Cultivating Tomato Varieties for Seasons and Canning
The article explains tomato diversity across climates and growth conditions. It notes early ripe forms often have irregular shapes and large seed cavities, while later ripening sorts tend to firmer walls and fewer seeds. Quality for canning matters as much as field yield for fresh markets. Variety selection should prioritize smooth fruit, thick walls, small seed cavities, and few seeds, adapted to local provinces and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brower
Roads and Schools Link In Community Access
A county school cannot be a good school unless roads to it are passable for all pupils. United States Department findings show that regions with good roads have higher and steadier attendance, while areas with bad roads suffer low rates. In Delaware, attendance rose to 80 percent where roads were good and dropped to 60 percent where roads were bad.
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United States
Keep Sheep as Scavengers and Weed Controllers
Sheep are promoted as weed eaters and waste-clearing grazers. They trample and graze along fields and fences, reducing weeds and insect harborage. By ensuring they cover their feed costs, keeping sheep becomes profitable as natural weed control and pest reduction.
Potato Storage Tips From Harvest to Cellar
After digging, store potatoes in a cool dry place away from direct light. Some growers keep them in a cellar soon after harvest, while others differ on timing. Plant varieties include both early and late types, though one of each may be dual use.
Growing Lettuce Crops and Transplanting Tips
Guidance on growing lettuce from early sowings, including ground preparation, spacing seedings in a grid, thinning to keep the strongest clumps, and providing shade to protect young plants, with advice on transplant timing and avoiding hot weather stresses.
Tighten Wagon Spokes On Road With Simple Levers
A quick field method uses two small sticks and a leather patch from harness to lift and re-seat a loose tire on a wagon wheel. A fulcrum and lever raise the fellos to tighten the spoke, repeated until snug. Oil wheels with hot oil two to three times yearly to extend life.
Handy trellis for garden crops and easier spraying
A farm and home note describes using a trellis to grow cucumbers tomatoes pole beans and tall peas. It claims fewer fruits hide under leaves, easier spraying on both sides to prevent rust, and a durable foldable design when uprights are bolted together with end shafts left free for compact storage after the season.
Farm tips and garden notes from a rural bulletin
Advice on crop care and farm efficiency including spray formulas Bordeaux mixture with lead, turnips for fall feeding, controlling yellow bugs on watermelon vines with scented oil and turpentine, and the benefits of sheds for tool protection. It covers soil health, manure use, and plantings like sweet clover and soybeans, plus shade trees to attract birds.
Bride on Skis Travels 15 Miles to Los Angeles
Miss Helen Skinner daughter of Mr. and Mrs F C Skinner of Pine Knot Lodge Big Bear Valley skis 15 miles through three feet of snow from Dobble to Los Angeles to wed Wesley Turner a local business man He arrived with her mother and father after roads were buried by heavy rains and snow in the Big Bear region. The couple had announced their engagement but were not married.
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Los Arigoles
Cal
Helen Sktivner
F. C. Skinner
Pine Knot Lodge
Big Bear Valley
Los Angeles
Tada
Wesley P. Turner
Skinner
Big Bear
Dobble
Big Hear
Mojave Desert
Pine Ktot Lodge
Dobbble
Dobbie
Victorville
Polite Burglar Strikes Kansas City Home
A burglar entered Mrs. William Buchanan’s room quietly and stole her purse containing nearly $3. She pleaded that more money was in the bank, but the intruder smiled, took the cash, and left. Mrs. Buchanan then summoned the police.
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Kansas City
Bio
Wiliam Buchanan
Fine Day to Get Married in St Paul
Wilfrid Van Danacker of 459 Webster avenue married a young woman twenty minutes after a downtown engagement in St Paul Minnesota. The ceremony was performed by court commissioner Henry Galluck. The groom joked about privacy and referenced a two week notice for the bride.
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St. Paul
Minn
Wilfrid van Danacker
Webster Avenue
Henry Galluck
Man Decorates With Gold Pieces in Kansas City
Fred McCormack a land man arrived at the Union Station in Kansas City Missouri wearing $20 gold pieces as buttons. He displayed four $20 coins on his coat stood six $19 pieces on his vest and three $16 pieces on each sleeve. A $50 gold piece served as a watch fob attracting startled travelers.
