50 000 Bushels of Seed in Reserve for Iowa Farmers
Iowa State College agents announce a 50 000 bushel seed corn reserve stored at Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Mason City for emergency planting needs. Distribution to eligible county agents only, to help farmers with bad seed poor stands or damaged fields. Sales at cost plus handling, not for speculation, funded by US government and state agencies. Potatoes also urged. 40 million bushels in storage to be used or risk waste. home economists prepare recipes to aid marketing and use.
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Agricultural Extension
Department of Towa State College
Towa
Des. Moines
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Deeto Insurance
J. C. Taff
Stite Seer Stocks Committee
Goe
Ames
Iowa State College
Missouri
Poultry Sale Ban Lifted Ten Days Early
The U S Food Administration lifted the prohibition on selling hens and pullets for slaughter ten days earlier than planned. Poultry experts from State College urge restraint, saving laying hens and nonproducers, with roosters sold after hatching to maintain infertile egg production. U S Department of Agriculture experts foresee steady demand for eggs for cold storage and potential price increases.
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U.S. Food Administration
Tows State College
A.C. Peters
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sorghum Syrup from Wringer and Early Corn for Silage
A guide outlines a simple hand powered sorghum syrup extractor from a worn wringer and wooden rollers. It notes skimming and boiling can be done in a dish pan and points to Emergency Leaflet No. 40 from Iowa State College for full details. It also advises delaying pasture turnout, and discusses using early planted southern corn varieties for ensilage to avoid seed shortages and improve silage quality.
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Iowa State College
Extension Department
Farmers Urged to Test Their Own Seed Corn
Iowa State College urges farmers to conduct their own germination tests on bought corn seed. College tests are not for advertising and may not reflect seed offered for sale or samples specially selected. Also notes potato breads using potato in dough and provides tested recipe and guidelines.
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Iowa State College
Verbal Spars Over Johnny Reciting Poems
Mrs Jones and Mrs Robinson clash at social events over their son Johnny's poetry recitations. Mrs Robinson claims she dislikes poetry while Mr Robinson jokes about Johnny and Aunties weigh in on the topic amid the social horas.
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Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Robinson
Johnny
Mr. Robinson
Johney
Internal Office Friction Cited Over Secretary Role
A fragment shows a dispute about the secretary’s purpose in limiting interruptions. The exchange suggests tension between a financier and an associate about how the executive secretary should function within the office.
Real Polar Weather and Odd Town Tidbits
A distorted column fragment describes bitter cold weather and a wry blend of brief vignettes. It mentions a benevolent smile shaped by frost, a mysterious town with no man present, and snippets about a phonograph, a smoke inspector in New York, and a jumbled exchange about marriage, licenses, and amusements.
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Tie
Speech Patterns of a Humorous Tale in Dialect
A humorous, dialect rich dialogue recounts a character seeking a new pug and describes odd tasks. The exchange references a cottage, an ax, a saw, and wood dust to evoke memory. A playful remark about the Kaiser’s funeral attendance adds a macabre contrast.
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Tos
Sympathy in a Quiet Home Scene
A brief domestic vignette shows a husband groaning about rheumatism in his leg and a sympathetic wife lamenting her cancelled shopping plans due to his discomfort. The dialogue captures small-town daily life and the candid, informal tone of a period newspaper snippet.
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John
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New York
Louisville Couriers, Journal
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Europa
Thos. Olson
South Sixth Street
Elks
Masonic
America
Qrite
Estherville Tire
Sigman Bros
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