Dry year and steel tracks push on in western rail work
The article surveys weather, farm advice, and railroad progress. It notes the Mississippi drought shutting Pillsbury mills near Minneapolis, discusses Iowa and South Dakota farming practices, seed rates, drilling corn, spring culture, and a call to action from James W. Wilson. It closes with a prompt to mobilize farmers in Oacoma Argus Leader.
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Pillsbury Mills
Minneapolis
Oacoma Argus
America Land of Opportunity in a High School Graduation Essay
A Hebrew graduate Louis Cohen from New London Connecticut declares in his graduation essay that America is “the land of opportunity.” He thanks Berkeley school trustees and teachers, hopes America maintains its government, and aspires to serve his adopted country with strength, even his life if needed.
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America
Land of Opportunity
Louis Cohen
New London
Faith Citizens Hope Milwaukee Rail Line Reaches Faith
Faith citizens at the town lot sale celebrated a $60,000 raise as buyers were assured rapid railroad service to Faith on the Milwaukee road. The LeBeau Phenix notes track laying near the Cheyenne branch was interrupted by a water-related strike, thinning labor to under a hundred workers north of the Moreau river.
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Virgin Creek
Cannon Ball
Milwaukee
North Dakota
Cheyenne Branch
Goose Creek
Faith
Milwaukee Road
LeBeau Phenix
Cheyenne
Moreau River
Winter Wheat Emphasis for South Dakota Farms
State college bulletin stresses winter wheat as a key crop for western South Dakota. It notes soil preparation, seed bed quality, and timely plowing as crucial. Trials from Oklahoma show disked plots yield six bushels per acre while seven inch plowed plots average twenty two bushels per acre.
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South Dakota
Nebraska
State Agricultural College
Missouri River
Uus
Oklahoma
Creamery urging growth spurs Oacoma optimism
Last Saturday evening F I Sheffer showed the writer over $100 in cream checks from patrons of a creamery he represents. He noted several patrons draw $10 to $15 weekly. The piece urges local boosters to develop vacant land, highlighting Oacoma’s grazing land, Missouri River water, artesian wells, cement block yards, and alfalfa resources to support year round cream production.
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F. I. Sheffer
Oacoma
Missouri
Kadoka Skitters and Local News Mix in Rural Columns
The Kadoka press reports on a slim Yankee Robinson Circus show in Presho, a 108 to 1 Mystic over Nahant score with a return game desired, new band instruments at Kadoka, and a range of town sounds from coyotes to a dying pup. Local mishaps include hay shocks, broken legs, and a serious nail wound to Little Mary Stenner plus a purse for Chas Shoemaker. interior notes from the Interior Index.
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Yankee Robinson Circus
Mystic
Nahant
Black Hills
Kadoka
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