Pickett Gains Iowa Senate Candidacy Backed by Supporter
Chas C Pugh reports in Des Moines that Charles E. Pickett of Waterloo is actively campaigning for U S Senate. Supporters hail him as an honest hard worker with strong Iowa knowledge and a record favorable to labor and agriculture. The piece contends Pickett would advance Republican principles if elected and notes regional backing in northern Iowa.
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Charles E. Pickett
Waterloo
United States
Iowa
Pickett
Congress
Senate
Chas. C. Pugh
Des Moines
Cox Regains Consciousness After Injury in 1920 Election
The Pittsburg Gazette reports James M. Cox, who was run over by the Republican elephant in November 1920, has regained consciousness though his recent utterances are not entirely rational.
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Pittsburg
James M. Cox
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune Denounces Democratic Campaign Chatter
The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune ridicules Democratic taunts about Newberry’s Senate win and Cox's claim that the party stands firm since 1920. It argues against Democratic rhetoric and highlights Republicans' fundraising and food support as essential to the nation.
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Storm Lake
Pilot—Tribune
Newberry
United States Senate
Michigan
South
Pickett Seen as Best Republican Choice for Senator Nomination
Prominent Iowa Republicans say if Smith W. Brookhart becomes the June primary nominee to replace Kenyon a Democrat may win Washington. To avert that, they advocate Charles E. Pickett of Waterloo as a man whose record will win loyal GOP support at the polls.
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Smith W. Brookhart
United States
Kenyon
Iowa
Washington
Chas. E. Pickett
Waterloo
Democracys meek jackass and the birth control debate
The piece notes public talk on birth control influenced by older women and contrasts it with broader democratic expectations. It criticizes foreign loaning practices and argues that a policy of America first protects national interests, framing the stance as prudent, not selfish.
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America
Gipple and Gilpatrick to handle township road work this year
Local news items note Verno Gipple and Wm. Gilpatrick will perform township road duties during the current year. Mrs Vivian Berger of Lohrville visited Anita for several days last week. FE. C. Dorsey and family moved to the Faga residence north of the Record office.
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Verno Gipple
Wm. Gilpatrick
Vivian Berger
Lohrville, Iowa
Anita
FE. C. Dorsey
Faga
Record Office
Length of a long skirt and local notes from Anita
A puzzled note asks how short a long skirt should be while reports describe a flu outbreak in Denver lifting liquor bans and snowy weather over the weekend. Additional items mention calves for sale and local residents moving, ill, or visiting Denver for family care.
Busier Than the Devil and Other Sprightly Items
A collection of quick notes. a man busier than the Devil must go some while Gentle Annie’s welcome ushers in spring. Mary Pickford gives half of her earnings to her mother. Los Angeles police show competence in probing crimes. A Fontanelle man serving twelve years on the school board resigns. Police uncover a pest of live bootleggers among other items.
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Mary Pickford
Fontanelle
Los Angeles
Townsfolk Reflect On Firewater Follies And Holy Happenings
A local editorial tone notes a man who drained alcohol from a radiator and left town. It contrasts public fervor for a royal wedding with election drama. It cites Clarinda’s 88 percent church membership and jokes about bootleggers pleading guilty in federal court. It questions legal discrimination against singles.
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Council Bluffs
Seeing is Believing at The Vogue Spring Apparel
Atlantic shop The Vogue displays new Misses and Matrons Spring attire in bright colors with modern ornamentation. New Taffern and Canton Crepe Dresses priced at 16.75 and Spring Top Coats from 12.50 showcase quality, finish, and value, inviting an early visit to save dollars.
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Atlantic
Fifth and
Chesnut Streets
the Vogue
Huff Seeks Re nomination for Cass County Representative
Massena resident Chas W Huff announces his candidacy for re nomination as Cass county Representative in the General Assembly. He has served one term and faces no opposition within the Republican party for the June primary.
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Chas. W Huff
Massena
Cass County
General Assembly
Huff
Hawkins Millinery Showcases Spring Hats in Atlantic
Ladies in Anita and nearby areas are urged to visit Hawkins Millinery in Atlantic to view new spring hat styles in Dove Grey greens reds blues and Jacks at unusually moderate prices. The piece notes tax due dates and local social updates including illnesses moves and a medical operation.
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Anita
Hawkins
Atlantic
Better Days Dawning In Chicago By Charlie Benson
The letter from Charlie Benson urges faith in improving agricultural markets. He predicts hog and sheep demand rising with cattle prices and notes corn reaching about a dollar per bushel if sold efficiently. Benson advises farmers to persist, warning quitting achieves nothing, and mentions bank liquidity and acreage cutting boosters.
Prices Rise on Farm Goods as Hopes Grow
The clouds are lifting as farm product prices boost optimism for better times. Corn value has doubled lately, with hogs sheep and cattle also rising in price, signaling improving property value and continued gains on the near horizon.
Finest Iowa highway kept in excellent winter condition
The Great White Way from the Adair county line east of Anita to Atlantic has been well maintained this winter by patrolmen Fred Dennison of Anita Milt Hefler of Wiota and Old Dock Ballentine of Atlantic. The twenty mile stretch offers a smooth ride and a new route east from Anita into Adair planned for spring will make it a top public highway in Iowa.
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Adair County
Anita
Atlantic
Fred Dennison
Milt Hefler
Wiota
Old Dock
Ballentine
Adair
Lowa
Former Anita Lady grave illness of Mrs Tracey
City friends report the serious illness of Mrs Frank M Tracey former Anita resident known as Dolly McLaughlin daughter of Jacob McLaughlin whose death occurred weeks ago at Ottawa Kansas He cared for her father during his two year illness and after his death she was taken to hospital where care continues with poor prospects for recovery Her parents husband and only son have died recently leaving a daughter in law at Ottawa as the lone near relative
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Frank M. Tracey
Anita
Dolly McLaughlin
Jacob McLaughlin
Ottawa
Kansas
McLaughlin
Tracey
Return of the Big Snow in Canada Brings Blizzard Tales
The note from Ernest A. Stone reports a fierce snowstorm and four foot depths in Andover South Dakota area. A farmer oiling a wind-mill atop a forty foot tower amid drifts illustrates the extreme conditions. The writer invites further northern snow reports with a humorous tone.
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Canada
South Dakota
Ernest A. Stone
Anita Boy
A.B. Stone
Andover
Ernest
DeCamp Buys Maple Street Home. Plans Modern Burglow
G M DeCamp purchases the Maple Street residence once owned by John A Irving for 3650 dollars with possession set for March 15. He plans to replace the current building with a thoroughly modern bungalow.
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G.M. DeCamp
Maple Street
John A. Irving
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