Iowa Senator Corn Price Claim Debated in Atlantic Editorial
The Atlantic editorial criticizes Iowa junior senator Corn Belt proposals asserting farmers receive only 35 percent of corn’s selling price. It builds a detailed counter using Chicago and Omaha market data, transportation costs, and packing-house prices to show farmers often receive about two thirds of final consumer cost, with hog and cattle markets cited and regional trade patterns explained.
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Prices and profits in corn markets and farmer incentives
An analysis argues farmers in Atlantic face high transport costs versus Chicago pricing for No 2 corn and notes only a small share goes to animal feed, implying most is processed into human food. The piece questions Brookhart and urges acceptance of a broader market reality.
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Atlantic
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Public health debate on extending life and economic value
An editorial voices doubt about prolonging average lifespans, noting humans as assets to society in crowded conditions. It condemns overemphasis on longevity as costly and questions who benefits, citing economists and politicians and contrasting with wartime shipkeeping costs and private ownership reluctance.
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Masonic funeral mourns a father and bank leader
A long funeral narrative recalls a bank president who led with charity and flawed choices. The piece reflects on his role in the community, his family’s loss, and the silent, ritual significance of Masonic observances surrounding the burial.
Iowa Farmers Seek Tax Reform to Equalize Real Estate Assessments
The editorial urges Iowa to overhaul valuation laws to equalize real estate and farm property taxes. It argues current burdens fall on real property while tax exempt securities and public properties escape, inflating city wealth and keeping farm taxes high. Complete reform and strict economy are needed to reduce millage and address perceived injustices.
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Tribute to Old Dad in Anita Tribune
A fragment describes mourners gathered at a front door awaiting pallbearers. The group includes young, middle aged and old men of varying builds, all united in grief as they wait to honor the deceased.
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Dead Men's Shoes and Uncle Hiram's Dream
A terse reminiscence of an uncle named Hiram and a young narrator. The speaker recalls contemplating death, inheritance, and the lure of easier life rather than laboring in harsh work. The piece hints at poverty, aging, and the dream of a settled future without toil.
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Weather forecast and poetry fragment from 1925
The piece blends a dated poem reflecting longing and conflict with a 1925 weather forecast predicting heavy rains or cold waves from June 16 to 25. It outlines expected drought in the southern plains, storms across the central U.S., and a hot, dry mid to late summer with July and August posing extreme heat risks.
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Canada
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Rockies
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Fragmented Clipped Notes Mix Odd Claims And Quotes
A jumble of humorous and social snippets references psychol ogy professor opinions on hair, makeup, and society. It mentions Charlie Chaplin, a truck driver, a Spokane clubwoman, a German sculptor, and a Milwaukee divorce anecdote about kisses. The tone is comic and fragmentary with dated language and clipped phrases.
Foster's Weekly Weather Bulletin Forecasts Weeklong Storm
Washington reports a storm wave crossing the continent from June 8, with few showers early and no widespread precipitation. A cool subsequent wave will bring short gyrations and moderate intensity as temperatures run above normal except where heavy showers occur along the eastern and southern belt.
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British Willing to Support Coolidge on War Gas Policy
London officials say Britain will back President Coolidge if he proposes an international conference to outlaw gas warfare. News dispatches from Washington indicate Coolidge may seek discussions on prohibiting gas use in war and seek allied backing from Britain.
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Did Nothing Buat Work Es Elve Qhifo Saves
A garbled OCR item yields a terse note about a person named Qhifo or similarly garbled, linked to a claimed rescue or save while something unspecific occurred. Names and places are unclear, but the fragment hints at intervention or inaction.
German Press Mild In Comment On Disarmament Note
Berlin reports show German press reacting with restraint to the allies demand for further disarmament. Even the hottest voices urge calm and avoid closing doors on talks, with semi official influence steering a pacific tone. President von Hindenburg and the government are seen as unified that the best reply is to disarm the disarmers.
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I. N.S
Berlin
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Iowa De Molay Council Confab Set for June 22 23
A state meeting of the Iowa council of De Molay will be held on Grinnell College campus June 22 and 23. About 500 members were present last year. around 600 are expected this year. Speakers Prof John W Gannaway and Dean John S Nelson of Grinnell College will attend. A track meet and drills are planned with a trophy for three consecutive wins becoming the chapter’s permanent possession.
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