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Newspaper
Postville Review
Location
Postville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
8
Instructions for building a simple fly trap using wood pieces and wire screen from Iowa State College Extension. Step by step construction notes cover top and bottom assemblies, cone pattern, screen wrapping, braces as legs, and bait placement to catch flies daily.
The Iowa board of education selects a New York reformer as president of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Born in Indiana and raised on a Humboldt farm, he previously led New York agriculture as commissioner, reorganized societies and unified growers, with praise from the New York Tribune. He also worked with Washington’s department of agriculture and taught at Cornell.
Arthur Taube of Linn county reports lambing 26 lambs from 16 ewes with 28 surviving, netting $5.50 per lamb at market. Ewes yielded 8 pounds each of wool valued at 17 cents per pound, about $1.86 per ewe. Sheep kept on clover pasture with no grain, plus occasional oats during lambing, boosting profits and weed control. Taube plans to sell cattle and invest in sheep business fully.
The board envisions a president capable of steering both engineering and agricultural arms of Iowa's great technical institution. He is expected to oversee the entire university, not just a single facet, uniting science and farming under one administration.
A reflective note on encouragement lifting spirits and inspiring perseverance. It frames optimism as priceless, timeless, and freely offered, urging renewed effort after failure and highlighting a lasting, universal appeal.
Practical advice for washing and stain removal with woolens. Soak whites in warm soapy water for an hour to ease washing. Avoid hot or cold water on wool. Do not rub soap on wool. Wring gently or use a wringer. Air dry away from sun. Iron on the wrong side with paper or muslin. Stains like scorch and rust described. certain fluids and steps to use.
A proverb stating a woman hides what she does not know. Garfield’s Ten is promoted as an international remedy for stomach liver and kidney irregularities made from pure herbs.
A quotable exchange shows a promoter pressing about funding while an inventor admits one potential financier exists, but he is too close to take the risk. The brief exchange hints at underlying tensions between seeking investors and guarding close relationships.
A Canton mayor cites a Titanic officer’s unconsciously made statement as a political stumble for the Titanic administration. The remark is likened to a Canton boy’s taunts about his nurse. A related quip features a rich man seeking genealogical glory to prove his line predates Adam.
A compact verse urges persistence amid hardship and gloom. It counsels smiling, grit, and steady effort as music and rhyme brighten the path, urging steadfast hope and cheerful perseverance despite fading prospects.
Provide wilted apples a fresh feel by soaking in cold water for hours. Use ashes saturated with kerosene as a safer fire starter than oil. Ink and olive oil restore rusty gloves. Waxed thread helps buttons endure water. Fruit cocktails and salads prepared with beets, tomatoes, and mayonnaise offer elegant luncheon options. Creamed mushrooms serve hot on toasted bread triangles.
A well known woman on women’s suffrage lectured Florida schoolchildren in the afternoon. She began by saying she was a Baltimore native known for oysters and beauty. A boy whispered that she must be an oyster if true.
The account describes a prize fight that ended not with dramatic action but when one combatant fell asleep. The tone suggests a tame conclusion, with spectators and participants noting the unexpected lull rather than a decisive knockout or flurry of activity.
Murine eyedrops promise quick relief for red weak and watery eyes and granulated eyelids with an illustrated book in each package. Marketed as a physician practice product rather than a patent medicine, priced at 250 and 6c per bottle. Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co. offers aseptic tubes at 26c and 6c.
A jokey line about where to place a joke appears beside an ad for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. The product claims teething relief and wind colic cure with a 25 cent bottle price. The text also laments a love lost as a young dream dies of old age.
An angry mother returns home to find Tommy burglarizing the Jam closet. He teases his sister, breaks a window, ties a tin can to the neighbor’s dog, damages the parlor carpet, and faces a chastising lecture. Tommy protests it as a frame-up.
A courtroom aside features a defender arguing against prison stripes for a female client, claiming humiliation would be unfair while a judge and onlookers react, with a wry aside about discharge, attributed to Puck.
Reggy complains of Percy’s crude politeness as he claims Percy touched his hair without consent during a recent exchange. Clarence questions the truth, while Reggy recalls an earlier confrontation where Percy reached out and disordered his hair.
A farmer describes long suffering from dyspepsia and stomach trouble caused by coffee. After trying Postum he quit coffee, regained full health, gained weight, and stopped medicines. His family also switched to Postum. Chamberlain's Salve and Stomach and Liver Tablets are recommended creasing trust. River and John Waters report returning from Chicago with time and interest.
A dialogue questions why William does not step forward, suggesting he is backward. The exchange implies social barriers and opportunities for capable youths in the given period.
A guest orders wine in a dry restaurant, insisting on “extra dry” while the waiter points out the establishment’s dry policy. The moment highlights diners’ adaptations to local liquor rules and the playful banter that can arise.
A brief, period tone line explains circulating medium as something that goes from house to house doing spirit rappin’ routine, indicating a local folk interpretation of a spiritual messenger or medium passing through neighborhoods.
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