Good Advice for Whites as Well as Blacks in Iowa
A local reflection on Booker T. Washington’s counsel to African Americans to build wealth and homeownership. The piece cites Washington, notes black progress in property holdings and farming in the South and midwest, and urges all Iowa residents to save, curb spending, and pursue economic self help to gain industrial and financial benefits.
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Booker T. Washington
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Georgia
Riler Rogers
Lawrence
Kansas
Working the Heart Too Hard In the United States
An editorial warns that Americans overwork the heart by excessive labor and constant thrill seeking. It blames speed and driving culture for stress on nerves and finances, urging a return to moderation and slower pace to protect health and morality.
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United States
JOCRAt His Insurgency Not in Vain
The government presses hard to crush Colonel Mitchell as he faces charges in military affairs. He remains defiant and sardonic, drawing public scrutiny to officials who have contributed little to national safety. His insurgency is not entirely in vain.
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Jocrat
Mitchell
Lozer
Red Grange Sets Example for All Young Men
The piece argues that athletic stars like Red Grange attract attention for fortune and fame, but the real lesson is self improvement. It urges every young man to gauge his abilities, strive to do his best, avoid pitfalls, and compete fairly regardless of social station.
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Red Grange Leads Bears Past Giants in Gotham Attendance
A group of eastern sports writers proposed Red Grange for a third All American team. he rejected it and led the Bears to a 19 to 7 win over the Giants in New York. Some 75,000 fans attended. Grange delivered in his own front door, while local papers critique crime in Toledo, Ohio, and political shifts in Ohio and Florida reporting.
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Red” Grange
Timois
Red
New York
Bears
Giants
Emmetsburg Roots of Cartoonist George McManus Revealed
The Emmetsburg Democrat reports George McManus, creator of Bringing Up Father, was born in Emmetsburg. It traces his father Peter McManus who ran a south side store in 1572 and notes a connection to Emmetsburg resident M. F. Couns. The piece playfully suggests Branagan may be the “brigins” Dinty Moore.
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Storm Lake
Peter McManus
Emmetsburg
M. F. Counsn
George
Jiggs
Maggie
Dinty Moore
Branagan
Brigins
Iowan seed corn tests forecast statewide shortage for next year
Germination tests across Iowa confirm expectations of a seed corn shortage. In Black Hawk County only 54.43 percent of 200 samples germinated, with many samples dead. A few cases showed perfect germination, but most pre-freeze picks fall under 70 percent, and post-freeze selections similarly under 70 percent.
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Iowan
Black Hawk County
Algona Football Captain Hosts Banquet for Team
Captain Melvin J Peterson of the Algona Vetball team hosted a banquet for his gridiron companions in the dining room of the Congregational church, a few evenings ago.
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Melvin J Peterson
Gridiron Rustlers
Dan Fogarty’s Mother Dies at 96 Funeral Attendees Named
The West Bend Journal notes the funeral for Dan Fogarty’s mother at Grand with attendees including Mr and Mrs Jos Montag Edward Montag Mrs Dan Fogarty Miss Nellie Bernat James Will and Philip Fogarty. The service marked a quiet family farewell to a 96 year old mother.
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Edward Montag
Nellie
Bernat
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Will
Philip Fogarty
Grand
Fogarty Matron Dies After Illness and Stroke
Mrs. Fogarty, long a resident of Jumelion Town, had been ill since June after suffering a paralytic stroke. She would have turned ninety in twelve days. Her son Mr. Fogarty could not attend the funeral due to illness.
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Bank executive’s dividend sparks questions at Algona bank
Rudolph Amumer mailed $100,000 in checks to depositors of Firet National Bank of Algona as a 16 percent dividend. The cashier Ferguson reportedly borrowed about $209,000 from depositors using personal notes instead of certificates of deposit and later filed for bankruptcy like Starr G. Wilson.
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W W Stone Suffers Hand Injury While Planing
The West Bend Journal reports that W W Stone lost the thumb and first finger of his left hand while planing a long board Monday evening. A board tipped, causing his hand to be caught in the power planer, resulting in the severing injury.
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West Bend Journal
W. W. Stone
Adams Farm Near Odebolt Grows Record Corn Yield
The Adams farm near Odebolt covering T.04 acres, the town’s largest, produced 3700 acres of corn this year. Sixteen husking machines operated, keeping nearly seventy men busy for weeks. Many locals attending Monsignor Farrelly’s funeral at Denison recalled driving by the Adams place.
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Monsignor Farrelly
Denison
Adams Place
Larsen in Town Saturday in Emmetsburg
Former county supervisor Larsen, now farming near Hone North Dakota, visited Emmetsburg last Saturday. He was disposing of some high stock near Graettinger and appeared unchanged in age and vigor. Local friends were glad to see him.
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Hone
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Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Charleston Dance Bans Hit Several Halls
Owners across Denver Cedar Rapids and other cities ban the Charleston citing inspectors and architects that large crowds on the floor cause vibrations damaging buildings.
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Charleston Dance
Denver
Cedar Rapids
Mrs John Namer Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Mrs John Namer who lives north of Mallard underwent an appendicitis operation last Monday. Dr Robert Powers performed the surgery in this city. She is reported to be getting along nicely.
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John Namer
Mallard
Robert Powers
Rush Lake resident buys two Brown Swiss cows for dairy show
John Namer of Rush Lake township recently purchased two Brown Swiss cows in Wisconsin. A food preparer arranged shipment to Waterloo to enter them in the national dairy show where they won first and second prizes as milkers, each weighing about 1400 pounds. The purchase makes them the only cattle of this breed in the county. J. J. Mahan of Graettinger visited the city Saturday.
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Rush Lake Township
Wisconsin
Waterloo
Namer
Congressional Timber in the Big Tenth
Fort Dodges reports Fred Larrabee son of the late Governor Larrabee may run as a Republican for Congress in the district. Vic Dolliver and Senator Keaton are linked to the families, while former Representative Saunders is eyed by many as a potential candidate. Some Emmetsburg youths joke about Christmas presents as political talk grows.
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Iowa
Nebraska Notre Dame clash draws record Lincoln crowd
The Nebraska Notre Dame game attracted the largest crowd ever seen in Lincoln with 15 passenger coaches arriving from Sioux City and supporters from Gaye Fathers O Brine Gearan Whittemore Davern also in attendance. Rumors swirl that Notre Dame officials were dissatisfied with prior advertising for the game and may travel for the next encounter.
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