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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
4
A column of partisan rhetoric argues against Wilson and Cummins, praises temperance candidate John Hamilton, and critiques standpatters and Connellys. It questions war motives, calls for reform, and defends tariff policy as essential to U S governance.
The article notes that both general readers and lawmakers speculate on the amount the legislature may appropriate to aid the State Fair Association. It highlights public interest and ongoing budget discussions surrounding the request.
A. B. Cummins revisits Iowa to instruct the Republican Party on political strategy. The veteran leader addresses party affairs, signaling guidance on future campaigns and policy directions.
The notice reports that Tue A. B. Cummins interests run a cautious campaign across the state signaling concerns about the political future of Prince Albert.
John Eneix killed an ugly green snake near the RECORD office on Thursday afternoon. The reptile did not belong to the Editor, who says he has not kept snakes since June of last year.
A speaker warns that quitting school harms youths and urges perseverance with courage, interest, and ambition to reach independence and usefulness through continued education.
A local seller touts a cellar full of spuds, cabbage, onions, turnips, squashes, and pumpkins as a seasonally useful store that helps reduce living expenses during the cold months.
A political observer rails at a split Republican party as Roosevelt loyalists clash with Democrats led by Woodrow Wilson. The piece recalls past Des Moines Capital readers who questioned Senator Lafe Young and his Republican stance.
Senator Cummins hastened back to Iowa from Washington after an apparent urgent political obligation requiring his prompt return to state affairs.
The writer decries profiteering amid wartime, urging a method to identify and punish greedy traders abusing the situation to raise commodity prices without justification.
A newspaper note suggests Cummins could lose his meal ticket, an event the writer calls a calamity for the senator but a blessing to his constituents due to his misrepresentation.
Charles M. Felt reports from North Yakima on hop prices and packing costs, noting low prices for peaches and strong prices for hops. He mentions heavy waste of peaches, rising hop prices from fourteen to twenty cents, and a local ad seeking five hundred hop-pickers with tents supplied. He plans to move the address to Garfield, Washington.
Sunday visits and moves are noted across the Atlantic region. Ira F Bontrager spent Sunday in Omaha with his brother Roy Scott. Clark Chaffee of Benton vicinity leases his farm to J F Mc Williamson and will move to Atlanta. Mrs E I Fickel and daughter Cora spent days in Omaha visiting friends and sights. Mrs Milo Brink of Corning, former resident, visited her grandparents Mrs Geo Scholl senior and T T Saunders families. Lavina White will winter in Powhattan Kansas with her daughter. Miss Mabel Wise of Atlantic, popular Oranksy store saleslady, visited Walter Wise and wife. Carrie Smith ordered the RECORD sent to Neponset Illinois for one year prepaid. Walter Wise and wife and cousin Miss Mabel Wise of Atlantic went by auto to Creston to visit friends.
Miss Jessie Talbott will take a course at Highland Park College. Fred Pieper and his little son were callers at the RECORD office Thursday. Alfred Hansen has returned to his Cedar Falls home after visiting his brother Sam G. Hansen. The families of R C Pratt and George Morgan traveled to Nebraska by auto last week to visit relatives and friends.
W J Weston called Friday and bid for the Record another year for his daughter Mrs Bessie Parkinson at Massena. Miss Ethel Stone a Massena Public Schools teacher for the coming year is living with Mrs Bessie Parkinson.
S. KR Horton his wife and daughter Miss Sarah travel to Green River Utah to spend a few weeks with G FE Thurman and family, former local residents.
Roy Chaffee sold his 10 acre Benton township farm for 116 dollars per acre to Chas McCausland. A J Joy and wife postponed their Shenandoah trip due to weather, planning to depart later. A fishing party including Chas Karns F G Worthing S A Worthing Jesse McElfresh and Wm Bear visit near Hamburg. Attys J Eller and wife Des Moines and Dr B Eller and Miss Grafle Clarinda visit Dr L R Eller family. Bertha Fickel to Anita for a few weeks after Lake Okoboji summer stay with E L Fickel family.
Wim. White and his wife departed Tuesday for a several weeks trip to their former homes in Vermont and New York, from which they originally moved to Cass county Iowa about fifty years ago.
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