Washington County 4-H Delegation Praises Ames Convention
Washington County 4-H delegates praised the Iowa State College convention in Ames noting strong chorus performances by Ruth Speidel and Eleanor Augustine and perfect scores in the music memory contest by Mary Mickey and Margaret Stewart. The group traveled by chartered bus from Oskaloosa and expressed enthusiasm for the gathering and related farm program activities.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Washington County
Ruth Speidel
Eleanor Augustine
Mary Mickey
Margaret Stewart
E. L. Stewart
Rennie Dawson
John Foster
Ruth Stewart
Mary G. Griffin
Lenore Thoman
Agnes Koening
Lucille Baker
Potatoes And Flocks Reported In Iowa Extension Notes
Dr C J Drake Iowa State College says spraying to control the potato leafhopper can lift yield by 40 to 100 percent, with 64 percent average. Bordeaux mixture 44-5060 effective. 2 pounds lead arsenate per 100 gallons if Colorado potato beetle present. Extension Service notes May calendar flock reports show high producers gaining income over feed costs. May egg per bird averages and margins per bird vary by flock performance.
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C. J Drake
Iowa State College
Lowa
Drake
Iowa State College to Host Cattle Feeders Day
In late July at Iowa State College Ames Culbertson announces the annual Iowa Cattle Feeders Day. feeders from across Iowa and neighboring states will tour the college to view cattle of the past year and hear test results. One test last year compared two lots of heifer calves with two lots of steer.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Culbertson
Marketing Iowa Poultry Products urges careful market study
Iowa State College specialists advise farmers to study all egg and poultry outlets to avoid wasteful handling and secure higher prices. The bulletin notes 7,489 licensed egg dealers and 3,325 poultry buyers as of 1929, with country stores and local stations key among channels.
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W. D. Termohlen
G. S. Hepherd
Iowa State College
Iowa
July 7 8 Beg Grading and Marketing Demonstrations
July 7 8 feature shows grading and marketing demonstrations. July 9 4 H Club demonstration led by Miss Helen Swinney specialist. July 21 fall management of bees by A D Worthington specialist.
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Helen Swinney
Bees
A. D. Worthington
Obituary of Mrs. Caroline Johnson of Columbia Missouri
Mrs. Caroline Johnson born in Sweden January 4 1854 daughter of Peter and Charlotte Sodergren. She married Gustave Johnson in 1877 and had six children two died in infancy. Survived by Axel Osborn Mo Mildred Columbia Mo and others with two grandsons Morris and Ted Maxwell Crawfordsville. Died June 18 1931 in Columbia after long moves across Iowa Missouri and Kansas.
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Caroline Johnson
Sweden
Peter
Charlotte Sodergren
America
Fairfield
Iowa
Gustave Johnson
Arthur
Hilda
Axel
Osborn, Mo
T. EB. Maxwell
Columbia, Mo
Eureka church hosts Children’s Day program
Washington R 2 notes Eureka church held a Children’s Day program last evening. Mary Stout faces appendicitis surgery this week. J J Benda visited Packwood and Paul Bell, Marcus Kuhn returns home after two weeks away with his Merry Mixer Swing. Farmers report corn over twice and ready to plant again as weather holds.
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Washington
Eureka
William Salterberg
Mr. Horak
Mary
Packwood
Paul Bell
Marcus Kuhn
Eskimo iglu signifies any shelter not just snowhouse
A linguistic note explains that the Eskimo term iglu refers to any weather shelter rather than a direct synonym for snowhouse. The clarification highlights broad usage across Inuit languages and challenges common assumptions about the word.
The Cost of Creating Dictionaries
An LA Times ad notes the high price of defining morality, remarking on the money and blood spent to reach a universal definition. The tongue in cheek critique targets linguistic projects and the pursuit of universal standards.
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Los Angeles Times
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Washington County Farm Bureau
iGrls
Oskaloosa Bus Line Company
Texas
Farmers’ Commission
Ege Market
Farm Bureau Calendar
Washington R
Fred Wagner
Afl
Pem
H S&s A Baking Co. “Masters of Good Bakins
Washington, Iowa
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