International Harvester to the Rescue in Wake of Tri-State Tornado of 1925

By Farm Collector
Published on May 16, 2013
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Homes shattered to pieces at Murphysboro, Ill., in the tornado of March 18, 1925. About 1,200 homes were completely destroyed in an area 1 mile wide and 2-1/2 miles long.
Homes shattered to pieces at Murphysboro, Ill., in the tornado of March 18, 1925. About 1,200 homes were completely destroyed in an area 1 mile wide and 2-1/2 miles long.
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A McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor similar to those donated by IHC.
A McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor similar to those donated by IHC.
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Remains of Model T Ford ripped apart by the Tri-State Tornado near Owensville, Ind.
Remains of Model T Ford ripped apart by the Tri-State Tornado near Owensville, Ind.
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A shot of the Reliance Mill in Murphysboro., Ill.
A shot of the Reliance Mill in Murphysboro., Ill.

When
Farm Collector reader Bob Good, Harrison, Ark.,
read this article in a nearly 90-year-old farm magazine, the years fell away.
“All the recent disasters — from the Joplin
tornado to Superstorm Sandy — have been on our minds, or maybe on the hands of
those who were able to assist in relief and rescue work,” he says. “When I came

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