Local Happenings and Visits Around Marathon
Miss Vivian Howe returned to Marathon after a week visiting her aunt Mrs Walter Tysdale. W H King of Fargo represents the Greater Farming Association in the area. Hans Tweet and Hans Erickson families visit, while McDermotts return from Wisconsin. Numerous locals travel, guests stay at parsonage, and haying begins as corn prospects look good with rain hoped for.
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Vivian Howe
Marathon
Walter Tysdale
W. H. King
Fargo
North Dakota
Greater Farming Association
Hans
Hans Erickson
Illinois
Mra
J. B. Mitchell
John McDermott
Paul McDermott
Kewanee
McTermott
Una Cameron
Lone Rock
O. P. Stone Roy Fuller
Fairmont
Victor Whalen
Chara Johnson
Ceylon
Petersburg Notes And Local Happenings
Peters burg Iowa area reports include the Brunsvold family returning from Worth county visit, Ladies Aid Society meeting with $9.36 collected, Benson and Nashy trip to Wilmer Minnesota and back, Philip Benson buying a Ford runabout, visitors from Jackson attending services and Luther League, church activities with Rev Berge and Rev Arness, K Knutson hosting Luther League, Hjelmeland starting a second month of school at State Line church after Fertile visit, Brunsvold wind mill addition, and Mrs Ed win Bensen visit from Cylinder Iowa with Loren Wright's daughter.
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A. Brunavold
Worth County
Ladies Aid Society
H. G. Olson
A. B. Benson
Andrew
Hagebert Nashy
Wilmer
Minn
Philip Benson
C. H. Olsen
Mina Johnson
Jackson
Luther League
A. Berge
Arness
Mias Hjelmeland
S. A. Brunsvold
K. Knutson
Burg
Laarge
Hjelmeland
State Line
Fertile
Iowa
Albert Brunsvold
Loren Wright
Cylinder
Edwin Bensen
Buckwheat sowing advised for late Iowa crops
Iowa farm crops department urges farmers to sow buckwheat in late June or early July when regular crops fail or weather blocks planting. Seed should be prepared like other grains, sown by broadcasting or drilling 3 to 4 pecks per acre, with Silver Hull and Japanese as common varieties. Prices are stated as not high.
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Iowa
Farm Crops Department of
Iowa State College
Unclear historical crop report on feed use and straw value
Fragmentary passage notes a crop's yield and maturity with mixed feeding outcomes for flour and livestock. It mentions coarse straw, rapid decay when used for material, and that men have found the crop valuable despite odd results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing Hee
Fourth spray guidance for Iowa apples from June frost
The Iowa apple crop faces smaller fruit due to early frost and neglected orchards. The pomology section warns the fourth spray, between July 20 and July 30, is crucial amid rising scale and codling moth. The mix: four quarts lime sulfur to 50 gallons water or Bordeaux 4-4-50, with one pound lead arsenate powder added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bordeaux
Watch Out for Stable Flies and Manure Cleanup
The USDA urges farmers to keep barnyard manure clean and to stack straw properly to prevent stable fly outbreaks. Clean up manure containing straw, scatter leftovers, and ensure vertical stack sides with a well filled center. Proper drying and sun exposure kill maggots and deter future problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State Department of Agriculture
Representative Dickenson Backs Free Lumber and Tariff Rebuff
Representative Dickinson leads opposition to a 25 percent tariff on finished lumber. The Ways and Means Committee keeps lumber on the free list, with a possible retalitory duty if Canada resists. GOP lawmakers expect the President to decide negotiations, but aim to strike the provision on the floor. Mind not the breakers. pursue Manikato Commercial College, Mankato, Minn.
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Dickinson
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Home-Builders of America
Committee For Action
Canada
Thevernment
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato,Minn
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement from Estherville Resident
An Estherville farmer Elmer Olaen recalls back pain and dull kidney trouble. after using Doan’s Kidney Pills he reports relief and recommends the remedy. The advertisement urges readers to ask for the same product, priced 60 cents, from FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Estherville
Elmer
Olaen
Doan
Olsen
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Corsets One Half Off Sale Ad Highlighted
A local millinery store issued a dodger last week promoting corsets at half price. The flyer signals a bold clearance tactic aimed at attract shoppers to the shopfront and boost spring sales.
Unclear OCR snippet about Indies and Dodgers broadcast
Fragmentary text mentions Indies and Dodgers and a response about no reports on how they found the orseta. Details are incomplete and names or events are unsafe to confirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodger
Cooler in Florida
Dan Mavis returned home Friday from Florida where he attended the funeral of his father. He says the weather was cooler in Florida than it was here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Dan Mavis
Ringsted Dispatch
Lost Their Baby Boy
Mr and Mrs J M Figs residing on the Shamrock farm southwest of Estherville mourn the death of their baby boy who passed away on the first of this month. The little body was laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery. Rev J Arthur Hurley of the Baptist church conducted the services. The Figs family has the sympathy of many friends in their hour of sorrow.
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J. M. Figs
Shamrock
Estherville
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. Arthur Hurley
Baptisl Church
Figi
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