Auto strike injures Jesup farmer near town
Syrel Turf, a farmer from five and a half miles east of Jesup on the Hawkeye highway, was seriously hurt Saturday morning when struck by a seven passenger car driven by Z A Comfort a Jesup stock dealer. Turf was tossed twenty feet down the road and remained unconscious for hours. Comfort stopped the car and carried Turf to his home. Turf’s condition remained grave the next day with recovery doubtful.
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Jesup
Syrel Turf
Hawkeye Highway
Z. A. Comfort
Mr. Turf
Independence
Mr. Comfort
Turf
Comfort
M. R. Considine
Wounded man drives 68 miles to surrender
Bakersfield dispatch reports J. H. Price of Southern California Edison, wounded twice, drove through mountainous roads to surrender after fatally shooting Ross Merthan, a fellow worker. Police were alerted as Price turned himself in with critical injuries.
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Bakersfield
Ross Merthan
J. H. Price
Southern California Edison Company
Sur
Local Man Brought to County Jail After Wounding
A man rendered himself to Constable Henry Wirthbat in Kernville, sixty eight miles away, and was brought to the county jail today by automobile. He endured severe pain from wounds and underwent a minor operation at one jail to remove a bullet after twenty miles of rough riding.
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Henry
Skaters Enjoy Winter Sports at Cedar Falls Pond
About fifty skaters, both men and women, enjoyed extensive skating on a Cedar River pond near Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mill yesterday despite half an inch of snow. They skated Saturday afternoon and evening into the early hours, with some venturing onto thinner ice. A new trend saw many wearing skates attached to shoes, reducing fall risk while gliding.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls Union Mill Company
Cedar River
Runaway horse drags John B. Harbaugh thirty feet
John B. Harbaugh, 60, of 912 Hammond avenue, was seriously injured in a morning run away accident. After hitching a light wagon to his horse, the animal spooked and fled, dragging him about thirty feet, striking his chest. He suffered bruises and cuts with chest pains, and a doctor planned a full examination today.
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John B. Harbaugh
Hammond Avenue
Price of corn 100 percent higher in Iowa market
The Iowa cereal trade shows corn up about 100 percent from a year ago as farmers market large quantities to Waterloo Cedar Falls Union Mill Co Cedar Falls and Waterloo plants. Current price stands at 56 cents a bushel with car and shelled weights noted. Oats sell for 36 cents though receipts are light locally.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Poise and Serenity in Youthful Composure
The Evening Chit Chat by Ruth Cameron reflects on poise as a tangible grace. It contrasts serenity and graciousness with youth self consciousness, recounting a visit to admired individuals and a thoughtful discussion of a new book.
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Ruth Cameron
Poise and Etiquette Guidance Amid Nervous Speech
A discussion on nervous speech shows how quick words can mislead impressions. It urges calm, deliberate processing, breathing, and self-control to project poise, advising readers to pause before speaking and avoid fidgeting, loud laughter, or haste, while reinforcing social etiquette basics.
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Hosteas
Alfalfa Prosperity Across Kansas and Beyond
F D Coburn, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture, extols alfalfa as a mighty agri product. He cites Kansas with over a million acres and Nebraska with two thirds as much, noting alfalfa spurs land sales and high prices. The article urges widespread sowing, warns against poor seed, and stresses proper soil, drainage, liming, and seedbed quality for lasting perennial growth.
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F. D. Coburn
Kansas
United States
Nebraska
The Use of Silage for the Dairy Cow
A Practical Farmer essay argues silage as the cheapest, most palatable corn preservation method for dairy cows. It favors silage as the main ration component, balanced with hay and grain, and gives practical guidance on daily rations, silo size, and land requirements.
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Jared van Wagenen
Poultry fattening as a business by E K Parkinson
A detailed travelogue on a Brussels area poultry fattening operation run by Mr Laurens. It describes a 37 acre farm fattening 20,000 fowls yearly, bought to fatten from 300 birds weekly, fed buckwheat and skim milk leftovers, and sold for 1.50 to 1.70 dollars per bird. Net annual income cited as 1,000 to 12,000 dollars, with note on skin color affecting market demand.
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E. K. Parkinson
Laurens
Brussels
Milk byproducts economics versus creamery returns
The article compares profitability of using the milk car versus the creamery, focusing on skim milk and buttermilk value to the farm. It cites trials from Henry at Wisconsin and shows skim milk may yield around 21 pounds of cornmeal per 100 pounds, with overall byproduct value about 40 cents per 100 pounds of milk, inclusive of fertilizing value.
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Borland
State Agri. College
Burlington, Vt
Henry
Wisconsin
Memorable tributes paid to late Congressman Pepper
Two thousand mourners gathered at the First Methodist church in Muscatine Iowa to honor the late Congressman I S Pepper with tributes to his private life and public service. Speakers including Senator James A Reed Senator W S Kenyon and Congressman Clyde H Taven praised his work for farmers and the dairy industry noting milk price comparisons and butter fat values discussed by regional leaders. The Waterloo Evening Courier notes Pepper’s influence and the local regard for his contributions to Iowa politics.
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Con Creamery
Big Memorial
James A. Reed
Missouri
W.S. Kenyon
Clyde H. Tavenof
Sant Kirk
Patrick
Maurice
Connolly
Iowa
M. J. Wade
Muscatine
Pepper
First Methodist Church
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Pierce
the Business Farmer's Pages
Pratts Poultry
Wangler Bros
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Smart Shop
H. A. Touhey
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MR. Pepper
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