Iowa Dairy Glut Warned By Farm Bureau Leader
Des Moines a group heard Charles Hearst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation warn that Iowa dairy markets may saturate due to overproduction. He cited 264 creameries at year end 1928 with 270 cooperatives 134 private and 60 centralized plants, plus large cream shipments to cistern points by refrigerator cars and centralizers producing 45 percent of state butter. The industry has grown profitable and spurred more milking stock.
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Des Moines
Charles Hearst
Lowa
Hearst
Dray Line Rendering and Team Work Report
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice about draying and team work. Names such as Richard Sneller and Jake Yahbe Yeehd appear amid garbled lines and phone references. The piece hints at a 2023 context with stray numbers and contact phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sneller
Sumer
Val Cemayest
Jake Yahbe
Hansner
Tomatoes Bring Record Prices in Northern Markets
A June 11 dispatch from Fort Worth Texas reports tomato shipments this year surpassing prior records. Farmers received about 34 cents a pound with high quality cited. East Texas points saw prices reaching around 28 to 100 cents per bushel. Des Moines groceries listed tomatoes at 18 cents per pound, creating a 14 cent gap between grower receipts and consumer prices. The piece notes profiteering somewhere along the supply chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forth Worth Texas
Texas
Iowa
Des Moines
Trade offer refused for historic saddle linked to Kirkwood hotel
Marian Dorman of Winterset recalls the saddle offered in trade for the Kirkwood Des Moines site. Miss Jane Hornbeck declined the offer saying she would not part with the gift, dating from her sixteenth birthday. The Old Savery site later housed the Kirkwood hotel after a fire razed the Des Moines landmark.
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Madison County
Marian Dorman
Winterset
Des Moines
Madison County Historical Society
Destick Bennett
Jane Hornil
Ayizan
Kirkwood Hotel
Kirkwood
Dead Fish Became Offen On Twin Lakes Shore
Residents along Twin Lakes in Calhoun county faced a mass of dead fish washing ashore after ice break. Warm water caused a foul stench and forced cottages occupants to evacuate. State health board was notified and moved to suppress the problem.
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Twin Lakes
Calhoun County
State Board of Health
Sink Holes Threaten Northeastern Towns in Iowa
An accident near Postville Allamakee County recounts a four horse team driven by Paul Cushman into a deep sink hole. The plow struck a stump, plunging horses and gear to the bottom. Cushman escaped, freeing the animals by cutting harness. Two horses survived. the other two were killed to end their misery.
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Towa
W. J. Kiingbell
Postville
Allamakee County
Paul Cushman
Paul
Wooden Shoes Made in Iowa
An Associated Press report from a New York dateline notes American farmers adopting Dutch wooden shoes. A reader says Jacob Van Hoff, a Holland native, began a factory in Iowa’s corn belt after receiving orders from the Netherlands, making shoes from carbonized willow and shipping nationwide. A Pella resident leads the craft since 1847 with Holland’s wooden shoe tradition kept alive. Professor Roval A. Holbrook of Ames Extension urges Pella to create a windmill in its park to honor Dutch heritage.
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Iowa
Associated Press
New York
Holland
The
Herald Tribune
Jacob van Hoff
Netherlands
Lowa
Pella
Roval A. Holbrook
Ames Extension Service
Black paving gains use in southern Iowa dates unclear
Kenneth Baldridge of Bloomfield says the State Highway Commission is laying black paving in southern Iowa from Corydon east to connect with Appanoose county paving east of Centerville. The coating of asphalt over concrete is for curing and easier night visibility, with spray-on application by paving machines. Des Moines describes the project as new and likely to be included in summer contracts. Thomas Perrin, a paving contractor, notes his firm spends about $1000 per mile on a reinforcing steel network.
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Iowa
Kenneth Baldridge
Bloomfield
Davis County
State Highway Commission
Corydon
Appanoose County
Centerville
Avith
Thomas Perrin
Des
Indictment Reform Highlighted by Law Professor
A short form of indictment, tied to town college of law and Prof Perkins, marks a notable achievement in criminal procedure reform. The text praises the modernization as a key milestone in the code of criminal procedure.
