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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1914
Page
4
At the Wm. Galloway farm near Waterloo a Holstein bull named King Segris Pontiac Combination sold for 3600 dollars. Buyer A Nelson of Waverly calls it the best investment he ever made. The bull was originally secured from Stevens Brothers of Liverpool New York for 1500 dollars.
H S Braun of Nichols area conducted a cooperative alfalfa demonstration under U S Department of Agriculture guidance in 18 with fallow summer moisture, seven tons manure per acre and lime rock applied. Seed inoculated with government culture, drilled 30 pounds per acre, yielded strong stand and excellent outlook despite dryness.
A critical commentary argues that a town split by inaction fails the common good. It condemns residents who wait for others to act and praises proactive neighbors in nearby villages as the force behind meaningful change. The author urges urgent bold leadership to spur progress.
Washington August 8. Britain’s contraband proclamation lists armed and military supplies as absolute contraband and assigns food, grain, money, horses and general supplies as conditional contraband. The list mirrors recent proclamations and covers weapons, aircraft, warships, munitions, and military equipment.
Iowa poultry and eggs are valued at 38 million dollars yearly with 36,092,390 fowls on farms as of July 1 1912 and 97 549 731 dozen eggs produced in the past year. Egg output alone valued at 21 million dollars. The state could buy 64 000 automobiles at 600 dollars each. The piece extols the economic scale of Iowa poultry versus other states and notes a single year’s output would buy many autos.
A young Iowa newspaper editor turned a town courthouse image into cardboard calendars sold to local merchants. The venture expanded into a thriving calendar industry, illustrating Iowa’s surprising opportunities and turning the town into a byword for calendars.
Iowa coal mining in 1912 produced 7,289,529 short tons valued at 13,152,088 dollars, down from 7,331,648 tons in 1911 though value rose by 488,581 dollars. Average price per ton climbed to 1.80 dollars. 16,730 men worked 188 days, producing 445 tons per man. Fatalities fell to 19 from 40 in 1911. Iowa coal fields span central and southern regions across about 20,000 square miles, with 13,000 deemed workable now.
A report notes about 3 861 pounds of turtles were dug from the banks of the Wapate near Frederika Iowa and shipped to Philadelphia. The shipment earned four and one half cents per pound. It is claimed one full grown turtle yields ten gallons of soup.
The Greater Iowa Association and Gov Clarke's Town Commission plan a major Panama Pacific International Exposition display in San Francisco next year. Iowa aims to outshine other states with agriculture, crops, farm machinery, irrigation, and dairy exhibits, inviting farmers to participate and showcase ten years of progress.
A fragment praising Iowa for its corn oats wheat and hogs cattle egg crop valuation and steady growth. The piece extols irrigation and the state's real values and wealth, contrasting with California and urging readers to recognize Iowa's prosperity and opportunities. The tone mimics a 19th century promotional screed.
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