Club Members Tour Packing Plant and Waterloo Shops
Bremer county 4-H club members visited Waterloo Friday, July 31, to inspect Bath Packing Company, Waterloo Courier, Chamberlin Manufacturing and John Deere Tractor plant. They viewed beef slaughter, sheep and hog butchering, newspaper operations, and tractor production, followed by a Lafayette park picnic.
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Bremer County 4-H Club
Waterloo
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo Courier
Chamberlin Manufacturing Company
John Deere Tractor
Bremer County
Lafayette Park
Chamberlin Manufactring Company
John Deere Tractor Factory
Grasshoppers Invade Ewald Kahle Farm in Lafayette Township
Grasshoppers caused heavy damage across Nebr as South Dakota and western Iowa fields, including Nwald Kahle’s alfalfa field in West Lafayette Township. The invasion stretched about fifteen square rods with thousands active. rain halted progress Saturday morning and a local entomologist advised poison bran if needed, though showers may have reduced threat.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Bremer County
Nwald Kahle
West Lafayette
Farm Bureau
Kahle
C. J. Drake
Emer County
Corn yield tests and home fertilizer trials around the county
D D Offring reports on wheat and corn plots across Washington and West Lafayette townships. Gilbert Miller’s fertile plot houses 36 samples with promising yields after a recent shower. Claude Wylam notes a Minnesota No 13 ear as early as July 30. Ewald Kahle observes a multi ear corn plant from a single kernel, with three additional shoots on a stalk. R T Smalling compares fertilized and unfertilized rows, predicting harvest differences. Theodore Bang plans a 12 acre alfalfa patch, applying four tons of lime per acre from Colburn quarry to neutralize soil acidity for spring seeding.
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Gilbert Miller
Washington Township
Claude Wylam
Minnesota No. 13
Bremer County
Ewald Kahle
West Lafayette
Kahle
West Lafayette Township
R. T. Smalling
Jackson Township
Smalling
Theodore Bang
Fremont Township
Colburn
Schild Brothers
Lafayette Township
Achievement Day for Bremer County 4-H Girls Club
Girls club members from Bremer county will hold achievement day in Wa verly at the community building basement Monday August 10. Miss Hazel I Brown extension service will judge clothing exhibits and pick the best demonstration team to represent Bremer county at the Iowa State fair. Top clothing exhibits will go to the state fair to compete with others. Every club will have a representative in the health contest to crown Bremer county 4-H health champion. Public welcome. Program begins 9:00 to 10:00 clothing judging.
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Bremer County
Waverly
Hazel I. Brown
Extension Service
Waverly Health Champions Demonstrations Schedule
A schedule lists events from 10:00 to 4:30 including demonstrations, a judge and place garments exhibit by girls, a style show preview, and a full style show. Health champions will be selected in cooperation with three Waverly doctors.
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Waverly
Sunshine Workers Met at Johnson Home
The Sunshine Workers 4-II club met at Hazel Johnson's home on July 16 to discuss dues removal. Hazel Johnson resigned, LaVonne Hill elected secretary-treasurer, and members worked on county fair exhibits. A second meeting at Ruth Mirs' home on July 30 featured Laura Meyer on undergarments, a sewing demonstration, more fair work, and plans to embroider a black quilt. A lunch closed both meetings.
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Sunshine Workers 4-II
Hazel Johnson
LaVonne Hill
Ruth Mirs
Laura Meyer
Oddities and odd histories spill from a fragment
A collection of curious notes from various places and times. References include a Tampa to Rio de Janeiro steamship allure, a New York hotel guest, beliefs about newborn pain, Milton, Siamian embalming, ancient Egypt pearl lore, Ben Jonson’s grave, Ethiopian giraffes, Sanford Texas’s short railroad, and its freight share from the C R I G to deal with gravel shipments. The Pathfinder fragment closes the list.
