Chlorate demand shifts in Bremer county farming
In Bremer county this year sodium and calcium chlorate orders are down from last year with a few hundred pounds versus tons. Franklin, Washington, Jackson and Lafayette townships show activity as calcium chlorate sells near eight dollars per hundred pounds, slightly above sodium chlorate. Dr. W. L. Hanson reports testing in Clinton county Iowa and back in Bremer by September first, with July or August herd testing postponed.
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Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Franklin
Washington
Jackson
Lafayette
W. L. Hanson
Clinton County
Iowa
Dr. Hanson
Uness
West Lafayette Meet At Eggleston Home Farm Bureau News
West Lafayette township farm bureau held a large Thursday evening gathering at Carl Eggleston home. After community singing and a business meeting with last meeting minutes read and bills approved, D D Offringa discussed Washington bicentennial highlights at Waverly July 4. Vern P Melhuish of Carnation Milk spoke on dairy farming goals and ideal herd butterfat targets. Will Good played accordion, movies were shown, refreshments served, and the next meeting is set for August 3 at R A Whitney home with Do A Best club members in charge.
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West Lafayette Township
Carnation Milk Products Company
Will Good
R. A. Whitney
Hymn Basis from Jacob's Dream Genesis Twenty-Eight
The hymn Nearer My God to Thee is traced to the Bible story of Jacob at Bethel in Genesis twenty eight, where he dreams of a ladder and receives divine promise. This scriptural foundation frames the hymn's themes of aspiration and divine guidance.
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Jacob
Bremer County Hosts Food Canning Campaign Demos
Bremer County teams with twenty local groups led by red cross 4-H clubs farm bureau women and schools to promote home canning for vegetables fruits and meat. Extension service specialists will stage demonstrations in Waverly on July 20 from 1 30 to 4 30 p m with Mae Anderson Blackhawk county home demonstration agent guiding the sessions.
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Bremer County
Red Cross
4-H Clubs
Farm Bureau Women
Farm Bureau
Waverly
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Farm Bureaus
Mae Anderson
Blackhawk County
Bremer County 4-H Demonstration Teams Practice
Bremer county 4 H clubs prepare for a July 18 training session with Miss Helen Swinney to learn canning demonstrations. Teams aim to win Bremer county champion and advance to the Iowa state fair after last year’s first place finish by Margaret Myers and Margaret Willey at the Ames 4 H girls convention.
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Bremer County
Helen Swinney
Extension Service
Margaret Myers
Margaret Willey
Ames
Potter Siding Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Louie Bang of Tripoli visited the Fred Lohmann home Saturday. Wm Lohmann and daughter Lucille spent Sunday at Waverly with Bernard Linow. Ernest Struck and son Alfred helped at Art Redies's home. Families joined an orphan festival in Waverly and ate supper at Chris Stehn's. Hugh Angus visited near New Hampton. Mary Jean Spinks from St Louis spent an afternoon with Nadean Fredericks at the Lohmann residence.
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Louie Bang
Tripoli
Mms
Fred Lohmann
Wm. Lohmann
Lucille
Waverly
Bernard Linow
Ernest Struck
Alfred
Art Redies
Adela
Esther
Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
Mr and Mrs Chris Pipho of Sumner visited Fred Wittkop last week while Wittkop remains very ill Sophia Hattendorf has recovered enough to return home from the Prestien country residence H C Koch takes a two week vacation from Schultz department store and plans a trip to Are dale Iowa then Clear Lake Glenn Anderson wins a free trip to the Iowa State Fair Fred Jurgens and Minnie Heineman marry at the German Evangelical parsonage Henry Buhrow buys eighty acres west of Siegel to build Harvey Pries shows a new model buggy Henry Hoferer returns to Creighton Nebraska for vacation Herman Pries suffers a broken left foot when a horse he was riding fell
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Chris Pipho
Sumner
Fred Wittkop
Wittkop
Sophia Hattendorf
C. BE. Prestien
H. C. Koch
Schultz Department Store
Aredale
Iowa
Will
Clear Lake
Glenn Anderson
Albert Anderson
Fred Jurgens
Minnie Heineman
Kleinan
Henry Buhrow
Stanley R. Smith
Gebbert
Siegel
Harvey Pries
Henry Hoferer
Creighton
Nebraska
Herman Pries
Ten Years Ago July 12 1922 Local Notices Died
A summary of obituaries and events from July 12 1922 notes John Edwin Martin son of E H Martin died at 19 7 18, deaths of George Baynem and Mary Richards, and John Bahe. It mentions a special train for a ball game to Ver a crowd from Sumner to Wayverly and a wedding announcement for Eli vira Mae Norman and William Hubert McDowell.