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Reno
Nev
Fred McCormack
Kansas City
Carroll Carroll Wool Market Drives Iowa Trade
The Carroll Carroll wool firm dominates Iowa markets with buyers across Iowa, southern Minnesota, and northern Missouri. Wool is shipped by carload, with recent sales to a Boston firm and two cars sent to Goslan worth five figures. The operation has operated in Carroll for over sixteen years and anticipates higher shipments as the season continues.
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Carroll
Boston
London
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Goslan
Krensky
War Delays Lens Makers In Charles City
The Optigraph company faces war induced order delays as France supplied high grade glass for lenses is tied up. Prices jumped over 5 percent since the war and insurers demand up to 30 percent. For now they will produce only passes for hand cameras and plan larger lenses later for moving picture use.
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Lawa
Charies
Injunction Halts Drainage Ditch Projects
Lovan drainage schemes within a prison district are blocked by a court injunction. Promoters planned several works but landowners oppose the plan, willing to endure periodic floods rather than spend heavily on the Little Slowx river improvements.
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Lovan
Slowx
Kelly Wins Water Works Bond Authorization Vote
By a 35 to 27 tally at the local election Kelly secured approval to issue bonds not exceeding 7500 dollars to establish a water works system. The move follows several disastrous fires this year, with residents demanding protection.
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Kelly
Family Faces Misfortunes From Fire And Death
Mrs William Stephen of New Sharon visiting in the countryside attempted to notify her husband by telephone that their grandson had died. Simultaneously the husband in New Sharon was to inform her that their home had burned down during her absence.
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Oskaloosa
William Stephen
New Sharon
Iowa Churches of Christ Convention Held in Sac City
The northwest district convention of the Iowa Churches of Christ met in Sac City but Scranton was chosen as meeting site. quarantine for a contagious disease made it impractical to hold the convention there.
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Sac City
Iowa Churches of Christ
Scranton Hadeen
Large turnout at Iowa Spanish War Veterans encampment
More than eight hundred Iowa Spanish War Veterans and members of the ladies auxiliary registered for the annual encampment. It marked the largest attendance ever at such an gathering.
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Ciinzen
Iowa
Ladies’ Auxiliary
To Build Municipal Dam Near Des Moines River
Port Dodge city council approved contracts totaling 160000 for a new municipal dam and power house. Ross Construction of Des Moines will build for 80000 and Merkle Hines of Chicago will supply machinery for 20000. Three special elections preceded the vote to authorize the project. The dam will create a lake two miles long and half a mile wide on the Des Moines river.
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Port Dodge
Ross’ Construction Company
Des ‘Molnas
Merkle Hines Company of
Chicago
Des Moines
New College Buildings to Add Agriculture Facilities
The State College plans two new structures, a modern abattoir and an up to date dairy barn, funded by the State Board of Education. The abattoir will enable teaching and experimental work in slaughter and meat curing and support meat packing across the state. Estimated cost about 30000 dollars. The dairy barn will house about 120 animals and feature advanced ventilation and sanitation, with the old building repurposed as a dairy judging pavilion.
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Atas
Lawn
State
Collegé
Abobateir
Woard
Abbdatorr
College Dairy Farm
Masonic Grand Lodge Meeting in Davenport Sets Records
The Jew's Masonic Grand Lodge session in Davenport drew 140 more delegates than any prior meeting. Officers elected included Grand Master Judge A. Arthur of Logan and Grand Secretary Newton R. Parvin Cedar Rapids. Next meeting slated for Waterloo with dues rising to two dollars and charity funds boosted to eight thousand five hundred.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
Davenport
The
Jews Masonic Grand Lodge
A. Arthur
Logan
Jenior
Geo
Garton
Des Moines
P. H Schneffer
Burlington
Newton R. Parvin
Cedar Rapids
L. Cheriy
Ames
T. P. Bence
Bloomfield
Waterloo
Stand Lodge
Masons Svere
Grinnell Hosts Record Alumni Commencement Attendees
About 400 alumni returned for the Grinnell college commencement, creating the largest attendance in the school's history. Attendees included representatives from classes as early as 1865, with 1913 1914 and 2391p among the largest groups, showing a strong turnout of longtime graduates.
