Windigo tracked by river trappers in Portage Lake region
Steele and David lead a expedition with Ojibway allies to pursue a legendary Windigo in the Portage Lake country. Michel reports a trail, warns of danger, and preparations for a deadly hunt unfold as trackers patrol frozen ridges and trap lines.
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Cleer
Steele
David
Medicine Lis
Phantom Lakes
Michel
Titell
Alhway Iy
Pertage
Walling River
St. Onge
Walling
Pierre
Bartiuge Lake
Ifs
Tyne
Mado
Heachman
Walling Silver
Hudson's Bay
Little Jaacquesa
Toon Steele
Portage Lake
Wailee
Heing Olte
Denise
Stul River
Kim
Big Cr
Winter clothes need care says Iowa State expert
Miss Olive Settles, associate professor of home economics at Iowa State College, urges care for winter garments. She advises packing heavy clothing in tar paper bags or cedar chests to repel moths, noting moths can hide in old fabrics and reappear in spring.
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Miss Olive Settles
Iowa State College
Moth Control Tips and Rural Observations
A note on moth larvae in clothing and storage, advising moth roof paper and insecticide, with regular violet care. Includes details on Miller moth eggs hatching in four to seven days and the year round problem for housewives. Also mentions a cow testing association as a training barn and herd records. Ends with a tongue in cheek take on gum chewing versus tobacco.
Va Brings Apple Trees Into Bearing
R E Hines of Farson, Wapello County, had apple trees in bluegrass sod that bore no fruit for years. After applying ammonium sulfate around the trees, they began to bear again. He notes fertilization is not generally recommended but it paid off in his case. The piece closes with a quip about auto care and a line from E W Howe.
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St. Onge
Steele
Denise
Ogoke
Hin
Coelier
Sis
Spence
Medicine Tier
David
Portage Lake
Michel
Ani
White Lake
Steete
Stojot Daveel
Holt
Michetl
Trequois
Jacques
Laflinime
Feng
Albany
Stephendelis Strange Dee
Dhey
Inediana Agin
Voultrymen
Jake Cheese
R. E. Hines
Farson
Wapello County
Altho
Hines
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Witte Jacques
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Windgo
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Iowa State Collee
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Mr. Wesco
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Walley
George Marsh
Ritchie
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Millboy
Websters New International Dictionary
Behool
É Etek
Pockut
n&Co Merriam Co
Springfield
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Morrison
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Iowa Savings Bank
N. J. Lee
R. A -Burt
L. E. Stockdale
C. A. Dayton
R.A. Burt John Hansen
Stockdale N.J
Estherville
Guernsey
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Oak Hill Guernsey Company
G. A. Nichols
Adelaide Nichols
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