Iowa News Roundup From Des Moines 1921 Highlights
A Des Moines report collects Iowa notes from Grinnell to Bellevue with fires, meteoric stones, wild weather, and farm industry. A house fire uncovers a hidden gold stash in a cook stove and dynamite remains. Bellevue’s player piano factory eyes 3,000 yearly output with 175 workers. Game Warden Albert notes rising hunting license revenue and fish hatchery work across Spirit Lake, Lansing, Sabula, Clear Lake, and Lamont. A Randolph cornfield piece of lava sparks meteoric origin discussion. Road painting costs per mile average 4.85, with all counties except Carroll numbered. A Jackson County fire incident prompts heroism with milk-saving actions. Webster City patent for automatic railroad crossing signals aids safety.
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Des Moines
Grinnell
William Morley
Liberty
V. FE. Albert
Spirit Lake
Lansing
Sabula
Clear Lake
Lamont
Mississippi
Towa
Clive
M. L. McCain
Randolph
Fremont County
Mr. McCain
McCain
State Highway Commission
Costa
Carroll
Iowa school districts near ruin threaten teachers
County Superintendent Billingsly reports Sheldon and Primghar districts financially sound while 60 percent of independent districts statewide cannot pay instructors. Teachers accept warrants at 6 percent interest as banks refuse. Legislature urged to pass Holdoegel bill for immediate relief. three new normal schools planned, says Payne.
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Iowa
Billingsly
Sheldon
Primghar
Des Moines
Chas. F. Pye
Iowa Teachers’ Association
Teachers Association
Payne
Sheldon Mail
Acid Phosphate Pays For Use In Southern Iowa Wheat
Iowa State College soils expert W. H. Stevenson reports farmers near Diagonal Ringold County are using acid phosphate on winter wheat with strong results. Farmers mix acid phosphate into seed in the drill and apply with fertilizer, boosting 1919 wheat yields by at least eight bushels per acre and improving grain weight and quality. Clover grown with treated wheat also shows better growth, and threshers note heavier wheat from treated fields, with differences up to six to eight pounds per bushel.
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Iowa State College
W. H. Stevenson
Iowa
Diagonal
Ringold County
New Sorghum Producer Ames Amber Proves Superior
Iowa Experiment Association reports Ames Amber sorghum seed, first distributed in 1919, yielded excellent syrup and high sugar content in 1919 tests with 747 trials. In 1920, 432 trials showed superior yielding quality and better Iowa suitability than any other syrup sorghum. ULB.
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Ames
Iowa Experiment Association
Iowa State College
Iowa
Lime From Shells From Iowa Farms For Soil Use
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports that clam shells, a large refuse from button factories in Iowa, yield valuable calcium oxide when ground. Used as lime, they improve soil but must be ground before application.
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Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Limestone quality and lime types impact soil value
Ordinary Iowa limestone varies in value but is generally good and high in calcium oxide, which benefits the soil. Burned lime is the best and most expensive, offering 100 percent efficiency, while quick lime is also valuable. Neither type damages the humus of the soil.
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Iowa
Armenian Fund Grows In Maple Hill Area
Local appeal yields 107.30 toward Armenian relief from Maple Hill Ladies Aid Society and Maple Hill Mercantile Company. Donations directed to Ralph Miller at First National Bank, with thanks to Knights of Columbus and BPOE. Charity drive led by J P Littell, Armenian Relief Fund chairman.
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Armenian Fund
Estherville
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mapel Hill Mercantile Company
Star of Bethlehem
Maple Hill
Knights of Columbus
Ralph Miller
First National Bank
J. P. Littell
Armenian Relief Fund
Whiting Visit Noted in Emmet Echoes
In Emmet Echoes, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Whiting spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whiting. H. A. Gunderson and W. A. Schultz were also mentioned in the local notices showings of nearby residents.
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F. M. Whiting
Ray Whiting
H. A. Gunderson
W. A. Schultz
Duroc Jerael hog sale announced in Estherville district
Local notices report an Estherville hog sale next Friday with several good animals. Community updates include visits by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith to their daughter in Estherville, illness of H. W. Horswell and Mr. Tredway, and numerous social visits across Estherville Center and Ellsworth townships. The Farmers Union met, ordering flour shipments, and a notable incident concerns a black cow breaking her hip.
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Estherville
Tom Smith
Ryvher
H. W. Horswell
Tredway
Walter Shannon
Raleigh
Shannon
Eat
Maniece
Center Township
Will Weat
Ellsworth Township
Henry Anderson
H. G. Dillon
The
Shipping Association
Jessie Watson
Chase Logue
Harold Reed
Tom McGinn
S. T. VanEman
S. E. Ryder
F. C. Snyder
Fairmont
A. S. Reed
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State News
America
Bellevue
Mississippi River
Jackson County
United States
Hans Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Harry Thampson
F. E. Brown
R. B. Brown
Webster City
EMMET
Fort Dodge
Emmet County Land and Abstract Company
Towlota
Ermet County
Howard “Spfset
Erie Barle Clothing Store
Hausner Creamery
Estherville State Bank
Estherville State Bank Bank
Singer Sewing Machines
Strube Brothers Music House
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