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Tampa
Fla
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Taft
Manger
Fourth of July Avenue
Panama
John Milton
Paradise Lost
Siam
Egypt
Ben Jonson
Westminster Abbey
Charles 1
Sanford
Tex
Sanford North Western
Old Warships Reused For Scrap And Recast Metal
Outdated fighting ships are dismantled after service, their wood burned and metal recycled. Copper and brass are separated from steel and remade into new products. Scrapyards buy the discarded ships and perform the process with scientific precision, following the original building craft.
Barn Struck by Lightning Hits County Farm
Stormy Friday night tore through the county striking the F M McRoberts farm barn south of town, burning it to the ground as nearby structures survived with chemical fire suppression. Local notices include clergy transfers, convention plans for the Izaak Walton league, business lease changes, and various community updates across Wa verly.
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F. M. McRobert
Baby Boy Born to Parents at Mercy Hospital
The parents announce the birth of a baby boy at Mercy Hospital on Wednesday July 29. The brief note names the hospital and date, noting the new arrival.
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Mercy Hospital
Our Smile Corner Editorial Mosaic of Absurd Comparisons
A humorous parade of similes lampoons modern quirks and public figures. The piece blends playful exaggeration with social satire, likening everyday irritations to improbable, pointed contrasts that amuse readers.
Rice as Primary World Food and Trade Standard
A report notes rice as the principal food for over a third of humanity and the most cultivated grain. It cites workers in Liberia's rubber plantations, Japanese and Chinese coolies, South African Kaffirs, and Fiji head hunters. The League of Nations endorses US rice grading with inspection certificates, aiding exports of about a million packets yearly.
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Liberia
Japan
China
Fiji
League of Nations
United States
Three Ages Mary Jane Learns Three Ages At Once
A young girl explains to a neighbor that she is six at school, five at home, and four on the street car after starting public school at a few months past five. The mix of ages prompts a whimsical glimpse into childhood perception.
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Stephen J. Tushak
Oxford Junction
Iowa
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Mercy Hospital
Shell Rock
R. B. Bohrer
Mason City
Izaak Walton League
R. M. Harrison Company
P. B. Giles
East Bremer Avenue
Marshall Canning Company
T. M. Buehrer
West Bremer Avenue
Ed Platte
Tim Clary
Marjorie Clary
A. Crestodena
Rapid City
South Dakota
Herman Richmann
Watkins
Kenneth Reeves
Robert
Gordon
Kavaja
Albania
Waverly
Alex Miller
Red Cross
Coe College
Charles Lowder
Ames
John Weires
Walter Sharpley
Ed Bredow
Clintonville
Ohio
Bredow
J. C. Penny Company
T. R. Collins
Portland
Oregon
Ann Collins
Iowa City
Mary Josephina
Rev
Emily Bunyard
Pauline Schulze
Sydney
Chicago
Leonard H. Racker
Emma Osier
A. R. Johnson
Norman Grassfield
C. C. Bacon
Marshalltown
Nashua
G. L. Brandenburg
Rita Ann
Rose Mary Sager
Waterloo
Arnolds Park
Mrs. Wm. Guenther
Havana
Italy
Wall Street
Rudy Vallee
Mary Jane
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Des Moines
Norrie Larsen
Indianapolis Speedway
Larsen
Farm Bureau News
D. D. OF
Fringa
Packing Company
D. D. Offring
Sunshine
Johnson Home
Pathfinder
Mrs. Kramer
Waverly Candy & Specialty Company
Murphy Flower Shop
Will Renner
Frank Benson
Art Bergmann
J. W. Zoller
Miss Lambert
Carrie Tabor
L. D. Jay
Minnesota
George Anderson
Buhman
George Kaiser
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Otto Zoller
Stop & Save Grocery
Lenos Stufflebeam
Reed Carson
Fair Grounds
A. C. Studier
McCormick-Deering
Ensilage
Tripoli
Sumner
Flint
Michigan
H. H. Buller
C. H. Poock
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