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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
1
A broad commentary on Iowa politics decries profiteering and party zeal while urging farmer and worker sympathy. It rails at Democratic control and calls for a Simon Pure administration, highlighting figures like Brookhart Thorne Pickett Herring and urging turnout for June primaries and November votes.
A harsh, disjointed fragment laments a man allegedly starving a newspaper to death and endorses harsh punishment for the Ku Klux Klan. It invokes a grim metaphor comparing motorists in Guthrie county to birds in a cage during a dark night to evoke fear and outrage.
Bessie Myers Lowell of Anita Iowa offers to furnish musical programs for lodges banquets and any social affair by appointment highlighting her services to local communities.
A fire on Frank H. Osen’s farm a few miles northwest of Anita destroyed the dwelling and contents. Neighbors saved some goods and aided in protecting adjoining buildings. John Osen suffered a severe cut from broken glass. Insurance with The Anita Bank Agency paid $3,500 in losses to Mr. Osen.
A flurry of local items and social musings discuss a newborn at the Steele home, aging bravado, and humorous takes on crime, Prohibition vibes, and fashion sales at The Vogue in Atlantic. The column blends jokes, notices, and ads with brief remarks on public life and culture.
The piece urges voters to choose a Republican nominee for U S Senator from Towa who is qualified and represents all people. It criticizes dog eat dog tactics and praises the Standpatter as reliable and well seated in Republican circles. The author hopes the Standpatter need not apologize for existing.
A reflection on how distant or blocked access makes the caller feel. It contrasts the struggle of enduring an all night fight with alcohol against the ideal of comforting sermons, noting the harsh reality of distance and difficult roads.
The piece jokes that corset manufacturers face bankruptcy as people abandon wearing them. It notes contestants for a $1000 Des Moines Register beauty prize were up early and photographed before dressing.
Two years past Iowa spent about two hundred thousand dollars to hold a state primary for nominations. Only two candidates won actual nominations, as delegates had to be summoned from counties to complete the process. The present primary law is criticized for its cost to taxpayers and limited benefits.
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