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Rol- Hin AL Pe
University of Town College of Law
State protests duties on bells from England
A state resolution protests duties on bells imported from England and seeks tax exemption. The measure argues the bells should be duty free and notes an anticipated congress passage during a special session. Estimated tax impact cited around two thousand dollars.
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Champenill State College
Ames
England
Congress
Elephant Pulls Bus From Hole Attends Circus Caravan
An elephant from the Seils-Sterling circus, traveling from Brooklyn, hooked a stuck bus and hauled it out of a hole with care. The act followed repeated attempts to free the vehicle, and a generous dose of peanuts kept the animal calm as it rejoined the caravan.
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Elephané al
Seils-Sterling Circus
Brooklyn
Taya
Nnd
Eare
Railways Change Color of Equipment and Depots
The Chicago and North Western Railway has shifted passenger coaches from yellow to somber green and applies similar tones to baggage and mail cars. Now C B ＆ Q plans bright yellow depots as painting needs arise, replacing the current ash brown. The Burlington previously mixed sand into station paint to deter vandalism by loafers.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Burlington
Civil War Veteran Charles Hamilton Celebrates 90th Birthday
Ames resident Captain Charles Hamilton, a veteran of the Civil War, marked his 90th birthday after almost 50 years in Ames. He served in a Virginia regiment, led Elsworth Post as past commander, and remains adjutant and quartermaster. He has worked as door keeper in the Iowa House for three latest sessions, and holds memberships in the Masons and Sons of the American Revolution.
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Charles Hamilton
Ames
Elsworth Post
Prient
Iowa
House of Represntatives
The
Masons
Sons of the American Revolution
Nature and campus setting shape school study and exploration
The campus spans Heights Ridgewood McGregor hills and the Mississippi with its islands. Untouched scenery provides study opportunities with birds plants life water features and earthworks. The site offers abundant natural material for outdoor classes and field work.
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Becauss
Ridgewood
McGregor
Mississippi River
Pia
Tubercular Test Law Foes Organize In Northeastern Towns
A new group in northeastern Towa forms to resist compulsory tubercular testing of dairy herds under a band new law. Organizers seek $10 per member plus a possible $210 later for legal costs. A Fairfield township petition lists 110 signees opposing compulsory testing, signaling strong local resistance and ongoing court actions up to the state supreme court.
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Towa
State Supreme Court
Pairfield
Saad
American School of Wild Life Protection Near McGregor
Announcement of the approaching American School of Wild Life Protection at McGregor. Founded by the late Rev. George Bennett of Iowa City ten years ago. A faculty of experts in several departments will offer instruction during five.
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McGregor Heishis
Inelu
George Bennett
Iowa City
Grave of Mary Ann Rutledge Found in Bethel Cemetery
C A Carr, Fairfield, recounts the exact grave site of Mary Ann Rutledge, mother of a Rut ledge, tied to Abraham Lincoln. The grave lies four miles northwest of Birmingham in Van Buren county on a key highway, near the Van Buren to Jefferson counties road, with a notable Sue mar ble monument at the head. The Bethel church cemetery features a tall tower, basement, dining room, kitchen, and has sustained regular services for over nine decades.
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C. AL Carr
Fairfield
Mary Ann Rutledge
Ts Rutledge
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Carr
Bethel
Mr. B
Oats Sold For Forty Cents By Elevator Company
An elevator company advertises oats for sale at 40 cents per unit. The notice highlights a straightforward price though specific quantity or buyer details are not provided in the readable text.
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Rock Valley
L. Halsteld
Grgheam Theatre
Jack Perrin
the King of Horses
Guterws
Jack Holt
Baghelos
Talking Picture
Valley Poultry Yards
G. Van’t Hul
McCormick-Deering
HE McCormick
Rock Valley Implement Co
Hessel Rooada
Cormick Deering Farm
Briy An Selts
Swan
Alsernon
Tubby
Twins
Wild Life
Naterite
van Buren County
Samnere Elevetor Co
Peter Spray
JGHN
Kersbereex
E Blackstithing
Horst
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