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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
4
The text forecasts Senator Cummins will lose in Iowa, defying both bull-mooser and Democratic opponents. It asserts the next year poses a formidable challenge and a potential political surprise in his career.
Judge S F Prouty, who defeated Capt John A T Hull on the third bid and is now in his second term, announces he will not seek re election. He plans to return to Des Moines to tend his affairs, spend time with his family, and bid politics farewell.
The Marion Register argues Republicans hold ten to one in favor of protective tariff policy over low tariff factions. It questions allowing deserters and Democratic sympathetic leaders any role in reorganizing the party until they prove firm adherence to Republican principles through a probation period amid concerns about personal ambition and political pie.
The piece argues the Republican party will not harmonize on a Roosevelt basis and that nerve and patience are needed to be a Democrat while the party's cooling proceeds. It notes Senator Cummins has long chastised the Republicans, preventing quick reconciliation, and criticizes town alleys and weak enforcement of laws as growing similarly assertive.
The text muses on income tax worry and scarce golden-egg geese versus plentiful mud-hens. It questions the future effect of a possible Senate cap and contrasts high and low living costs. It likens cutting a pie with a hatchet to eating soup with a fork and notes a ten-dollar counterfeit bill reportedly in circulation.
A playful verse notes a woman wearing a Hobble skirt praised as modest and neat though tight when sitting. The crowd calls her a flirt, yet the poem centers on fabric and fashion rather than judgment.
In parts of the county, star chamber politics and candidate placing efforts are heating up ahead of next year. The piece mocks self styled leaders with grandiose rhetoric and says their crowns and halos sit ill on their heads, likening them to a cocoa nut-headed kid and thirteen cents.
A partisan crowd voices eagerness to break the fence and gallop home, hoping for a share of the old Republican reservation’s slough grass.
Columns condemn bolting politicians and accuse A Cummins and Stevens of office seeking. The text also includes a harsh anti smoking editorial arguing cigarettes ruin boys, citing demonstrations and alleged proofs from the Manson Democrat.
A public figure escapes enforcing the law due to fear of offending constituents, and is urged to resign to honor his duties. The remark frames nonenforcement as a disservice to the community and calls for accountability.
A satirical portrait of a minister's wife noting endless duties, public scrutiny, and the paradox of virtue under constant comparison. The piece endures as a witty critique of parish life, stirring up sympathy and humor about her unseen labors.
A contemporary article argues that recent convictions could curb the white slave traffic. It suggests enforcement will deter recruiters and protect potential victims, signaling tougher judicial action against trafficking networks.
The article notes the Democratic tariff measure has become law and urges readers to prepare for future needs, suggesting a soup bowl and a long tin bill as practical items. The tone emphasizes readiness and the new policy's impact.
The passage notes how public figures attract vivid prose after death or misfortune, with writers spilling expressive lines around the scene for readers to see hear and even smell. It frames obituary language as dramatic and pervasive in the press.
The article compares new tariff reform efforts to planting and waiting for a harvest, noting the nation watches the outcome with general interest as seeds take root and potential impact unfolds.
A call goes out asking any farmer or businessman in the area who has "gone broke" after sixteen years of Republican protection to rise and give testimony.
The excerpt argues that Bryan should not be damned or criticised for pursuing personal interests, claiming human nature and noting Washington, D. C. is not exempt from such behavior.
The paper shows no preference for a single hunter’s license, then weighs leadership for the national Republican campaign committee. It cites Wood or Cummins as acceptable options, notes Iowa’s bumper corn crop, and suggests Thaw deserves less front page attention in favor of more substantive news.
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