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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
4
The piece extols Thanksgiving gratitude, stressing that little daily joys outweigh wealth and power. It highlights family, friendship, a child’s song, a warm kettle, wind and rain, sunlight, a window light, and guiding stars as the true blessings.
A rambling Iowa page references a Civil War era Ku Klux Klan ritual document, tax and income remarks, the reach of radio into small towns, and local musings about school teachers, parks, and farm life. It mentions Iowa state parks, Coolidge, and a teen eager to see the world, with scattered quotes from Adair News and local chatter.
The Federal Intermediate Bank of Omaha would loan 50 million dollars at six and a half percent through Agricultural Credit Corporations. The Iowa Farm Loan Association plans to organize the Iowa Intermediate Credit Corporation with leaders from the Iowa Farm Loan Association in charge to finance farmers storing corn under the Iowa Warehousing Act. Nebraska farmers lack eligible warehousing act and security to access similar funds.
Supervisor H G Armentrout completed permanent improvements on the Anita Massena highway in Lincoln township. The creek channel was moved north, the road raised about four feet, and a fifty foot truss bridge built to prevent floodwater overflow and reduce land damage. The project cost far less than the original estimate.
After the ceremony the bride sobs that J.T. never told her she cannot cook. The husband replies he will not cook, claiming he is an editor. The scene ends with a flood of slobber as the couple jokes about their roles.
Harvey Stauffer son of Mr and Mrs J E Stauffer died from injuries after being gored by an enraged bull on his father's farm near Pine Bluff Wyoming. He was buried Saturday. Relatives in Anita have few details beyond the death and that he was badly crushed. Samuel Randall a leading Democratic statesman and Protectionist is noted for supporting protective policies while serving in Congress from a high protection district in Pennsylvania. The piece also critiques Iowa Republicans and Populism, and mentions Florida apartment rates. Herold Rasmussen and C Farns return from Neela after cyclone repairs.
Abe Biggs recovers from illness and can move about in Anita. Mr. and Mrs. Clayde Karns of Berea visit Chas Karns. Mrs. J. T. Monnig and babies visit relatives in Omaha and Neola. George Parrott is ill at his niece’s home northwest of Anita with pneumonia. Robt. Bain ships cattle to Chicago and plans a stay there. Mrs. Hensley of Extra visits grandmother Mrs. Benj. Wagner who is ill. Edgar Vernon and family visit Anita. Doctor Campbell removes a corn grain from Supt. Garlock’s daughter’s nose. Ladies Union Club hosts a 1 PM dinner at Mrs. J. H. Trimmer’s Voorhees Estate. Mrs. C. O. Conley of Atlantic plans to move to California with her daughters. American autos exports to Europe total $29,224,681 in August, hinting at potential debt payments.
Augusta Wooster Beason died November 2 1925 at her daughter Edith Mathias home Gulfport Mississippi at age eighty six. She was born in Erie Pennsylvania in 1840 to Calvin and Hannah Wooster and married Lewis Beason in 1859 in Iowa. She helped run the Benson Station stage line near Anita and later the Voorhees Estate home. mother to seven with four surviving including Charles I Beason Olive Husk Lewis H Beason and Edith Mathias. Funeral services were held November 4 at the Gulfport Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev C S Newman.
William J Johnson born July 4 1839 in Devonshire England died October 24 1925 in Eureka township Adair county Iowa at age 95 3 20 after a life at sea Civil War veteran and railroad worker who served in the 13th and 56th Illinois Infantry he witnessed battles including Vicksburg Lookout Mountain and Ringgold he married Elizabeth Brownlee Roben in 1874 and later lived with his daughter Mrs P R Nichols in Stuart and died after a long illness He supported Odd Fellows and Congregational church services and was survived by two step daughters five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Fred C. Chinn of the Farmers' Coop visited Des Moines Friday. Mrs. Ida Dilts McCord spends the week in Iowa City at her daughter Dollie Fillenworth's home, who moved from Mason City to care for her two sons studying law at the State University.
The piece recalls a bygone rule where a bell rang at a hotel or boarding house to signal breakfast dinner and supper times. It notes that bell ringing was a common custom in mornings noon and evenings, guiding guests to meals.
Mr and Mrs Fred Vokt entertained a large company of relatives and friends at Sunday dinner, sharing a warm, social gathering with extended family.
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