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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
2
The piece surveys Republican and Democratic scenes in Iowa, noting spills between factions, endorsements, and foreshadowed outcomes. It mentions Governor Cummins, Sherman, Grady, and Bryan, with commentary on primary law and campaign rhetoric tied to Guthrie county and Des Moines reporting.
The South Dakota convention, led by J B Rockafellow Geo W Cullison T S Arthur Logun and others, met three days and balloted nearly 300 times before nominating Woodruff on the 28th ballot. Democrats showed interest in disrupting the Republican primary, but the action favored continuity as outsiders were unlikely to affect the outcome.
A satirical verse on Merry Widow hats disrupting sightlines and social routines. The narrator observes couples, waves of headwear, and the ensuing comic misalignment as wives wear tissue-thin fashion. Neighbors, husbands, and fathers react with rueful humor to fashion’s reach. Elsie G. Anderson is referenced as the verse closes.
Superintendent Kirschner reports at the new Iowa City tuberculosis sanitarium that of sixty incipient cases admitted, one has been discharged as cured after three months, eight left on improvement, fourteen deemed unsuitable and sent away, leaving forty six treated with one discharged as cured.
The piece portrays William Taft as the Republican candidate with a colloquial jab at his nickname Willie and a call to elect a Republican President and Congress. It likens current political currents to past McKinley era measures and praises American naval reach, noting the fleet’s voyage toward Guam and steady progress of the Stars and Stripes.
The Iowa State Fair opens as the first major western exposition of the year with unique exhibits. Predictions place it ahead of Nebraska Minnesota and Wisconsin fairs, drawing hog and cattle hog pen demand near capacity and barns fully reserved by exhibitors. The event is expected to surpass last year in size and scope as livestock displays grow and the show attracts large crowds.
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