Betsey Metcalf and the First American Straw Bonnet
New York dispatch recalls Betsey Metcalf of Providence as the innovator who braided the first straw bonnet in America around 1788. Her thrift sparked a domestic industry, facing early opposition before widespread adoption and village production. A Rhode Island Society display preserves the bonnet replica.
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New York
N. Y
America
New York Sun
New England
Betsey Metcalf
Providence
FR. J
Betsey
Europe
Italy
France
England
Congress
Rhode Island Society For the Encouragement
Man Killed Battling Forest Fires Near Montana
Joe Aiken died when a falling tree struck him while fighting forest fires in Montana. He was brought here for burial and was a brother of Mrs. Max Crain of this place.
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Towan
Courier
Oelwein
Joe Aiken
Montana
Aiken
Max Crain
Pumps Remove Mud From Dam Gate
Two pumps were started today to suck water and mud out of the dam gate near the river center. An employee of the Town Pub- lic Service company operates them as three gates had been lodged since last March’s high water. The other two gates will be cleaned quickly and work should finish in about a month with normal operation resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pub- Me Service Company
Iast
Altho
Waterloo residents, visitors fill holiday week in city
A flurry of activity spans Waterloo as residents and guests attend social visits, travel plans, and local events. Numerous readings note trips to Des Moines, Dubuque, Kansas, and Minnesota, with many staying at homes on Irving Street and nearby streets. Medical updates include Mrs. Emil J. Wenz improving after a crash and Craig Arbuckle recovering from appendicitis, while local officials report ongoing school and music activities.
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Harriet McCormick
Harry
la Porte City
Minnesota
West Library
Laura’ Butler
Omaha
Neb
Emma Linn
Emma Linn, ‘Letts, Ta. Are | Guests This Week At the E. R. Mc|Cormitck
Irving Street
Nell
Agnes ‘Wallace
Fullerton
Dubuque
Thair
Hoste
John Wallace
John Valentiny
Ralph
Oneida Street
Frank Finn
Oneida
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Valentiny
Wisconsin River
Pike's Peak
Emil J. Wenz
Sil
Second Street
Pirth
Wellington Streets
St. Francis Hospital
Annette
Craig Arbuckle
New York City
J. W. Arbuckle
Park Avenue East
Craig
Allen Memorial Hospital
Arbuckle
New York
Waterloo
P. Heverly
Black Hawk
Zeppelin Passenger III of Pneumonia
Lieut. Commander Rinnosuka Kiysaka of the Japanese navy contracted pneumonia during Graf Zeppelin world flight and was in serious condition in a Los Angeles hospital. The incident followed fatigue from sleepless nights aboard the airship during its Pacific crossing.
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Los Angeles
Gal
Pacific
Rinnosuka Kiysaka
Good Bet to Hold Spuds Fitch Says
Ames report from 3-Ase notes potato crops will be below average due to drought in Red River valley. Joe L. Fitch extension professor urges farmers to save seed potatoes, store surplus in ventilated bins, and avoid flooding market. Seed potatoes could cost farmers $1.25 to $1.50 per bushel when delivered from northern points.
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Courier Special Service
Ames
Gepti
Joe L. Fitch
Red River
Fitch
Iowa
Moorehead
Paving on No. 11 Nears Dougherty Completion
Independence Sept 3 paving on Highway No 11 south of town opened to traffic to Dougherty about two and a half miles south of Independence. The company plans to finish the segment to the Rock Island crossing by Wednesday and may complete the north end stretch not up to grade earlier.
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Coariar Special Serules
Independence
Dougherty Camela
Rock Island
South County Line
Cholera and animal diseases reported in multiple towns
Reports list cholera in Washburn Tripoli and other towns including Whatland Frytown Pleasant Prairie Stockton Dixon Dona Hue Shellsburg Urleans Vinton Lon don Sharon Centre Iowa City Rudd St Ansgar Merbla Bock Lisbon Manchester Coggon. Hog cholera in Whatland Frytown. pulmonary oedema in swine Barovy Centre Frytown. Blackleg in young cattle Dixon Burdeson Clairstown. Pinkeye in cattle Town City Lowden Marengo. Hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle Hudson in calves Hudson. Foycholerz in chickens Hudson Norway Fowl typhoid in chickens Lowden. Rabies in dogs Dubuque.
