Old settlers event and community notices in Dalles Iowa area
Buffalo Center visitor Mr. G Ranke returns to town. Local clergy changes and new preacher Rev Putlh expected. Townsfolk attend Luth eran church anniversary in Estherville. Socials include quilting, dances, and a supper fundraiser for a food cause. Numerous visits, family travel to Michigan, and ongoing farm labor and school notes. Continuous names include Dowden, Reed, Taylor, Anderson, Weber, and Schult with regional towns such as Hardy Estherville and Mankato mentioned.
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G. Ranke
Buffalo Center
Buffalo
W. C. Dowden
Knoxville
Putlh
Awaledale
Local notes and social column fragment
Fragmentary past tense notes report garden work gatherings family visits and community events. Names such as ALUN Cheng Lawrence Solencousen Cat Griese Mustian Vane and Mr and Mrs Jake Waylor appear amid scattered references to deaths, visits, and a Ladies Aid meeting with a small fundraising total.
Salmon Eat Herring In Salmon's Stomach Study
Thousands of salmon were caught and examined revealing empty stomachs after tainting in the sea. Some fish carried half a chosen herring, while after river passage their stomach linings shrank, leaving experts puzzled why salmon avoid feeding in fresh water.
Orangewood Demand Spurs Orangewood Trade in San Gabriel Valley
The Los Angeles area reports new orangewood sales from Michilinda tract in the San Gabriel valley. Wood clears for building sites sells for 22 dollars a cord and is used in mantour implements. Builders foresee profit as developers sacrifice some groves to make way for housing amid an orchard system that preserves select trees nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Gabriel Valley
California
Michillinda
Michilinda
Real Fountain of Punch History and Grand West Indian Bowl
A long-winded account traces the punch origins to the East rather than the West, noting its rise in popularity in America. It recounts a lavish table laid by Edward Rusvelt for Ganapists in Alicante during a British campaign, detailing an extravagant mix including brandy, Mahiga wine, juices, water, sugar, biscuits, and white sugar.
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Idward Rusvrel
Alicante
Ania
Deepest Ocean Depths Challenge Known Limits
The article discusses the uncharted depths beneath the ocean surface near a vast area of 00,000 square miles and entries about depths surpassing Mount Everest, with measurements suggesting the deepest points exceed 20,000 feet in some regions. It notes the Pacific and Atlantic records and contrasts with the North Sea as much shallower.
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Garin Stryvevood
Utah
Paeites
Atlantic
West Indian
St Thomas
North Sea
Sensitiveness of Blow-Fly to Odor of Fish
Knowledge notes blowflies show extreme sensitivity to fish odor, deterring them from distant sources. Observations by Xavier Ragperil suggest rapid response to nearby birds, with certain birds dying yet remaining unvisited. Authors discuss death signals emitting volatile cues that attract or deter blowflies.
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Xavier Ragperil
Uc Haspail Hueson
Country Vacation Echoes in Curious Romance
A city girl on her country vacation sits with her first beau under a clear sky. She exclaims with delight and sadness about the scenery and sounds. The beau, William, explains the voices are crickets, while she jokes about missing money and mistaken meaning.
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Billy
William
How to Move Large Trees by Wagon Rig
A single contrivance attaches to a wagon to raise and hold large trees at various heights using endless chains and a block and tackle. Old guy ropes are discarded to avoid loosening the root ball. The wagon’s rear axle is removed to align over the root ball and planting hole, with wide tires to protect grass. illustrated example uses 14 inch rear tires.
Cultivation Guidelines for Peach Trees in Early Spring
The text emphasizes careful care of young peach trees to keep them thrifty and healthy. It advises loosening soil to eight inches early spring to strengthen deep roots, applying fertilizer after plowing, and frequent deep cultivations with a disk bar row to form a mulch, prevent crusting, conserve moisture, and control weeds. It notes cultivation aids decomposition and release of nutrients.
Hedge Trimmer Made From Wood Lever and Blades
A reader describes a DIY hedge trimmer using multiple blade sets mounted on a wooden frame with a wooden lever. The device mimics a standard hedge trimmer’s operation, offering a faster alternative to hand snips for trimming hedges.
