Congress and farm crisis and bonus bill opinions
Iowa editor notes farm turmoils from prices and policy, cites a 1936 US Switzerland trade pact, praises Secretary Hull, and condemns veteran bonus votes as fear driven. Describes Vinson Patman McCormack bill paying face value of 1924 certificates with 25 percent bonus and 4 percent endowment terms. Highlights Treasury entrance closure and historic building view.
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George Washington
Vinson-Patman- McCormack
House of Representatives
Judge Utterback
Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Pasture Improvement Tests Demonstrated in Fayette County
The Farm Bureau News Letter reports pasture improvement will be demonstrated on several Fayette county farms next year. Demonstrations will use proven methods tested on Mt. Pleasant experimental pastures and applied to local grazing land.
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Farm Bureau
Fayette County
Mt. Pleasant
Last Call Berg's Sale Ends Amid Time Payment Echo
Local notes and social items report brief visits from Isabelle Wenger Edwin Krueger dinners and several guests in area homes. Farm Bureau lists 645 members in 1934 up from 517. weather chatter predicts chilly forecasts. a hunter’s wolf turns out to be a dog. quilting gathering hosts include multiple residents and Mrs Berg.
Take in Berg's Sale Saturday
First organized baseball club in America, the Olympic Townball Club of Philadelphia, dates to 1833 and is linked to Berg's sale this Saturday.
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Berg
America
Olympic
Philadelphia
Dark Horse Emerges Top Amid Quiet Victory
A dark horse clinched a surprising win as observers noted the contender avoided fanfare and did not seek attention by celebrating loudly. The victory unfolded with restrained celebration and subtle confidence from the winner.
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Dark Horse
Farm Bureau Honors At Iowa Federation Meeting
At Des Moines January 15 to 17 the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation held its annual meeting. Benton county won first in the membership contest while Farm Bureau received its share of honors. Harlan township had the state’s second largest Farm Bureau membership. The county women’s project committee and seven township committees were designated standard, as were seven 4H girls clubs. P P Stewart Maynard was named Northeast Iowa director and later president of the Service Company Committee. Mrs G E Sauerbr y Oelwein was re elected committee woman for two years. J F Wilkinson Fayette was the county voting delegate with Grant Lauer Eldorado as alternate. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kerr Gilbert Meyer and Clay Miller Clermont and Grant Lauer Eldorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Benton County
Harlan Township
P. P. Stewart
Maynard
Northeast Iowa
Service Company Committee
G. E. Sauerbry
Oelwein
J. F. Wilkinson
Fayette
Grant Lauer
Eldorado
Edwin P Anderson Named Manager at Waterloo Loan Co
Edwin P Anderson, son-in-law of Fred R Berg, is appointed manager of the Waterloo Loan Co a department of Shank and Adams Jewelry Co in Waterloo His new job began Monday with a substantial salary increase He will continue watch and jewelry repair work alongside his new duties.
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Edwin P. Anderson
Fred R. Berg
Waterloo Loan Co
Shank & Adams Jewelry Co
Waterloo
Anderson‘s
Measuring Humidity Clarifies Water Vapor Focus
The article explains humidity as the amount of visible water vapor in the air, excluding rain droplets and fog mist. Key terms include vapor content, atmospheric moisture, and air measurements used in meteorology to assess humidity levels.
Mount Rainier Once Ten Thousand Feet Taller
Scientists note Mount Rainier once stood about 10 000 feet higher than today believing a massive eruption shaved its summit. The dramatic change reshaped surrounding terrain and altered historical climate interpretations.
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Mt. Ranier
Mount Ranier
Cotton Enduring Global Textile Demand
Collier's Weekly notes cotton remains the world’s most used textile material with about 90 percent of clothing made from cotton. The piece cites remarkable production ratios showing five pounds of flax and 260 pounds of wool tried for every 1,000 pounds of cotton.
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Collier's Weekly
Beauty and Art as Socializing Timeways The Era’s Expression
A reflection on how beauty and art shape social life, offering new forms of self and communal expression. The cultural trend deepens public tastes and broadens personal horizons through shared aesthetic experiences.
First Night Baseball Game Played At Kurt Wayne
A holed OCR fragment mentions a first night baseball game at Kurt Wayne and oddly inserts a line about an air intake man breathing about 30 cubic meters of air per hour.
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Patete
Kurt Wayne
Tnd
Admiration of Beauty in Hiking and Wonder
A reflection on how beauty inspires awe during hikes, blending admiration with a sense of wonder. The piece suggests beauty as a composite experience guiding perception and mood.
Fog Prize Tale From London Paper
A London daily offered a prize for the best fog story. A merchant received a phone message from a clerk claiming fog kept him from coming to the shop and that he has not yet arrived home yesterday. The column then humorously notes fog affecting a restaurant delivery and a waiter quip about a waitresses arm in a TuBone steak.
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Alphie Thorson
Clermont
Iowa Mutual
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Echo Office
Carl Appelman
Sven Blockhus
Feller
Hdw
West Elgin
Rawleigh
West Blackhawk
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Dept
Freeport
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Echo Shop
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Forrow
Wm. A. Nelson
Postville
Elmer Pinney
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Echo
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Switzerland
Cordell Hull
Supreme Court
AAA
Fort Dodge
Reif
Treasury
Mshi Treasury
Robert Mills
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Treasury Building
White House
Alexander Hamilton
15Th Street
Fred Biermann
Isabelle Wenger
Edwin Krueger
Ruth van Dee Wan
McGregor
Hans Grether
Mrs. Chas, Feller
Henry Feller
Theodore de Burr
Mason City
H. D. Yack
Elmer Baumgartner
Elkader
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Fayette County Farm Bureau
Francis West
Sam Lehman
Martha Friederich
Oelwe
Floyd Schram
Emil Snyder
Chicago
Clear Lake
Roy Schram
Chelsea
Okla
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R. P. Strauch
Ella and
Celia Lehman
Anna Schupbach
F. W. Hughes
N. W. Evans
Ray DeSart
Mae Bopp
Hulda Stoehr
Kansas City
Elizabeth Bucher
Brockhausen
Benton Avenue
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Elgin State Bank
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Elgin, Leowa
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Schori & Kuster
Italy
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