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Whatland
Frytown
Pleasant Prairie
Stockton
Dixon
Donahue
Shellsburg
Urleans
Vinton
London
Sharon Centre
Iowa City
Rudd
St. Ansgar
Merbla Bock
Washburn
Tripoli
Lisbon
Manchester
Coggon
Barovy Centre
Burdeson
Clairstown
Town City
Lowden
Marengo
Hudson
Norway
Dubuque
J A Smith Re elected Assistant Secretary of Early Settlers
John A. Smith of 203 Leland Avenue was re elected assistant secretary of the Black Hawk County Early Settlers association. He helped prepare for the annual reunion at Hanna's Grove and is known for his long service with Smith Lichty and Hillman Co. He and A H Holt coordinated the picnic arrangements.
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John A. Smith
Leland Avenue
Black Hawk County Early Setters Association
Hanna's Grove
Smith
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
A. H. Holt
J. &. Tuthill
Last Services for Mrs Mary Mangin Held in Waucoma
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Mangin were set for 9 30 a m Wednesday at the Catholic church in Waucoma. She died Sunday at her daughter Mrs G T Reed's home in Oelwein. Surviving children include Frank Mangin Mrs Arthur Strong Del Wein Maude Mangin Mrs Georges McGuire Edgar Corcoran John and Lyla Mangin.
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Oelwein
Mary Mangin
G. T. Reed
First Avenue Northeast
Waucoma
Reed
Frank Mangin
Arthur Strong
del Wein
Maude Mangin
Georges McGuire
Weaterloo
Newcomers Amid City Turnover Bring 33 Families In
The past week showed a large resident turnover in Waterloo with 33 new families moving in and 22 leaving. Records list newcomers including H. J. Hartman Walnut Court, F. S. Bleck 200 Independence, Erwin Lowry 409 Edwards, Ernest Lange 1316 Englewood, J. E. Leonard 8397 Western, Virgil Helgen 617 12 Water, and others at addresses across the city.
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Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
H. J. Hartman
Walnut Court
H. Harmon
Bleck
Independence
Erwin Lowry
Edwards
Ernest Lange
Englewood
J. E. Leonard
Western
Virgil Helgen
Water
D. EB. Shanabarger
Oak
A. L. Rowland
Prospect
E. A. Thomas
Tenth West
L. A. Anderson
Hawthorne
Phil Souis
South
E. G. Strambridge
Oaklawn
R. W. Blakely
Butler
Pred J. Mertin
Mulberry
T. Hunt
Franklin
S. G. Sundy
H. B. Church
Multan West
A. CG
McKernan
Lafayette
O. H. King
Blok
Val Vant
A. G. Schultz
Home Park
James
Denver
Tenant Changes Farms in Marble Rock
John Hancock, long in charge of a Wailer farm at Marble Rock, held a closing sale Monday and will move to a new location.
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Marble Rock
John Hancock
His Masters Voice Leads Faithful Dog Behind Jail Bars
A dog sticks with its jailed master in the city lockup after the master is confined for intoxication. The dog refuses to leave the jail area, prompting police to allow the animal to stay as a guest in the municipal pound.
Benson Creamery Picnic Draws 2000 to Cedar Falls
A Benson Co-operative creamery picnic near Cedar Falls drew about 2000 attendees for a day of music talks and sports. Fred Kammiller spoke on milk stool philosophy and co operation as the key to community progress. A Finchford quartet and Waterloo School of Music provided entertainment before foot races and a kittenball game between farmers and Cedar Falls businessmen closed the day.
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Cedar Falls
Benson Co-operative Creamery
Fred Kammiller
Guernsey
Dubuque
Kammiller
Iowa
Finchford
H. HE. Liepert
W. M. George
Floyd George
T. A. Gerholdt
Waterloo School of Music
Wapsie Dairymen Set Thursday Tour and Dairy Judging
The Wapsie Valley Herd improvement association schedules a Thursday picnic and farm tour in Buchannan County. Activities begin at 9 AM at the R A Nelson farm with Guernseys judged there and Holsteins at the county farm where lunch is served. Dr EB Stouder of Iowa State College discusses dairy cattle diseases. The Rowley orchestra performs at noon, with Jerseys judged at Frank Hare farm near Rowley and a dairy judging contest to select the Wapsie Valley representative for the Dairy Cattle Congress in October judged by W J Campbell of Jesup.
