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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
6
A narrator recalls the weekly paper from a hometown noting sickness, sales like Jacob Stowe’s farm vendue, the cider mill fire of Hub Brown, and local events. The poem prizes the newspaper as moral ledger and comfort, sung to the idea that the paper’s editor mans the eternal record.
In a letter to the Record, Florida Lora defends Florida against booster labeling and argues all states deserve fair treatment. She recalls memories of California and Iowa, urges unity, and cites a California editor's stance against hostile Florida propaganda.
The writer discourages instant relocation to Florida or California, cites mixed outcomes of moves, and notes that Florida will continue regardless. He recalls missed buying opportunities and mentions people investing in DeLand and Anita, with names like Walter Whitmore and Senator James E. Bruce. includes a seed corn update for 1926, detailing frost damage, seed scarcity, and a call for testing maize samples at the Farm Bureau.
Marion County Oregon has quietly pursued a paving program turning principal roads into hard surfaced highways. A four inch asphaltic concrete layer over a well packed base replaces gravel, offering water protection and load absorption. Roads ten years old show little maintenance and condition remains strong, delivering value at half to one third the cost of standard paving. Raymond Laartz and Myrtle Blattner visited Jim McDermott's Benton township home on Sunday.
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