Turtles of Tahiti inspires carefree living in Northerners
A literary page reviews several 20th century works. Nordhoff and Hall create a satire of Western anxieties through the Turtles of Tahiti, while Vernon Williams, Cyrenus Cole, and others deliver expository or biographical histories and novels. The selections span adventure, romance, and biography with mixed critical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nordhoff
James Norman Hall
South Seas
Tahiti
Nordhoff
Hall
Tuttles
New England
Blondin
Sylvester Vernon Williams
Fall Pigs on Co. Agent's Notes Prompt Debate
Office callers dispute fall pig profitability with C M Gilson weighing the issue. Experience, management, dry housing, parasite control, self-feeders, warm water, minerals, and diligent caretaking emerge as key factors. April pig weight reaches about 250 pounds at eight months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Gilson
Contest selects champion sires in Iowa Dairy Her ched Improvement
The Better Sire Contest draws 16 of 820 bulls from cattle herds in Iowa Dairy Herd Improvement Associations. Floyd Arnold of Iowa State College notes results will be announced next month at the Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Entry books include bull pictures, pedigrees, and complete production data, prepared by six associations with judges from Brown Sw, Holstein-Fresian, Jersey clubs, and Iowa State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Dairy rd-Improvement Associations
Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College
Ry Cattle Congress
Waterloo
6I Association
Compri S. Odise
Brown Sw Association
E. M. Clark
Holstein-Fresian Association
William Keegan
Jersey Cattle Club
CL. Cannon
Town State
Jay Lush
Iowan Experiment Station
Dairy Herd Improvement Associations
Cannon
Dairy Cattle Congress
Enlistments In Marine Corps Aug Reported District Leads
In August the Marine Corps drew 8084 enlistees nationwide with the Southern states contributing 102 percent of total enrollments and Central Eastern and Western states at 866 409 respectively. The District of Des Moines counting Iowa and Nebraska added 111 men, surpassing several larger districts. The August total was 2234 recruits below the peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Corps
Central States
Des Moines
Towa
Nebraska
Marine Corps
100 Men Sought For Des Moines Marine Enlistments
Des Moines district seeks 100 young men for enlistment in the Marine Corps with immediate transfer to San Diego base. Eligibility includes age 17 to 30, height 5 4 to 6 2, sound moral character, good education. September deadline. promotions competitive. recruitments also open in Cedar Rapids and Omaha offices.
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District of Des Moines
Marine Corps
San Diego
California
Naval Bas
Insular
U.S
U. S. Mane Corps
Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Building
5Th and
Court Sts
Severn Building
2Nd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Nebraska
Pianos ads and farm sale notices crowd local want pages
The page lists new Gulbransen pianos at Kuyper's Music House and pages of want ads. It includes a farm rental inquiry by F. Van Oostrum, a Sept 26 closing out sale near Monroe due to ill health featuring M. C. Cramer herd and hog stock, plus a humorous anecdote about an overpaid rain ad and a note on fuel costs at higher speeds.
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M. C. Cramer
Monroe
Iowa
Guernsey
New Rental Rates Promoted by The Book Shop
The Book Shop advertises new rental rates for typewriters urging customers to typewrite notes for better school work and more complete business records, claiming improved outcomes with a typewriter at hand.
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Library Notes
Gyrenus Cole
The
Commonwealth
Cyrenus Cole
Benj. P. Shambaugh
Mary Frances
Lyn Farnsworth
John Bigelow
Great Lakes
Mrs. Carlyle
Carlyle
Lyn
Kathleen Norris
Gwen Washburton
Howard Pease
Tod Moran
Tod
Tom Jarvis
Mexico City
Hubert Skidmore
York Mlen
York
Mountain Hom
Jeannette Covert Nolan
George Washington Carver
Tuskegee Institute
Ice Ptet
Svea
Lux Foye
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
Congress
America
Kuyper
Music House
F. van Oostrum
Pleasantville
Harry Baldwin
Little Sioux
Sato
Luxor Palmolive
Stokely
Stokley
DOLE
Ada Soup
Campbell’s
Folger’s Coffee
Vriezelaar
Berng
del Monte
GIANT
Cai
Pillsburys Best
Kirk
Crisco
Bliss Coffee
Pillsbury’s
S.u
Slobe
Miracle
Red Cross
Sack
Delmo Pineapple
Prunes
Reck
Wheaties
Rival—Fresh
IGA
Lumsden’s
Armour’s
Karosyrup
Soda Crackers Liberty
Bell Fes Shipmene
Rinso
Armour
Vogelaar Hardware Store
Jack Sprat Food Stores
Jack Sprat
Hage Pena
Pfas Valley Pride
Jack Sprat Food Store
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