Churches and services across town in Holy Week
First Church of Christ Scientist invites Sunday eleven o'clock service with subject Un reality and weekday reading room hours. Presbyterian notes show Easter services with baptismal rites and choir, plus meetings for Port Drille presbytery. Christian Church reports larger crowds, Bible studies, and Church of Christ Day with a sermon on What the Church of Christ Stands For. Also listed are Methodist and Norwegian Lutheran services, ladies’ circles, youth programs, and confirmations, with war-time prayer themes and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Taylor
Marvin Anderson
Mires Genevieve Knight
Ed Broms
Methodist Church
Port Driloe
Church of Christ
Ladies Aid Society
Erb
Presbyterian Church
Cow Testing Association Report Highlights Dairy Efficiency
J. C. Eldredge County Agricultural Agent reports on the Cow Testing Association findings. The notes indicate some cows surpass their board costs, with emphasis on identifying high producing cows and distinguishing gains from feeding practices. The report discusses herds delivering butterfat gains or 660 pounds of milk during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Eldredge
County Agricultural Agent
Wallingford Cow Testing Association
Rest
Wallingfording
J. M. Anderson
S. W. Burg - Holstein
N. O. Osher
Ole Johnson
M. Anderson
G. E. Moore
Holstein
Laurson
Larson
M. H. Mortensen
Towns of Iowa sinking into debt
Eight hundred eighty eight incorporated towns in Iowa own property worth 424 million dollars and carry debt totaling over 20 million, a trend reflecting rising municipal costs. The piece warns debt may outpace assets and stresses need for balance sheets, long range planning, and prudent bond use. It also surveys a Palm Beach hotel data dump and a dental health tip from Chamberlain's Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
O. BR. Klingaman
University of Town
Finance and Municipal Accounting Department
War Declared and United States Moves to Arm War Effort
A formal proclamation declares war on Germany, with the United States ready to adopt President Wilson's call for national unity. Senate approves emergency funds of 100 million dollars for the president to deploy as needed, joining a 125 thousand dollar armory appropriation for Iowa. Meanwhile stock sales in Iowa feature record weights and high prices as cattle and hog markets surge, with major sales led by Glenn Myers and various regional farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Wilson
Congress
Washington, D. C
McKinley
Senate
House
Crop and Livestock Report for Iowa and U S Apr 1 1917
Summary of USDA Crop Estimates Bureau data for Iowa and the United States. Wheat and hog losses figures, cattle and sheep losses, and year over year price comparisons for wheat corn oats potatoes hay eggs and cotton. Includes health notes and a local medicine ad for Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Iowa
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Hansen
First Church of Christ Sciential
Christian Church
Baptist Bible School
Church of Christ Day
Bible School
Coffn
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Union Baptist Church
Inrain
M. E. Hansen
J. Frederic Gatlin
Ba Mea Bai
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Rev
J. Kasa
Ladies Aid and Mission Societies
Geo Warle
Ben Thompson
Ohio
Sam Warner
Estherville
COW Testing Association Report
Poinciana
Royal Poinciana
Palm Beach
Florida
Fred White
Chamberlain’s
Jay Johnston & Co
Deming Overland
Des Moines
Iowa City
Ames
War Department
George F. Myers
Dows
State of
C. Sanders
C. G. Sterner
A. Reinhart
J. K. Welsh
Upper Mill
H. O. Weaver
Wapello
California
Nebraska
Colorado
New York
Texas
Clarence Stephenson
Matt Miller
Spirit Lake
Boyden
Boyden Holstein Association
Stephenson
Dickinson County
W. H. Pike and Son
Plano
Gold
Milan
Harry H. Reed
Marengo
Shropshire Rams
Tennessee
Turnbull
Riverton
Charles Randall
George Carter
J. A. Johnson
Estherville, Iowa
Geo. E. Groves
East Lincoln Street
United
FURS
Deak Shes
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