Farm and Home Advice from The Star Farmer
The Star Farmer urges practical poultry care and meat curing methods. It covers scabies treatment for fowl, charcoal use in feed, and home curing of pork, with step by step instructions and safety cautions. It also quotes President Gross on funding soil experts and warns against capital overpowering farmers, stressing conservation and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross
National Soil Fertility Association
South America
Hawaii
De Bey vs De Smet claims horse misrepresentation in Iowa case
Doon en case in Rock Rapids reports George De Bey, a hardware dealer, sued Peter De Smet for 115 dollars after obtaining a horse he later found blind and valueless. Jury awarded De Bey 90 dollars, leaving a verdict for the defendant. Supreme court review involves Lyon county auditor settlement and local bootlegging raids in Hawarden and Lester notices.
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Doon
George
Rock Rapids
Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors of
Lyon County
Schaap
Orange City
Red” Ferry
Jimmy
Austin
Rosy’’ Barnhart
Justice Ofstad
Hospers
Reda
Grand Jury
Barnhart
Whalen
Milwaukee
Ofstad
Hawarden
Diet Myths and science leguminotherapy teased as folly
A satire on diet fads and new terms like leguminotherapy mocks attempts to shape temperament through vegetables. The piece parodies science claims about greens, carrots, potatoes, and beans affecting character, then pivots to a science column on geology and energy use in infrastructure, ending with notes on energy conservation and dissipation.
Measuring a River Flow by Float Method
The United States Geological Survey offers simple steps to estimate stream velocity and discharge. By timing chips floating a set distance in a straight channel and averaging results, then measuring cross sectional area and multiplying by velocity, one can approximate cubic feet per second flowing past the point of measurement.
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United States Geological Survey
Eugene W. Shaw
Malcolm J. Munn
Foxbore Quadrangle
Pennsylvania
Oil
Sas
United States
United States “Geological Survey
Energy and Its Explanation in Daily Work
An engineer from General Electric explains energy cannot be destroyed but merely changes form. The piece notes energy expended in actions like lifting a stove or turning a wheel does not vanish but reappears in other forms. It emphasizes energy's persistence and transformation in everyday tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Rock Rapids
Marriages and Local News from East Orange Area
Two wedding notices appear with Rev J W Warnshuis officiating. Cornelius Van Rooyen wed Aliss Mary Manning on Feb 23 1882 and Nicholas Vos wed Kate de Pennine Tulie on Feb 21 1882. A robbery in Thittersonville netted 125 dollars. Finley Gurke and bride arrived from Council Bluffs to Bald Hill home.
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East Orange
J. W. Warnshuis
Cornelius van Rooyen
Aliss Mary Manning
J. W. Warnshuuis
Nicholas Vos
Vwo
Township
Kate de Pennine Tule
Pella
Aric Becraisse
Thittersonville
Aparc
Finley Gurke
Bride
Council Blais
Bald Hill
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New York
Biddy
U Se
Peter
T. M. Sisel
Journal of Agriculture
Mater
Minneapolis Tribune
Jalire
Euphrates
Mhoreover
Solomon
Willie
Lippincatt
Appalachian Picuicay Region
Ala
Bam
Congress
Department
Washington
Lincoln
Civ
Marmied
Kennedy
Tie
Washingdon
Washinton
Capitol
Nationa May
Scientific
Ence
Gies
Iy Bagbogia
Tric
Cnercy
Royal
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