Local and Personal News Mentions
Otto Hink returns from a brief business trip spent in Omaha. Bert Simpson of Webster City Indiana visited his aunt Mrs Geo Iverson the past week. Miss Gertrude Iverson becomes bookkeeper for Slayten Auto Co. Dr G D Webster back at work after short vacation. Miss Lucy Ingersoll of Boone former Sidney High teacher visited Sidney and called on Supt and Mrs W J Braham.
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Otto Hink
Omaha
Bert Simpson
Webster City, In
Geo Iverson
Lucy Ingersoll
Boone
Iowa
Sidney High School
Sidney
Supt
W. J. Braham
Valuable Agricultural News For Cheyenne County Farmers
Cheyenne County agricultural notes include a preserved home recipe for waffles with flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs, shortening, and milk, plus detailed waffle-making steps. The piece shifts to livestock Breeds mention about horses, swine, sheep, and poultry. notes about purebred sires and breeding practices with emphasis on purity and crossbreeding.
Caring for tin utensils in daily use
For ordinary care tin utensils should be washed in hot soapy water rinsed in hot clear water and dried thoroughly A tin utensil with dried on food should be covered with a weak soda solution heated briefly and then washed Scraping scratches may expose iron or steel underneath which can rust Tin darkens with use and tarnish protects the tin so do not scour merely to brighten it.
Cleaning zinc surfaces with bath brick and kerosene
Darkened zinc can be brightened using scourers and bath brick with kerosene for floors under stoves and similar areas. Wash, rinse, and dry. For zinc on tables and food contact surfaces use bath brick and water. Vinegar or lemon juice may remove stains but must be washed off to prevent tarnish.
Canvass of farms shows need for stock selection
A USDA survey of 150 Maryland farms finds stock selection and care crucial to income. Poor management yields low or negative returns, while better care raises annual earnings. Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Iowa results mirror the pattern with strong gains under good stock care.
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Maryland
United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Towa
Social clubs not suited to cooperative marketing
Many communities with interest in cooperative marketing already have clubs or societies for social educational or farmers needs. Such groups are ill suited to marketing tasks and may hinder results. They can though promote discussion educate members and prepare for cooperative marketing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Poison ivy and sumac identification tips for readers
Poison ivy shows three telltale leaflets though varieties differ in fruit color resembling mistletoe. Poison sumac grows in swamps or wet ground with 7 to 13 leaflets per stalk and ivory white fruits, often confused with elder ash and other shrubs. sumac features loose drooping clusters of flowers and distinct ivory berries versus the harmless sumac’s upright spikes.
Sidney visitors and local acquaintances greet week
Mrs L C Opper of Dalton visited Sidney last week. Leslie Palmer from Clay Center spent the week with Mr and Mrs C A Corey. Miss Letta Foster arrived from Lincoln for summer schooling and teaching duties. D R Domlen of Kansas City called on P W Barker and Raymond P Bauer and families, longtime friends from Barker’s Sidney years. Domlen now with Portland Co. Burgess advertises Chickering pianos at Betta Jewelry’s rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Opper
Dalton
Sidney
Leslie Palmer
Clay Center
C. A. Corey
D. R. Domlen
Kansas City
P. W. Barker
Raymond P. Bauer
Mr. Barker
Mr. Domlen
Portland Co
Virginia farm joins Better Sires movement for purebred stock
A Page County Virginia farm embracing the Better Sires Better Stock movement asserts that quality matters in purebred Percheron studs. The farmer notes a switch to a better registered sire, reflecting wider settlement favoring superior purebreds and improved stock quality.
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Virginia
Page County
Cooperative Marketing Associations Help Farmers Buy Supplies
Cooperative marketing associations frequently purchase many supplies for their members. Elevators and similar firms not only handle grain but also buy coal, lumber, twine, brick, flour, feed oils, and other needs. Fruits and vegetable groups often buy fertilizers, sprays, and packaging through these associations to aid disposal and support farming operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coopertive Marketing Associations
Marketing Association
Accredited Herd Plan Gains National Breeder Support
Experts from the U S Department of Agriculture report broad approval for the accredited herd plan enabling tuberculosis free herds nationwide to receive state and federal recognition. The plan, now general, should push tuberculin testing across counties and promote larger scale purebred herds under supervision. Also notes value of plowing under weeds and using fresh straw as winter roughage and bedding. Also advertises Conklin medium priced fountain pens at Rexall and Dr M E Fettibone dentist services in Melintosh block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
City Visit Mention by FE and Fester Family
fragments indicate a city visit involving FE and the Fester family along with a brother. details are sparse, but the note confirms travel or gathering in an urban setting with those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fester
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TomMie Ie Aria
Italy
Ious
B. P. Hamilton
Gertrude Iverson
The
Slayten Auto Co
G. D. Webster
Sidney Meat and Provision Co
Court House
First National Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
W. B. Swatzlander
Leslie Neubauer
C. L. Mann
A. K. Greenlee
Lena L. Jesshn
Ass’t Cashier
Asst. Cashier
Cheyenne County
Sale and Exchange
Chickering Tranos
F. C. Burgess
Betta Jewelry Store
FORD
Sidney Jumber CO
U. P
Sidney, Neb
Conklin
Rexall
M. E. Fettibone
MelIn
Tosh Block
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
A. E. Phelps, Mgr
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