Tax reform talk and local notes from Lansing
The piece critiques tax policy as unfair and describes a proposed 50 percent tax cut to balance expenditures. It notes Lansing plans a state liquor store location in a hotel and remarks on local commentary about needed business enterprise. It also reports County Supervisor Fred Campbell’s fall injuring his face while walking home from Hawkeye after catching a wire in freezing ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Commission
Fred Campbell
Fred
Hawkeye
Farm Price Peak in 1935 and Pigs Up 31 Percent
The report notes 1935 saw the highest average farm prices for livestock and products in years, with pigs saved from June to December 1935 up 31 percent on 1934. It covers sorghum seed germination tests, income changes from Oct to Nov 1936, and forecasts for corn prices and legume Jespedeza. It also mentions seed testing advice, disease concerns for small grains, and seed corn testing guidance amid tight seed supplies.
Jersey breeders plan to show in Postville
Twenty three northeast Iowa Jersey cattle breeders in an annus meeting decided to stage a one day Jersey parish show before the county fair in this area. A tentative August show was planned for Postville with a county chairman and township reps to encourage Jersey calf clubs. Harold Kaeser of Waukon was elected president of the district group covering Allamakee Winneshiek Clayton Fayette Bremer Chickasaw and Howard counties. Roy Learn of Clermont was vice president and Dave Olmsted of McGregor secretary. Directors elected were Frank Davies McGregor Paul Strottman Readlyn Harold Mansen Nashua Tom Hanson Elgin and R G Kinsley McGregor Postville Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jersey
Annus
Monona
Jersey Parish
Postville
Harold Kaeser
Waukon
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Clayton
Fayette
Bremer
Chickasaw
Howard
Roy Learn
Clermont
Dave Olmsted
McGregor
Frank Davies
Paul Strottman
Readlyn
Harold Mansen
Nashua
Tom Hanson
Elgin
R. G. Kinsley
Herald
Freak pig born at the Arno Doerring Farm
Lee Folsom visited Postville with a bizarre pig from the Arno Doerring farm near Luana. One pig had two bodies fused at the neck sharing one head, eight legs, and two tails. The odd creature, born that morning from a brood sow, left readers to decide its exact nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arno Doerring
Lee Folsom
Postville
Luana
Postville Herald
Big Brother and Big Sister Federations Aid At Risk Youth
National federation unites Big Brother and Big Sister groups to prevent delinquency. They aim to improve environments and assist youths and families facing behavioral and personal problems.
First Commercial Courses Introduced in United States
The first commercial courses in the United States began in the early 1800s to train bookkeepers. By 1894 these programs expanded to include typewriting and shorthand, and about a decade later retail selling was added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Old Maids in Madura Dutch West Indies Girls Marry Young
On Madura Island in the Dutch West Indies, girls wed early. The average marriage age is twelve, and those unmarried by fourteen are deemed old maids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madura
Dutch West Indies
Historic War Relics Litter Canada Across Towns
Across Canada many towns and ports claim forts battlefields historic sites or religious shines as relics of past wars. The piece notes scarce river crossings and enduring traces in old French Canada amid a landscape dense with commemorative landmarks.
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Canada
Social visits and bridge club notes from area homes
Mr and Mrs Jesse Phillips of West Union visited in the Louie Ol son home Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harry Shipton of Gar win spent the weekend in Clermont and Calmar visiting relatives. Mrs R V Brandt and Mrs H B Greenley attended a Red Cross meeting at Fort Dodge last week. Harold and Ernest Sampson spent Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs John Sampson and family. Mrs Isabelle Paulson returned Sunday after time in Austin Mina. Mrs Orville Sullivan of Elkader, Mrs Mary Griver and Mrs Dan Carpenter were callers Monday evening in the home of Mrs George V Larson. The ladies bridge club met at the home of Mrs L L Carr Tuesday afternoon. High score won by Mrs Carlton Peck, second by Mrs Dan Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Phillips
West Union
Louie Olson
Harry Shipton
Garwin
Clermont
Calmar
R. V. Brandt
H. B. Greenley
Red Cross
Fort Dodge
Isabelle Paulson
Austin, Mina
Orville Sullivan
Elkader
Mary Griver
Dan Carpenter
George V. Larson
Ladies’ Bridge Club
L. L. Carr
Carlton Peck
Dan Burke
Communistic religious experiments noted in early America
The piece recalls several small sects in colonial America such as the Labadist Community of Protestant Mystics in Maryland 1680, the Community of the Woman in the Wilderness in Pennsylvania 1604, and the Contented of the God Loving Soul in Germantown the same year, highlighting early religious experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Germantown
Cynthia and Artemis Passages in Ancient Myth Names
The text notes Cynthia as a pet name for the goddess Artemis, linked to Mount Cynthus on Delos where Artemis and her brother Apollo were born, with Apollo sometimes called Cynthius. It explains how the name Cynthia derives from Artemis and Mount Cynthus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia
Artemis
Apollo
Mount Cynthus
Delos
Cynthius
STOP ME If YOU'VE BEARD IT The woman lion tamer stunt
A humorous fragment describes a lion tamer ending with a sugar cube bite while a farmer challenges to replicate the trick. The crowd ignores him as he steps forward. Other snippets include dialect exchanges about Texas and a joke about a traveling man at a cigar counter.
Silk Sparks and Cleaners Raise Fire Risk Caution
A fragment notes gasoline exposure with silk puddling and ignition risk. It warns using non inflammable cleaner for silk cleanup to prevent sparks and possible fire.
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Clermont Enterprise
Clermont, Iowa
Elizabeth Priest
Iowa Presa Association
Nations Editorial Association
Fayette County
Times
Orvin I
Thompson General
Monena
Clermont Nation’s Farm Loan Association
J. A. Erickson, Sec’y Treas
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner's Loans
R. Y. Brandt
I. C. Jerdee
Clermont State Bank
Farmers’ Savings Bank
G. H. Hackman
Cut Flowers
N. H. Nelson
Ows
Micky” and
His
Nell
Uncle Aleck
Peoria
Neste
Mickey
Thomas Jefferson
Bo Ee Grou
By Sam Iger
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
WOI
Cedar Valley Farm Business
East Central Iowa Association
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Towa
Echo
R, QC. Woodard George B. Woodard Woodard
Vine St. West Union
Res
Fred T. Cline
Ford
Harold and
Ernest Sampson
Mrs
John Sampson
Dwig
MAIN
Ikey
Texas
Uncle Mose
Miles
Ann Mikitko
St. Benedict
Dr.miles
THE
Elgin Echo
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