17 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
1
Subscriptions paid in advance at two dollars per year are listed. A. C. Brice Jr and A. W. Hamblin are editors and publishers. The notice indicates the Bedford Iowa post office listing and second class mailing details.
A New York doctor Dean Joseph French Johnson advocates pipes for women and denies secretly agreeing with women smokers. The piece notes rising female cigarette use in cities, contrasts it with maternal imagery, and recalls a statue of a mother with a baby, arguing against the trend while preserving a paternal nostalgia.
A Berlin cable notes 17 000 freight cars stolen in Germany since the armistice, provoking American newspapers into ridicule. The piece counters with a rebuke that no nation steals in such a way and urges self-critique rather than scorn.
The article notes that 1919 saw seventy five million dollars in goods stolen from American railroad cars. It reports that no object weighing less than a ton was safe, with frequent small package thefts too. It warns of organized bands and broad regional reach, highlighting railroads as a major financial problem amid widespread crime.
An agricultural notice urges testing seed corn before spring planting. It explains that many ears saved as seed were not fully dried, risking low vitality, and recommends a germination test of six to eight kernels per ear. It advises discarding weak or diseased ears, using best 100 ears, and buying local seed if needed to maximize yield.
Sealed bids invited by the Board of Supervisors for Taylor County Iowa to furnish bridge lumber and piling under Town State Highway Commission specifications. Bids due March 18 1921 at 10 am at Bedford County Auditor's office with a 5 percent certified check and a 25 percent bond for the awarded contract. Payment by bridge warrants. County may waive defects or reject all bids.
County Iowa April term 1921 Blockton Auto Company sues J L Shipp for 258 25 plus 6 percent annual interest from April 12 1921 on goods and services for a Chevrolet and seeks attachment. Defendant must appear before the second day of the April 1921 term at Bedford Court House or default will be entered.
George Crippen of the Layfayette Hotel in Clinton credits Tanlac with curing years of indigestion that caused bloating nerve trouble and weight loss. He reports a regained appetite weight gain better sleep and renewed energy. Tanlac is sold in Bedford by J H Bremmer Lenox by Rexall Store and by local druggists.
County Auditor issues official call for a convention of school presidents in Taylor County Iowa to elect a county superintendent and three county board of education members. The meeting at the Taylor County Court House is scheduled for April 5 1921 at 10 o clock A M with district representation required and alternates named per statute.
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