Seed corn poor in 1912 prompts tester advice Ames Iowa
The Ames communication reports seed corn for 1912 is poor with 64 of 196 kernels strong and 23 weak and 12 dead. It urges testing each ear intended for seed within six weeks and offers to connect buyers with local seed suppliers. The note from M L Mobher of the Extension Department at Iowa State College requests seed variety, quantity, and price details.
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Ames
Towa
M. L. Mobher
Iowa State College
Iowa
Local News Highlights From Shell Rock Area
Miss Helen Coward visits Iowa City. Prof. A. R. McCook suffers factory fire loss but most machinery saved. Frank Edson of Nashua dies by suicide after prolonged illness. Clark Avery and Miss Kya Walters wed at Baptist church. Geo. Phelps trades town property for a farm near Janesville. move planned March 1. Epworth League hosts Valentine social at M E Church with recitations and music.
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Shell Rock
la Porte
Canis
Helen Coward
Friends J
Iowa City
A. R. McCook
Elma
I.a
Orlando Lopez
Frank Edson
Nashua
Edson
L. Bisplinghoff
Waterloo
Clark Avery
J. W. Allen
M. EB
Epworth League
Three Beauty Aids Women Should Know
From French Beauty Monthly. A dry hair treatment uses cornmeal mixed with a box powder to cleanse and brighten hair. A simple magatone lotion in witch hazel is advised to improve skin avoiding blemishes and wrinkles. Mother’s Salve is recommended for cuts burns sprains and throat ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Beauty Monthly
Women Demand Police Matron for City
Women of the YWCA have prepared a petition to city council seeking the appointment of a police matron. Mayor Reetor, urged by the group, would approve once suitable quarters are provided, with the third floor of city hall suggested as minimal expense. The law allows the mayor to appoint two matrons to work with police, at 360 per month.
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Young ‘Women’s Christian Association
J. R. Reetor
Kindness Returned After Thirty-Two Years in Iceland
In Dubuque on February 16 Judge Frank Carney was thanked for a 32 year old kindness. As a conductor on the Great Northern line between Crookston and Glendon a mother in labor received careful help and Carney offered a name for her baby Frank, gifting a silver dollar and his card. The immigrant mother later returned the gesture when her son Frank Erick traced Carney to thank him.
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Dubuque
Frank Carney
Carney
Wade
Great Northern
St. Paul & Pacific Road
Crookston
Glendon
Minn
Caveney
Frank
Babe
Judge Carney
Frank Erick
North
Iceland
Frick
Hudson Hay Company
Great Northern Railway
Maine Mast to Rest in Navy Yard Park as Memorial
The steel mainmast from the wrecked Maine arrives at the Washington Navy Yard aboard the collier Leonidas. Plans call for placing it in Navy Yard Park and later erecting it over victims’ graves in Arlington Cemetery. The piece is part of a broader account including local disorderly conduct cases and the Sampson burglary case, with indictments reflecting county actions.
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Maine
Washington Navy Yard
Leonitas
War Department
Navy Yard Park
Arlington Cemetery
Duster Petition Ready 10 File in County Ouster Case
County Attorney Hoxie says his office sought time to file an ouster petition after Mamie Jackson pleaded guilty to maintaining a nuisance. He explains three weeks referenced by W T Dinneen were spent gathering affidavits and corroborating Mrs Jacksons charges. Dinneen resigned after promising to resign and the petition was prepared for filing. the case would have alleged the chief knew of the nuisance and failed to act.
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Mamie Jackson
Waterloo
Center Street
Jackson
Mildred Green-Lindenstruth
Sampson
Harold A. Sampson
J. N. Labarre
Mr. Dinneen
Run
Caidne
Waterlon
Pin- Neen
Cedar Walls
Independence
Ditineen
Dirs
Police Department
Neighhors
Shicksem
Leighton
Stock Island
Winthrop
Dentes
Sir. Dinneen
W. T. Dinneen
Wirt PL Toxic
Dinneen
Andry
Cosson
Restien
Aeuto
Death of Mrs. Rhaabeth Hubbard Felt in Waterloo Area
Waterloo friends were informed by letter of the death of Mrs. Rhaabeth Hubbard an early Waterloo settler. She died February 3 at the home of her grandson at Skene Mississippi after a five month paralysis. She was 89.
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Waterloo
Rhaabeth FE. Hubbard
TE. P. If. West
Skene
Miss
Preparing for Childbirth with Mother's Friend
Women who hear children and remain healthy prepare their systems in advance of birth. Without prenatal aid the crisis may overwhelm the mother, leaving weakened health. Mother's Friend relieves discomfort, eases expansion, prevents numbness and breast inflammation, and aids a swift recovery. Sold at drug stores. Write for a free book from Bradford Regulator Co. Atlanta, Ga.
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Brug
Bhadfield Regulator CO
Atlante, Gi
Waterloo Woman Dies After Moving South to Mississippi
A long-time Waterloo resident died at a Mississippi home of her daughter and grandson, with funeral services held February 4 and burial in Cleveland, Mississippi. Her son John Hubbard had died in Waterloo last summer.
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Waterloo
Jasl
Mississippi
Cleveland
Miss
John Hubbard
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