Legion policy on language in schools and pickle recipe
The article discusses Legion and National Americanization views favoring English as the medium of instruction while allowing foreign languages as study topics. It contrasts this with a broader cultural education aim and cautions against teaching core subjects in alien tongues. The piece ends with a recipe snippet for making pickles with quart jars and vinegar.
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Elie Aerads
Secord
Legtion
Indianapolis
National Americanization Commission
Supreme Court Decisis
America
Legion
Good Fellowship and Constructive Criticism Discussed
A group reflects on sustaining new members through constant cultivation and inviting active roles. They contrast constructive and destructive criticism, urging eye openers for the former and dynamite for the latter. A farmer story illustrates facing challenges grows easier once approached directly.
Flag etiquette feature inspires respect for Our Flag
Readers are urged to study local articles on flag etiquette to show proper reverence. The appeal emphasizes civic pride and consistent respect across communities.
Farm Union Notes West Riverside Meeting Highlights
West Riverside Local held a July 2 meeting at Charles Pullen's home with good attendance. Members discussed changes to the state electoral system and topics included keeping the young engaged. Mina Utz directed a lawn play, and the group stressed patriotism and flag respect, urging continued effort beyond the American Legion. The August gathering is set for August 6 at F B Yale home.
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West Riverside
Charles Pullen
Farm Union
Mina Utz
American Legion
F. B. Yale
Sg Reta
Pickling on Installment Plan Headline
A fragment notes a method of canning pickles on the installment plan, aimed at the head of a small home garden. The text is incomplete but points to a home canning approach.
Eradicate Ants With Poison, Iowa State College Advice
Landscape expert B A Piester of Iowa State College outlines two ant control methods for lawns. The preferred method poisons ants by pouring bisulfide of carbon into holes near hills, then sealing the hole. avoid windy days as carbon bisulfide can injure grass.
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B. A. Piester
Department
Iowa State College
New Thistle Invades Iowa Threat to Farmers
Dr. L. H. Pammel of Iowa State College warns that a new form of Canada thistle is spreading through Iowa. The plant is a deep rooted perennial with similar flowers and heads to Canada thistle. He urges clean cultivation in July through September to reduce spread and notes another woolly thistle weed now common in central and northern pastures.
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Iowa
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Pammel
Lowa
Stalk Borer Attacks Iowa Corn Across State
The common stalk borer is damaging Iowa corn in many areas. Entomologist C. J. Drake says no easy remedy exists, but actions this season can curb outbreaks next year. Eggs hatch in spring, caterpillars feed on weeds then crops, and plowing infected fields this fall helps destroy eggs.
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Iowa
C. J. Drake
Iowa State College
Barren Slope Now Woodlot on Tama Reservation
Three years into an Iowa State College forestry experiment a five acre Tama Indian reservation plot in Tama county transformed from a washed-out clay slope to a thriving woodlot. Plowed and fallowed, conifers and locust were planted in furrows 60 feet apart, with locust on the ridge. Trees two to four years old now stand tall and the pines begin to show growth. Annual cultivation between rows controls weeds, sustaining the young forest toward future income.
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Tama
Tama County
Forestry, Extension Service
Iowa State College
Iowa record flock yields 79 371 hens in May
Iowa State College extension records show 79 371 hens laid an egg every other day in May. Receipts totaled 37 064 25 while feed costs reached 9 007 78 leaving a positive margin from poultry production as part of the cooperative effort.
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Iowa
Comparison of Roughages for Milk Production
An Iowa State College bulletin reports dairy experiments showing corn fodder lowers milk output by about 6 percent and fat by 8 percent compared with silage. It values silage dry matter at 66 cents per 100 pounds versus fodder at 32. cents. Alfalfa hay is valued at 15 per ton and timothy at 8.60 per ton for cow production. Authored by A C McCandish and Ear Weaver, the bulletin is free for Iowa farmers.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
A. C.mccandish
Iowa State College
Ear Weaver
Iowa
Cherries Need Fungus Spray For Disease Control
Farm guidance advises spraying cherry trees at first signs of brown spot leaf damage with lime sulfur or Bordeaux mixture to preserve foliage and vigor for next year. A single application is likely sufficient. Also notes low4 residents consume 80 percent of state honey and that enlarged thyroid stand in brood sows causes hairless pigs.
IRES REPORT LAW REQUIRES REPORT OF ALL AUTO ACCIDENTS
Drivers must report any auto accident to the police at once regardless of damage or fault. Law requires notifying the injured party with name address vehicle registration and aid, with felony penalties up to 500 fine or two years imprisonment for failure.
Ruthven Agent Caught Stealing Sugar
Ruthven freight agents suspected after months of car and depot pilfering. An agent and his wife were observed moving a bag of sugar from the freight house to their wagon. the man was arrested, the wife detained briefly, and the case labeled as the laziest in that section by local observers.
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R. R
Ruthven
Wale
Algona
State executive council to appeal in Hinshaw case
The state executive council will appeal to the supreme court in the matter against E. C. Hinshaw of Spirit Lake a former state game warden who is asked to account for $6000 received during his term from fish sales. The district court at Spirit Lake decided the case earlier and Hinshaw won.
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Executive ’ Council
Supreme Court
E. C. Hinshaw
Spirit Lake
Mr. Hinshaw
Reflections on Reform and Wit by Gilette Burgess
A brief quote from Gilette Burgess contrasts bold opinions with social norms. It touches on emancipation, women’s roles, and hygiene in a witty, provocative vein. The fragment highlights a voice urging audacity over respectability.
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Gilette Burgess
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Estherville
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