Murphy's Feed and Burt Area Land for Sale
Feed grinding and custom mixing ad for Murphy's feeds and Ted Hindersa of Woden. 160 acres two miles south of Burt for sale with small buildings, tile needs, good soil at $145 per acre. C W Nicoulin Algona Iowa notes. Also multiple classified lines: used cars cash, new cars coming, farm equipment, and memorial card of thanks. Collector notices and local business names included.
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Murphy's Feeds
Ted Hindersa
Woden
Burt J
C. W. Nicoulin
Algona
Iowa
Smaller towns key to humane society and work life
An international sociologist urges dividing society into small units to ease urban strain, favoring liveable small towns with space and opportunity. The writer debates rural life value, cites cucumber beetle troubles, and recounts mowing a rural school playground with a mule and five-foot mower, praising practical work and community small-town virtues.
Kabul The Least Known World Capital Revealed
National Geographic notes Kabul Afghanistan as a distant capital on the Kabul river about 100 miles from the Khyber pass. It details isolation and safety habits, limited welcome for outsiders, and later openings with modern amenities like electric lights and telephones.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Llea
Khyber Pass
Charriel
India
National Geographic Society
Pear
Syria
China
Cotton Proves Value In Laminated Plastics
A Department of Agriculture study on postwar cotton markets shows cotton fabrics used as filler and reinforcement in laminated plastics. Laminates of one inch can have up to 70 layers of duck or 150 layers of print cloth with resins, yielding high strength and flexibility. About 80 percent of filler for laminates comes from cotton fabric and plastics accounted for about a quarter of 1943 production.
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Department of Agriculture
Folk Schools in Denmark Shape Personal Growth and Community
Danish folk high schools educate adults aged 18 to 44 not for specific trades but to awaken personality and responsibility. About one third of Danish farmers have completed a five month term at these rural private schools with no entrance or final exams. Classes emphasize cultural subjects, singing, and gymnastics, taught by both rich and poor students, as residents share domestic life with the school family, in a religious yet nonsectarian, nondenominational setting.
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Denmark
Cattle Losses From Pericarditis Under Federal Inspection
Historical totals show beef carcasses condemned for pericarditis at 4 559 in 1840 and 4 927 in 1948 with losses near 390 000 dollars. Earlier figures include 616 481 beef livers condemned in 1943, costing about 1 800 000 dollars. Observations from Chicago and Omaha slaughterhouses reveal metallic objects in many stomachs and wire fragments penetrating livers.
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Chicago
Omaha
Wash Machine Setup And Temperature Cautions
Prepare the washer by leveling it and ensuring stability. If cold conditions stiffen grease in engine driven models, warm the room or fill the tub with warm water for an hour before use. Do not pour hot water into a very cold porcelain enamel tub as sudden temperature changes may crack the enamel.
Australians Establish Repatriation Support for War Vets
The Australian government will provide pensions and allowances for blinded and permanently disabled veterans and their dependents. It offers medical care, education, vocational guidance, living stipends, and home grants. Dependents of deceased or incapacitated servicemen will receive schooling aid, books, and travel expenses, with potential university sponsorship and sustenance payments linked to progress.
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Commission
Plan Closet as an orderly storage place for families
The article advises turning closets into organized storage spaces rather than cluttered catchalls. It recommends separate wardrobe rods for two users, tall placement above 63 inches, back shelf access, shoe storage on doors or bags, dedicated space for winter gear, mitten boxes, garment bags for formal wear, and an electric light to aid visibility.
Half Hatched Eggs Turned Into Typhus and Influenza Vaccine
Half a million American hens lay eggs marked for vaccine production to fight typhus and influenza. White eggs fetch 15 cents a dozen more due to strict quality standards. Eggs are incubated, embryos inoculated through the air-cell end, then sealed and processed to produce the antigen before chemical treatment removes infectious material.
European broomcorn import linked to corn borer outbreak
Imported broomcorn from Italy and Austria Hungary helped introduce the European corn borer to the United States around 1908 or 1909. The pest spread rapidly, causing major damage to corn crops and prompting a revolution in quarantine and fumigation rules for imported plant material.
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America
Italy
Austria- Hungary
United States
Wool Blindness Shown In Rambowiliet Sheep
Open faced Rambowiliet sheep at the U S department of agriculture breeding lab in Du pois Idaho reaffirmed wool blindness as a handicap. Last year the herd outproduced commercial rocka by 2 percent in wool and yielded 12 percent more lambs per ewe. This confirms early work by Prof Neale of New Mexico A & M that wool on the face hinders grazing and can separate sheep from the flock.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dupois
Idaho
Cow Breathes Large Air Volumes in Dairy Barns
University of Florida style dairy science notes explain cows expel 12 to 18 pounds of moisture daily via exhaled air while inhaling 118 to 224 pounds of air per day. With 1000 pound cows, about 9 642 cubic feet of air moves hourly per animal, suggesting a duct large enough to supply 20 cows.
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W. W. Yapp
University of Ilindla College of Agriculture
Good Trimmings Essential For Long Dress Wear
Dr. J. F. Oesterling of Pennsylvania State College tested thousands of garments and warned that trim quality determines clothing longevity. He cited glued designs melting under heat and pasted leather belts that stiffen or fall apart when cleaned, urging genuine leather or solid cloth belts and deep firmly stitched seams.
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J. F. Oesterling
Pennsylvania State College
Oesterling
Penn State
Gladiolus Varieties Show Thrip Resistance Differences
Gladiolus thrip resistance varies by variety with less affected types blooming in 75 to 85 days and highly susceptible types 95 to 100 days. Giant Nymph appears fully resistant to some growers. Other hardy or lightly infested varieties include Bit of Heaven Joyful Maid of Orleans Picardy Polar Ice Rima. Feed bulbs with balanced plant food before planting, deepen trenches two inches, apply one pound per twenty feet, reapply at budding and after flowering.
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Maid of Orleans
Picardy
Polar
Old .22 Rifle Barrel Care in Early Firearms
An article notes that before non corrosive priming, cleaning a .22 rifle with hot water and oil after use was essential to prevent salt deposits from causing bore corrosion. Even 20 to 80 shots could begin rust if not promptly cleaned, especially for infrequent shooters like farmers or hunters. Proper cleaning extended barrel life despite rough maintenance.
Extend Wear Clothing tips for woolen coats and suits
Wear Clothing specialists advise brushing woolen garments along the grain inside and out, including pockets and cuffs. Hang outdoors when possible and store on proper hangers. If lacking a trouser crossbar hanger, use cardboard over a wire hanger to keep creases. Clean regularly to prevent soil buildup and avoid heat damage during ironing and steaming.
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Red Chdoar
M. P
Blue Haggard
Earth Lbr. Co
Blue Earth
Minst
Briggs & Stratton Motor
F. D. Fisher
Everett Rippentrop
Bancroft
Titanics Implement Co
Titanka
Atre
A. M. Petersen
HONDY
T. A. Dunmire
Salh
Fred Hager
Ferne’s
Gartner
Fay L. Mann
Burt
John R. Harms
Wm. Spear
Robert Spear
Allis Chalmers
McCormick- Deering
Ttenka
Jerusalem
Alois
Henry E. Krull
DUROC
Buffalo Center
Durocs
C. D. Smith
Algona Hotel
Elmore Nursery
Elmore, Minnesota
Life Insurance
W. H
Bill” Ricklefs
Homesteaders Life Insurance Association of
Towa
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