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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1916
Page
2
A farmer, Kent, credits cows with steady income when crops fail, noting $1,000 yearly from 16 Holstein cows and $390 for hired help. He swapped grain for milk and cream, selling cream and feeding skim milk to calves and pigs, arguing dairy cows outperform crop farming in profit and stability.
Queen Plebo Mercedes 164610 MH FY iE BR bred and owned by BW. Schroeder of Moorehead Minn. has set world records for milk and butter in the junior four class with 8,230.2 pounds of milk and 1311.66 pounds of fat 3.08 percent fat. She also holds the world record for combined milk and butter across ages and breeds and has multiple additional division records. Her 1915 year featured extreme heat and strict official supervision for 82 days. Feed cost was $190 with an estimated income of FATG20 from milk. She is due to freshen again January 28 1917.
A fragmented annual report from the Cow Testing Association details Waterloo herd statistics. It notes herd size, new members, and milk production figures, including pounds of milk and butterfat, cost of production per cow, and comparisons to previous years. The text mentions top output and overall efficiency, with placeholders reflecting OCR errors.
Nov 18 Cedar Rapids reports tuberculosis in cattle affecting Linn and neighboring counties. A 160-person farmer and stockman delegation toured T. M. Sinclair facilities to observe carcass evidence and heard experts urge immediate eradication measures for dairy herds and surrounding areas. The gathering emphasized self protection and adoption of best practices, with further education and coordinated action planned.
Fragmentary text discusses protection and preservation themes tied to hunting ethics and state governance. It mentions agricultural concerns, city law, and policy shaping with references to creatures and pests. The garbled lines imply debates on safeguards and regulatory action.
Mary A Forrea of Huntington West Virginia shares a testimonial about Fristola and Traxo from Pines Laboratories in Monticello Illinois. She claims after failing with doctors and other remedies her daughter recovered fully using these products, and urges others to seek relief through authentic fruit extracts and tonics.
Caneta has sent hundreds of thousands of young men to fight in Europe. Many return disabled and these numbers will grow as the war continues. Canadians are blamed for not caring for returning soldiers. British Columbia has passed a homestead act offering free land and loans to soldier settlers.
The article outlines exemptions from all taxes except school taxes and five year protection from debt seizure for participants. It proposes agricultural training at convalescent institutions for those unfit for hard farm work, including dairy, canning, poultry, and other tasks. Government money allowances would support the men and families during instruction.
In Dubuque on Nov 13 Fred Gloster, a tailor on South Sixth Street, was fined 100 dollars and costs after being found guilty of selling beer and other intoxicants to about twenty men. Chief Giesler and two detectives interrupted his shop days earlier. The court warned that another such offense would lead to penitentiary time. Authorities report local parlors moving to comply with the liquor laws amid ongoing enforcement.
Governor-elect WL Harding uses the Iowa State College wireless station to send a statewide greeting. He thanks Iowa citizens for the election, pledges to be a good governor, and hopes all actions reflect credit on the state and its people.
Dubuque on November 3 5Snuperintend ent J T Harris sent notes to city teachers and students urging careful use of paper. Students should use both sides of sheets and refrain from waste until both sides are exhausted, as paper was scarce and costly.
A fragment suggests ants possess proportionally larger brains than other living creatures, pointing to brain size relative to body as a notable feature. The note hints at a comparison across species, though details are sparse.
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