Finnish family makes new home near Thomson in Argo Fay
Johan William Wiemero and his wife and six of eight children arrived in Lanark from Helsinki and now live in Argo Fay. The family, welcomed by local Methodists, has embraced life in Carroll County hoping to build a future in America.
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Johan
Aunekyllikki) Wiemero
Argo Fay
Thomson
Johan William Wiemero
Lanark
Helsinki
Finland
America
John Vansco
Vanscoy
Lanark Methodist Church
Astor
Gerald Bowerhomson
Wiemere
Carroll County
John Vanscoy
Wiemero
Rev ‘Ony
Europe
Wiem
Sirpa
U. S. Navy
Palh
Siro
Sirkka-Liisa
Sirjo
Sinikka
Sirvo
Johan William Wiemere
Tero
Timo
County agriculture noted with soil blessings and pest concerns
In Carroll County a Sol Stewardship observance on May 26 prompts church services across many towns. Reports warn of maple diseases anthracnose and tar spot, link rootworm infestation to corn plots, and discuss milk costs and new pests like the alfalfa weevil amid farming tips and livestock notes.
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Carroll County
Kenneth Simpson
Extension meet covers cattle growth stimulants findings
Burt Weichenthal presented at a district Extension meeting on finishing cattle. Stilbestrol at 10 mg per day costs about one fourth of a cent daily and yields about a 10 percent gain. Antibiotics provide a 3-4 percent gain. MGA for heifers costs about 1 cent daily and maintains ...
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Burt Weichenthal
U. of S
Animal Science
D. E
Extension Calendar of Events May to June
County Extension Board meets May 23 at 8 p m at the Extension Office. May 26 marks Soil Stewardship Sunday. May 27 features Haulage Demonstration at 10 3 p m at Everett Sturtevant farm Lanark and Home Ec Extension Council at 1 p m. May 28 F B F M Board at 8 p m Extension Office Salem Unit 1 30 p m Mrs Forrest Schave Memorial Day closed. May 31 4 H Livestock Judging Team Training at 5 p m and June 3 Savanna Park Board. June 5 4 H Federation Council 7 30-10 p m White Pines Roller Rink. June 7 4 C s.
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County Extension Board
Everett Sturtevant Farm
Lanark
Home Ec Extension Council
F. B
Salem
Forrest Schave
Savanna Park Board
Federation Council
White Pines
C’s
Private and public lands seedling program plants in Illinois
Nature leads reforestation efforts as man plants on 195,399 acres across private, government, and industrial lands in Illinois. Seedling planting by direct seeding, machinery, and hand methods expanded by 5,647 acres in 1966 amid loss of seed sources from land clearing, strip mining, and fire.
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Illinois
Ilinois Forest Industries Committee
State
Illinois Firearm Owner's Registration Law Now in Effect
Illinois gun owners must obtain a Firearm Owner's Registration Card by July 1 to lawfully possess firearms or ammunition. Applications, $5, five year validity, require state qualifications and may be denied to felons, addicts, certain mental health patients, and under 21 without guardian consent. Card issuance during a 30 day investigation and explicit consent liabilities for guardians are outlined, with exemptions and process details.
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Illinois
State Department of Public Safety
Illinois State Bar Association
Senate
The
Public Safety Department
Respiratory Disease Burden Among Private Practitioners
Doctors in private practice report that patients with respiratory diseases exceed all other ailments. Acute respiratory infections stand as the most frequent sickness cause observed by physicians.
Dr Edward Trudeau Trials and Triumph in Adironacks
In 1870 Dr Edward Trudeau contracted tuberculosis and went to the Adirondack Mountains to die. He recovered there and founded a sanatorium that became a forerunner of modern hospital treatment for tuberculosis.
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Edward Trudeau
Adirondack Mountains
Skeltons Show TB Reaches Homes Across Eras
Archaeological remains reveal ancient humans carried tuberculosis evidence, paralleling its presence in today’s care homes and modern residences, illustrating a long history of the disease’s reach into living spaces.
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Milledgeville
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Lawrence Woessner
Natural History Survey
University of Ilinois
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Thomson Review
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Ibea
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Illinois Division of Forestry
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Illinois State Armory
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Amy
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