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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1924
Page
4
The letter argues Iowa should reduce special sessions by electing representatives who can handle code revisions. It criticizes many lawmakers for delays and waste, touts the 1924 tariff effects, and claims the Fordney tariff lowers duties compared to Payne and Dingley tariffs, labeling the new tariff a phenomenal success.
A fragmentary editorial weighs pruning national politics and party cleansing. It criticizes certain lawmakers as destructive and questions booster culture and campaign promises, noting campaign intrigue in Cass county and denouncing partisan posturing and costly investigations. The piece mixes unrelated odds and ends, including a Sunday School quip and slang phrases.
Gamblers in farm products are already on the job making estimates of the 1924 output and probable yield. They are fixing a price to be paid for the finished crop regardless of production costs or supply and demand. The American farmer is a victim of price fixers whose method is systematic and appears legal. This system should be changed.
A former train robber recites a confession about how the Presidency was allegedly purchased in 1920. The narrator notes all principals are dead, broadening appeal to readers who enjoy sensational claims, regardless of truth.
The piece questions a public official claiming Republican ties while opposing party principles. It argues socialists and anarchists should run on their own tickets and cites a Menlo Journal quote about a hidden issue behind cheap eggs in Omaha and local farmers.
The current congressional session yields no notable achievements yet serves as abundant muck for Democrats to weaponize in campaign rhetoric. A restless driver in a tin Lizzie terrorizes neighborhoods with early morning honks, disturbing sleep for blocks, and risks losing his horn.
A satirical note on the state legislature and a forthcoming primary law. It forecasts a peculiarly grafted political plant that may flourish briefly until a new discovery supersedes it, leaving the public as unwilling subjects of the statewide primary.
A single shipment of Chinese eggs inspected by the Bureau of Chemistry and the Department of Agriculture is valued at about 5,000,000 dollars. The New York port load includes 43,369 cases and 128,262 tins of frozen eggs from Nanking and Hankow plus 16,000 cases of dried eggs. Weight totals 9,460,000 pounds frozen and 1,600,000 pounds dried, equating to 435,000 cases of shell eggs at over 10 dollars a case. The shipload is described as the annual work of roughly one and a half million hens.
Royally entertained by Lyle Redburn sponsored by Beryl Horswell and Miss Lockard. Friday program featured chorus vocal trio girls quartette and domestic science girls entertainment with luncheon. Also notes on music program rhythm and a note about bobbed hair fashion and past sub district contest remark. Also a rental ad for pasture land near Anita and a short note on Samuel F. Cooper at age eighty six returning to social life.
A letter cites Judge Wm. R. Green blaming the majority in Congress for not repealing tax exempt securities rules. It argues bloated bondholders dominate, forcing small investors to bear higher taxes while big players evade tax by federal statutes.
A Missouri editor claims the state leads in pie variety with green tomato, ripe potato, buttermilk, and cucumber pies cited as best. He jokes that Missourians must prove the claim and questions why prohibition cannot be enforced like income tax.
John Smoller declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for Cass County treasurer subject to June primary voters. He states his intent to seek the office and asks for voter support.
W. J. Deering announces his candidacy for County Auditor with the Republican voters to be decided at the June 3 1924 primary.
O M Hobart declares self a candidate for County Recorder subject to Republican primary voters on June 2 1924. He notes campaign aims and seeks party support in the upcoming election.
Ralph W. Cockshoot declares candidacy for the Republican renomination for Cass county attorney Iowa subject to the June 3 1924 primary election. The notice states the candidate seeks party support and outlines the election timeline and county focus.
B. H. Skipton files for the Republican nomination for Clerk of the District Court in Cass County Iowa. Primary election is set for June 1924.
A Cass County resident announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for sheriff to succeed himself. He states service to the best of his ability and intent to continue if re nominated and re elected, subject to Republican voters at the regular nominating primary.
A statement from the current treasurer announces intent to seek re nomination by the Republican party at the regular nominating primary. He says he has given the office his best effort for the past two years and will continue if re elected.
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