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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
3
A promotional line asserts Victory bread is as wholesome appetizing and satisfying as home baking and credits buying it with saving wheat for the fighters. The message emphasizes patriotism and wartime rationing.
Farmers are urged to work with approved wool dealers who will grade and price wool after appraisal at centers rather than paying cash upfront. The plan licenses dealers, limits profits, and guarantees payment based on grade, with options to pool wool and ship in carloads. The government will buy as needed for contracts and allocate the rest to manufacturers.
Horticulturists at Iowa State College report fire blight appearing in orchards statewide. Guidelines advise cutting infected sections six inches to a foot below the blight, sanitizing tools with corrosive sublimate, and protecting larger branches to save trees. Watch for plant lice as they may worsen the disease.
Entomologists at Iowa State College urge fly control to protect food and lives. Use tight sealed manure boxes or spray four pounds arsenite of soda with molasses and water. prevent decay. Do not cook sugar too long. add sugar just as fruit is removed from heat to preserve sweetness.
Iowa State College animal husbandry experts warn hogs die from heat during shipping, causing losses and meat waste. Avoid cold water on overheated hogs, overloading cars, or excessive corn feed before loading. Clean and bed cars with damp sand, hang ice in burlap, spray cool water, and substitute oats to reduce heating.
From the files of the Republican in 1898 Miss IA Dosovan superintendent of schools of Palo Alto County visited her sister P Kirby of this city Thursday. Congressman Dolliver spoke at Spirit Lake Chautauqua this afternoon. John Montem Montgomery died of lockjaw Friday morning funeral was held from the Methodist church. About twenty bicycle riders rode over to Arnolds Park Sunday. The following petit jurors have been drawn for the August term of court J H Jepsen J B Smith and I F Houseman of Armstrong T Smith J M Snyder J E Nurvery men C M Jeonbeon and J H Hodge Estherville Frank Blow Iowa Lake Andrew Road Burma Pat Heaton of North Township Anderson a Swan Husike and A Jensen of High Township B N Geher of 12
Local residents report shipments and visits including Jehu and Foote sending a carload of sheep to Chicago and C W Crim returning from Duluth. Mrs F E Allen heads east with son Eddie. Misses Minnie and Maggie Neville return from Osage. Several lodge officers elected in Estherville. war picture stirred memories for Albert Freed. Stock Shipping Association to convene July 20 at the Odd Fellows hall.
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