Elm Hall Alumni Banquet and Class Day Highlights
The Elm Hall High School held its second annual alumni banquet at the Relief Corps hall in May with a long menu and program. Speakers addressed the school’s relation to home and business, followed by a class day program for the graduating class of 1914 and a commencement at the ME church. Local notes mention community visits, homecomings, and a fire alarm call from Riverdale, with many residents and families noted in attendance.
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Elm High School
Relief Corps Hall
Leo Blaisdell
Carl Tiair
Creeees Jessie Maxham
Archie Dailey
Floyd Oliver
Mesore Veandell
Martin
Quartette
N. P. Brown
Rosie Zimmerman
Ceeite E
Ward Aliesen
C. T. Grawe
L. F Branett Mutai
M. BE
Dressa Hicks Athon
M. W. Bigelow
Alta Greenhoe
W. M
W. M. Blai¢ The Tenstees of the Hames.s.++Inga M. Connor Dessa Hicks
Pearl
Ed Follick
Walter Zimmerman
Fred W Hudson
E. Lawrence
Breckenridge
A. Ward
Ferris
L. F. Brandell
Riverdale
Nettie Birdsall
Brandall
Alma
Gaffenor
F. M
Elm Hall
Queen Esther Society
Ruth
Ruby
Two Color Frock Tops Summer Fashion Scene
A summer feature highlights the two color frock and coordinating ensembles. A white cotton crape frock with a lavender ratine coat and white lavender matelasse trim showcases smart seasonal style pairing jackets with skirts in plain or towered fabrics for a chic effect.
The Old Time Calico Gown
A nostalgic meditation on simple calico dresses versus costly fashions. The piece praises homemade gowns for charm and practicality, recalls wholesome past styles, and contrasts domestic frugality with modern snobbery. Also includes a short sewing tip on arranging a veil and securing it with a brooch.
The Housekeeper's Hands and Wooden Spoon Guidance
A household guide advises healing hands with mutton tallow and sulphur, massaging into skin after washing and keeping Indian meat near the soap dish. It also recommends using a wooden spoon for all kitchen stirring to avoid dangerous paper on fabrics.
Government Homesteads Offer Irrigated Farms in West
The reclamation service announces homestead entry opportunities on the Shoshone project near Yellowstone Park and on the Huntley and Belle Fourche projects in Montana and South Dakota. Water is ready, five months leave per year, water rights repayable in ten annual installments with no interest. Descriptive pamphlets available from A V Leonard settlement agent, Federal Building Chicago.
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Reclamation Service
Yellowstont Park
Wyoming
Huntley
Belle Pourche
Montana
South Dakota
A. V. Leonard
The
Federal Boiling
Chicago
Their Worth and the Measure of a Graduate
A reflective piece on high school graduates evaluating their decade of schooling and the crucial question to themselves: What will I do with it. It argues that attitude toward life matters more than records and scholarships, and each graduate must decide whether they will lift or hinder the world.
August seeding advised for alfalfa germination in semiarid regions
In semiarid areas moisture dominates alfalfa germination and sowing timing matters. Early August is recommended to allow land to yield early grain, scrub weed seed before sowing, and improve stands. Pigs’ postwean diet options include a mixed feed or a simplified corn tankage mix.
Supreme Court ruling backs tuberculin testing for dairy herds
The Supreme Court recently handed down a decision affirming a municipality's right to require all dairy cows supplying its milk to be tuberculin tested and to bar sales from untested cows. The Milwaukee case underpins this, a measure tough on some farmers but beneficial for milk consumers nationwide.
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United States Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Water Needs for Crops Highlight Moisture Role
The article explains how much water is required to grow crops and how moisture conservation matters. It states that a ton of dry alfalfa hay needs 700 tons of water, corn 300, wheat 400, and oats 400, underscoring the value of proper seed beds and careful cultivation to preserve moisture.
Kohlrabi Use and Cultivation For Dairy Feeding
Kobirabi or Kohlrabi is described as a hardy, nutritious forage plant for cows, with stems and roots edible. It advocates sowing early, transplanting carefully, avoiding wind-prone raised beds, and harvesting when stems are two to three inches above ground. It notes flavor similar to turnips and benefits over standard turnips for milk production.
Alma to Visit in America on Saturday June 21
Alma will visit America on Saturday June 21. The outreach event is planned with attendance by local supporters and collaborators.
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Ist
America
ALMA
Free medical consultation ad by Prof Francoult visit
An advertisement proclaims tours by Prof Francoult across the state offering free consultations and treatments for deafness catarrh rheumatism liver kidney and nervous trouble with no charge for initial evaluation. It urges call today Alma Bay City and promises sixty four week visits with no payment demanded at the first appointment and asserts dramatic health benefits.
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Alma
Own Your Home for Young Farmers, A Civic Message
A concise urging that every young farmer should strive to own a home. It argues owners gain more opportunity to serve community, county, and state, and enjoy the comfort and pleasure of living on a farm. Rent only if buying is not possible, but plan to own.
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Ile
Prof. Francoult
Why We Cultivate Corn And Treat Wet Land
Interculture aims to kill weeds keep soil receptive to rain and limit moisture loss. Cultivating corn four inches deep cuts yields by pruning roots and up to 10 percent. Typically four or five cultivations suffice. For land that is too wet plow in a dry time harrow seed redrop and alsure clover to improve drainage and moisture retention.
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Redrop
Alsure
Farm Journal
Hens and Their Kinfolk Care for Disease Prevention
Advice on poultry management from shelter to vermin control. Keep hens in clean soil for scratching and dirt baths. Provide open roosts for turkeys. Nest boxes should be removable for cleaning. Separate ducks and geese or they worsen air quality. A low shelter and small yard improve comfort.
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Erwin Ditto
California
Harry Schaeffer
Thos. Reed
Flossie Grinell
Jackson
Jennie Blair
Walter Rondie
Chas Ostrander
Sumner Center
Charley Rings
Tonial
Charley Hindentang
Indiana
Clay Romine
Stella Follick
Misser Smith
Lake City
C. H. Smith
Alma Heights
Mother
Father
Ame
Romlara
Long Stand Agricultural Experiment Station
UOWNG
Bruce Argyle
Benj. Berman
Bay City
Clarence Bennett
Realty Opera House
Vestaburg
Montcalm County
School Board
C. Noble
J. D. Helman, Alma
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