Iowa News Bits From Across the State
Iowa reports plan 348 000 for county road work and a new fireproof Leon hotel. Carnegie and Rockefeller linked endowment would aid Coe College with 200 000 raise to receive 400 000 gift. Des Moines bank clearings jump over two million. building permits up 62 percent. Iowa livestock markets and creameries shown strong output and employment growth as limestone fertilizer spreads.
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O'Brien
Meylth
Arbor Day
Coe Colllege
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Lamon
Leon
D. C. Rosenberg
Dunlap
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Palo Alto County
Law College
Mississippi River
Univer. Versity of
Iowa
Des Moines
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Storm Lake
Sioux City
Omaha
Carrot County
Council Bluffs
Ackley Corn Canning Plant
Beachn
Mlinois Central Railroad Company
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Central Deed
Polk County
Iowa State Collegalaut
Flocalla
New Highway Bill Promises State Controlled Primary Roads
A progressive highway measure would yield about six million dollars yearly for four years aimed at expanding state control of primary roads. The plan relies on a four million development fund, gasoline tax, and remaining charges, with federal aid of two million annually pending matching funds. The bill shifts primary roads to state oversight and preserves two million in federal aid.
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State Highway Commission
Bergman
The
Highway Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Rockwell Reformatory
Board of Control
Board of Parole
Railroad Commission
Businex
Philadelphia
Franklin County Boys’ Club
London
Iowa
Two-Piece Jumper Frock Inspires Modern Afternoon Gowns
In a fashion feature from Julia Hombly of the Western Newspaper, two-piece jumper frocks in flannel crepe and jersey are praised for simple lines and lace trims. Parisian influence shown in frock sketches highlights scarf necks, turnback cuffs, and a shift toward lace garniture.
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Coutayler
Paria
Ecru Ince
Bis
Iace
Four Men and the Soy Cultivation Film Presented
A USDA produced motion picture titled Four Men and the Soy shows soy bean farming from planting to uses. Filmed in Columbus during Soy Bean Day activities with Ohio State University, it highlights stages of cultivation and utilization for feed and concentrates and ends with a positive forecast for soy as a major American crop.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State College of Agriculture
University
United States
Control Lice and Mites During Summer Weather
Summer warmth boosts lice and mites on poultry. Lice stay on birds. mites hide under roosts and in cracks. Clean, spray, and paint roosts or nest boxes with preservers or creosote to deter mites. Use sodium fluoride as a cheap effective lice spray. mix from used vehicle crankcase oil with kerosene.
Alfalfa Seed Costs Misleading by Germination and Purity
Colorado State Seed Laboratory analysis shows alfalfa advertised at 7 dollars per bushel often yields 61 percent live seed and 74.5 percent purity in a test sample. A six-pound lot cost 1.25 dollars with only 45.4 percent pure live seed. Good seed should exceed 99 percent purity and 95 percent live seed, raising costs to about 82.86 cents per pound for quality seed, plus weeds per pound.
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Dodder
Anna M. Lute
Colorado State Seed Laboratory
Fort Collng
Rearing Baby Chicks With Sour Milk and Scratch Grain
The regimen starts with sour milk after 48 hours then clean alfalfa scratching material. A two hour milk period precedes scratch grain of six parts cracked yellow corn two parts cracked wheat two parts cracked kafir. At one week to ten days mash is added using bran shorts cornmeal meat meal and bone meal. Grain remains available after three weeks. Monitor for disease and ensure fresh air.
Remarkable Testimony on Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A Norfolk Virginia reader reports dramatic improvement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial claims relief from symptoms and ongoing benefits since starting the product, with personal notes to encourage others to try the medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Norfolk
Virginia
Tarek
Mee
Jay Jonge
Collag Avenue
American forests fail to meet wood pulp needs
Science Service notes U S forests supply only 49 percent of paper pulp. To offset imports would require about 870000 cords of spruce and 180000 cords of aspen annually. Silence is less injurious than a bad reply.
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Science Service
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Madame
Parlata
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Gunnier
Julia Bot Yomley
Western
Nawapaner Volos
Blert
Bellans Bellans
Dean
Theuahah
Br. W. Bowman
Ives
Towa
Dorn
Chem
Buffalo
Japan
Topeka
Kana
Dr. Pierce
Invalids' Hotel
Tslal
Burns Scalis
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