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John Edwin Martin
E. H. Martin
John Barkknecht
Henry Barbknecht
Ed Barbknecht
Wm. Weiland
Jacob Esser
P. Esser
Chas. Dick
Geo. Baynem
Tripoli
Oelwein
Mary Richards
Seth Richards
A. H. Panzer
John Bahe
Readlyn
Sumner
Great Western
Waverly
Elivira Mae Norman
William Hubert McDowell
Fairmont
Minn
D. E. Norman
Five Years Ago Highlights From Tripoli News
Five years ago on July 13 1927 tributes note the death of Herman Dammermann in Denver prompting calls to John and Charles Berlin. Other items include Mrs H J Leege visiting from Los Angeles, John H Munsterman and Miss Elda Joens wed on June 30, a tornado near Tripoli damaging farm property, A F Rebholz traveling to Minneapolis to join family, Alma Borchardt’s bank vacation with parents, Mrs Fred Biermann’s recovery from hospital surgery in Siegel.
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John
Charles Berlin
Denver
Herman Dammermann
H. J. Leege
Los Angeles
Calif
Wm. Ambrose
John H. Munsterman
Elda C. Joens
Ed Bany
Tripoli
A. F. Rebholz
Minneapolis
B. O. Burness
Battle Lake
Minn
Alma Borchardt
State Bank
St. Ansgar
Fred Biermann
Ben
Clasen Hospital
Siegel
Former Local Teacher Weds Louis J Koenig
Alma Kolthoff, longtime Tripoli teacher, married Louis J Koenig of Cedar Rapids on July 2 1932 at a Davenport fountain venue. Rev Frank Court officiated. The couple plan a Midwest trip before settling in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Louis J. Koenig
Alma Kolthoff
Davenport
New Hampton Tribune-Gazette
Tripoli
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Paul Koenig
Doctors Rarely Disagree Over Bleeding the Patient
A concise medical note notes that physicians generally agree on bloodletting practices for patient treatment. It contrasts divergent opinions with a claim of consensus in historical or theoretical context. The statement implies a standard medical approach to bleeding as a therapeutic or historical concept.
How Turtle Lures Fish
A description of an alligator snapping turtle using a lure inside its mouth a light colored strip of flesh resembling a worm. In shallow water the wormlike lure attracts a minnow which swims into the mouth where the turtle snaps shut trapping the fish.
Thought's Great Power Inhabit Our Daily Life
Fragmentary quotation notes that habitual thought forms shape daily living more than intimate relationships. The snippet cites Ww Teal and comments on how thinking styles influence behavior and social interaction.
Ambitious business man proclaims patience in pursuit
A London humorist quips that a business man often says I always get what I want no matter the wait while people typically reject the call and hang up in disgust. The remark satirizes perseverance and impatience in pursuit of advantage.
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London
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Farm Bureau News
D, D, Offringa
D. D. Offring
Warren Township
West Lafayette
Eggleston
Heaven
Frank Court
St. John’s Methodist Church
John H. Kolthoff
New Hampton
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
H. Koenig
Quaker Oats Company
Minnesota
Illinois
Nan
Skelly Sere
Skelly
N. R. Ambrose Oil Coo
Tripoli, Iowa
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