Road bonds debate in Cass County hills and county tax
Cass county echoes a road bond debate as opinions clash over funding via state primary road funds. Editor notes counties backing bonds risk local levies if state support falters, while stressing wide consent for road improvement benefits farmers and businesses.
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Julius A. Nolan
ass-Shelby
Cass County
Nelson
Atle
Tawa
Sioux County
Ati
Hari-Kari
Towa
News-Telegraph
Atlantic
Man and barge rescue amid flood tale by Varvis Dickson
John Willians, a Black man, ferries his family and possessions including a phonograph and sewing machine onto a barge as floodwaters rise. Neighbors aboard a floating cabin are evacuated while the people preserve dignity, underscoring humanity over color in hard times.
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Varvis Dickson
Mississippi Flagd Force
John Willians
Hia
Mandy
John
Dickson
Tax Rates and Income in the 1920s Debate
The editorial argues that cutting income tax rates spurred private income and national prosperity, contrasting 1924 46 percent surtax with 1926 25 percent concluding higher tax burdens deter industry. It condemns Soviet like taxation and praises Coolidge for promoting stability and industrial efficiency as the nation’s main aim.
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Council Bluffs
Andréw
Mellon
Russia
Best Minds and the Presidency Contends for a Republican Candidate
James P. Burne of Pittsburgh, former Republican committee aide and ex-whip, surveys the party’s top minds for a favored presidential candidate. The piece credits William Allen White with one of the best minds among public observers and notes the view that President Coolidge will likely be renominated.
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Christian Science Monitor
James PF. Burne
Pittsburgh
Republican National Committee
House of Representatives
Burks
Best Minds
Burke
William Allen White
Mr. White
CooNdge
Quick History Quiz From Old UD Rules
A compact test listing ten trivia prompts asking about UD law, hat etiquette, Pilgrims ship, patron saint, orange color mix, water forming gases, John Bunny, Statue of Liberty height, coolly spelling, and James Fenimore Cooper.
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UD. S
America
John Bunny
Philosophers Montans In India The Ruler In Germany
In India Montans and other philosophers are discussed. the Norse gods are referenced in relation to the question. The work appears to be a copyrighted 1927 Ready Reference publication.
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Questio
Montans
India
Ruler
Referente Publishing Company
Economics Versus the Horse in Farm Power Debate
The Iowa legislature funded horse breeding efforts as a safeguard for traditional farming power while economists argue tractors cut costs. The debate pits horse lovers against manufacturers and scholars who insist gasoline engines will dominate farming efficiency. The piece notes strong farmer sentiment and sentimentality toward horses as tractors gain ground.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Iowa Horse Breeders’ Association
Dean Puptiss
Ames
Secretary of Agriculture
Thornburg
Dallas
Pink
Early Evening Chores and The Stubborn Farm
A rustic vignette portrays a farmer facing the settling evening chores and milk rounds. The tone hints at perseverance as dawn returns with renewed vigor, the old mill and pasture scene underscoring a seasonal labor rhythm.
The Mill On Walnut Top Inspires Quiet Charity
A musician named Jones Johnson plays late into the night, delighting a listener with lively music. He pauses when told a neighbor, Gordon Gibson Gibbon, lies ill with fourteen broken ribs, and declines to play further out of compassion. The moment reveals a caring community spirit as a young woman requests more music for the ailing man.
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Jones Johnson
Johnson
Gordon Gibson Gibbon
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