Rural Iowa notes and farm bureau plans in county report
An aviation school is planned for Thurman with instructors Carl Steele Everett Joy and Clio McAlexander. A county jail population rise to 693 over three years is blamed on unemployment. Farm bureau efforts involve eastern and northern Pottawattamie farmers testing velvet barley and a cooperative produce station to be located at Farragut. A Union mink near Union was captured, its 37 inch pelt selling for $20. Election votes show Glenn Berch defeated Jennie Dunnegan Gotack for Legion captaincies. A Waterloo bus collision killed Harry Arthur and injured two riders, with several others spared serious harm.
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Thurman
Carl Steele
Everett Joy
Clio McAlexander
George Parsons
Society For the Friendless
Parsons
Alex Moffat
Farm ‘Bureau
Pottawattamie County
Funa
Minnesota
Prairie
Fisher
Riverton
Walnut
Farragut
Old Pill
Iowa River
Union
Richard Davis
Jess Chacel
Eteraa
AML
Shenandes
Baliots
Glenn Berch
Jennie Dunnegan Gottack
Ed. Duden
Palmer
Harry Arthur
Rock Consolidated
Waterloo
Thelma’ Selater
Pauline May
Jehen
Was
Hawkeye Fur Farm Near Council Bluffs Aims for 6000 Muskrats
Iowa brief reports Hawkeye Fur Company operates a breeding muskrat farm at Council Bluffs with capacity for 300 pairs, planned growth to thousands, and experiments to create larger silver gray muskrats. The facility includes concrete houses, swim rooms, and daily vegetable rations. Local officials note it as a major breeding operation second to none in the U.S.
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Council Bluffs
Hawkeye Fur Company
Thirty-fourth Street
Ernest Hawbensak
Manasger
America
J. A. Johansen
Omaha
Tle Company
Mr. Johansen
Council Blufis
Johansen
What is a man of war a cruiser what goes with it
A brief quip from the Weekly Scotsman about naval terms. The man of war is a cruiser, its power comes from its screw and its crew. The exchange highlights the ship and its essential components with a touch of humor.
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Tts
Weekly
Scotsman
Seagulls At LA Lawn Draw The Petersons In
Two seagulls visited the Peterson home in Los Angeles and were fed. Days later a larger seagull appeared and was also fed, prompting the Petersons to wonder how many more birds may follow on future visits.
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Peterson
Los Angeles
Petersons
Farmer Jones Buys Blind Horse After Looks Misled
Farmer Jones sought a fine looking horse and was told by a trader that a strong worker existed. He later discovered the horse was blind, yet kept the animal after the trader warned he “didn’t look good.” The tale ends with Jones still owning the horse.
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Farmer Jones
T Gintt
Hess
Indianapolis News
Do You Cough Omaha Ad Highlights Cure Claim
Mrs M E Stillam of 2417 Dodge St Nebraska says winter cold left her weak until taking three bottles of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. She reports relief from all symptoms and praises the tonic for debilitated health. Free confidential medical advice offered from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo.
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Omaha
Nebr
Det. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Mra
M. E Stillam
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Iowa
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Shenandoah
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Frederick Fischer
Piel
Tield
Corning
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M. A. Parrott
Lexington
Alvin
Naval Training Station
Hampton Roads
Associated
Bedford
S. J. Harley
Dés Moines
S. W. Straus
Fort Dodge
Eek
W. B. Swaney
B. J. Price
Fort Dodge Committee
Sioux City
Fort Diodge
Dubuque
Freeport
Rockford
Ilinois
Stevens
Texas
C. E’brown
Swaimithas
Chesterfield
Liccerr & Myers Tobacco Co
Amer
Sticci Sons
Willys-Overland, Inc
Toledo, Ohio
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