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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1926
Page
7
Iowa State College crop experts urge farmers to fit cribs with simple A shaped ventilators to speed drying of high moisture corn. Plans and blueprints cost ten cents. ventilators improve grain quality and longevity, with practical designs for center clearance and removable sections.
Town dairy association testers best Illinois and Minnesota in an interstate dairy cattle judging contest at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo on October 1. The event drew 36 entrants from multiple states, highlighting the skill of Iowa testers.
Extension entomologist Fred D. Butcher warns fall conditions drive rats and mice into dwellings. Keep basement doors and windows closed to prevent infestations as the mouse family moves indoors during cooler days.
Mr Butcher notes mice seek warm winter quarters this season and may hide in basements if given access. He recommends placing traps at right angles to walls with the trigger beside the wall, since mice run along walls and this setup increases the chance of a catch.
Tests show seed corn injury from frosts with Iowa areas recording temperatures as low as 18 degrees. Experiments reveal germination percentages for corn at varying moisture levels and temperatures, noting the impacts on dented, mature, crib-ready, and late dough stages. Farmers can use these guides to estimate usable seed output from their fields.
Editor Don A. Wallace of The Farmer of St Paul commends rural newspapers for energizing communities. He notes a strong local press boosts towns and supports local enterprises, countering claims of editorial subservience to business offices, and cites Wisconsin State Journal praise of selfless local journalism.
The local newspaper acts as the principal booster for the community, supporting it frequently without expectation of material reward. It laments that any community lacking appreciation or backing for its newspaper risks losing this vital advocate.
Town Department of Agriculture warns a large seed corn supply taken in Tow a before frosts must be dried and stored carefully to avoid damage from future freezes. Those unable to harvest early should select well matured ears, separating newly collected seed from earlier stock to prevent germination injury.
A whimsical remark imagines a man using a periscope to view past mistakes while managing chores like mortgage payment and church dues. The speaker muses that better foresight could ease the burden of everyday duties and resolutions.
The article urges planting bulbs like tulips narcissus hyacinths snowdrops and crocus this fall. It notes narcissus bulbs will be scarce due to a federal embargo and highlights hardy perennials such as peony iris phlox columbine gaillardia coreopsis pyrethus delphinium and fibrous rooted herbs as safe to transplant now with division or spade work. Prof B C Volz of Iowa State College recommends transplanting hardy perennials after several years to correct faults in arrangement.
Unprecedented September rainfall exceeds nine inches sparking worry. Weather and Crop Bureau analyzes 54 years of data and finds no link to ensuing extreme conditions, though winter may be colder than last year and the long-term average. A separate note mocks German army tactics and hints at a five-day work week challenge.
We thank the neighbors friends and the Rock Island Craft for the kindness and sympathy shown to us during our time of loss.
Sickness and death mark the family note for our beloved son and brother Daniel. The message also thanks the Batman family Theodore Batman and Mrs. Nettie Morgan, and acknowledges Mrs. Ray Scott Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jones.
Birth announcements list numerous newborns across Estherville Ringsted Armstrong Swea City Ruthven Terril Dolliver Bancroft and Treated towns with parents names and birth dates from August to September in 1940s era local notices. Included are Lloyd Eldon Stammer Glen Aanonson Richard Simonson and Joyce Norcomb among others with parent details and locales.
Prayer services and church activities listed for V.A Grace Church and Wallace Essingham officiating. Sunday School at 10, Friday drive articles, Wednesday and Saturday reading room hours 3 to 6 with Bible and Christian Science literature, Women’s events, confirmations, and choir schedules. Community invites readers to attend services and use reading room facilities.
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