Odd assortment of local visitors and travels in Pella
Mr and Mrs J W Todd attended the Thirty Third Iown reunion in Knoxville this week. Numerous visits record travelers and relatives from Osage to Des Moines and beyond. Rev T D Franklin daughter Elsie Franklin and notes on local church activities, school preparations, and regional errands populate the county scene with many named families and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Todd
Knoxville
Elsie Franklin
T. D. Franklin
Louise Gladstone
Des Moines
R. R. Sadler
Frank Gregoire
Hidon
Pella
Christian Intelligencer
New York City
van der Werf
Vander Wert
di Sowlig
C. Muller
West Sayville
L. 1
Bit
Oraatis
Allendale
Mich
Grasshoppers in Iowa Targeted by Bran Mash Poison
A Iowa entomology official reports 33 grasshoppers dead near Traer after using a bran mash poison mix of bran wheat and Paris green or white arsenic with orange or lemon, molasses and water. The substance should be applied in moist form late afternoon or early morning where hoppers are abundant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Iowa
Quieter Fields Warn of Pests Eating Alfalfa
Farmers report clover and alfalfa stands weakened by pests in many areas. Without quick control measures, the insects threaten significant damage before cold weather, risking reduced yields and future pasture health.
Early seed corn selection helps prevent shortages
Plan now to select three or four times needed seed from standing stalks before freezing. Benefits include early maturing seed, reduced frost damage, stronger disease-free ears on three-stalk hills, and more reliable yields. Extra seed aids replanting and guards against future shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Compulsory English in Minnesota Schools
John Lind urges English only instruction in Minnesota schools and nationwide. He argues newcomers should be required to learn English to become citizens and fully engage in American life, asserting language barriers hinder understanding and assimilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
United States
Spring Valley
Minn
Mercury
John Lind
Minnesota
Rochester Post
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Bella
U. S. Army
Marion, Mahaska
Jasper Counties
Marion County
Nick van Dene
Indianola
T. G. Fultz
Mrs. T. di Fultz
Ames
W. J. Clark
Fairbank
Rev. J. C. Clark
Aart van Dusseldorp
Main St
Bertha Johnson
Pearl Toom
Eddyville
Anna Hunt
Etta
Lorna Lewis
Oskaloosa
J. A. Monkman
Washington
Methodist Conference
M. G. Thompson
Omaha
H. F. Johnson
Davenport
Vanden Berg
Gerzian
Georgia Stickney
L. W. Hartley
Lamont
I. H. Runyan
Colfax
John Wisse
J. B. Roovaart
Besa van Spanckeren
Kerer
A. W. Leland
Dixon, Ill
Ed van Zante
Ed Gerel
Mr. Gerel
Florida
Dave Bogaard
Platte
H. P. Vander Meulen
J. H. de Vries
Spencer and Ruthven
Delas. Gansevoort
Auto
Max van Drimmelen
Ralph Vande Berg
Alton Democrat
EB. Vander Wert
Hand County
Dak
Louise Gaass
Seattle
Pacific Coast
C. G. van Vilet
James van Vilet
L. van Rees
Agnes
Lawrence van Rees
Misa Gertrude Klein
Colorado
Bob Scholte
Iowa City
Horrabin Paving Gang
Addrem
L. Brown
Murray St
New York
City
Elite Theatre
Lenore Ulrich
Pathe
Frederick Ward
Hinton
Victor Moore
Chimmie Fadden
Fuesday
General Film Co
Fox Comedy
Vander Linden
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