This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
4
A 1924 Iowa weekly item discusses farmer relief via a stable corn price for three months, praising support for rural prosperity. It critiques political topics, notes Coolidge praise for Iowa farm products, and comments on banking, bonds, and national policy with a humorous tone.
A reflective note suggests the truest expression of love for family lies in practical care and securing their well being rather than mere sentiment. It emphasizes steady provision as the core of affection beyond words.
1000 subscriptions due Jan 1. Wallace Bullock, recently with the Younker store in Des Moines, returns home to Anita to help in the Pullock store for the winter. J. P. Christensen closing-out sale northeast of Anita features horses at around ninety dollars and milk cows up to seventy dollars.
The Friday Bridge Club was entertained at a luncheon at Mrs. M. C. Hansen’s home. Charles W. Hook recently underwent surgery in Cedar Rapids Iowa and has returned home, making a rapid and satisfactory recovery.
Corn-Holding Clubs might gain popularity and yield benefits if most corn owners could hold crops until prices justify selling. Many farmers cannot afford to wait, and a study of conditions shows it is not always their fault.
The article urges farmers to ensure adequate railroad equipment to move surplus crops to market if prices rise. It notes prior shortages of cars caused hardship and financial loss, and warns against repeat shortages becoming a problem for farmers.
L B Trumbull and wife attended the funeral in Atlantic Friday for Emily Parsons, longtime friend who died in Omaha Thursday. Interment was in Adair where her father was a physician. Also notes Iowa 1924 crops valued at 35 million dollars and local social visits. An eclipse is predicted for January 2 with the moon passing between Earth and Sun.
Local briefs note the consolidation of the Bulletin and Gazette into the North Guthrie News. Other items include school faculty changes, a yuletide concert for Anita public schools, weather and crop notes, and local incidents such as a truck rollover near Anita and a student fatality at Greenfield.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.