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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
1
The clipping surveys political remarks on gender equality and dress, critiques on profiteers, Chautauqua talent, smuggling impact on whiskey prices, and a satirical view of governance. It notes traffic law changes, autos, and dimmer lights, plus a Pekin medical institute funded by Americans led by John D. Rockefeller Jr.
The excerpt rails at public debates over who won the world war and laments family finances amid government deficits. It notes American tourism in Europe, Bryans Chautauqua topic, and concerns from farmers to railroads, with Boston’s mayor endorsing knickerbockers for women for mobility and modesty.
Notices list the Anita market reopening next Monday September 1 with fresh meats and groceries. Local residents are urged to patronize, with other items including tomatoes, watermelons, and road work updates noted from nearby communities.
The air line project from Wiota to Atlantic, postponed to January, may be revisited at the September Board of Supervisors meeting. Atlantic and other county towns push to settle the southern route without further delay.
A large Pilmer Sheriff reunion took place at Greenwood Park in Des Moines with 133 attendees. The event featured amusements and feasting, hosting relatives including James Pilmer and wife, John Pilmer and wife from Atlantic, Lew Hood and wife from Massena, LeRoy Hensley and wife from Extra, and Mrs. McCosh with two sons from Anita.
The Paige car used by Dean Roe and party in a crash north of Audubon three weeks ago was towed to Atlantic. It arrived under its own power, and the body is a complete wreck with only the right door of the top remaining. Fenders and sides are crushed, other parts damaged.
Mrs. M A James of Fontanelle, living a mile west of Eureka Center, suffered a serious injury when her car overturned on Fontanelle road Monday. She and her husband were thrown from the vehicle about six miles from town. Mrs. James sustained a fractured collar bone and will be unable to work for some time.
The excerpt shows a student recounting a 200 word essay about a motor car with lines about a busted vehicle on a country hill and nearby town observations. It mentions Record callers and visitors, a well attended City Park camping night, farm storm damage, locals visiting Anita Maquoketa schools and Mayo Clinic connections, plus social notes on families and a stray joke about a subscriber.
The town sees a constant stream of catalogs dumped at the Anita post office as city stores aggressively market year round. Residents spend or ship money away, hurting local merchants and the community’s circulating medium, a trend the paper will address further in time.
Arthur and Ben Hickman were convicted of first degree murder in district court for killing Deputy Sheriff Albert Patton of Shenandoah. The jury took five hours to reach a verdict and sentenced them to life imprisonment with hard labor. The case arose from a Shenandoah craps game dispute and was tried on venue from Page County under Judge Geo W. Cullison. The defendants may file motions for rehearing by September 17. They were captured in Missouri after being chased by a posse and an ex service man turned them over to authorities.
In 1878 Cass county used corn as fuel with corn worth 6 to 8 cents per bushel and coal at sixteen cents per bushel. A bushel of corn was said to produce more heat and go farther than two bushels of coal. Scrub oak grubs and cow chips from prairie were also used as fuel by farmers during harsh winters.
Word from Congressman and Mrs W R Green announces the engagement of their daughter Margaret to Courtney Campbell of New York City. The couple plans a late fall wedding in Washington and will reside at a South Carolina ranch. The report comes from the Audubon Republican with local interest noted.
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