Reverend Nichols to sail Pacific voyage from San Francisco
Rev James T Nichols resigns from Des Moines church to embark July 11 aboard the S. S. Maunganui from San Francisco bound for New Zealand and Australia then to the East Indies and Asia, returning to San Francisco in October. He has crossed the Atlantic 24 times and funds travels by writing travel accounts and books.
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James T. Nichols
Des Moines
San Francisco
Atlantic
Christan Church
Vinton
Peonies Showy Bloom At Valley Farm Sale
Great year for peonies with unusually large flowers. Rosefield farm west of Valley tion reports fifteen to twenty prized blooms on display. Flowers shipped daily to city florists, shade and color praised. Observation notes wax-like bud sealant and ants aid bud development. spraying to kill ants would prevent blossoms from opening.
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Rosefield Farm
Iowa Farmers Trim Hog Breeding as Prices Drop
Iowa farmers reduced sow breeding by nine percent from the prior spring while the Rural Center reports a 5.2 percent drop, reflecting low hog prices through most of 1927. Officials expect prices to rise next year as Iowa accounts for about one sixth of U S hog production, influencing the national market.
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Iowa
Weal and Crop Bureau
Town Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Iowa Man Invited to West Virginia Camp for 4-H News Training
Metcalf, head of the Iowa Extension news service, is invited to a 4-H training camp at Jack Poll near Clarkeville on the old home site of Confederate general Wade Hampton Jackson. The camp, run by the University of West Virginia extension division, will have Metcalf arrange and guide training for 4-H youths and farm women in news writing with hundreds of counties already participating. The WVU institution expresses thanks for Iowa work and invites Metcalf’s services.
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Iowa
Yellow River
Marquette
Yellow
Jefferson
Ft. Crawford
Towa
Winnebago
Nari Aradualis
Metcalf
Anes
West Virginia
Panerpally
Jackpoll
Clarkevite
Nis
Tietamous
Wall” Jackson
University of West Virginia
Keteali
Lowa Ayork
Whisky as a medical remedy judged outdated in medical review
In a Tribune report, Professor Bartholomew notes whisky's historical use in blood poisoning and as a shock stimulant is invalid. He cites its abandonment for treating malaria, diabetes, and other conditions, saying no disease has a proven cure claim for whisky and physicians should not rely on alcohol as a remedy.
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Dow
Bartholomew
W. A. Evans
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Swift
Council
Maxine Elliott
Ealy
Japan
Pound Carton
Nickle
Kirks Soap Deal
Barnard Water Castile
Johnson Graham
Péonies
Peter Spruyt
Harvester Company
Rock Valley. Implement Co
Spencer Roorda
Rock Valley, Iowa
Rock Valley Grain. CO
John
COERT
Proprétor
Rock Valley
Ihs Lowes
Chevrolet
Collenbaugh Motor Co
Rock Vally
Jay Bee
Huntting Elevator Company
WM. Schouten
M.D. Eye
Sheldon
Doon, Iowa
ACME
John Vander Poel
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