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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
1
Iowa legislators reported voting patterns on bills including creating a state banking department and free text books for school boards. Representative Newton supported measures on prairie chicken protections and liquor sales. Cass Shelby district votes varied with several absences noted. Remonstrances from Cass and Shelby counties urged or opposed changes to Sabbath laws and monument relocations.
The body notes a district absent or not voting on indefinitely postponing the bill defining crew size for engines. The district against delaying the repeal of future special taxes for Capitol extension. The Cass Shelby district senator again listed absent or not voting on a fire fund tax bill. Newton votes Aye for soldier home building at Marshalltown and related appropriation, which passes unanimously.
A reader urges funding to boost teachers pay high enough to allow them to build pensions while still in service. The note argues such a provision is sensible for worn out teachers and would sustain their long term vitality.
Ed L. Newton of Anita voted for a resolution condemning the War Department for its treatment of Iowa volunteer soldiers returning from the border. Lanefftt of Adair county voted against it. Adair news reports the division.
Dr Frank Crane argues that churches full of cheer would attract more worshippers and boost church business. He cautions against sour Christians and implies widespread joy among believers would hasten the millennium.
A Cumberland Enterprise column notes that newspapers criticizing Governor Harding and the legislature also carried out a prior dirty campaign against him. It argues these papers refuse to give credit or praise, regardless of actions taken.
Scouts note the sole sign of spring in the Record is two jaybirds seen fighting one morning, possibly disputing a 1917 jay nest model.
Fu D Pearson and wife have purchased Robison's 120 acre farm in the county's southeast corner at 130 dollars per acre. The property is described as a valuable tract that will increase in worth over time.
The piece notes hard roads boosters opposing reforms while the woman suffrage amendment sits in committee until after spring break. It argues insurers should operate on business principles and that policyholders deserve value for their payments. It frames public skepticism toward political maneuvers and emphasizes accountability in insurance and reform discussions.
The paper criticizes the general assembly for doubting voters in Iowa on property matters and intelligent ballot marking, questioning their capacity to decide the issue without bias.
The Eagle Grove Eagle asserts that demand for a statewide bond issue for permanent roads stems from a handful of large-city newspapers and not from Iowa farmers or the state press. It labels the scheme a metropolitan ploy backed by capitalists and venture seekers.
A critical editorial criticizes reviving the suffrage amendment soon after its defeat. It questions whether any foreign power has right to dictate ships, notes Iowa Democrats oppose restoring the ballot circle, and laments ongoing foreign policy strain amid high living costs. It mentions Bishop Stuntz stepping back from politics to support missions with renewed effort.
Investigation shows the odor in milk stems from cows eating wild onions. A respectable dairy cow would not want her milk to carry such a scent.
The New York World concludes that a nation that ignores both Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan cannot go far wrong.
The statement argues that the prohibition issue deserves separation from other affairs and should not be treated as a rider attached to larger legislation. It emphasizes this topic's importance warranting its own consideration.
Detective Wilkerson urged that any new evidence in the Villisca ax murder case be presented to Montgomery county grand jurors at the first opportunity and with the least possible delay.
A proposal argues for sane laws to permit obtaining intoxicating liquors for necessary and lawful purposes, asserting legitimate uses warrant legislative action.
E T Meredith served as principal speaker at a recent Des Moines church rally described as a get-together. The report notes his improved persuasive and drawing powers since the last general election.
The text argues that despite extensive probing into rising costs, no definite conclusion has been reached about the real cause. It urges a more targeted analysis to identify a sound explanation beyond generalities.
The Sioux City Journal criticizes a bow legged girl and calls for a law to ban short skirts and white stockings, questioning why she should have fewer rights to visible public presence than other women.
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