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Bays
Popular Mechanics
Grafting Methods Save Girdled Orchard Trees
Grafting technique bridges wounded areas on girdled trees using last season's growth scions. Trim bark, fit wedge-shaped scions into cambium, seal with grafting wax, and wrap to protect. For severe girdling, cut below wound and graft a vigorous sprout, staking it until sturdy. Apply white lead paint to wounds and cover with earth if near ground.
How to Plant Strawberries From Old Manual Text
A compact guide describes strawberry planting steps including digging a five to six inch deep hole, shaping it into a wedge, spreading roots in a fan against a wall, inserting the plant forward, and firming soil with a backward hand motion. Step to either side of the plant adds firmness. keep roots moist in a bucket of water until planting. immediate watering after setting is not advised.
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HK. OS. Bando
Horticultural Notes on Orchard Care and Harvest
Fire blight attacks pear quince and apple. Thinning fruit usually pays and grading fruit helps. Pick raspberries when red and keep blackberries out of sun. Large scale dewberry pickers a challenge. Beans suit young orchards. Mulch between strawberry rows to retain moisture and keep berries cleaner. Dig out and burn red rust infested blackcap plants.
Learn to graft fruit trees in home orchards
Practical guide on grafting fruit trees with steps to propagate plums cherries and peaches. Suggests growing from seeds collecting limbs from the same variety and burying in dry soil to graft during winter or spring before planting out. Encourages experimenting with different kinds and multiple grafts for a robust home orchard.
Care of Fruit Trees This Spring
Guidance on watering fruit trees after spring planting. Check for drought stress and ensure soil is loosened around the roots. Water deeply, then cover the exposed roots with soil to help absorption and recovery.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Reported
Mrs. S N OConnell of Estherville Iowa testifies she still uses Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney problems and calls them the best remedy for poor kidney action. The ad notes the product is sold by dealers with Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents and warns to remember the name Doan's.
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Doan
Bathierville
Engishman Delivers Sternpiece Of Americas Yacht
The Duke of Sutherland arriving in New York plans to present the sternpiece of the original America yacht to the New York Yacht Club. It features an eagle with wings spread and the yacht’s name, a trophy linked to the 1861 cup victory.
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Engishman
Duke of Sutherland
New York
Olympic
4& Strike
Canada
New York Yacht Club
Amerea
England
Ryde
Isle of Wight
Great Britain
Chicago
Inter Ocean
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Michigan
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Stilton and Reed
Ditcher
Kammet
Midat
Estherville
Waler Selultz
Mies Mabel Markley
Chas. Schult
Reve
Hk. Grantham
Kisyornay
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Mer
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Jacob Anderson
Nick Ebanbert
Fred Moltzen
Fred S¢chultz
Claus Clausen
the &Py
Mrs. Coats
Ratherville
Mra Martin Noll
Tade Anderson
Meddtoff Neeholeon
Mist
Salle
J. A Weber
J SN. Sweet
Cedar Walls
Tone Sear
FF Long
Kline
Magene Theatmpnon
Daggphoer
John Proediareky
Brome Sanday Agroining
Uioia
Mina Carolo Atuberaan
Worlh West Detrief
Jak
Lawrence Solomonson
Mitehalla
Jake ‘Taylor
John Jubs
JH. Noll
Barney Noil
C.D. Walter
Fouts
Mr. Gripge
Garmania
Dolliver
F .Byler
Fort Dodge
Mrs
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Moltmen Louse
Rose Foute
Henry McClure
Hilda Hurdlebach
Waron
Wiarry Peterson
Iriese
Hotie Bundas
Fred Shull
Miss Sideby Hardelaery
UoGs
Jamies
Lawrence Solencousen
Cat Griese
Herland
Sunday Vialtermet
Ody Mustian Vane
Mana Tate
J. Nichols
Mary Weode Ts
Chang
Mrank Werte
Jake Waylor
Will West
Gi. V. Sweet Home Buuday
Gruvel Ladies
Ald Basaar Ogteberath
Ladies Aid
Mr. and
Mre. Charlig¢ Rosenberg
von Ua Es
Inoy
Ing Household Guide
C. E. Lucas
Tasgeles Express
Loto
Diemaxus
Aore
J. Hansen
Estharvilla
Sheriff's Sala
Lowa
Peturson
Wouge
Jones
Witherville
Tewa
Lhet
Fuwa
Shéreof
Dallas
Far Vish
Ted
Hibberville
Lowe
Shevitt
Léa
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Towa
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Nolins
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