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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1917
Page
3
Practical guidance from F F Rockwell on controlling garden pests including chewing and sucking insects and maggots. Explains three pest classes, suggests arsenate based stomach poisons, and cautions on disease prevention to protect crops amid drought conditions.
Pioneer Cow Testing records show July heat and Wiles reducing milk flow. Iowa State dairy experts caution selling cows now. prices expected to rise, making retention profitable. 340 cows tested, 26 produced 40 pounds butterfat or more. table lists owners and cows with over 45 pounds butterfat during 31 days ending July 31.
A horticultural note advises using a contact killer for sucking insects with nicotine extract or kerosene emulsion, combined with arsenate of lead and Bordeaux spray to guard against diseases like late potato blight and tomato rot. Apply spray every 10 days, adding nicotine or kerosene when insects are present. The next piece will cover fall planting. Readers are urged to request Burnee’s garden book and leaflets.
The Dairy Cattle Congress will feature a display by the state dairy and food commission highlighting products made from milk. The exhibit will be original and detailed with items such as billiard balls and knife handles crafted from milk. Exhibit space in the colliseum is selling rapidly as manufacturers align with the government conservation and production program. G. E. Brown of Spokane Washington and H. A. Harwood of Chicago, officials of leading manufacturing firms, visited Waterloo to reserve space for their displays.
Stockholm on August 6 reports the international socialist conference will open in the city on September 9. The gathering, expected to draw delegates from multiple nations, will discuss labor issues and socialist policy at the start of the week.
Directions on joint regimental and national guard recruiting issued at the local station. National guard units become regular army units, retaining state names. Three men, Russell, Baskins, and Thomas, sent to Jefferson Barracks. Bakes rejected for heart trouble. Navy recruiting report shows a shortage of 27,482 men plus 1,271 apprentice seamen. total strength 135,164 with 164,564 enlistments authorized.
Fayette county auditor C F Chambers writes to the county officers association entertainment committee about the joy of not being on the exemption board and plans to attend the county auditors convention in Waterloo He jokes about bringing Will Parrott to catch bull heads and notes a busy program with registration sessions and talks by state auditors and officials. An entertainment schedule includes a band and an information bureau to aid visitors.
Officials anticipate more than 600 visitors as Ness coordinates transport to various city destinations and surrounding areas for delegates, aiming to showcase local sites and facilities during the event.
Ernest Webbeking announces a new three story brick college building next to the library east for Waterloo College of Commerce to be ready Oct 1. It features steam heat electric lighting sanitary facilities lunch room and upgraded furniture and equipment including typewriters and teaching shields.
Washington August six. Railroads used more coal last year than in 1915, totaling 142,735,000 tons. This amounts to 24 percent of the nation’s entire coal output.
Gold from Canada for British account totaling 6.4 million dollars was received today and deposited at the Philadelphia mint. This marks the second consignment since the renewal of the gold movement last week after a 6 million dollar shipment.
Austin August 6 The Texas house began considering impeachment charges against Gov Jas Ferguson as Speaker Fuller presented 13 charges with more possible. Counsel M M Crane did not confirm order of testimony, while the public sought which phase would lead the hearing including undue dictation at state universities, Abilene college location, banking law disregard, or misapplication of public funds.
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