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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1946
Page
14
A list of chemicals and methods to create colored flames in a Christmas fireplace. It describes using shellac as a carrier and applying mixtures to wood or sawdust. Colors mentioned include violet from potassium chlorate, yellow from potassium nitrate, orange from calcium chloride, red from strontium, apple green from barium nitrate, emerald from copper nitrate, green from borax, and purple from lithium.
Simple homemade decorations use egg shells peanuts pine cones squashes and colored paper to brighten the Christmas tree. Eggs shells colored bright with rainbow hues can be strung or shaped into stars Santas and other designs. A North Carolina family keeps a cedar tree alive for five holidays, cycling it from table to yard as decorations.
240 acres with 65 acres seeded to rye and 115 acres cultivated. Houses and improvements offered with clear plowable land in Karlstad Minnesota. Also listings near Alexandria Glenwood and Brooten Minnesota with prices 20 to 75 dollars per acre. An 111 acre farm near Climbinghill Iowa priced at 70 dollars per acre features a 32 by 40 barn and a 4 room house with utilities.
Thursday guests included Mrs. John Holtrop and son from Sheldon and the Miedemas of Ypsilanti North Dakota. Families visited in Matlock Doon Primghar Sioux City and Edgerton Minnesota. Delores and Darlene Goodyear visited their grandmother Anna Goodyear at Sheldon. Several farm for sale notices follow with prices and contacts. Henry Van Velzen’s wife returns from Des Moines Veterans Hospital to home in Sheldon.
Vernon Nedrow War Eagle Oil Company at 2610 A Street South Sioux City Nebraska lists a range of new and used farm equipment including 7-Woods Bros pickers from 1914 to 1945 models, 4-Case 2-row pickers and Spaepers 1944 1945, John Deere 101 1945 1946, No 15 No 10 No 25 tractors, International models 1M 1P 2International 2P 4 2M, Farmall tractors F 12 F 20 cultivator, and 5 New Idea single and 2 row pickers. Phone 4742.
A model M tractor with mounted picker brought 4000 dollars at the farm machinery sale here Monday. A 2 row Oliver cornpicker sold for 1000 dollars as a well attended event drew a good crowd.
Bert Childers takes first prize for corn at the county fair for its neat display and clean husks. Andy Gothin of the Garden Tavern praises self regulation and clean, attractive taverns as essential to good beer service.
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