Volunteer Experiment in Spray for Apple Orchards
Iowa Experiment Station seeks Iowa fruit growers to run volunteer trials comparing lime sulfur with Bordeaux mixture for apple scab. Past results varied. some injury to fruit skin and foliage noted with Bordeaux. Plan to spray at blossom fall and use Bordeaux otherwise. Submit cooperation details to Horticulturist S. A. Beach, Ames, Iowa, with tree count and outline of the plan.
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Iowa
Jows
Ames
Towa
Foley Kidney Pills Strengthen the Kidneys and Bladder Tone
Partly by drawing blood from the surface and congesting the kidneys and partly by throwing too much work upon them Foley Kidney Pills strengthen the Kidneys give tone to the primary organs and restore the normal action of the bladder Their action is tonic in effect and quick in neutral relief says St Williams.
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D. Toomey
East Olive St
Bloomington
Foley
S. H. Williams
St. Williame
Notorious Engiash Spendthrift at Long's in Bond Street
The Marquis of Hastings, famed Victorian spendthrift, visited Long's in Bond Street which had just closed its doors. He reportedly gambled heavily and, when charged two shillings for whisky and soda, protested that the price should be altered. Hastings later told a friend he had made a hash of his life and his only good deed was lowering whisky and soda prices in London.
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Long’s
Bond Street
Marquis of Hastings
Hastings
Bank of England
Rothschilds
Long's
Marquis
Low Londba
Owa Beef Shortage Warned as Cattle Production Declines
Prof W J Kennedy of Iowa State College warns that unless Towa farmers expand beef cattle output within a year or two the nation will face a beef shortage. Fewer cattle reach big markets while population rises, risking high prices or beef becoming a forgotten luxury.
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Towa
Caxs
W. J. Kennedy
Animal Husbandry Department
Towa State College
Kennedy
A Cooking Lesson In Iowa State College Laboratories
A guide for girls in the home outlines beef cooking methods and beef production in Iowa. It notes the Iowa Beef Cattle Association receiving state funding, promotes modern beef practices, and details broiled, oven roast, pot roast, and gravy techniques with emphasis on retaining juice and proper heat.
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OWA State College Laboratories
Around the Farm: Winter Work and Dry Season Lessons
A rural column notes that deep plowing preserves wealth during drought, warns that manure and decayed vegetables rot in cellars, and urges early manure hauling. It emphasizes ice to combat July heat, feeding birds for pest control, and planning winter hauling to ease spring work.
Dairy Notes: costs and benefits of dairy barn cleanliness
A brief discussion notes it costs more to keep the dairy barn clean but pays off, questions why fresh air and night periods are not used more, and suggests reading a good dairy paper is more profitable than loafing at home in the evenings.
Match by Name and Oxen Sparks a Societal Quarrel
Mrs Kirby and her husband debate the Balleys marriage noting they are well matched like Ezra Pinney’s oxen. He recalls a county fair prize story about Katy and a wiry ox pair praised for balance, “one’s willing to do the work and t'other’s willing he should.”
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Mrs. Kirby
Mr. Kirby
Ezra Pinney
Jizza Pinney
Katy
Ezzy
Wood County
Tother
Grand Old Flag Ties O Malley to Woods Prospect
Frank O Malley recounts his first fall trip into the Maine woods with a guide named Fred. He describes outfitting, a chance meeting with a downtown sporting goods manager, and a venture marked by an American flag attached to a rifle barrel. The tale, relayed by Herbert Corey of the Cincinnati Times Star, preserves a humorous tone.
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Frank O'Malley
Auantle City
Sporting Goods
Mr. O'Malley
Atlantic City
Maine Woods
O'Malley
Fred
Congressman's Coal Yarn In Winter Weather
In a Washington winter record for weather and high living costs a congressman Roberta notices a coal wagon in a blizzard. A woman at a front window shouts asking if the coal is for "Haton" and the driver replies the coal is for burning, not eating.
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Washington
Roberta
Capitol
Washington Post
On the Footlights Fore and Art by Channing Pollock
In The Footlights Fore and Art Channing Pollock notes playwrights rarely impress personally. He cites Charles Klein as a strong example and recounts a ferry story where a passenger misnames a writer, provoking a sharp retort from a nearby listener.
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Channing Pollock
Charles Klein
Chapa
Meritol Rheumatism Powders Ad Claim
An advertisement proclaims Meritol Rheumatism Powders as the highest medical achievement of modern science and guaranteed to provide permanent relief from rheumatism. Local agent J. J. Klopp invites sufferers to try the remedy.
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J. J. Klopp
Blescher Daisy Headliner Promises Night Answer
Fragmentary note indicates a Blescher Daisy headliner promising to provide an answer tonight. Mentions a press agent and reporters advancing ahead of the expected reply. The snippet reflects a show business scenario with unsettled schedules and media briefings.
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Baxter
Presa
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Barnegat
N. C
Neale
Knowles
Iowa State College
Iowa Beef Cattle Association
Victor
Bhamrochki
Dairy Notes
Woodsman
Tenderfoot
Alena
Farm Folka
Vindicator and Republican CO
Vindicator and Republican
Estherville
2D Graves James Espes Emmet County Land and Abstract Company
Estherville, Iowa
Emme
Estherville State
BANK
Milwaukee
Northwest
Pickands, Grown & Company
Ogolby-Abbot Building
Milwaukee, Wis
Northern Lumber Company
Estherville,owa
Chicago
Meritol
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