History of Iowa farm journals and editors
A survey of the Iowa agricultural press from early Wisconsin origins to Wallace s Farmer and Iowa Homestead. It tracks Des Moines as a publishing center, key figures like Mark Miller Henry Wallace Dante Pierce Edwin Meredith and the growth of Successful Farming Better Homes and Gardens and related weeklies shaping rural life in the Midwest. It also notes the evolution of Field and Garden and other editor run initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mississippi Valley
Towa Papers
Des Moines
United States
Iowa Farm Papers
Racine
Wisconsin
Mark Miller
Wisconsin and Town Farmer
Northwestern
Dubuque
Northwestern Farmer and Horticultural Journal
Miller
Iowa
Dubuane
Iowa Homestead
Western Farmer
Benjamin F. Gue
J. H. Duffus
Henry Wallace
James M. Pierce
Peter Melendy
Cedar Falls
Sanders
Chicago
Breeder's Gazette
Towa
Don Donnan
Farmer and Breeder
N. B. Ashby
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Wallace
Co. F. Curtiss
State College of Agriculture
Ames
John P. Wallace
Henry
Henry C. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Wallaces
Farmer
Wallace Company
Dante M. Pierce
Edwin T. Meredith
Farmers’ Tribune
Middle West
Farmers' Tribune
Millon
Pierces
E. Ts. Meredith
Iowa Farm Journals
Washington Lodge Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M announces regular meetings held on the Friday of each month W A Bealer W M and A W Yard Secretary presiding attendees urged to attend at the lodge hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. FF
A. M
W. A. Bealer
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train Schedule Fragments From Knoxville Branch
Rail timetable shows Eastbound No 12 Apache Daily at 3 50 p m and Westbound No 11 Apache at 1 28 p m with several connecting California and Golden State trains. Knoxville Branch lists No 429 daily except Sunday at 7 00 a m and No 430 daily except Sunday at 6 00 p m. J C McKay and L Goodlander are agents.
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Cc RL & P
Apache
Golden Star
Golden State
California
Knoxville
L. Goodlander
J. C. McKay
Train Schedules from Washington Tells of Carriers and Times
Train No 3 departs Washington at 9 68 a m for PEE R CO. Train 25 runs to Washington at 1 57 a m Southwest Limited. Eastbound Train 8 leaves at 6 08 p m and Train 26 to Washington at 1 72 am. Nos 4 and 5 Railways on Sunday told by TELL Agent.
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Ow &As T. Pa Pr, R. CO
Washington
Southwest Limited
Cata
W. ¢. Tell
Probate of Frediartholomew Will in Iowa District Court
An instrument purporting to be the last will of Frediartholomew, dated February 22 1932, was filed January 14 1937 in Washington County Iowa. The court fixed 9 00 A M the hearing at the Washington Court House before the district court or clerk, requiring all interested persons to appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. R R Noonan Clerk of the District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Frediartholomew
Washington
Iowa
District Court
R. R. Noonan
Dreaded diseases rising in Iowa in 1936 report
Iowa health officials report four dread diseases on the rise in 1936 including infantile paralysis epidemic meningitis scarlet fever and smallpox. State health director Dr Walter L Bierring notes progress toward control and prevention despite the increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Walter L. Biering
Bierring
Measles Down and Diphtheria Down in 1936 Iowa Health Report
Dr Bierring notes progress in preventing scarlet fever infantile paralysis and meningitis and whooping cough deaths. Measles deaths dropped in 1936 after a 1935 peak. typhoid and diphtheria deaths and illnesses declined as milk-borne outbreaks did not occur. The health drive aims for a record low diphtheria death rate in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bierring
Iowa
Scott couple attends Robert and Lucille Zieser wedding
Riverside notes the wedding of Robert Scott and Lucille Zieser at Sacred Heart church in Walker Iowa with a dance in Urbana. Mr and Mrs William H Scott return from the wedding trip. The community reports several illnesses but none serious, affecting Younkin Fox Kern Wingler Tener and others as Riverside High and St Marys schools operate locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Jan
William H. Scott
Walker
Iowa
Robert
Lucille Zieser
Sacred Heart Church
Urbana
A. H. Younkin
Shermen Fox
Jean
Joan
Arthur Kern
Edward Wingler
Raymond Dautremont
John Tener
Riverside High
St. Mary's
Local residents resume routines after holidays
High school students return to classes on Monday following the Christmas and New Year break. Edith and Gertrude Heitgeman resume work in Davenport after visiting their parents, the Heilaman family. Leslie Hartzell and daughter Delores move to Redfield Iowa to run a cafe. Hartzell shifts from farming with Worth Hartzell to new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Gertrude Heitgeman
Davenport
R. H. Heilaman
Leslie Hartzell
Delores
Redfield
Iowa
Hartzell
Worth Hartzell
Do Small Town Girls Find Happiness in Cities
Molly Kent abandons Littletown for New York chasing excitement. For decades she drifts between bargain nights, eleventh hour gigs, and social circles, never finding a stable home or lasting happiness. In contrast Lucia Bates builds community service, culture, and family life, showing richer fulfillment at home and in local engagement.
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Kathleen Norris
Molly Kent
Molly
Littletown
New York
Bohemian Quarter
Tara
Coney
Joan
Sheba
Dorothy Perkins
Jim Bates
Bates
Lucia Bates
Jim
Lucia
Washington
Girl Scouts
San Francisco
Belt Syndicate
Garlic Charms On Ships Of Greece And Turkey
Greek and Turkish vessels carried bunches of garlic hung aboard as charms against storms and perils at sea in historic maritime practice.
Starling Tail Is White
The plumage of the hula bird is black with white tips on its tail feathers.
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New Zealand
Rising bicycle fatalities prompt safety rules in Iowa
Iowa records 335 bicycle collision crashes from January 1 to November 1 with rising deaths. Estimates show 1,000,000 new bicycles produced in 1936, 250,000 more than 1935 and 600,000 more than 1933. Officials urge safety gear and enforcement of rules to curb the mounting danger on streets shared with 25 million motor vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Plan to Save Fish in Iowa Lakes Under Ice
The Iowa state conservation commission outlined experimental plans to save fish from suffocation under ice. Methods include aeration by pumping lake water and by injecting air, with two systems tested, directed by biologist W. W. Aiken. Volunteers from WPA CCC and sportsmen will help clear snow and cut holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Conservation Commission
Iowa Lake
Commission
W. W. Aiken
Ge Conservation Commission
WPA
Lebeergs
CCC
First Great Paved Road from Philadelphia to Lancaster
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes America's first great paved road extended sixty nine miles from Philadelphia to Lancaster. Built in the 1790s as a major public work, it cost over half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Philadelphia Inquirer
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John Ely Briggs
Jury Maga
C. B
NorTict
Mrs. W. Scott
Tobias Kipper
Europe
Thomas A. Edison
Rogers Shrine
Will Rogers
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado Springs
Menlo Park
N. J
Thomas Edison
Res Dence
Crawfordsville
Viking
Poland
Farrow
John Deere
Hayes
Ira Owens
D. F. Macon
K. A. Coats
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