run seed with a 1 93 bushel per acre yield, the highest since 1935, and the largest crop on record overall. Production rises across all states except Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas.
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Iowa
Towa State College
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Ohio
Indiana
California
New Mex
Arizona
Fight Newcastle With Killed Virus Vaccine
Dr C D Tee extension veterinarian Town State College outlines a killed virus vaccine program to control Newcastle disease in town poultry. Vaccinating flocks before exposure reduces infection risk, with early age vaccination offering five months or more immunity and a fall booster advised for ongoing protection.
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C.D. Tee
Town State College
Lee
Right or wrong You be the judge Vaccination aid in disease control
Vaccination is not a substitute for good sanitation and management, but it is an invaluable aid in disease control programs. It emphasizes vaccination as a supportive tool within broader public health measures.
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Palimpsest
Cowles and
Otley News
United States
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
State University of Iowa
Denniston & Partridge CO
Killduff—Reasnor
Sully—Taintor
Tracy
Tae
Hurs
Gowg
Scharing Garage
Newcastle
Noel
Pella, Iowa
APF
Bakker
Rus
Toyland
TOYS
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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