World War costs and imagined postwar distribution
A Star-Clipper, Traer Iowa column analyzes World War I costs, citing 30,000,000 lives and $400,000,000,000 in property. It imagines lavish postwar allocations including $2,500 houses, $5,000 libraries, and vast university funds for multiple nations, while querying the fate of armament workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Record
United States
Canada
Australia
England
Wales
Ireland
Scotland
France
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Fance
Traer
Iowa
Square Deal in Business
The Orange Daily News argues small businesses suffer in tough times due to limited elasticity and reserves. It credits survived firms to sound methods, intelligent leadership, and especially honest practice. It asserts fair treatment retains customers and ethics yield long term dividends for enduring business.
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Daily News
Orange
Calif
Can You Remember Hon G N Haugen at Republican rally
Hon G N Haugen addressed a Republican rally at the opera house on Thursday evening October 13 urging attendance. Prof J H Williams returned from the World’s Fair at St Louis and described German English and Japanese exhibits including De Forest wireless telegraph to Chicago. John Etter held a public sale October 6 and the family then visited Minnesota and Oklahoma.
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G. N. Haugen
Opera House
J. H. Williams
St. Louis
Germany
England
Japan
de Forest
Chicago
John Etter
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Chas, Hunsberger
Chas
F. R. Berg
Winifred Schmid
Monona
Rev. Temple
Clermont
Adolph Weibel
Ern Schori
Alf Holzer
Dupugue
J. J. Schrack
Leroy
California
Ben Conner
Jack” Shaffer
Ben Garber
Illyria
Glen
West Howe
West Union
Seattle
Wash
Louisa Bucher
Cedar Rapids
Elgin Echo Ownership Statement for 1934 October 1
Management and ownership details for the Elgin Echo show editor and publisher R. P. Strauch of Elgin Iowa, with bondholders mortgage holders and security holders including Mre F. W. Hughes. Sworn before Notary B. J. Baumgartner on October 3, 1934.
Meat in Big Four fair draws reader interest
The Postville Herald notes the baby beef division placard at the Big Four fair. It highlights meat as a major national industry produced on more than six million farms with 85,500,000 cattle hogs and sheep received at top markets. In 1933 meat is processed in over 1,400 packing plants and moved to consumers at about 17 tons per minute.
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Postville Herald
Hamblin laments horses to run his business keenly
The Manchester Press notes Harry Hamblin would like 4000 work horses. he sold a nine year old for 165 dollars, signaling Dobbin’s return. The Northwood Anchor quotes a maxim that focusing on one’s own business is best. worry about competitors and let them be.
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Harry Hamblin
Manchester
Dobbin
Northwood
Farm Land Prices Lead In Bank Receivership Sale
Straw berry Point Press reports that Towa farm land topped sales with the highest price per acre among 618 farms in bank receivership. The average price was 40.21 per acre, versus 28.61 for Minnesota lands and 10.21 for Wisconsin, the latter being the lowest.
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Strawberry Point Press
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Elgin Coterie Notes Weddings and Local Travel
Local items from Elgin and Randalia recount visits and errands. Mrs. Falk and Mrs. Stalbaum spent time in El kader with relatives. Walter Kohls covers Ray DeSart’s route while in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Grover mark their twenty seventh anniversary. Aden and Lola Hanson and Adolph Elvers return from the Century of Progress. Randalia voters approved bonds to buy the closed bank for a new city hall. A large family dinner at the John Falk Sr. home ended the week with all descendants present.
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Lew Grover
Aden
Lola Hanson
Adolph Elvers
Century of Progress
John Falk, Sr
Gradnchildren
Governor Proclaims 1934 Iowa Election Dates
The proclamation by Governor Clyde L. Herring sets the November 6 1984 general election for Iowa offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Agriculture Railroad Commissioners Superintendent of Public Instruction and Supreme Court judges. It also specifies district votes for Representative in Congress two judges in the Thirteenth Judicial District and a Representative in the Seventy-first District with sheriffs to take notice. The document is signed in Des Moines October 6, 1984.
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Clyde L. Herring
Town
State of
Iowa
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme Court of
A. D
Office
Thirteenth
Des Moines
Meyer
Harry Reichert
Alex Miller
Orlin Mason
Near West Union
Ellen Hanson
Louie Brandt
Ossian
Proclamation Highlights Fayette County Election Offices
Fayette County Iowa proclaims election on Tuesday after first Monday in November. Offices listed include Representative Seventy first District County Auditor Treasurer Clerk of District Court Sheriff Recorder County Attorney Coroner and County Supervisor for term starting January 1936. Dated West Union October 9, 1934.
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Board of Supervisors
West Union
Iowa
A. D
H. J. Nehring
Fayette County
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Kathryn J. Strauch
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Emeieemsmaans
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Eesese
John Falk
El+ kader
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Louis Stalbaum
Walter Kohls
Ray DeSart
Geo. N. Schori
E. C. Olsen
Fred Schultz
Helen
Postville
John Falb
Walter Falb
Greenley
Robert
Decorah
Frank Greenley
Max Lehman
Louis Lehman
Lawrence Knudtson
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
F. L. Sires
Elgin Opera House
Glen Larson
Randalia
Lila
John Barnhouse
Brainard
Rudy Lehman
Hans Grether
Cedar Falls
Erma
Wm. Torkelson
Rochester
Minn
Otto Torkelson
N. W. Evans
Louise
Kenneth
Lillian Nelson
Edward Krueger
Abe Habeger
Edwin Krueger
Guttenberg
Effie S. Gayle
Sea View
Lillie Graham Stout
Indiana
Acton
Elmer Hoag
Elmer Joe
Helen Jean
Robert Kohler
Betty Strauch
Des Moines Register
Dora
State of Iowa
Seventy-first District
Philip K. Meskel
Democratic
Mazda
Central States
Power & Light Corporation
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Towa
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