Gasoline Cans Must Be Painted Red by Law
A 1924 note reports a general assembly law now in effect requiring gasoline cans and tanks to be painted red and labeled gasoline in plain letters. Vendors with unlabeled vessels face heavy penalties. A boy baby born Monday to Mr and Mrs W A Sherer. Several local social notices and college visits follow, with names including Miss Mabel Mornby, H M Peterson, Miss Alice Haynes, Miss Mae Wanamaker, and Will Hollenbeck. Local travel notes mention Spirit Lake and Waterloo visits, while a dental clinic talk by Dr W P Galloway is noted. County clerk-recorded deeds and mortgages totaling over 11 thousand dollars are listed alongside numerous Yankton registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vindicator
Republican
W. A. Sherer
General Assembly
Mabel Mornby
Wyanet
H. M. Peterson
Armstrong Republican
Alice Haynes
Cedar Falls
Mae Wanamaker
Will Hollenbeck
Arnold's Park
Canton
F. D
South Dakota
Roxa Gaylord
Olive Pooler
Peterson Cottage
Spirit Lake
W. P. Galloway
Waterloo
Iowa Dental Association
Yankton
J. A. Martin
Will Dahlquist
J. A. Cain
A. Cummings
Henry Walter
P. B. Rockefeller
F. M. George
John Hight
C. M. Brown
Harry Doolittle
W. R. Ashford
Bessie Bigelow
Ira Bigelow
G. A. Nichols
W. A. Byfield
Loubie Binford
A. O. Bergeson
Mr. Gifford
Collins
Peonies and Irises Focus in 1894 Estherville Note
A July 26 1894 Northern Vindicator column from Estherville covers garden advice from Prof E C Volz on planting peonies and irises including varieties with two eyes for roots, proper spacing, and rotation every 3 to 10 years. It also notes local harvests, a wedding, business moves, and a rainmaking experiment by Fort Dodge businessmen.
Ringling Bros Shows to Exhibit Five Elephant Tribes in Fairmont
The 1924 Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey program arrives in Fairmont on August 4 with five elephant troupes replacing three. The giant show includes hundreds of performers led by May Wirth and Lily Leitzel, a vast aerial display, trained animal exhibitions, and a parade of clowns and novelty acts. The caravan spans over a hundred railroad cars carrying more than 1600 people and features a mix of Russian horses, Manchester acts, and international troupes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Fairmont
May Wirth
Wirth
Hurricane
Phil
the Marvel
Riefferich Sisters
Berta Beeson
Lily Leitzel
Lillian Kincaid
Jenny Rooney
Ringling Brothers
Nelson
Get After Corn Ear Worm In July For Iowa Corn
Central Iowa experts report corn ear worm first larvae appear in July. Dust during silk ing with arsenate mixed with sulfur or lime to control pests. Larvae feed on silks then bore into grain, ruining ears. Mature larvae reach about 1.5 inches. three generations yearly likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
J. Drake
Iowa State College
Spray timing advised for Iowa apple growers
Prof Nichols of Iowa State College urges late July spraying in southern Iowa and early August in the north to catch a second codling moth brood. If many larvae are seen within two weeks of spraying, apply a second spray. Apple harvest is light this year with winter apple supply 50 to 65 percent of normal. Use one pound arsenate powder and four quarts liquid lime sulfur per 50 gallons water for the spray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
H. BE. Nichols
Horticultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Clean Up Strawberry Patch For Next Year Growth
Prof C V Holsinger urges immediate care of backyard strawberry patches. Cut rows to six inches, remove old plants, space clumps six to eight inches, and burn any tops with disease or pest damage. Maintain cultivation every ten days through summer and fall. August will require thinning as growth accelerates to avoid overcrowding and maximize fruit spurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Vi Holsinger
Horticultural Extension Department
Town State College
Holsinger
Wheat-head army worm damage in Iowa meadows noted
Reports to Dr. J. Dake of Iowa State College indicate injured timothy crops head, eaten by the wheat head army worm in Iowa meadows. Usually seen in June, control is cutting fields for day and fall plowing to prevent recurrence next year. harrowing also helps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
J. Dake
Iowa State College
Insect Nuisance Described for Grains and Forage
The report explains control steps for army worms and moths attacking hay and small grains. It notes fall pasture turning as a suppression method, worms feeding on heads of timothy and wheat, two moth generations yearly in Iowa, and pupation underground with adults emerging in May and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Protect Your Rose Bushes From Pests This Summer
Gardeners should watch rose bushes for pests and apply treatments. Use sulfur dust on leaves for fungal issues, or potassium sulfide spray. For plant lice, nicotine sulfate or tobacco extract spray works. Rose worm requires arsenate of lead spray or a lead arsenate sulfur dust preventative every ten days during dew.
