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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
4
The article notes heated convention rhetoric and posturing across parties but predicts national reconciliation and a strong Republican victory in the November 6 election, estimating a twelve million majority, contrasting with the seven and a half million GOP lead in the previous presidencial race.
The Houston platform did not include any measure to establish or maintain soup houses. This omission leaves provision for public relief and charitable food services unaddressed.
The piece notes the local option proposition travels to the Houston convention, praises a "well-satisfied" Iowa Democrat, questions civil service stability, and comments on agricultural unity against eastern and southern interests. It also ties national Democrats to prohibition, and discusses U S knowledge of Geneva and allied leagues without joining.
A summary of critique about Democratic stance on prohibition citing Al Smith. The piece notes Iowa's car density, public debt claims, and warnings against party figures who bend to reform positions. It mentions wage standards, free trade, and reactions to the Democratic convention alongside Alabama's sentiment.
The article notes a Democracy convention in Houston saluting Jefferson and Wilson as long deceased patriots while criticizing current leaders. It also mentions a bank robbery during the Republican national convention in Kansas City, with police unable to identify suspects.
The article cites Kansas City and Houston stories about non enforcement of the prohibitory law despite official claims of nationwide enforcement. It suggests government seizure of surplus grain to produce liquor for a legitimate home market, criticizing party ignorance on policy.
The fragment hints at a feature on Larson Atlantic linked to a person described as an eye man or guardian figure. It remains a partial, unclear caption with no verifiable events, dates, or institutions to confirm a full news item.
Harvard Medical School and U S Public Health Service review how fine, sharp dust particles from granite, marble, metal, wood, and stone injure the nasal membranes. The danger rises with dust amount, causing mucus breakdown, membrane inflammation, and potential tuberculosis. Prevention includes chemical binders like calcium chloride to reduce airborne dust.
A Des Moines piano contest winner from the Indian community is celebrated as proof that Indians can learn. A newspaper editor argues Indians now excel as lawyers doctors and farmers, noting progress over time and calling Indians the brainiest wild man the civilized world has ever known.
The writer denounces socialism as a European product driven by an army of the unemployed. It argues that some would work if offered jobs, others are too lazy, and claims the political system has spread across the U.S. as a dangerous element threatening government.
If Congress can fix farm prices by law, it could fix prices in all industries, yet such laws are unconstitutional. The government must back any price guarantees, and the people themselves bear the burden, likely to revolt when asked to cover a 42 deficit.
A Sac county farmer who borrowed 17000 on a 200 acre farm in 1925 and has paid yearly interest and 3000 to 4500 on principal says he will not count on the McNary Haugen relief bill or any other farm relief. He asserts he knows what is needed to meet his obligations and is doing so.
The speaker argues that understanding real knowledge in preaching the gospel equals the Democratic nominee's knowledge of agricultural needs. He calls for a post graduate course in farm relief, asserting the party needs better plans for permanent, substantial relief for farmers.
Preliminary activities indicate a highly aggressive 1928 campaign in Cass county with both Republican and Democratic organizations mobilizing in every precinct to urge abstention voters to the polls. The piece questions the cost of Governor Lowden’s nomination defeat and hints at extensive political maneuvering.
A call urges a special political prayer meeting for Burt Stone of the Cumberland Enterprise and Charlie Crow of the Massena Echo before the election. A prominent female writer notes women without children miss life’s big thing, while some childless wives claim insights on motherhood. Emmett Newton of Glenwood visits Anita with his parents Ed and Mrs. Newton.
Cc G Yeater of Pleasantville, once a longtime resident of Anita, has spent the past week visiting friends in Anita and enjoying time in the town.
Miss Vera Green returns to Neola Iowa Monday from a pleasant visit at the home of her sisters Mrs J T Monnig and Mrs V C Case and families.
The Anita Unit American Legion Auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon July 13 at Mrs. L. E. Beans home on North Chestnut Street for the regular business meeting with good attendance expected and desired.
John B. Timmons a Canby merchant and former Anita resident spent last week as a business visitor in the city.
Recent heavy rains have made necessary the re roofing of several Anita business houses. The work is being done with a good grade of hot black tar to seal roofs and prevent further water damage.
Regardless of rain wind hail or mud a long line of tourists continues to hike through Anita's speedway at a pace that shows full enjoyment of their journey despite weather or road conditions.
The author argues that if a fraction of the millions sent as foreign loans were redirected to U.S. farmers they could use real estate as first mortgage security to recover financially, potentially reducing the need for the McNary Haugen bill.
The piece argues that the primary system favors the wealthy seeking high office and hinders the poor who must actively campaign to win votes, transforming a potential service motive into an undoing that blocks the general public from access to nomination.
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