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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
4
The piece argues Democratic postmasters are kept past their terms with no stated reason and urges strict enforcement of the spoil system policy. It claims hungry Democratic supporters should step aside for potentially hungry Republicans, framing the issue as both political and business.
An Iowa plea urges all voters to study Brookhart's Picture of the United States, painted after a Russia trip, showing the country as equal to the United States. It cites farm values, bank assets, and growing industry while critiquing profiteers and political demagoguery. It recalls Swede immigration and tariff blame, and warns Iowa farmers to rally behind a dirt-farmer gubernatorial candidate or face retribution from past voting trends.
A farmer analyzes labor costs showing a master plumber earning 20 bushels of corn per day or 40 pounds of butter, while 18 bushels of wheat pay a bricklayer for a day and 80 dozen eggs fund a plasterer. He notes unions limit bricklaying to 800 per day and a carpenter reduces hog value after eight months of care.
The Manhattan Bank publishes an Iowa tribute praising the state’s wealth from land crops and livestock. It notes Iowa leads in cereals with large corn and oat crops, horses swine poultry cattle, mines at 18 million, forests at 17 million, and manufacturing output over 740 million dollars. The piece ends with a discouraging jab at critics.
A Chicago coal and coke company assures the public there will be no hard coal strike. They claim ample soft coal and reasonable prices to prevent hardship. They accuse profiteers of scaring customers with talk of a strike. Government data allegedly show coal reserves are abundant.
The paper notes Magnus Johnson of Minnesota as a cautious politician who rails against Wall Street but declines to commit on Prohibition. It remarks that Johnson and others often speak boldly in campaigns yet retreat to safe positions once votes loom.
Government analysis of eighty thousand samples from bootleggers shows the alleged liquor is not liquor but poisonous synthetic dope. Some bottles act faster and with greater danger, a warning to users and sellers alike.
The Des Moines Courier condemns politicians traveling the country sowing discord without constructive programs. It argues the nation needs rest and steadier leadership rather than continual agitation or vague remedies.
Over production across the United States is seen as a source for feeding hogs and extracting value even at low prices. The piece also notes debates about Kenyon and whether political constraints may be loosened to allow a return to power.
Tax exempt bonds drain money from productive enterprise and shift the burden to others. The argument questions who would pay for government services if everyone sought tax exempt bonds and accuses Brookhart of keeping discord to gain political advantage and a “meal ticket” from public misled by strife.
A provocative critique denounces demagogues and a supposed school of experts who claim to offer salvation from Europe. It mocks headlines about Labor turning conservative and warns that rhetoric from figures like La Follette Borah Magnar Johnson Brookhart fuels national instability and mistrust.
A reflective critique notes distrust of U S leaders amid European unrest predicting revolution while accusing officials of continuing deception. It praises Coolidge for calm stance and his pledge there would be no coal strike, framing it as strong leadership.
Magnus Johnson proposes funding a soldier bonus by tapping profiteers profits. The Detroit fortune of Henry Ford is cited as the likely source if the bonus arrives, while the Methodist church loosens traditional rules on dancing and other entertainments.
In a misshapen scene a man rummages the medicine cabinet in darkness seeking pills and nearly swallows a dangerous amount of small pearl but tons. He likely will switch on the light next time to avoid a similar peril.
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