Prevent Rapid Souring of Milk in Summer
Dairy expert Prof Goss explains two main methods to keep milk sweet. First, minimize bacteria entry by using clean, scalded pails and cans and milking with a damp udder wipe. Second, slow bacterial growth by cooling milk promptly to 50 degrees or lower after milking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. F. Goss
Dairy Department
Iowa State College
Monkey Panic In City Street Inspires Laughing Mutterings
A hootsy street scene described in the Hooston Transcript recounts a monkey on the loose near a residence. Mrs W. and her daughter Beth reportedly saw the animal and cried out with astonishment as it appeared to alter its tail, prompting amused reactions from onlookers.
All Out of Sorts Kidney Remedy Ad
An Estherville woman credits Deans Pills with easing kidney weakness that caused backaches headaches dizzy spells and fatigue She uses them after cold-related kidney strain and reports quick relief with a 60 cent price at Johnston & Co. Drug Store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean’s
Estherville
Mra. W
Dean
Johnston & Co
Dean's Pills in Rost's brand line noted
Foster Milburn Co manufacturers in Buffalo New York supplied Dean's Pills identical to those Mr Rost possessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Mi. Rost
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo, N. Y
Professional cards for Dr Fredericksen and Dr Ewen in Leonberg
Dentist office in Leonberg and Salgate Building Suite No. Dr J. M. Fredericksen. Dr G. Ewen dental office located over Iowa Savings Bank. Office phone 109 and residence 728 listed for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ewen Dentral
Iowa Savings Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northern Vindicator
Jeddie Jones
Jeddie
D. Hellen
Kate Eyer
Editorial Association
C. C. Carpenter
GC. W. Trousdale
W. S. Jones
L. L. Bixby
Unn Ward
Selma
Alabama
J. B. Binford
M. K. Whelan
E. J. Breen
B. F. Robinson
C. A. Williams
Geo. C. Allen
Judge Perry
Des Moines
Methodist Parsonage
Burt Bixby
Emma Silvernaid
A. S. Cochran
P. R. Fullenweider
L. A. Wann
Wann
E. C. Volz
Horticultural Department
Voliz
Innocence
Mikado
Albert Crousse
Madame Courant
Adolphe Rousseau
Adelaide E. Hollis
LaFee
Boule de Neige
Asa Gray
Karl Rosenfield
Baroness Schroeder
George Hollis
Carnea _Elegans
Edulis Superba
Dorothy Kelway
la Fee
Madame Chereau
Pallida Dalmatica
Fairy Quen
Her Majesty
White Knight
Aurea
Darius
Frederck
Ringling Bros. and
Follerin
Europe
United States
Nobkody
United State
Wilbur EF. Luton
Jackson Pilot
Peonies
Tris
H. W. Wheat
HE Bare
Orm
Ian. Irows
W. Hanbon
D.C
Christensen
Palmer
Johnston
Coleman Hospital
North 8Th Street
R. C. Coleman
M. D
M. R. Sathe
M. E. Wilson
Kilgore & Klocow How
Birney Hospital
East Linenta
E. Birney
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Heydenburk
Over Syndicate Store
RUE
Standard Oil
Seventh
Uhe Supply Co
Lincoln St
Borreson
R. E. Bunt
Armstrong
Heaneman Motor Co
Standard ‘Oil Company
Estherville, Iowa
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