Growth of Iowa 4-H Club Work at State Fair
Des Moines reports the remarkable expansion of boys and girls club work across Iowa, directed by Iowa State College Ames with farm bureau support. At this year’s fair over 1,400 4-H youth participated, with 550 head of baby beeves, 271 pigs, sheep and poultry on display, and home improvement exhibits highlighting low cost quality. Women’s extension work has also wide reach through Iowa State College and county bureaus, with more than 1,400 townships involved last year.
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Courier &Serial Service
Des Moines
State College
Ames
Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
County Farm Bureaus
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Home project study includes nutrition training and care
The item notes conducted home projects covering nutrition study, parent training and child care, home management, home furnishing, millinery and clothing. The emphasis is on developing practical skills for family life and domestic work within a community program.
Road Improvement Sparks Black Hawk County Paving Plan
Black Hawk County moves ahead with a rapid road improvement program aimed for completion in early fall. County engineer W D Johnston cites ten days of good weather aiding gravelling and notes no pavement program yet this year. Nearby counties are paving and laying out contracts, with targets to connect Waterloo to Cedar Rapids and establish paved routes to Chicago and beyond.
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Black Hawk County
W. D. Johnston
Eagle Center
Black Hawk
Benton County
Bremer County
Waverly
North County
Beniis County
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Algona
Fur-Seal Trade Shifts From China to Other Markets
For roughly a century the primary fur seal market was China, where hides were crafted into trunk covers. The shift away from that market reflects broader changes in demand and trade routes impacting fur trade dynamics.
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China
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for indigestion cure
For fifty years genuine Phillips Milk of Magnesia has been prescribed by physicians to relieve indigestion sour acid and gassy stomach. It neutralizes acid more effectively than bicarbonate and leaves the stomach sweet and free from gases. Insist upon Phillips Milk of Magnesia. Twenty five and fifty cent bottles at any drug store. Milk of Magnesia is a U S Registered Trade Mark of The Charles H Phillips Chemical Company and its predecessor since 1875.
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Phillips
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company
Charles H. Phillips
Johnstonons Return from Black Hills Vacation
Myrle Johnston and Mrs Claude Johnston with daughter Myrle returned from a Black Hills trip touring the state game lodge and the temporary White House. In Des Moines they met Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Clarence D. Chamberlin. They visited Tama Indian reservation and other Iowa sights.
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Myr
Claude Johnston
Myrle
Cortlandt Street
Black Hills
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