Des Moines Child Welfare Group Sees Banner 1928
Des Moines Iowa January 23 Reflecting revived business and social activity Town Children's Home Society reports a banner year ahead for child welfare in Town for 1928 Miss Laura L Taft superintendent notes eight deserted children received between New Year day and Jan 15 the largest single day intake in over five years five came from eastern town three from western and central Town In 1927 fifty five children entered the home for the first time The society cared for 150 children in private homes across Iowa The rise in work suggests higher expenses and a plea for more philanthropic support from Iowans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Town Children’s Home Society
Laura L. Taft
Taft
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Miss Taft
Golden State Route Promises Comfort on Winter Trip
The message highlights traveling via Golden State Route in California for a winter journey. It emphasizes altitude and comfort, using phrases about "low altitude" to suggest a smooth, pleasant drive and ideal conditions for winter travel.
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California
Golden State
Fock Island Travel Service Bureau
Valley National Bank
Dee Miotnes
Iowa
Dolliver School Notes Highlights Six Weeks Progress
Students across grades show steady attendance with few tardies. Ringsted defeated Dolliver girls 11 7 while boys won 30 14. Grade leaders include Verna Griese in reading language and spelling. Genevieve Larson top scores in several subjects. civics and geography introduced for eighth graders. New flax variety Syemand fiber flax developed by USDA to replace short-lived fibers. Over 8 000 bushels of seed produced in Michigan last year.
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Dolliver
Mabel Griese
Duahtomie Valdemies
Donald Hood
Clara Larson
Margaret Claus
Olive Tweet
Laura Griese
Wilma McHwraith
Lawrence Evans
John Paul Fredericks
Herbert Howell
Clarence Kish
Nina Peterson
Olive Twedt
Reint Valdemies
Wiliam Croskey
Lawrence Helmick
Harold Palmer
Robert Twedt
Miss Kratz
Betty Sampson
Irene Teetres
Genevieve Larson
Irene Teeters
Svelling
Rachel Burdette
Irene Terters
Carl Griese
Lawrence Larson
Irene Jessen
Gerald Zufall
Vera Griese
Anna Frericks
Irma Fedderson
Galen Weber
Pauline Merriott
Beatrice Peterson
Pauline Merritt
Viola Griese
Ethel Fank
Robert Olson
Studebaker
Doris Eckhart
Elizabeth Fank
United States
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Woodbury and Page counties accredited in Iowa tuberculosis program
Des Moines Iowa January 23 Woodbury and Page counties recommended by M G Thorn bury Secretary of Agriculture for accreditation as modified accreditated areas This brings total Iowa counties free of cattle tuberculosis to 37 Cattle may be shipped from accredited counties to other clean counties or states without retest Herds are free of disease ensuring milk supply and reducing losses from tuberculo sis Farmers in these counties are eligible for 10 cents per hundred premiums paid by packers for hogs raised in clean counties
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Des Moines
Iowa
Woodbury
Page
M. G. Thornbury
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
Emmet County Farm Bureau opposed to direct tax bond plan
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation at Des Moines meetings opposes a $100,000,000 bond issue paid by direct property tax for primary roads. They favor pay as you go using state funds and insist state bonds substitute for county bonds with a $100,000,000 overall cap. A committee should survey farm to market road improvements while Pyrotol explosives supplies for blasting are exhausted. Home management specialists aim to save time and energy for farm women using efficient equipment.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Emmet
Iowa
Resolution Committee
State Farm Bureau
Adlerika claims relieve long lasting stomach gas
An ad claims 18 year stomach trouble improved after Adlerika. A testimonial from L A Champion and a statement from Jay Johnston Co. Druggists tout the first spoonful easing gas and removing old waste matter, promising better meals and sleep.
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L. A. Champion
Jay Johnston Co
Farm and Home Week at Ames Announces Short Course
Farm and Home Week at Ames runs January 30 to February 4. A short course at Town State College offers advanced, science based agricultural practices. Iowa State College talent and neighboring colleges address attending farmers on timely issues. The state corn and grain show at Ames complements the program. Inquiries to the Farm Bureau office obtain a detailed schedule.
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Amea
Town State College
Farm Bureau
Care of Hatching Eggs by R L Watkins
Iowa State College poultry expert R L Watkins outlines egg care during hatching season. Gather every two hours, pack in egg cases, store in a dry basement at 50 to 55 degrees, avoid below 50 or above 68 degrees. Set eggs promptly and do not hold beyond ten days. Turn twice daily by tilting cases. Aim for 24 to 28 ounce per dozen with uniform shape and strong shells to prevent moisture loss and chick sticking.
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R. L. Watkins
Iowa State Colege
Mr. Watkins
Emmet
Seep on Feed in Iowa Shows Sharp Drop in Sheep and Lambs
Iowa feed lots held about 200000 head of sheep and lambs on January 1 1928 for marketing in the next three months, nearly 35 percent fewer than the first quarter of 1927. Across the Corn Belt east of the Missouri River totals were down 567000 from last year while those west of the river rose by about 375000, with Nebraska accounting for the largest increase at roughly 300000 head.
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Towa
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Livestock Statistician
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Missouri River
Iowa Sheep Marketings Reflect Seasonal Shifts Across State
The report notes five year trends 1922 to 1926 showing Iowa’s annual sheep on lambs marketings around 72 000 head with 28 000 January 65 000 February averages. Most sales occur spring and early summer from older sheep and culls while spring lambs reach markets in August or September. Colorado leads regional increases with 1 520 000 head this year up from 770 000 last year and 1 475 000 two years ago, while other Rocky Mountain states show little change and Texas up about 40 000.
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Iowa
Annal
Towa
Iown
Colorado
Arkansas Valey
San Louis Valley
Western Slope
Rocky Mountain States
Texas
Marketing patterns to shift in early 1928 livestock flow
The text notes similar overall feed and distribution to January 1 1926 but forecasts a different monthly marketing pattern in 1928. A larger share of supply from northern Colorado and western Nebraska is expected to be marketed in January and February due to heavier lamb weights on January 10 and the deliberate effort of feeders to regulate marketing.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Feders
Unclear Metered Quote Sparks Discussion on Bias
A brief, discordant remark questions unfair discrimination and compares costs of hate acts to those suffered by others. The speaker uses metaphorical language to critique social prejudice and its unequal impact. The passage notes a tense tone and raises broader questions about equality.
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