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01 Nov 1917
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Anita Record in Anita, Iowa
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
1
Iowa and national figures clash over prohibition stance
A sweeping editorial collage critiques Governor Harding for not taking a side on the prohibitory amendment while pointing to Senator Kenyon’s brief Iowa visit and subsequent European tour. It questions Wilson’s stance on woman suffrage, cabinet choices, and party loyalties amid graft concerns in soldier camps and broader prohibition sentiment in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Iowa
United States
Kenyon
Washington
War talk and Iowa politics mix in salty 1917 voice
The piece riffs on Senator Kenyon and an Oyster Bay commander moving toward Germany, mocks Kaiser Bill, and lampoons pro-German sentiment at home. It notes Iowa saloon politics, calls the I W W dangerous, jokes about Liberty Bonds, and blasts editors as a rough, ridiculed jackass.
German War Leaders Desperate Amid Global Tensions
A 1912-era clipping notes rising warmth in state politics, criticizes German leaders as desperate, and cites flour price hikes in Anita. It mentions Judge J B Rockafellow presiding over a November trial of preacher Kelley for the Moore family murder at Willisea in 1912, suggesting legal costs are high yet sometimes necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Rockafellow
Atlantic
Preacher Kelley
Moore
Willisea
Persistent political mutterings and home front lines
A collage of wartime opinions from Oyster Bay to Iowa condemns Harding and Congress, urges prompt action against price gouging and liquor sentiment, mocks slacker behavior, and notes rising prices and scarce comforts as the nation braces for war. The piece ridicules various figures and urges decisive measures to sustain home front morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Vanderbilt
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Montgomery County Force
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C. B. Nonpariel
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Farmers’ Supply Comp
Y. Anita, Clardy Et Sheley, Proprietors
Anita
THE
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Colonel House
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LaQollett
New Jerusalem
A Rao Ian
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