Corn Price Rally Renews Iowa Farm Hope
Des Moines reports a surprising corn price surge while wheat slides, with Corn expected around 90 cents by August. Experts cite hog and cattle demand, dwindling national corn surplus, and favorable Iowa yields though broader belt conditions vary. Pastures stay green due to rains, aiding livestock feeding, while land sales rise and railroads gear up for heavy fall freight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cal
Sean W. Ainsworth
Col
Ainsworth
Corn
Wapello
West Central
Northwest
Clayton
Dallas
Floyd
Lyon
Madison
Marshall
Wooden Bridges of Pennsylvania Echo Historic Ages
A. W. Haffa of Waterloo Iowa recalls wooden bridges near Klingerstown Pennsylvania as sturdy relics built over 80 years ago. He notes a Susquehanna span burned recently dated to 1834 and three nearby bridges from 80 years ago remain sound, covered and protected from the elements. He also describes a 1803 Schuylkill county stone mill, frog behavior and a trip to Engle’s Meadow and the Seven Mountains, reflecting on Pennsylvania’s landscapes and heritage.
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Pennsylvania
A. W. Haffa
Sehuylkil ‘County
Susquehanna River
Kilngerstown
Mr. Haffa
Iowa
Schuylkill County
Haffa
Haifa
Klingerstown
Seven Mountains
State
Waterloo
Franklin and
Second Streets
Walking as the Best Exercise for Health and Longevity
A physician extols walking over elevators and cars as the healthiest habit. He notes daily mileage of five to twelve, praising walking’s heart benefits, digestion aid, and mental clarity. He warns against car dependence and urges a nation to adopt walking like England, noting golf and other pedestrian-friendly activities enhance fitness. The piece ends with a note on a rare one-cent British Guiana 1856 stamp sold for $38,900.
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United States
England
British Guiana
Walking Is Mighty Fine Exercise in Waterloo Community
An Iowa town promotes walking as healthful daily exercise. The piece highlights doctors and citizens, including O. C. Miller, a Waterloo lawyer, who began with small daily distances and gradually increased to longer walks. It notes morning hikers, professionals, and even a lawmaker leading by example with vigorous, healthful strolling routines.
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O. C. Miller
Branch Banking to Be Debate Subject at Cleveland Meet
The twenty first annual convention of the American Institute of Banking in Cleveland July 16 to 20 will feature a debate between Boston and Philadelphia chapters on whether branch banking should be encouraged in the United States. E. T. Meredith of Des Moines will address on agriculture’s relation to other interests. A reunion of Pioneer members from 1903 will mark the event, with 28 conferences and 18 general subjects planned. DES, Dunbar, Freiberger, Hunt, Wolf, and Hazelwood will speak at various sessions.
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Cleveland
United States
Boston
Philadelphia
American Institute of Banking
E. T. Meredith
Des Moines
Alexander Dunbar
Pittsburgh
I. F. Freiberger
Alfred T. Hunt
Scranton
O. Howard Wolf
C. B. Hazelwood
Chicago
Banking leaders to address major session
Carter EB Taulman president of the American Institute of Banking and John H Puelicher of the American Bankers Association will address one of the general sessions.
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Carter. EB. Taulman
American Institute of Banking
John H. Puelicher
American Bankers’ Association
Vermont Valley to Be Flooded for Power Lake
The Deerfield valley between Wilmington Vermont and the Massachusetts state line is being transformed into a large artificial lake to create a reservoir for electrical power. The project will provide energy transmitted over lines to factories in Massachusetts, altering the rural landscape and communities along both valley edges.
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Vermont
Wilmington
Deerfield
Massachusetts State Line
Massachusetts
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound hailed by mothers
Windom Minnesota and Glen Allen Alabama letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from bearing down pains and fatigue after childbirth. Mrs Moeps and Mrs Rye credit it with strength and well being and offer testimonials for public sharing.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Windom
Mina
Lydia
Minn
Glen Allen
Ala
Lydia Binkham
Ida Rye
Alebama
Valley Dam Flood Plan Threatens Vermont River Valley
Confusing OCR describes a 1924 flooding plan from a dam across the Deerfield river valley. It mentions a Davie bridge, a lake one mile long and half a mile wide, backing water toward Millers Mills and Wilmington, with impacts on farms and local industry including a brush factory head, Betty Lawranos.
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Deerfield
Davie Bridge
Vermont
Newport Speed
Wilmingte
Betty Lawranos
Montelatr
N. J
Floyd County report seals 10 gallon still hidden by creek
Sheriff Gutter and deputy H W White seized a 10 gallon copper still with 12 feet of tubing from Flood creek in Charles City County. The apparatus contained about five gallons of corn whisky. The owner remains at large but is expected to be arrested soon.
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Charles City
Sherif Gutter
H.W. White
Flood Creek
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