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Independence
Wapsie Valley Herd Improvement Association
Buchanan County
R. A. Nelson
Here
Nelson Farm
EB. W. Stouder
Iowa State College
Rowley Orehestra
Frank Hare
Rowley
Wapste Valley
Dairy Cattle Congress
W. J. Campbell
Jesup
Cyanamid Fertilizer Should Be Handled With Care and Timing
Dr. F B Allison of the federal bureau explains cyanamid, a nitrogen rich fertilizer used in Europe and adaptable to U S farming with proper soil mixing. It is made from coal cake limestone and atmospheric nitrogen in three steps and contains about 21 percent nitrogen though some transformation products can harm plants if applied incorrectly. He advises applying about two weeks before planting or mixing with soil to reduce risk.
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Europe
United States
F. B. Allison
Federal Bureau of Chemistry and
Sails
Old World
Docter -Allison
Holstein and Guernsey Breeders to Picnic in County
Holstein and Guernsey breeders belonging to the county association will picnic this week. The fawn and white group meets Thursday at the county farm and Holstein breeders Friday at the Ed Ettel farm south of Hawk Eye. Outside speakers will attend both events.
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Fayette
Guernsey
Fayeter County
Ed Ettel
Hawkeye
Delaware Junior Feeders win big in baby beef contest
At Manchester on September 3, Delaware county clubs Ralph Gullgot Masonville and Paul Orr with William Dunn showcase calves in a baby beef contest. Paul Gullgot’s Shorthorn Angus cross weighed 630 pounds and earned a trip to the Chicago International. Dunn’s calf weighed 415 pounds with strong feed efficiency and a 960 pound sale by December.
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Epseal Servier
Manchester
Tai
Delaware County
Ralph Gullgot
Masonville
Paul Orr
William Bunn
Chicago
Paul Guilgot
Angus
Guilgot
Wiliam Dunn
Thomas Dunn
Iptler
Orr
Ames
Southern Crops Exceed Those of North This Year
The September 1 1926 United States Department of Agriculture report says northern crops like corn wheat oats and potatoes are smaller this year while southern crops cotton tobacco and sweet potatoes are larger. Total 34 crops show about 5 percent below 1925 but near the 10 year average. Potatoes may fetch higher prices. lamb beef and dairy markets face mixed trends with heavy storage and variable prices.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Combine
Colleges Tour Alfalfa Plots and Radio Station Visit
A group will tour the alfalfa experimental plots agronomy farm and radio station. They will inspect the new barns and later see the beef cattle horses and hogs. Butler county will also visit Ames on Monday as part of the same program.
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Butler County
Ames
Iowa Neticulture
North Iowa dairy judging winners led by Franklin team
Franklin county dairy cattle judges won with 806 points at the North Iowa fair contest. Webster placed second, Fayette fourth, and several Franklin 4-H members were among the top ten individuals. Four classes were judged Holstein cows and heifers and Guernsey cows and heifers with reasons given on two classes.
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Mason City
Frankln County
North Iowa Fair
Cerro Gordo
Webster
Fayette
Dairy Cattle Congress
J. S
Pat’ van Wert
Pranklin
Robert Ward
Mitchell
Winnebago
Bremer
Floyd
Hancock
Worth
Hardin
EB. M. Wright
The
Town State Dairy Association
Creamery at Rowley Ends Seventh Year of Operation
Rowley cooperative creamery marks seven years since 1922 start with $12,000 debt. First day 96 patrons brought cream. current patronage reaches 160 as the operation continues.
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Rowley
Rowley Co-operative Creamery
Federal Poultry Program Talk Set at Iowa Convention
Dr M A dull head of poultry husbandry for the US Department of Agriculture will address the third annual Iowa Poultry Improvement association convention in Des Moines September 17 to 19. Breeders and hatcherymen seek results from Dr Jull’s research on mating and pedigreeing and to meet with US poultry specialists. Town poultrymen expect to gain personal contact after years. The event features commercial exhibits for the first time. Also noted is M T Grande’s forty second annual sheep shearing in Musselshell valley Montana.
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Tes Moines
M. A. Dull
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Des Moines
Jull
United States
H. E. Gordon
Ames
Association
Julk
Butler Chickasaw to Make Ames Trip
Farm bureau members from Butler and Chickasaw counties plan visits to Ames this week. The Chickasaw group will tour the college Thursday morning to see experimental work at the dairy farm poultry farm and museum. Afternoon tours split up to visit the home economics building the college library and WOT sections.
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Farm Bureau
Ames
Chickasaw County
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