State bond sale debated by editorials and readers
A local newspaper reprints a lengthy critique of State Treasurer Burbank and the Iowa bond issue. It argues that bond sales depend on a fair market, not Wall Street attacks, and asserts veterans deserve promised bonds and funds. The piece questions political rhetoric over selling terms and stresses open bidding and fair distribution.
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Burbank
Iowa
Restess Street
Wallstreet
Ens
United States
New York
Bill Jones
Podunk
Wall Street
Fendsey
Bursbank
Republicans defend Adams as RNC chair amid Korea Nation League talk
The piece argues Republican critics pushing for a league of nations aim to topple John T. Adams as chairman of the Republican National Committee. It says Adams is more satisfactory to the president than some Republicans and notes there is no desire to replace him now.
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League of Nations
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
Adams
Republican Committee
Philip drunk and Philip sober in Iowa ad copy dispute
The Des Moines Register yesterday announced that its first page campaign ad to promote Iowa would appear in the New York Times. It reproduced the Times ad and presented a copy of its key features praising Iowa’s farms, cities, and rail links with figures claiming high farm wealth and widespread telecommunication access.
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Desa Moines Register
Iowa
New York Times
Register
Times
Horace Greeley
mid-Mississippi Valley
Towa
Philip
Sims Says Lighthearted Observations Mull Daily Life
A string of quirky aphorisms and fractured phrases lampoon daily habits and social quirks. The item riffs on breakfast mischief, money, hats, supper tardiness, churchgoing, baby heaven, late hours, grouches, girls at marbles, gardening cans, fashion advice, and odd anecdotes from Oregon and California.
Iowa ad extols buying power and state riches in 1922
A sprawling Iowa promotional feature praises the state as wealthy and powerful. It claims Iowa leads in wealth, farms, literacy, and auto ownership, with vivid illustrations of corn, hens, and farm life to show buying power and economic strength.
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Yowa
the Union
Towa
Iowa
America
Tone
Tony
Boston
San Francisco
California
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