Democrats gain across Iowa as Carroll elected governor
The Democratic sweep raises hopes nationwide with Iowa delivering a about 10 000 vote victory for Carroll. Murtagh and Newell win in Kossuth County while Henderson takes the recorder post and Heise and Newell are reelected supervisors. The piece argues for a shift away from party-name sway and hints at Woodrow Wilson and Judson Harmon as rising national figures.
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Doubling Grain Yields From Ames Experiment Station
Developments at the Ames Iowa Experiment Station show promising gains in small grain yields. Winter wheat tests reach 56 to 63 bushels per acre, a spring wheat yield hits 64, Silver Mine oats reach 92, and Standard Manchuria barley yields climb to 50. The program spans 928 winter wheat plots, 1520 oats rows, 240 test plots, and 75 increased beds, with extensive corn work totaling 254 plots. C Gregory, Bulletin Editor, Iowa Experiment Station.
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A Lesson in Astronomy in Indiana Moon Over Marriage
A fragmentary Item notes Billy Moon and Annie Star married in Indiana three years ago. They have a son and Mrs Moon’s parents live with them. It mentions the sun, moon, and stars in a playful astronomy theme and hints at a new moon expected around the first of the next month.
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Tramp's Tale Turns Charity into Political Gaffe
A wandering beggar tells a farmer a sobering joke about a leg misfortune to plead for alms. He claims his right leg was shortened by political enemies, then reveals it has grown longer than the left, illustrating how friends altered him during a campaign.
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Abused Travelers in Iowa Train Incident
A Mason City bound train from Whittemore to Mason City carried three loud, drinking youths who angered the conductor. He seized their bottle, threw it out the window, and warned them to quiet down or the train would stop. They alighted at Hobart to continue their journey, upset by the confrontation.
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