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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
1
A rousing political screed attacks Popocracy and Prohibition, urging Republicans to unite and defeat rival Ideologies. It warns of deceitful politicians, calls for signing the pledge, and predicts a harsh platform fight at the state convention. It then shifts to how petty litigation harms communities and advises turning to legitimate lawyers rather than pettifoggers.
Edward D. Foster in the Weld County News argues Ford cannot secure the presidential nomination in 1924. He emphasizes a crucial factor often overlooked the vote of owners of high powered cars who have endured following slow vehicles on narrow roads and steep climbs.
The piece argues for government regulation of liquor manufacture and sale to curb violence and graves linked to alcohol. It criticizes politicians who switch party lines to fit local majorities and asserts true Republicans dominate Anita, with Tammany Hall in New York City, not in Anita.
In a recent contest, a call for plain, right names and strict adherence to truth was made. It emphasized honest framing and accountability, with a pledge that future battles will follow the same precise approach, regardless of outcomes.
The speaker laments boosters in towns falling for frauds over investing in legitimate local newspaper ads. He argues smart ads in the home paper yield proven returns and mocks those who ignore sound strategies.
Thousands of Iowa Democrats rally behind Clyde Herring whose nomination for the U S Senate was secured by a small group of Democratic leaders meeting months ago to endorse his candidacy.
The piece notes that Americans are easy marks for graft and warns of prominent schemes as the Iowa state Republican convention debates who will craft the party platform. It pins the choice between the Iowa Republicans in convention and Smith Brookhart as central to the process.
The text criticizes the Grand Old Party as becoming Popocratic and mocks town boosters as a joke. It suggests Republicans learned from Bull Moose tactics and will apply the lesson in the future.
The record notes Brookhart as a minority nominee amid charges of obstructive behavior. The source phrases suggest political friction and assign blame to opponents, while hinting at broader campaign tensions and scrutiny of nighttime affairs.
Colonel Smith Brookhart in Washington Iowa criticizes President Harding as listening to the Wall Street crowd. The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Brookhart’s undignified tone and questions his suitability to lead Iowa Republicans in the United States Senate.
A remark on the idea that mastery over men carries honor, contrasted with the fragility of a woman deemed to have lost her reason and good sense, reflecting era attitudes toward gender and authority.
A columnist argues that many women are misled by men who boast of catching brides. The piece calls for public awareness and a clear view of the problem in the current community.
Glen Babb, a single resident living with his parents, received six months in the Adair County Jail and a $150 fine for stealing a load of barley from O. D. Wortman and disposing of it to a grain elevator in Anita. Since the stolen value was under twenty dollars, grand larceny charges were avoided.
An editorial condemns publicly boasting men who steal another man's wife and prey on naive women. It recalls White Caps as past enforcers and warns the community that such behavior harms families and society.
Several hundred dollars were spent on permanent improvements at Evergreen Cemetery due to the rebuilding of The Great White Way which lowered the cemetery grade by ten to twelve feet. New driveways at entrances required fill, a wide concrete stairway with reinforced urn pillars was built, trees along the birch drive were trimmed, dead shrubs removed, and rubbish cleared. Rock donated for four pillars at the entrances will support a fence later. Evergreen Cemetery is described as one of Iowa's finest kept.
The piece questions Attorney E. S. Holton’s political school near Main Street and the polling site. It argues against coercive instruction at elections and notes voters avoiding the gauntlet run by Pat Hadley’s operation during the recent primary.
Mrs. F. W. Beebe of Wiota, hospitalized in Des Moines after an operation two weeks ago, remains in critical condition but is expected to recover with several weeks of care and nursing.
A ninety one year old sports figure is criticized for wandering on a beach with cane and crutch. The piece warns about earthquakes and mocks persistent scandal. It reflects on four decades in the newspaper business and promises forthcoming fact heavy reports.
A fragmentary remark from a local letter endorses harsh methods to curb a man deemed to disrespect women, invoking comparison to old southern slave holders and implying harm to his social freedoms.
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