Corn yield contest draws 75 entrants in Black Hawk County
Victor Roszell of La Porte City produced 85 bushels on a 25 acre tract as judges from Waterloo and La Porte City inspect entry corn. About 72 other boys entered the Iowa Agricultural College drill with cash prizes totaling roughly 500 dollars and trips to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Iowa Agricultural College
Victor Roszell
la Porte City
H. A. Smucker
M.L. Bowman
Waterloo
Bert Haymond
State College
John Gill
da Porte City
Donald Dunkerton
Lester Township
Colege
Iowa
Washington
Des Moines
Willilam Galloway Co
Amas Colege
College Town
Local progress report notes hotel brick work completion
Allison county notes progress in Ta with the brick work on a new hotel completed last week. Firm Bros reports their grain elevator near completion and readiness for business as the board of supervisors meet.
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County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Court House
Clark
G. M. Craig
Florida
Minnesota
John Wendleborn
Dumont
Independence
Shafer
Silent Waverley Motor Runs Five Years Underground
A Waverley salesman recounts a test of a second hand Waverley carriage motor installed four feet beneath a factory engine room floor. It operated for five years in 100 degree heat with weekly care and no repairs, touted as a durable example of Waverley motor reliability. The Waterloo agency is The Waterloo Auto Supply Company.
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Waverley
Waverley Co
Waverley Electric Vehicles
Waterloo
Waverley Cars
Waterloo Auto & Y Supply Company
Northeastern Horticulturists Discuss Strawberries in Iowa Session
The Northeastern Iowa Horticultural Society hosted experts from Osage and Waterloo in a public library auditorium. Gardner of Osage presented on new late bearing strawberries and perpetual motion plants, noting 85,000 new bearing seedlings and trials from 1910 to 1912.
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Northeastern Iowa Horticultural Society
Public Library East
Charles F. Gardner
Osage
Gardner
Iowa State
Northeastern Iowa
Gardner Nursery Company of
Autuma
Wesley Greene
Horticultural Society
Towa
F. C. Wildhagen
Waterloo
State League Meeting Financing Under Way
The Epworth League plans a summer state conference here with Rev. C L Nye and County Superintendent Blarry Moore in key roles. The event aims to attract national speakers, enroll 500 youths, and seek support from Upper Iowa conference churches, especially Cedar Falls district, to cover expenses.
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Snes
Epworth League
Methodist Episcopal Church
C’ounty
Blarry Moore
C. L. Nye
Toledo
Chautauqua Assembly
Upper Iowa
Cedar Falls
Glasses fitted with skilled eye tests and service
The note invites readers to try thorough eye tests and properly fitted glasses from Glasser. It emphasizes comfort and tailored service and offers a demonstration of their optical capabilities.
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Ohio Fork
W. A. Bryant and Sons Co
Jefferson
Black Hawk
Sam
Chamberlain
B. Arnold
Denver
Allison
Electric Carriage Motor Works
Jaques Mfg. Co
Chicago
Elmer Reeves
Waverly
J. Snider
J. O. Miller
Watertoo
E. Blakeman
Decorah
Christopher
Bil & Co
Prescott
Henry Clay
Crom
Julius Caesar
Kansas City Journal
Epworthians
Terloo
Banky
Aldrich Jso
Banks
Buchanan
Boston Brokerage CO
Svcaitor
The
Chicago Daily News
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