Meredith for President and Iowa’s looming nominees
The piece argues Meredith may become a Democratic presidential candidate aided by Bryan support. It highlights Iowa as a hotbed of contenders including Lowden Hoover and Meredith, with Porter and Cummins’ race shaping the Republican field and Brookhart challenging Cummins. Porter’s war record and Iowa roots boost his standing amid party splits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
Claude Porter
Senator Hoover
E. T. Meredith
Wilson
Bryan
San Francisco
Secretary of Agriculture
Cummins
Washington
Brookhart
Khart
Congress
Centerville
Col
Porter
Hoover faces stiff GOP opposition amid platform reshaping
The text portrays Herbert Hoover as a Republican candidate facing bitter opposition from the party’s old guard who resist his proposed platform edits. It notes Hoover’s flirtation with Miss Democracy, hints at cross party support to depoliticize the candidate, and calls him the man of the hour despite resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Old Guard
Republican Party
Miss Democracy
World’s Greatest Newspaper Calls for Borrowing Not Buying
A large Chicago daily proclaims to the public not to buy a paper but borrow one due to a severe newsprint shortage. The move aims to reduce circulation and ease labor costs, a rare postwar industrial anomaly in the newspaper business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hannahs Auto Show Proves Successful Despite Bad Weather
Hannahs Auto Show in Fairfield proceeded on revised dates despite severe weather. The event drew large crowds to North Court street rooms displaying Studebaker Oldsmobile and Oakland cars and Sampson Hart-Parr tractors. Visitors registered guesses on miles driven in 25 1/2 hours with a winner of 827 miles and close runners, reflecting the show’s strong public interest and company progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Auto Company
North Court Street
Studebaker
Oldsmobile
Oakland
Fourth Infantry Band
Fairfield
Old Settlers’ Quartet
Samson
Hannah Company
Tribune
Gaylor Brauner
John Burns
Hannah
Careful Feeding Key to Pure Bred Iowa Stock
Hazen, a renowned Polled Hereford breeder in Iowa with 14 years feeding experience, stresses careful feeding as essential for future success of Iowa pure bred feeders. He describes a ration of alfalfa, bran, corn and oats, with emphasis on calves nursing from the dam and the role of corn as a fattening but limited component.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazen
Iowa
Argentine buyers seek Iowa stock as sales soar
Hargrove and Arnold of Norwal sold four Holstein cattle to Argentine stock raisers for 5000 dollars. The same firm previously sold one animal to Pennsylvania buyers for 2000 dollars and another to Vermont buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hargrove & Arnold
Norwal
Pennsylvania
Vermont
It Pays to Tie to the Tribune Ad Page
The Tribune stresses that its daily advertisements from home merchants are real news and profitable for readers. It urges readers to read ads to save money, stay informed, and be entertained, with the motto It Pays to Tie to the Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Interchurch World Movement meeting set for Fairfield
Rev. R H Polly urges attendance at the Jefferson County conference in Fairfield’s Presbyterian church on April 9 1920 at 10 AM. Eight reasons include learning the movement’s scope understanding world survey and budget details and committing to teamwork and evangelism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Polly
Jefferson County
Presbyterian Church
Fairfield
Jesus Christ
Ex soldier aims for county auditor in local race
Brace E. Hutton of near Batavia enters the race for county auditor as a second Democratic candidate joining A W Rakow. Hutton, 26, veteran of Hospital Unit A, teaches in county schools and works for the telephone company. Republican incumbent A C Turner seeks a fifth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brace E. Hutton
Batavia
Hutton
A. W. Rakow
A. C. Turner
Inheritance Scam Warns Brighton Reader of Spain Letter
A Brighton man received a Spanish prison escape letter offering $120,000 for help to retrieve $360,000 in America. The note asks for a cable response via Alfonso Lara Lista Telegrafos Sevilla and warns of blue sky stock and inheritance swindles as common frauds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Europe
James Jones
Brighton
Jones
Spain
Mr. Jones
America
R. de S
Alfonso Lara
Lista Telegrafos
Sevilla
Women Voters League Plans Plain Meeting on Election Laws
The Woman Voters League of the county invites women to a sober Saturday session at 3 pm in the library to learn election laws and how to use the ballot. Mrs. C. D. Leggett leads a discussion on voter qualifications registration and related topics as Iowa women gain presidential voting rights while primaries remain restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman Voters League
The
League
C. D. Leggett
Iowa
Cost of Growing Corn in Iowa Too High for Farmers
Iowa farmers face low profits on corn with an average cost of 89 cents per bushel last year. Based on standard conditions at Iowa State College, farmers needed about 40 bushels per acre to break even after adding market hauling costs, with land seed labor and storage driving costs higher than 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
H. B.munger
Farm Management Department
Iowa State College
Mr. Munger
Davenport Socialists Capture City Election Victory
Davenport last Saturday elected a socialist slate with Dr. Barewald chosen as mayor. Five of the aldermanic seats went to socialists and socialists won all other city offices except the treasurer position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Barewald
Iowa Tops Nation in Farm Livestock Value in 1920
Iowa leads all states in total value of cattle horses hogs sheep and mules on farms with 640 million dollars as of January 1 1920. Texas ranked second followed by Illinois in third place according to the US Department of Agriculture estimates.
