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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1921
Page
1
Entomologists report a large grasshopper outbreak spreading through Mills county and southwest Iowa. Farmers are urged to use poison bran mash with arsenic compounds rather than lead arsenate, and to apply bait early while warning of safety risks to children and livestock.
A new Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin shows that from November 1915 to November 1917 it cost 3.15 dollars net per 100 pounds to produce milk on 68 Mason City area farms, with costs ranging from 1.80 to 5.60 per hundred. Average price received was about 2.09 per hundred, and over nine tenths of farmers earned less than market feeds or wages.
Iowa records from about 200 flocks in 50 counties show an average 245 152 eggs produced in May. Receipts from sales totaled 5 384 87 with feed costs 1 862 83, yielding a net 4 032 04 though not all profit. Kenneth Deakin of Kossuth county had the best backyard flock with 18 Anconas laying 464 eggs.
A damaged OCR item reports a ground incident with injuries. It mentions a person Fett and an incident at a place called Woashro, with unclear details and missing names. The readable fragments suggest an accident or injury event.
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station tests led by John Evward find a total cost of 9.57 to raise a 225 pound pig, or 4.21 per 100 pounds gained, reflecting feed costs alone and excluding interest, labor, and other charges.
Twenty years ago Howard Epeset hosted a porch gathering with lawn games and a dainty repast. The text notes weddings, relocations, a jewelry store opening, resignations, a new residence site, a birth, a death, and local social chatter from Estherville and surrounding areas.
THIRTY YEARS AGO A new boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Cleveland last Friday. Miss Emily Restrini left for Stratford Iowa yesterday morning. Mrs. Chas Johnson of East Hamp ton Mass a sister of Mrs. John Ammon is visiting here. Miss Susie Bingham went to Des Moines last Monday to visit her sister Mrs. G N Luccock. A G Metzgar was in town the 4th and helped in the grocery store in which he is interested. Miss Macie Roberts of Emmetsburg has been in town this week visiting relatives and friends. C H Binghays horse Iowa Boy won the sweepstakes running race at Emmetsburg making a half mile in 51% seconds. Misses Lizzie and Eliza Montgomery were 4th of July visitors in Estherville stopping with their aunt Mrs A D Root. Ammon and Brown have let the contract for the building of a new flouring mill with all the modern equipment. The location will be on the west side of the river about seventy feet west of the present building. The only serious accident that happened in the city on the 4th was when Master Frank Osier a ten or twelve year old boy of High Lake was the victim. When the fire com-
An eroded OCR fragment describes a boy injured during an event. It mentions water, a tree limb breaking, and a medical examiner or doctor attending. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names or a location.
County officials report strong push to eradicate tuberculosis through government tested cattle. A large shipment of reactor cattle arrived, with indemnity offered only for government tested animals. Tuberculosis rates rise in swine and cattle, with heavy economic losses from condemnation and sterilized meat.
A list of names and ages from Spirit Lake and nearby towns praises training at Mankato Commercial College. The Emmetsburg Democrat then denies a circulated murder suicide rumor about Charles Blair, stating he is alive in Chicago and that the report originated in a Chicago paper and circulated through several papers.
In a bold declaration the United States Shipping Board promotes a revived merchant marine. Rear Admiral Benson calls for sustained, high quality American ships carrying passengers and cargo worldwide aboard luxurious vessels flying the American flag. The article highlights the growing U S fleet and its global reach.
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