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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
8
The piece condemns Turkish Sultan and German Kaiser decorations as symbols of infamy while praising Liberty Loan participation as a nobler patriotic duty. It argues that the diamond orders celebrate murder and atrocities, whereas a Liberty Bond shows civilian contribution to the nation.
Weld County reports looming potato losses due to labor shortages while onlookers in Weld County and Fontanelle note workers demanding high wages. The piece cites roving men on eighth avenue and in the park, plus a county press anecdote about generous shipments to the ORD office and soldiers.
Letters from Lew Anderson Long Beach California to Sherman Pearson Anita Iowa and W H Pearson Madison Minnesota report payments for the Anita Record and Old Home Paper with notes from Corinne Saskatchewan and Mrs R J Blue about winter weather and greetings All signed communications dated October 1917 from multiple towns and regions
A letter from C G Nordman of Clearwater Minnesota dated November 1917 encloses a 1.50 check for a one year subscription to the Anita Record. He notes the northern country is fine and promises further contact if Dutch does not get snowed under.
Frank C. Douglas sent twenty eight tons of pumpkins to the Dexter Canning factory last Friday marking the first car load shipped from Adair. The pumpkins from seven acres in a corn field brought 112 dollars free on board Adair, a promising pick up from land otherwise used profitably.
Classifieds list thirty five Duroc Jersey spring shoots and five pure bred Poland China boars for sale An item notes a dissolved partnership in an auto business and moves by Donaldson and Forrester The Spring Creek bridge near Lewis County progresses toward completion with a five thousand dollar cost and broad grading details A rural column mentions Deep well drilling in Adair county farm activity and letters from soldiers highlighting community interest in camp life and hometown news
From Frank Rhoads a brief note from City Park Barracks Brooklyn stating Sam remains on duty and well nourished eating three squares daily with extra meals. He mentions Car Beebe of Wiota arriving, now in guarding compartments, reporting seven to eight pounds gain since enlistment.
A personal note from Mrs. L. M. Burnett in the Ozarks describes wartime anxieties and daily life, mentioning draft age relatives, empty chairs after the war, and a refrain of gratitude for Uncle Sam. It notes irrigation of crops and a shipment of Nebraska potatoes into towns along the Rock Island line at a price of 1650 per bushel.
The Anita City Council met in regular session at Town Hall at 8:00 PM with Mayor Kirkham and six council members present. Bills for October were approved and paid, the treasurer's report was accepted, defective sidewalks were ordered repaired, and the meeting adjourned sine die.
Special session at Town Hall approves buying a sixteen horsepower R and W gasoline engine with clutch and magneto for 460 dollars. Also grants free street water to H A Earns if streets are dragged satisfactorily and adopts an ordinance banning longer than thirty minute car parking on blocks. Council adjourns after routine business.
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