Hail, School Openings, Weddings in 1893 notes
Hail fell in Lincoln township causing limited crop damage. The Misses ClanceySWan Lake opened a kindergarten in Miller hotel rooms with light attendance. Gov Boies appeal spurred a donation drive for Pome a sufferers. Local railway notices and community events follow with births marriages and staff changes.
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Emmet County Republican
Lincoln Township
Ohio
Myrick
P. Fuss
Matt Weir
Roy Barron
Chickasaw County
Clear Lake
Nellie Dawson
Chicago
Conservatory of Music
Lizzie
Susie Bingham
Janesville
Wisconsin
Susie
Tower
Jacob A. Bringle
Belle Maria Herbrandson
Engle
Worthington
Minn
J. H. Carberry
Julia van Luren
Carberry
Iowa Weeks Industrial Review
Industrial activity means steady employment at good wages. Iowa communities plan expansions from schools and churches to parks and utilities. Highlights include a $120000 drainage project, a $257500 high school, $60000 college tract purchases, and new facilities in Sioux City, Des Moines, Oelwein, and Davenport.
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Mapleton
Shenandoah
Volga City
Sioux City
Sidney
North Washington
Iowa City—University,of
Towa
Keokuk
Morningside Christian Church Tabernacle
Madison
New Methodist Church
Des Moines
West Union
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa — Hansen
Clarinda
Marble Rock
Oelwein
Fairbank — News Moving Picture Theatre
Marcus
Davenport
12Th
le Claire
Muscatine
Grace English Elan
Casey
Plans for nationwide electrical system exhibit draws crowd
Frank G Baum of San Francisco showcased at the National Electric Light Association convention in New York a 20 year plan for complete United States electrification. A centerpiece map outlines 200000 volt transmission lines spanning the country with references to existing lines water power industrial centers and railroads. Insurance underpins credit and lawmakers are urged to reduce rail regulation to allow expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frank G. Baum
San Francisco
National Electric Light Association
New York
Common Sense Rules for Safe Driving in Any Weather
Practical driving guidance stressing use of common sense for drivers and chauffeurs. Emphasizes keeping brakes in good condition, careful backing, wide berth for cyclists, watching intersections and pedestrians, and maintaining alertness on slippery or busy streets. Encourages defensive habits to protect families and the public.
Spirit Lake Frogs and Tax Dodges in a Local Page
A reader describes how frog catchers harvest thousands of frogs at Spirit Lake using barricades and barrels to trap them, then shifts to a critique of tax dodging via tax free securities as income taxes rise. The piece ends with gardening advice about succession crops to improve yields.
Horticulturists Recommend Iowa Planting Dates and Varieties
A list from Tovra State College outlines vegetable varieties, days to maturity, and final seeding dates for Iowa. Items include Stringless Green Pod beans 45 to 50 days maturing by Aug 1, Detroit Red beets 50 days, Copenhagen Market cabbage 95 days by July 1, Chatenay carrot 65 days by Aug 1, Golden Bantam sweet corn 70 days by July 15, Black Seeded Simpson leaf lettuce 78 days by Aug 15, Scarlet Globe radish 25 days by Sept 1, Purple Top White Globe radish 70 days by Aug 1, Broad Leaved Batavian endive 100 days from July 15 to Aug 1, and Nova Roma Chinese cabbage Petsai 100 days by July 15 to Aug 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tovra State College
Iowa
Detroit
Pabbage
Copenhagen
Petsai
Get Rid of Old Berry Plants for Strawberry Renewal
H W Richey of Iowa State College advises against overcropping worn patches. After harvest, mow tops, dry leaves, and burn to curb disease. Cultivate paths, allow new runners to establish, then plow out old rows to refresh the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Richey
Horticultural Department
Iowa State College
Plowing and Replanting Methods in Patch Cropping
The article explains farming practices for renewing worn patches. It covers plowing out the middle or half of each row and plowing in two directions. After these steps, the patch is hoed and plants are spaced 12 to 18 inches apart to form new matted rows. If growing conditions fail, buying new plants may be cheaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Re
Unprofitable Occupation Quote by Bulwer
A concise quotation speaks to the futility of chasing fleeting pleasures. The line notes that pursuing momentary rapture jeopardizes the long peace gained through restraint and reflection.
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Rose Williams
Minnie Carpenter
Toothacre
R. E. Ridley
M. Rosser
Rock Island
Harriet Patterson
George
Alvin Patterson
R. J. Ridley
Denver
Colorado
Livermore
Britt
Ed. Liddle
Milwaukee
Marion
Canada
Mary MeeLan
E. B. Johnston
Touner
N. D
Minneapolis
E. B. Lohr
Walter Crowell
Lohr
Crowell
West Bend
Estherville
O. H. McCarty
Dakota
W. J. Lawrence
J. B. Smalley
George A. Merrill
P.A. Murphy
Mr. Merrill
Oscar A. Brown
F. E. Winslow
F. M. Rosser
Iowa Weeks Industrial Review
New Press
Belle Plaine
Waverly — Pacific Extract Company
New Lutheran Church
Webb
Spirit Lake
Geven
V. R
Wilson
Kilgore & Klocow
WM. S. Johnston
Ewen
F. W. Hanson
D. C
PH. C. Palmer
E. W. Bachman
Sconberg &Kilgore
North Seventh St
J. M. Fredericksen
Sconberg & Arigots Bldg
Coleman
North 8Th Street
R. C. Coleman
M. D
M. R. Sathe
M.D
R. H. Heydenbude, Psidionte ‘Bldg. BE
Rexall Drug Store
J. A. Cummings
Ducator
New England
Rice & Hutchins, Inc
Shadle
Paria
Rexall Drug’ Store
Pikes Peak Motor
Estherville, Iowa
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