Atlantic business bosses blamed for postal cash drain
Des Moines papers report rising Des Moines postal receipts while Atlantic suffers, blamed on Swift & Company and Bell Telephone mailing bills and ads from Des Moines and Chicago. Critics say foreign owned firms profit at Atlantic’s expense, with absentee ownership harming the community. The piece notes a Des Moines post office gain and calls Atlantic “the goat.”
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Atlantic
Bell Telephone Company
Swift & Company
Chicago
Apne Atlantic Post Office
Chienaga
Combinations
Swift Company
Prof
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Corn production forecast boosts national crop hopes
Federal agricultural department estimates show a surprising rise in farm output with Town’s interest centered on corn. The report indicates six hundred million more bushels of corn this year than last, signaling strong agricultural momentum and potential regional benefits.
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Agricultural Department
U. S
July headlines warn on corn price manipulation
A July message derides midseason crop totals as unreliable and argues that Department of Agriculture forecasts aid speculative campaigns to depress corn prices. It cautions that hot winds and unfinished harvest will shatter July predictions and cause huge price damage during the interim.
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Department of Agriculture
Fragmented Advice and Jumbled Phrases From 1925 NEA Copy
A garbled clipping offers scattered anecdotes on manners and romance, mentioning clinging ivy, an auto racer, proposing to marry, and social missteps. The text reads like disjointed guidance with odd spellings and incomplete thoughts, reflecting dated 1925 era sensibilities.
RepU Rhymes Walt Mason RepU Rhymes
A 1925 humorous verse by George Matthew Adams mocks heat and summer endurance. The speaker praises cheerful grit amid scorching sun and sweating, noting how some stay jocular while others despair. The tone is light, playful, and period specific with rustic imagery.
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George Matthew Adams
Indications China may try to seize Shameen at Canton
Hong Kong July 11 Indications Chinese may carry out threat to wrest Shameen from foreign powers. Reports from Canton say Chinese erected barricades opposite Shameen an island. British French and American gunboats stand on duty as foreign defenders strengthen defenses. The Hong Kong strike broadens from anti foreign to nationalist sentiments.
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Hong Kong
Pro British and pro Japanese leanings stir China policy concerns
The article notes John Van A. MacMurray as pro-Japanese in views and discusses Kellogg's stance on Far Eastern questions. It argues the mix of a pro-Japanese minister in Peking and a pro-British secretary of state creates an unfortunate balance amid the China crisis, with Senator Borah as a stabilizing force. It questions if recognition of Russia would help now.
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Harles P. Stewart
P .Nea
Ashington
John van A. MacMurray
America
Peking
Orient
Ghss
Kellogg
Queauiona
Britain
Japan
Diane
China
Tory
John Hay
Atale
Tals An Bach
Washington
United
Senate
Wiliam KR
Borah
Russia
Crime and Prohibition in Three Great Cities
A Chicago Tribune excerpt argues Prohibition failed in Philadelphia New York and Chicago due to political influence and money power. Brig. Gen Smedley Butler Buckner and Mayor Dever are cited on enforcement, hypocrisy, and the clash of federal state and local aims amid rising wealth tied to illicit liquor and crime. The piece surveys public sentiment and constitutional tensions surrounding the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Volstead
Chicago Tribune
Smedley Butler
Marines
Philadelphia
Emory R. Buckner
United States
New York City
Wwulstead
Rotary Club
Washington
Dever
Chicago
Noutréogers
Chiago
St. Joseph
Klondike
Butler
Buckner
Federal Judicial
Otliens
Kansas
Buckser
New York
Kanes
Farm Bureau backs grain marketing plan despite funding issues
Ames Iowa July 11 The American farm bureau supports forming and operating a 26 million dollar grain marketing company though current financing is impossible. A E Bradfute national head says cooperative marketing through a central agency may revive later. He notes merged groups now function independently and leaders remain on the Chicago board to oppose ongoing producer marketing efforts.
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A. E. Bradfute
Farm Bureau Federation
Bradfute
Jardine Addres
Bradfure
Gray Silver
Lureau
John W.coverdale
Chicawo
Traly
Two Big Streams Cool Avoca Fair Pool Under Heat
Avoca Iowa July 11 Special to News Telegraph two three inch streams pour cold water into the large pool at the Avoca fair grounds as heat dries crowds. Two pumps run four hours daily to keep the water fresh with scores hoping for relief from the heat.
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Avoca
Newa-Telegraph
Avoca Fair Grounds
Real Estate Transfers Involving Warfield Family
In a sequence of transfers M H Funk admr assigns to Rebecca Warfield n 11 ft of S 22 ft It 24 2nd add Massens for 1200 dollars. Rebecca Warfield to Bertha E Marlowe by deed of same description for 7 dollars. Clara Shepperd and M Stengel, buyers, sednw4 22-76-86 for 31 dollars.
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M. H. Funk
Admr
Amos Warfield
Rebecca Warfield
Admd
Massens
Rebebecca Warfield
Sgl
Bertha E. Marlowe
Clara Shepperd
Hua Ta Charl M. Stengel
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