News Twenty Years Ago in 1898 Republican Files
The report notes Ingwal Refsel delivering the best wheat yield at nearly twenty five bushels per acre. Montgom ery moves to Montgomery. Christensen and Larson visit Spencer. Editor Nichols and Emmet County delegates attend the state Republican convention in Dubuque. Nels Lee arrives from Des Moines to practice law with A. W. Swett beginning September 1. Rhodes and families return from lakes. Loren White improves from illness. A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. McArdle. Nichols and daughter travel to Boscobel. Miss Hughes returns home after visiting Chauncey Ammon. L. L. Bixby travels to Vermont to buy stock cars.
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Ingwal Refsel
John Montgomery
Montgomery
A. W. Swett
Frank Rhodes
Roy Culver
Euting
Lakes
Loren White
Local Notes from the Geo West District Idle Tales
Thirty years ago Miss Susie Bingham begins fall term in Geo West district on September 3. Dances and chairs, weddings and deaths, returns from Des Moines and Avoca fill the notice. A new twelve foot walk on Lincoln street appears, improvements continue, and community chatter closes with Be me.
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Susie Bingham
Geo. West District
T. Nivison
Bowster
Salisbury
War Industries Board cuts country weekly paper space
Chairman Baruch ordered a 25 percent reduction in all country weekly newspaper space beyond eight pages. The plan extends to country weeklies, ending subscriptions three months after expiry, halting free copies exchanges within the county or 40 miles, canceling extra copies for advertising, and stopping returns of unsold copies to news dealers.
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Washington, D. C
Baruch
The
War Industries Board
Iowa farm notes show most Burlington soil samples acidic
A soils specialist from Iowa State College tested 150 samples at the Burlington Tri State Fair and found more than three fourths were sour. Neutralizing acidity may require three to four tons of limestone. Acid soils hinder crops like alfalfa clover and soybeans, while sweet soils ease field work and yield.
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Towa State College
Burlington
Ames
Feed Grain To Spring Foals
Agricultural notes advise foals be housed with dams in clean ventilated stalls or paddocks. Provide shade, constant fresh water, and morning noon and night nursing. Allow foals to graze grains of two parts crushed corn two parts crushed oats and one part bran or shelled corn oats. Aug heat requires extra grain. if grain scarce, use available substitutes.
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Iowa
Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Market Apples at Home in Iowa Promote Local Sales
Iowa extension horticulturist advises growers to market apples at home due to a planned crop reduction. Consumers should use baskets or boxes, not barrels, to minimize bruising and improve storage. Prices anticipated to range from fair to high, with first class fruit costing around $20 per bushel at the orchard. Michigan pears are sometimes shipped to Iowa in baskets.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Michigan
Return Milk Bottles Keep Costs Down Says Dairy Men
A housewife failing to return or damaging a six cent bottle and twelve cent worth of milk would require the milkman to charge more for future quarts to recoup the six cent bottle cost. Iowa State College dairy men suggest keeping bottles clean and returnable to curb rising milk costs and note sealers share responsibility.
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Iowa’ State College
Do Not Fall Plow Too Early Says Iowa State Expert
A soils department member at Iowa State College advised farmers not to plow in fall. Early plowing accelerates organic matter decomposition and nutrient leaching. Benefits of fall work include soil exposure to freeze thaw, insect and egg reduction, and partial decomposition, with final decomposition and usable plant food produced in spring when crops need it.
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Soils Department
Iowa State College
Iowa
Senate rebukes errors in aircraft production report
Washington August 22 special Senate committee on aircraft production delivers awaited report but condemns blunders and criticizes handling. Lawmakers pledge stricter oversight and accountability for defense contracts.
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Washington
Dongs
Sénate
Careful Estimate of Feed for Chickens
The piece argues for careful feed estimation noting bran and shorts are cheap. A dry mash with cornmeal and the predominance of bran substitutes cracked grains. Suitable for self-feeders and good for growing chicks, with or without cracked grains, kept before them continuously.
Fragmentary World War I Era Message Attributed to Sir Tosmeed Maclay
In a garbled dispatch a message urges Americans to rally and save an object cause. The text cites a British controller and mentions critical position and decisive action, though many words are unreadable.
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America
Americus
Tosmeed Maclay
Woman Reveals Beauty Secrets From Langford Specialist
Langford's famed beauty expert discusses a woman's complexion and the male-female skin differences. She emphasizes cleansing with soap and water, gentle massaging, nightly care, and avoiding dulling grime, guiding readers on a simple routine with warm water and wash cloth.
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Langford
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Vive Pron
Milder
Graham
Asyt
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T. J. Randolph
John Johnson
Des Moines
Emmet
Kenneth McLean
Agnes Foreman
Jack Creek
H. G. Grant
Wilton
Lincoln Street
Treas. Barker
M. Howard
J. W. Ridley
Avoca
Northern Lumber Co
Estherville and Gruver
State College
Amesy
Burlington Thres
Food Administration
Story County
Tawa
City Avent Knute Eape
C. J. Siver
Dean
C. F. Curtis
W.T. Barr
Carl Rosenfeld
Kelley
United States
Jackson
Henry
Thernkee
Cedar Rapids
National Catholic War Council
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army
War Camp Community Service
American Library Association
Joe McCormick
K. of C
New York City
Raymond B. Fosdick
War Department
Knights
McCormick
K. At C
Ly Bey
Estherville
Tone
East Main Street
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Thomas
Colorado
Department of Justice
Charles E. Hughes
H. G. Dillon
Mgr
Fred S. Himebaugh
Sec. and
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Senate
J. Hansen
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