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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1928
Page
4
The piece argues there will be no immediate repeal of the Volstead Act and questions certainty about Al Smith’s impact on prohibition. It notes Smith’s repudiation of Houston platform, cites Adams and Norris, and criticizes third-ticket pursuits in the coming election with a scornful tone toward prohibition politics.
Chas E Swanson of Council Bluffs wins GOP nomination for the full term beginning March 4 1929 after a district convention. He has served as Pottawattamie county attorney from 1914 to 1922 and rejected several offers to become Iowa assistant attorney general. Burke, a Democrat from Missouri Valley, is his November opponent.
The New York nominee has not stated a position on farm relief but has spoken clearly on another matter, suggesting that farm relief is not the campaign’s top issue for the Democratic presidential candidate.
The article notes that the current presidential campaign has not unsettled business interests nationwide. It suggests this stability reduces the expected surge of profiteers aiding the millionaire class, keeping financial pressure relatively calm.
The Ottumwa Courier outlines three views on bank guaranty deposits. The plan fails in seven states with Nebraska showing only a $20,000,000 fund and ongoing liquidations. Critics call guaranty unsafe, unfair, and harmful to the banking system.
The article argues that the American dollar remains worth one hundred cents regardless of war, backed by the gold standard. It notes past attempts to alter currency policy failed to shake public confidence in the Republican stance on sound money.
A reader questions whether the ninth congressional district in Iowa will stop favoring Pottawattamie County for Congress. The writer argues counties east of the Big Muddy deserve equal consideration for capable, deserving candidates from across the district.
A Missouri editor proposes a simple test for corn whiskey using a ten penny nail left in the liquor for a day. If the nail rusts, it is drinkable. if it bends, avoid the bottle. The note also dismisses a misinformed claim about Susan and Smith Brothers. It ends by urging voters nationwide to stop, look and listen before November elections.
The Retired Farmer notes a cattleman from the sand-hills busy with cattle and family life, not seeking office and missing the Kansas City farm protest parade. He doubts which party earns rain credit, while the Republican hold on the White House is claimed as Al Smith faces criticism for soaking the nation.
The piece criticizes Senator Brookhart for wavering between aiming to be reformist and urging the party to act as he deems fit. It argues the Republican party is larger and more important than any single senator or subordinate, and warns against personal dictates during critical times.
A farmer visits a radio shop to buy five radios to be installed in his fields to spread the sound evenly and save horseflesh. The dealer questions the plan while the farmer argues it proves the need for independent farmers and fewer political manipulations. General Apathy is not expected to participate in the 1928 campaign.
The text notes Bob LaFellette, son of his father, still presents as a Republican while calling for broad Populist reforms including Volstead law modifications. The fragment shows tension between party labels and reformist demands.
A nostalgic look asks who recalls the era when women wore long-legged trousers with oversized ruffles at the hem, a distinctive style detail from past fashion periods.
A famed Iowa figure quipped that Hell would be Methodist if Iowa went Democratic. Iowa did swing blue, yet official returns from Hell were never reported, leaving a sharp political aside without verification.
Sol N Wagner travels from Anita to Des Moines for a brief stay with his son Howard and wife before returning home to Ruthven Iowa.
Outlook presents a satirical take on modern housing, tracing a life from birth to death across institutions and daily routines. A new wife engages with a real estate salesman as the piece questions why one should buy a house when a mere garage suffices.
A Blue Valley Creamery Institute summary notes pigs on pasture outperform dry-lot pigs in 100 pound gain, with legume pastures such as rape supplying protein. Grazing reduces tankage and costly concentrates while improving soil fertility as manure is deposited across fields.
Trials show grain for pasture fed pigs is 38 percent less than concentrates for dry lot fed pigs and pasture pigs gain about 30 percent more. Alfalfa pasture yields good green feed for up to 20 pigs per acre, supports two to three hay cuttings, and reduces worm and parasite problems through cleaner forage.
Atlantic Supervisor H. G. Armentrout completed erecting a new barn on his Lincoln Township farm and painted the dwelling and other structures. Old Bill Steele of Berea is recovering from severe injuries to his left lower limb after a fat man’s foot race in Anita on July 4. A Missouri teacher offered a prize for candy imitation with pupils arriving at the school in a lively scene featuring wood stick candy walnuts and a boy pulling a mother dog with seven pups seeking the prize.
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