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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
1
Farmers spearhead discussion on permanent roads across city and country papers. They oppose financed by farm owners, urge June primary voting to back Governor and Legislature nominees who stand for farmers' interests. Also notes on Missouri River, election boards, and Cass Montgomery Veterans reunion dates.
The piece weighs in on cleaning up property or letting the Board of Health act. It notes a glass front snake den, wartime scarcity of Castor oil and cod liver oil, and urges military training in schools. It also critiques Iowa politics, Cummins, and Meredith on roads, while praising preparedness and peace phrases.
A collage of short notices reports resignations, estate news, Shakespeare debates, road plans, anti gambling stances, tax assessments, local endorsements, and seed corn successes from Iowa communities. Notables include W P Hepburn estate details, McCaustland resignation, Guiher support in Winterset, and Tierney seed corn achievement.
A partisan column attacks Democratic Tariff Reform as a failure in wartime and urges Iowa voters, particularly farmers, to back Republican protectionism. It targets Roosevelt and Cummins, claims Democratic policies threaten farm interests, and argues for unity among Republicans to win in the Cass Shelby district.
The passage argues that Democrats cannot win a Democratic road supervisor in Iowa without Republican votes, urging Republican voters to decide how to act to determine state office outcomes. It frames the situation as a test for Republican voters across the state.
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