Bartacek Brothers In Larceny Case In Iowa
Charles and William Bartacek of Toledo Iowa faced larceny charges after a dispute with Martin Villars over chickens. Villars alleged 11 birds, the brothers admitted four. They tried to settle by returning 11 chickens and selling two calves to raise funds but remained under grand jury indictment.
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Charles
William Bartacek
Toledo
Iowa
Martin Villars
Bartaceks
R. Dvorak
Villars
Garden Wizard Fabe Ramsdell Gains Local Fame
Fabe Ramsdell of Odebolt Iowa is hailed as a plant wizard for growing tomatoes on potato vines. He showcased a potato plant with two small green tomatoes clinging to it. The vine may die before ripening the fruit due to planting potatoes and tomatoes side by side in the Ramsdell garden.
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Fabe Ramsdell
Odebolt
Iowa
Fave
Ramsdell Garden
Swarm of Crickets Infiltrates Red Oak Businesses and Court
Crickets swarm Red Oak Iowa causing nuisance in offices and businesses. They fill the courthouse area and nights are troubled by the large black crickets. A carnival showman reported tents damaged by the pests as they moved into the city in recent weeks.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Court House
Dream Come True as School Boss Told Off At Graduation
Robert Ingram of Albia Iowa recounts a Monroe county school superintendent whose contract was not renewed. During commencement the official spoke freely about why he was dropped detailing his views to graduates and parents. The account highlights a blunt, unguarded critique in a public setting.
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Robert Ingram
Albia
Iowa
Monroe County
Ingram
Black widow exhibit dies in Tama jar disaster
A black widow spider, more venomous than a rattlesnake, troubled Tama Iowa as business men displayed it in a fruit jar. The spider laid thousands of eggs. Dr Joe Stnadefer watched hundreds hatch then killed the species by injecting fumes into the jar.
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Tama
Iowa
Joe Stnadefer
Worm Migration Stirs Fostoria On Street
Raymond Grim of Fostoria Ohio found a mass of thousands of small worms emerging from a ground hole and crossing a sidewalk. Edear Chadwick poured gasoline on the mass and set it ablaze. County Agent Paul Busenham suggested a general migration of a soil worm or maggot species.
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Raymond Grim
Fostoria
Towa
Edear Chadwick
Paul Busenham
Living stick startles Unionville pastor on settee
Rev. R. C. Rowe of Unionville Iowa found a large snake stretched along his rustic lawn settee when he prepared to sit. He moved away quickly after spotting the off color stick and realized it was a snake.
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R. C. Rowe
Unionville
Snake Surprises Griswold Family Under Icebox
Mrs. Ed Zimmerman of Griswold feared a dripwater basin under her icebox. When she pulled it out, a bullsnake lashed around her wrist. The family rushed to help as the snake, resting in the cool spot, emerged.
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Ed Zimmerman
Griswold
Fragmentary Crop Prices Note from Market Page
The text lists scattered prices for corn oats barley and butter with unclear units and missing context. Several figures appear as $9.0 to $11.10 for corn and 19 to 22 for oats, plus entries mentioning butter and bees with partial figures. The fragment lacks coherent structure or dates.
For Rent Pasture on Golf Grounds Ad
For Rent: Pasture on the Golf grounds. See J. C. Wiggerman. For Sale Portable Victrola in good condition Inquire at this office. Man wanted for Rawleigh Route in Lyon County. Write Rawleigh Co., Dept. SAH-514- SAB Freeport Il or see Wm. Berg sma Rock Valley Iowa. 9-5. For Sale Sulky Plow Hay Rake Tractor Plow Hart Parr tractor grain wagon will take grain or milk cow in trade Albert Gerritsen. 8-16. Half sales and heels put on while you wait at Ver Mulm's Shoe Shop. For Federal Farm Loans at 344% and 4% see D. H. Wissink Hull Iowa. Phone 144. For Sale Good used Davenport and good used sewing machine. At Vander Ploeg's General Insurance Agency Kessler & Schiedy. FOR SALE Pieplant George Widdle.42.
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J. C. Wiggerman
Rawleigh
Lyon County
Rawleigh Co
Freeport
Wm. Bergsma
Rock Valley
Iowa
Hart Parr
Albert Gerritsen
Ver Mulm
D. H. Wissink
Hull
Davenport
Vander Ploeg
Kessler & Schiedy
Pieplant
George Widdle
Experiences to Moscow by bicycle during war years
The narrator recalls attempts to bicycle to Moscow with Finnish and Russian help. A note with street names aids direction as he navigates desolate industrial areas. A Russian guard with a gun confronts him, shouting in Russian while the traveler repeats Americansk y Toureest as others stare. He sleeps beside a barn and wakes to a horse delivering an officer who worries about smoking.
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Russia
Moscow
Ammonia Accident Ruins Food at Iowa Market
In Goldfield Iowa a refrigeration plant using ammonia released gas when pressure wasn t removed. Odor drove shoppers out and hours passed before it was safe to return. Damaged meat and food totaled about 200 dollars. A snake hidden in discarded banana packing bit a man as he trampled rubbish.
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Stevenson
Goldfield
Iowa
House
Dog helps farmer recover lost wallet in field
H. G. Hanson, a farmer near Fort Dodge, Iowa, trained dog finds the missing wallet swept away in a field. After a thorough search failed, the dog returned the last billfold, containing a sizeable sum, carried in its mouth, to Hanson.
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H. G. Hanson
Fort Dodge
Hanson
Hansen
Tropical Snake Causes Grocer to Halt Work in Eldorado
Fred House, a grocer in Eldorado, Towa, was unpacking merchandise when a tropical snake prompted an immediate halt to work. Local officials secured the area and advised caution as the reptile was removed. Police reported no injuries.
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Fred House
Eldorado , Towa
Rock Valley oiling cost schedule objection deadline
Notice states the Rock Valley Iowa Town Clerk houses the oiling cost schedule for streets. Property owners must file written objections with Town Clerk A. L. Halstead by August 30, 1935.
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Rock Valley
Iowa
A. L. Halstead
Mineral Wells Crystals advertised for health energy
Mrs E W Hemingfield promotes crystals from Mineral Wells famous health resort city with prices 60 cents and one dollar. mail orders accepted from Rock Valley Town. The ad claims a 75 percent fill rate for a pound of crystals and emphasizes new rope and health benefits.
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E. W. Hemingfield
Rock Valley
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