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Grinnell
Graduates From State University Sealed With Degrees
The University honored 431 graduates including men and women who completed courses across departments and colleges. Attendees included citizens from four countries outside the United States and seventeen states beyond Iowa, with eighty eight Iowa counties represented.
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S.U. T
Towa City
Larses
State University
U United States
Iowa
State's Deepest Well Reaches 3021 Feet in Stuart
After three years of digging, Stuart's deep well is completed at 3021 feet, making it the deepest in the state. An official test pumped twelve and a half barrels in fifty five seconds. The water is soft and first class, enabling completion of a water works system, sewerage, and possibly paving.
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Stuart
Banker Sent To Prison For Embezzlement At German Trust
Dubuque-Frank J. Neuwoehner former teller at the German Trust and Savings bank pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to appear in the state prison at Port Madison. He embezzled 310,000 of the bank's funds and 90 from Stolloysius society. The prisoner is thirty two years old and supported by a wife and four children.
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Dubuque—Frank
J. Neuwoehner
German Trust and Savings Bank
Pt. Madison
Neuwoehner
Stolloysius Society
Danish Lutherans Dedicate New City Church
The dedication of a costly new church completed by Danish Lutherans in this city was a chief feature of the national convention with about 1,500 delegates and five thousand members attending the dedicatory exercises.
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Harian
Marion County Wool Center Gains National Wool Fame
Knoxville and Marion county emerge as a noted wool hub with a firm buying around 40 000 pounds from local farmers in two weeks. Cyrus Benner leads in fleece sales with about 630 fleeces, showcasing the county’s growing market presence.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Cyrus Benner
Dubuque Chosen for 1917 State Labor Convention
The State Moderation of Labor selected Dubuque as the 1917 convention site. John C. Crelin of Marshalltown will serve as the delegate to Baltimore.
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Dubuque
Marshailtown
John C. Crelin
Marshalltown
Baltimora
Building Activity in Greenfield Toward Major Improvements
Building room in Greenfield prompts extensive construction with ten residences underway and many remodels. Carnegie Library work progresses well as 21 blocks of asphaltic concrete pavement are laid, targeted for completion by August 1. Four main streets will be paved and Greenfield Creamery invests about $8,000 in plant improvements.
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Greenfield
Greenfield Creamery Company
Freckles Mow In the Time of Thoes Ury Spots
Advertisement promises a facial treatment claim to remove freckle spots and improve complexion. It touts a double strength formula and claims dramatic results with night and morning use, stating higher freckles vanish and skin clears.
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Fefckien
Cuurantes
Frenicios
Vincennes Considers City Flag for Centennial Emblem
The Vincennes city council weighs a flag design marking Indiana’s centennial. Proposed motif features a red English royal symbol in a blue center and a white fleur de lis for French rule, with 18 white rays and 48 small white stripes representing the states admitted and current in the Union.
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Vincennes
Chavnell of
Indang
Dandruff Treatment Ad and Santos-Dumont Biography
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for dandruff relief with a free sample offer by mail. The text then shifts to Santos-Dumont’s aviation feats in South America and Europe, noting birth in Sao Paulo on July 20, 1873, dirigible and airplane experiments, substantial yearly spending on aeronautics, a 1901 Paris prize of 259000 francs, and honors from the French Legion of Honor in 1904 and the 1909 Cross.
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Bool
Cuticura
Dept. 1
Boston
Said
Adv
Santos-Dumont
South America
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Europe
Paris
Legion of Honor
Om Ter
Hunting Trouble On Breckinridge Street Scene
A brawl begins when Casey and O'Brien quarrel on Breckinridge street and Harrett avenue. A well dressed observer intervenes, urging them to stop the fight as the crowd looks on, while their heated exchange escalates into a larger conflict.
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Mike Hogan
Casey
O'Brien
Breckinridge Street
Harrett Ave
Lotlevilla Times
Salicitude and the Dove of Peace in Peril
A fragmented reflection discusses admiration for the dove of peace while noting concern over its potential extinction amid perilous conditions. A biblical line recalls God dividing humanity to foster mutual aid, framing a moral view on cooperation and caution.
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Nuiterau
Aarien
Ural Department
Ately Erropes
Miss Skinner
St Paul
van Danacker
Owawool
NEW College
Lown State College
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