Good Attraction At Graham Opera House Last Night
A Bose of Country Kids presented by Chas J Smith played to a small Graham crowd due to weather. The story centers on Alice and Trixie with Richard Mannering trying to claim riches while John Sharp and Trixie foil him. The Hickman Co. is set to visit March 29.
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Chas. J. Smith
Graham Opera House
Alice
Trixie
Ezra Simpson
Richard Mannering
John Sharp
Frank Miller
Beth Kinsey
Kenneth Hopper
Frank F. Miller
Electric wonders lecture at Presbyterian church
All those curious about electricity can attend Prof. Louis Williams lecture at the Presbyterian church Monday evening March 22. Williams works with the Lyceum Lecture bureau. Admission is 15 cents for school children and 25 cents for adults. 29-21 Fresh jumbles at the Vienna.
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Louis Williams
Presbyterian Church
Protecting Plants in Winter from Cold and Dry Winds
Guidance on winter protection for trees shrubs and bulbs. Emphasizes that plant hardiness varies by environment and that moisture soil and air influence damage. Recommends blanket mulch three to four inches thick for trees shrubs and herbaceous plants and two inches for bulbs with ongoing protection into spring.
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Maine
White House
Washington
Proper Ice Packing Techniques For Winter Storage
Instructions emphasize cutting ice cakes evenly for tight packing with no air spaces. A solid house mass covered by sawdust or cut straw prevents melting in late summer. Leave a foot to fifteen inches from the wall and tamp in each layer with sawdust to secure the mass.
Work of Large and Small Cows in Dairy Demonstration
Small cows consumed more feed and yielded more dairy. Jerseys used in St. Louis averaged 17 percent more nutrients per 1000 pounds live weight than Holsteins, 20 percent more than Swiss, and over 50 percent more than Shorthorns. They produced 48 percent more butter fat than Holsteins, 70 percent more than Swiss, and 100 percent more than Shorthorns.
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Jerseys
St. Louis
Easy Barrel Carrying Shovel Handle Trick
Railroad laborers demonstrate a simple method to transport a water barrel. They used two shovel handles cut to length and angled, attached to opposite sides of the barrel with screws. The improvised handles create an efficient carrying solution.
Water tank explosion kills and injures residents in Parkersburg
Three people are dead and three fatally injured after the city water tanks exploded. Ten houses were wrecked and forty damaged, with many others hurt. Authorities believe dynamiters caused the tanks to burst. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Waggle and their child are among the dead.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
The
Evening Journal
Walter Waggle
Wells Fargo Express Establishes City Office
May 1st the Wells Fargo Express Co will set up an office in this city, taking over the express rights of the Milwaukee system. They have not secured a downtown office yet and may operate from the Milwaukee depot for a time. The Wells Fargo Co is a large firm and its arrival should improve local express facilities.
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Wells Fargo Express Co
Milwaukee
Wells Fargo Co
Milwaukie
Local Echoes Hear from Richmond to Ottumwa
Joe Piper of Richmond called in this city today and Mt Pleasant’s C H Showmaker returned home after a visit. Frank Schillig of Kalona visited Washington last night while H E McCollum rode to Ottumwa for a horse sale and L Hofsteater of Ainsworth returned home after a few days here. Todd Stuart, ill with quinsy, stood up yesterday and plans to work in the meat market soon. Harley Cherryhomes and Glen Burham reached Leola SD with stock, to farm nearby.
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Joe Piper
Richmond
Frank Schillig
Kalona
Washington
C. H. Showmaker
Mt. Pleasant
Todd Stuart
Harley Cherryhomes
Glen Burham
Leola, S. D
Foley's Orino Laxative Credited With Saving Child
A Wisconsin mother recounts giving Foley's Orino Laxative to her three year old son who had severe constipation and fever. The next morning the fever vanished and the child recovered, with the ad claiming the laxative saved his life. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. are named in the ad.
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Foley
A. Wolkush
Casimer, Wis. Lemmon's Pharmacy and
McElhinney Drug Co
Japanese Millet as a Corn Alternative for Farms
Japanese millet needs less attention than corn and yields well per acre. Under favorable conditions it grows four to five feet high and is easily cut. Cattle eat millet with milk and butter production comparable to corn.
Leasing the Farm Advice for Written Leases
A cautious note urges putting lease terms in writing to avoid memory gaps. It emphasizes that memory varies and that black on white records prevent misunderstandings in farming leases.
Mrs J F H Taylor Heads to Muscatine For Weekend
Mrs J F H Taylor and her daughter Miss Leora traveled to Muscatine this morning to visit over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Merle Sage went to Columbus Junction this morning for a day visit. Vienna offers fruit sticks kisses nuttingers and macaroons.
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J. F. H. Taylor
Leora
Muscatine
Merle Sage
Columbus Junction
Vienna
It Saved His Leg Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claim
It Saved His Leg. J A Swenson of Watertown Wisconsin says ten years of eczema and 16 doctors failed to cure him before Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed it. The ad claims effectiveness for skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts and piles. 25 cents at J E Lemmon’s.
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J. A. Swenson
Watertown
Wis
Bucklen
J. E. Lemmon
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Morris Jones
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Jones
H. E. McCollum
Ottumwa
O. T. Turner
Brighton
Matt Casey
Little Son
Earnest
Frank Casey
Jay Brown
Rexall
Cook & Sherman
S. W. Corner Square
Omuuffer
Hughes & CO
Akanae
Onouffer
Margh
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