Dairy Focuses on Keeping Soils Rich in Iowa
Iowa farmers push durable farming to maintain soil fertility through diversified crops and livestock feeding. Dairy cows emerge as the key soil fertility retainers, with a statewide contest drawing 160 cows to showcase milk and butter production and spur stronger herd management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Protidde &Tates
Lowa
Iowa State Dairymen’s Association
Dairymen’s Association
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
Iowa
Island of
Guernsey
Iowa Cow Culture Club
Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
J. J. Richardson
Davenport
Uian
American Jersey Cattle Club
New York City
Cattle Club
Mr. Marsh
W. B. Barney
Hampton
Iowa Dairymen’s Association
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
From Affluence to Poverty Sketch in a Tramp's Tale
A portrait sketch of a wandering girl who once lived in luxury inspires a tale of need and virtue. The narrator follows clues from a newspaper personal ad to reunite her with her father, then loans her funds to return home while preserving the drawing, which is burned in the end.
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Nat
Grammer
Gladys Seymour
Patent Grants From Iowa Citizens Last Week
Washington report lists patents issued to Iowa residents including W. H. George for washing machine driving mechanism in Dexter and I. L. Mitchell for ore crusher in Cedar Rapids. Also O. Moe of Sioux City receives instrument for lens axes, Hi. W. Phillips of Muscatine paneling doors, R. E. Runner Indianola feeding device, A. Langstrom Council Bluffs door fastener, C. Markel Clinton attachment for driving boxes, L. M. Parsons Newell sliding gate, A. Shepherd Des Moines sanitary cooking apparatus, H. S. Swanson Shenandoah portable wagon dump and grain elevator.
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Washington
D. C
Messrs. Davis & Davis
W. H. George
Dexter
I. L. Mitchell
Cedar Rapids
Orecrusher
O. Moe
Sioux City
Hi. W. Phillips
Muscatine
R. E. Runner
Indianola
A. Langstrom
Council Bluffs
C. Markel
Clinton
Newell
A. Shepherd
Des Moines
H. S. Swanson
Shenandoah
Paper Belting an Improvement Over Leather
Paper belting advertised as made in England claims to be stronger than leather less prone to stretching and less affected by climate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Goldsmiths
Europe
Hudson
Puck
Parisian Sage Promises Lustrous Hair for Youthful Look
An advertising feature extols Parisian Sage as the quick solution to dull lifeless hair. It claims global fashion appeal, ample use by society women, and a two week guarantee against dandruff and itching with money back. Bottled at fifty cents, the product is promoted as non greasy and perfumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Lemmon
Executors Sale of Elias Park Farms in Washington Co Iowa
The executor Amos Stout offers two farms for public sale September 1 1910 at 1 30 PM. The 260 acre tract near Marion and Brighton townships and the 160 acre Nichols farm near Coppock include cultivated and pasture land with water wells and improvements. Terms 2500 cash on the first, balance by March 1 1911. Also sale of hay corn and oats on premises.
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Elias Park
Marion
Brighton
Washington County
Iowa
Coppock
Washington
Borrowed Smiles and Tongue Twisters From A Gossip Page
A collage of wry quotes and anecdotes from periodicals. Tidbits include a Chicago contractor John Corbett warning about dynamite safety with two workers in a tunnel, a line about an editor asked for, and a party anecdote from St. Paul Dispatch. The page closes with quips about love and punishment.
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John Corbett
Chicago
George W. Jackson
Shure
Corbett
Clancy
Mack
National Monthly
A Bright Glimpse of Brighton Washington County
A Little Glimpse at Brighton highlights a growing Washington county town near Jefferson county. It notes cordial residents, substantial businesses, a tile plant and tie and apron factory, several shipping concerns, and support for schools churches and lodges. The town hosts a notable soldiers monument on Main Street, a developing gas lighting system with a storage tank, and ongoing remodeling and new homes. The Rev R A Bruce leads as pastor with a strong band and regular public concerts. Public schools led by Prof Theo Wanéru open the first week in September with six teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Washington County
Brighton
Enterprise
Heacock
Main Street
Satea
R. A. Bruce
Henry Tracy
Mr. Bruce
M. BE
Neff
Theo. Wanéru
Maj Banks Captured and Exchanged for Tobacco
At a Lawrence dinner Maj Banks, described as pompous, was captured during a night march by a Confederate. He was later exchanged for two plugs of tobacco, a tale recalled with humor by Kantales amid Civil War reminiscences. The Washington Star notes the Army of the Republic connection.
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Lawrence
Kantales
Maj. Banks
Washington Star
Army of the Republic
Honor and Wealth in Frugal Comfort Mention
Fragmentary notice notes John Quincy Alanie and son of John Adama had enough money to live frugally. The brief reflects a royal or newspaper style obituary or biographical fragment from New Prees.
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John Quincy Alanie F
John Adama
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Hugh G. van Pelt
Iowa State Dairy Association
United States
Hhamely
West
Messrs. Law and Gilberts
Matilda
Jersey
Patent Report
Amos Stout
O. B
Chicago News
de Sappleby
St. Paul Dispatch
W. HH. Lemon
The
Grand
Melhinney Drug Company
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