Glasener’s 190 Cornfield Sets Iowa Record in 1901
W M Glasener of Lincoln township produced a record cornfield in 1901 with 250 acres planted to corn. He said the yield reached 70 bushels per acre on sod previously broken that spring. Weather delayed sprouting until after seed corn was planted June 6, then showers boosted growth. He also bought 10,000 bushels of corn for feed, supporting up to 400 cattle at a time and selling seven carloads of hogs per season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
W. M. Glasener
Lincoln Township
Frank A. Robinson
Southeastern Iowa Methodists Open 1928 Conference in Oskaloosa
Ministers and laymen from southeastern Iowa gather in Oskaloosa for the eighty-fifth annual Southeastern Iowa Conference session. Bishop A W Leonard presides and will deliver an address tonight. Tomorrow a memorial service precedes business sessions and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Methodist Episcopal
Iowa
A. W.leonard
William H. Huff
Sioux City
South America
Mexico
Weal Longnecker
Ana
P. McNaught
George Hammond
Des Moines
John L., Neal- Sen
James He.’ Coons
Wesleyan ‘College
Ard
Willis J. King
Gammon
Theological Seminary
Green color branding marks Green River coal shipment
The Green River Fuel Company of Mogg Kentucky announces spraying green paint on coal from the Green River seam to create a recognizable trademark. The coating resists washing but may rub off with handling and does not affect combustibility. The color ties to the mine’s Green River designation by the United States Geological Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuel! Company
Mogg, Ky
Crystal Ice & Fuel Co
United States Geological Survey
Green River
Boy in Coveralls Reaches Albert Lea Station
Patrolman stops a 5 year old boy in coveralls who rode a small bicycle to the Albert Lea station platform. The youth, heading home, explained his destination but disembarked before the train. Officials advise the child to think about social welfare clinics and Venereal disease clinic schedules for men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timeis Central
John Jensen
Albert Lea
Lorene Standish
Society Welfare League
The
Jeague
Franklin Street
Farm Economist A M Gunn Backs Hoover in Vote
A M Gunn Buckingham farmer and farm relief advocate told the Courier he will vote for Hoover and Curtis in the election. He discussed farm relief with Hoover at Cedar Rapids and urged remedies to stop the hog price cycle, Hoover promising to consider well-founded suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Curtis
A. M. Gunn
Buckingham
the Courier
Boasler’s Jaw Broken In Cedar Rapids Fight
Tut Jackson, a Cedar Rapids prizefighter living at 202 Merriman Street, was knocked out in the fourth round by Kid Artz last night. He is in St Francis Hospital with a fractured lower jaw on the left side. X rays were taken to guide setting the bones. Jackson said a terrible blow caused the break and that he continued fighting another round.
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Jackson
Merriman Street
Cedar Rapids
Kid Artz
St. Francis Hospital
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Glasener
G. H
Lincoln’ Township
Southeastern Towa Methodists
S. Green
Ers
Adolfo Bernard
Granada
Nicaragua
United States
Comforta
A. MM. Gunn
Boaer
Tut" Jackson
Waterloo
Sycamore Street
Park Ave
U. 5
Libby
Stewart
Campbell
Baker’s
Aloaf
Meat Department
Kellogg
Rath
Black Hawk
Trenkle
Northey Mfg, CO
Northey, Manufacturing Company
Bluff Street
Park Avenue
Northey
Jeanette Bonn
Robert Bonn
Belding
Marie
Fuerafbertin
Bunte
Nachman
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