News from Crawfordsville reveals local visits and services
Correspondents report Silas Sewell leaving for Winfield to live with his brother. Marsh C. B. Martin of North English visited town. Dr Minear district superintendent of Mt Pleasant preached at the Methodist church. United Presbyterian Mission Circle met with Miss Rachel Hanna last night.
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Crawfordsville
Silas Sewell
Winfield
Marsh
C. B. Martin
North English
Dr. Minear
Mt. Pleasant
Mission Mission Circle
United Presbyterian Church
Rachel Hanna
Farmers Gather Corn as Markets Report Record Crop
The community notes a bumper corn harvest with farmers awaiting huskers at 3 cents per bushel. Local social and town events include lectures by Dr. Shively on public welfare and health, with many residents traveling to Iowa City for football and games between Kalona and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Iowa City
Notre Dame
Elizabeth Schlaughbaugh
Dan C. Yoder
Johnson County
Lew Hess
W. Q. W. Club
Dr. Shively
Osceola
Iowa
Boulder
Colo
Des Moines
Lincoln
Nebraska
Russel
Wilbur Darnell
W. B. Darnell
Bruce Gardner
Edmond Morrison
Washington
Eardley Bell, Jr
Hugh Great
Chas
Crawford
Charlie Ayers
Kennon
Fred Schroder
Helen
Jack Kelley
Schroeder
Jimmie Ryan
Mary Nick
Sam Sluntsberger
E. C. Hambright
W. P. Gardner
Lexington
John Oldaker
Cecil
Kalona
A. F. Low City
L.5. Maplethorp
Kinross and area notes pound out a busy week
Rapids resident Gue Oldaker cared for a relative while John Davidson and Bert Leisure families bought property in Kinross and planned moves. Velda Herr married John Davison as the community heated homes, while Winnie Crousett and family quarantined for scarlet fever. Cars ran smooth to Washington and Iowa City as coal shortages push wood use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gue Oldaker
Rapids
John Davidson
Oskalkosa
Kinross
Bert Leisure
Williamsburg
C. W. Hall
Mies Velda Herr
Jim Herr
John Davison
Wm. Davison
Fairview
Winnie Crousett
Washington
Elmer Wilson
Dunshee
W. W. Wogoman
Wilbur Harvey
Fred Herr
C. P. Bradford
W. A. Foster Home
Iowa City
Sterling Entertainers Spark Local Lecture Series
Homer Davis is ill with typhoid in Wyman Wyman. Mrs Birdie Heston of Liberty ville and Rev and Mrs D D Thompson of Des Moines visit Mrs Glover Ferrell. Thompson's party heads to Washington then Fairfield and Colorado and California with Honolulu planned for January. The Sterling Entertainers gave a splendid concert marking the first lecture course event. The Rees School will close Thursday and Friday for teachers attending a Wapello institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman Wyman
Homer Davis
Birdie Heston
Libertyville
Dd. W. Thompson
Des Moines
Glover Ferrell
Honolulu
Sterling
Ralph Rees
Rees
Wapello
Teachers’ Institute
Local Notes On Community Events And Travel
Grant and Ralph Bull painted the Grand View school house. John Dimery shipped stock Sunday four carloads of cattle and one of hogs. Chas Steiner and Loren Long Wells visited Chas Green’s home Sunday. Lee Davissons attended the Iowa City football game between Iowa and Notre Dame Saturday. Chas Rowe and wife Forded to
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nira Nira
Grant
Ralph Bull
Grand View School
John Dimery
Chas. Steiner
Loren Longwell
Chas. Green
Lee Davissons
Iowa City
Iowa
Notre Dame
Chas. Rowe
Kalona Ball Game Draws Muscatine Readers
Muscatine and Letts residents attended a ball game in Kalona Sunday afternoon. The writer hopes Mr. Elder will stay longer for more letters. Will Curls assisted the Irwins with a move last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine and Letts
Kalona
Elder
Will Curls
Irwins
Winter Wheat Acreage Slumps in Iowa Yield Report
Iowa reports from Sept 16 to 30 show winter wheat acreage at 88 percent of average with 18 bushels per acre. Spring wheat at 85 percent of average yields 15 bushels, oats 25 bushels, corn 50 bushels, potatoes 85 bushels, rye 15 bushels, and barley 25 bushels. Fall plowing and silage filling underway statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
F. H. Ustick
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Clouds Bring Needed Moisture Over Cape Town Region
Clouds supply moisture to the Cape Town area during a nearly rainless period as mountains are clothed in verdant vegetation fed by drifting clouds.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Alfalfa's Journey From Asia to California in 1850s
Alfalfa, native to Asia, was cultivated in Europe before Christ. Spanish brought it to South America, and by 1850 to 1860 it reached California. Since then, it has become the United States' most widely grown forage crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Europe
South America
California
United States
Ducks Start Southward Migration Report
A Missouri River Dispatch reports federal game wardens in Iowa and western Canada say duck migration began with mallards and other species moving south. Tags on over 500 ducks in Fort William and thousands elsewhere aid tracking, with Bellevue and Regina officials noting current and upcoming seasons.
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Des Moines
Mallard
Southland
Charles P
Smith
Davenport
Iowa
St. Paul
Minn
Revina
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Minnesota
Carlos Avery
Benjamin Lawton
Regina
A. W. Martin
Fort William
F. Bradshaw
A. W. Marint
United States
Bureau of Biological Surveys
Washington
Register
Register Sports Department
Bureau
Naval Reserve Cuts In Iowa and Nebraska Announced
Naval reserve forces in Iowa and Nebraska have been cut about 2800 men under a Secretary Denby order. Classes 2 4 and 5 are wiped out with option to disenroll and transfer to class six as volunteers. Retainer pay is lost for many, about 12 dollars yearly, while drill-compliant men remain on retainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Naval Reserve
Iowa
Nebraska
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
D. C. Duell
Buell
Navy
Rose M Brown Reports 20 Pound Gain After Tanlac Use
Mrs Rose M Brown of Manchester New Hampshire claims a dramatic recovery from long stomach trouble after taking Tanlac Four bottles restored her appetite eliminated gas bloating and indigestion while easing headaches She notes Tanlac is widely sold by Sherman Brothers Pioneer Drug Store and other druggists.
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Rose M. Brown
Third Street
Manchester
N. H
Washington
Sherman Brothers
Pioneer Drug Store
Advt
Asinine Ad Questions Buy A Mule Satire
A fragment from an old ad critiques a misplaced sales pitch for a mule. The text mocks the idea of a “reasonable” mule and hints at humorous or satirical tone about buying livestock.
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Joe Nick
Mr. Steel
Marengo
Nick
J. A. Doods
Buck Booth
Washington County Bar Association
T. D. Adams
Dr. Horner
Christ Rhengsegger
Yankee Lane
Loren Winslow
Margaret
J. W. Popham
Rugg
Milliace
Champion Hill
Ed Blumenstine
John Baughterbaugh
Daytonville
Nettle Welsh
Pollie Crawford
DUCKS
Wardens
Naval Auxiliary Reserve
Naval Coast Defense Reserve
Naval Reserve Flying Corps
Buick
Roadat
Touring
Coupe
Sedan
Tourin
F.O. B
Flint
Michigan
Tucker & Eicher
Washington, Iowa
National Editorial Association
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