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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1923
Page
4
Ex soldiers plan how to spend that bonus money as a winter theme runs through a local column. Governor Harding dusts off political dampers while talk of a 1924 gas tax, Anita postmaster race, snowbound trains, and teachers in politics fills the page with opinion and wit.
The piece argues workers need a break from agitation to restore industry and sacrifice. It notes employers are fair overall and government aims to fairly mediate disputes while warning that the public bears the burden of unrest as agitation grows.
Popular Mechanics describes a plan by a major railroad to floodlight its fast trains. Observation cars would shine over 160 degrees to illuminate canyons rivers lakes and mountains near the right of way using axle-powered generators. Some officials favor extending lights along the entire train for enhanced effect and added rear-end collision protection.
The article notes a decline in carving cameos as an art in Rome and Paris with mass production of shell cameos for England. It highlights shells like buls mouth from East Indian seas, black helmet of Madagascar, pinky queen's conch, and Wedgwood ware imitations. It mentions machine made cameos and rough workmanship, with few high quality examples in stone such as carnelian.
A newly elected squire in Wisconsin, eager for guidance, visits the courthouse to learn from higher courts. In his first case, after hearing testimony and arguments, he announces the court will deliberate until Wednesday morning and then issue a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
Mrs. Morgan hurries to tell her husband that Mike Mullins wants to buy a boss. Mr. Morgan balks, saying he cannot sell below fifteen dollars and doubts Mullins’ price expectations. The exchange centers on an impending business deal in a tense domestic scene.
In Des Moines an elderly Irishman finally becomes marshal during a city parade. Veterans bandsmen and schoolchildren fill the streets as the marshal on a prancing horse urges the crowd to keep step and march, signaling the start of the procession.
Experiments in Europe last summer show that a dark blue sky yields greater solar and surface radiation on clear days than a light blue sky. The lighter sky exhibits higher air water vapor tension. A precise sky-radiation instrument could aid observations on variable transmission at 655 nanometers.
A humorous Q and A feature from LeBram in Successful Farming compiles reader questions on farming life. Answers cover limberneck, condensed milk, hash, feeding corn, love advice, hair loss, hog raising, bathing temperature, marriage caution, and a playful note about a red ball in a 40 acre field.
Ray C. Beaver writes from St Joseph to Friend Sherm about frequent relocations as his company opens branches. He lists current address 621 Francs Street and notes Grace manages mail at the office while they stay between rooms. He hopes to visit Anita before returning west this summer.
A series of orchard and small fruit care demonstrations will be held in Cass County on March 29 and 30 with Horticultural Extension expert S Holland. The first session is February 28 at T E Ostrus farm in Franklin Township, followed by March 36 at Austin McFadden farm in Brighton Township and M P Herberts in Washington Township. Demonstrations cover pruning grafting and care of raspberries grapes and strawberries with additional discussions. County Agent Leo Cochran and Edwin Garside attended the Record office and others delivered papers.
A history lesson features a teacher asking what set George Washington apart among famous Americans. The pupil replies with a humorous misquote about tying, highlighting a moment of classroom confusion and Ligourian character.
Dry Goods Economist describes a quirky ritual to test a mixture by chasing creatures, adding tonics, and watching when enamel erodes. It reads as a humorously odd household experiment from a catalog era.
In the 40th General Assembly several bills aim to modify the law on Lovine tuberculosis eradication. Farmers from this section of Iowa have voiced strong support for change and legislators seek to enact an effective bill before adjournment to stamp out the disease and stop losses from cattle and hogs.
A clipped caption urges readers to feed Hess's Stock Yonie to hogs with proper handling. The note implies care and discipline in stock management, reflecting agricultural viewpoints from the period.
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