Iowa Farm Notes Reflect July Pasture Conditions and Dairy Prices
Iowa farm notes report that pasture conditions at month end will influence milk price trends next month. Cooler weather supports good pasturage, while heat could raise milk production costs. A Jesup creamery processes over a million pounds of butter annually in a $35 000 facility with modern machinery.
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Des Moines
Carl N. Kennedy
Co-Operative Creamery
Jesup
Iowa
Middle West
Court Restores Dead Man as Administrator
A New York Surrogate court restored Elbert T. Rawson, deceased since 1803, as administrator to clear a title delay. The action arose after his widow Hmma T. Rawson sought to sell estate property and found a long dormant suit pending since Rawson’s removal and death.
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New York
Rawson
Two Million Slaves Reported in Abyssinia
Geneva reports the League of Nations has been informed that more than two million people are held as slaves in Abyssinia. The slave traffic is said to have risen yearly since the war, and Abyssinia plans to seek league admission with abolition of the traffic as a first condition.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Abyssinia
League
Woman Nurse Saves Sheriff in Falvy Narrow Escape
In Falvy a crowd hunts Dubreece after a standoff with a shotgun. Sheriff Cal Nestor is wounded when Dubreece fires. Mary Nestor, a trained nurse, rushes to aid, riski ng her life to move him to safety and save his life.
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Barton
Cal Nestor
Bart
Falry
Dubreece
Nestor
Peterboro
West Liberty
Fairy
Dubrbece
Falny
Sheriff Nestor
Young Dubreece
Mary Nestor
Falvy
Mary
Phillips
Goshamighty
Holt
Neo
Liner and Reindeer Mail Route to Alaska Expands
Seattle reports Alaska mail uses ocean liners to Seward then to Nenana by rail, with dog teams river steamers and Iditarod-impacted routes, auto trucks and reindeer aiding despatch to Nome St Michael and Golivia. Seaplanes soon to serve coastal towns. Nine days Seattle to Nenana. Obstacles include ice snow rapids glaciers storms and mosquitoes.
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Seattle
Wash
Seward
Nenana
Iditarod
Wnay
Nome
St. Michael
Golivia
Mal
Alaska
Organized Lying About Prohibition
The Morning Sun in Long Beach reprints a Washington dispatch claiming Shrine week in the capital brought heavy liquor access, but the piece argues the event was the driest in memory. Authorities, hotels, and business leaders cooperated to curb bootleg liquor and arrests, with Shrine visitors largely unmolested and no court activity.
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Long Beach
California
Washington Dispatch
Washington
United States
Prohibition
Haynes
Capitol Building
White House
Treasury Department
Sun
Shriners
A True Economist Ingenious Boy Seeks Help
A short, odd reminiscence describes a clever young boy named Hugh requesting his mother to wash his face. He explains he can do it himself but must wet his hands, noting they do not need Ag.
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Hugh
Gas on Stomach Won't Let You Sleep
An advertisement claims gas pressure on the stomach presses on the heart and organs, causing sleeplessness. It touts Adlerika with buckthorn bark and glycerine to expel gas and relieve pressure quickly, removing old matter from the bowels and guarding against appendicitis. Sherman Bros druggists is cited.
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Sherman iBros
Advt
Spain Pays Tribute to Cervantes in Four Volume Edition
Madrid marks the tercentenary of Cervantes death with a special four volume edition of Don Quixote limited to 125 sets. About 200 drawings by Don Ricardo Marin adorn the volumes. Sets will go to distinguished Spaniards and to Pope Pius, King George, and the king of Italy. Alfonso autographs dedications for the pope and King George.
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Madrid
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Senor Don Riccardo Marin
Spain
Pius
George
Italy
Alfonso
Earhart Becomes First Woman Fly High for Aerial License
Miss Amelia M Earhart of Atchison Kansas earned the first woman license from the National Aeronautical Association after test flights that included piloting to an altitude of 11 000 feet believed to be a record for a woman.
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Washington
Amelia M. Earhart
Atchison, Kans
National Aeronautical Association
Smithson Promoted Amid Parker & Hornby Overhaul
Smithson, a 43 year old longtime employee in the exporting department, faces a brutal restructuring as Parker & Hornby changes hands under new owners Greggs and Rogers. Greggs offers Smithson a chance to lead the department, promising modern methods and a push for efficiency. Smithson weighs the risk to his family as the cuts begin and Rogers steps aside.
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Smithson
Parker & Hornby's
Parker & Hornby
Rogers
Parker
Greggs
New York
Gregg
Mary
Elizabeth
Mr. Smithson
No Such Thing as Luck
A reflection on duty and readiness, arguing luck does not exist and success comes from constant preparation and timely action. The speaker asserts that luck is a fancy name for being always at one’s duty and ready when opportunity arrives.
The Art of Learning Unearthed
Fragmentary note cites learning as a craft and hints at a first attempt by Hittle. The text suggests a historical or artistic theme centered on instruction and discovery with limited legible details.
Merchant Ad Prompted Message in Journal Reference
A reader tells a merchant I saw your ad in the Journal. The note frames a straightforward inquiry or acknowledgment tied to a newspaper advertisement.
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Polk County
United States Department of Agriculture
Lowa
J. L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Polk County Farm Bureau
Ankeny
Chicago
Morrison Hotel
Clark and
Madison Sts
By Will Tames
McClure
By Anthony Reimert
Western Newspaper Union
The
Evening Journal
American Association of Advertising Agencies
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