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Iowa
Union
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Illinois
Iowa Breeders Buy Durocs In Maryland And South Dakota
Iowa breeders purchased pure bred Duroc sows in Maryland and South Dakota at $2,500 each. Mahaska county fair association plans to sell stock totaling $100,000 to improve and enlarge the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Maryland
South Dakota
Fair Association
Mahaska County
Jefferson County Reports 2426 Automobiles Licenses Issued
County Treasurer R. H. Spence announces 2426 automobile licenses issued in Jefferson County and notes a batch of 600 new license numbers just issued. A further shipment of about 300 numbers is expected, while the auto department operates separately to streamline tax business and reduce confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Spence
Jefferson County
Spence
Fairfield Baptists Asked to Raise $9040 for World Movement
Fairfield Baptist church will contribute $9,040 toward the $100 million New World Movement campaign led by the Northern Baptists. Dr John Y Aitchison outlined aims including education, endowment growth, and building hospitals, mission centers, churches, and facilities for Indians and African descendants across the denomination's reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Baptists
Lr. A. D. MacGlashan
Northern Baptists’ New World Movement
Fairfield Baptist Church
Baptists For
America
Far East
John Y. Aitchison
United States
Cattle 10 Feature Iowa State Fair This Year
Iowa fair officials announce a new $200000 stock pavilion and sale ring as cattle take center stage for the 1920 fair. Prizes exceeding $35000 will be offered to cattle exhibitors Aug 25 to Sept 3, with premium lists to be mailed soon. The pavilion, over two blocks long, will be electric lit and water supplied, promising one of the nation’s finest cattle barns. Architect reports praise the project as a top national facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattlle
A. R. Corey
Strong Horse Demand Lifts Sioux City Market in Spring
Demand for horses remains high with spring buyers, as the Sioux City market, a top U S horse exchange, reports sales near 24 000 in 1919 and continuing to exceed average levels since December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
United States
High Cost of Living Tops View of Fairfield Merchant
Fairfield grocer Ray Maxwell says the high cost of living may have peaked and urges shift to staples to drive prices down. Iowa officials report government actions curbing price hikes, prosecutions under the Lever Act, and many price investigations.
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Ray Maxwell
Fairfield Groceryman
Fairfield
Maxwell
H. G. Larimer
Iowa
Fair Price Commissioner
Commission
Federal
Grand Jury
Department of Justice
United States Food Administration
Good Corn Prices Signal Strong Feeding Corn in Cedar County
Cedar county reports abundant good feeding quality corn selling at 1.39 per bushel. Much corn moved statewide with some bought by local feeders. Supply remains high as farmers feed less cattle this winter, keeping prices firm.
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Cedar County
Red Cross Home Service Opens in Fairfield Next Week
Jefferson county chapter of the American Red Cross will open a home service in Fairfield on April 11 with Miss Margaret Clark of Burlington as executive secretary. Clark has experience adjusting claims for service men and will assist veterans and their families with medical, financial, and personal-effect issues from the war. The office plans to mail questionnaires to returned service members to start operations promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
the Aerie Oiled Cross
Fairfield
Margaret Clark
Burlington
Clark
Louisa County
Wapello
Home Service Office
U. S
Home Service
Red Cross
Keota Banker Cleared in Hayes Land Co Affair
Keota bank cashier D D Crone returned from Chicago with no charges or connections to the Daniel Hayes Land company. The Keota Eagle reports Crone lent four thousand dollars to Frank Dunshee, used to buy Hayes land, but Crone did not sell land or receive commissions.
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D. D. Crone
Keota Bank
Chowchilla Ranch
California
Crone
Keota Eagle
PD .D. Crone
Farmers Saving Bank of
Keota
Judge Landis
Chicago
Iowa
Daniel Hayes Land Company
Farmers Savings Bank
Frank Dunshee
Dunshee
Hayes Company
Shee
Special Week of Meetings at Christian Church
Ben Claire Crow, former pastor of Morgan Park Church of Christ in Chicago, will conduct a week of services at the Christian Church starting Sunday, April 1. Crow, a baritone, will sing two solos each evening. The program targets young people, with an open invitation to all to attend any service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Claire Crow
Morgan Park
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Allison
Lowden
McAdoo
Palmer
Middle West
Notice
the Tribune
Interchurch
Wallingfords
New World Movement
Authority
Hayes Land CO
DEAL
Christian Church
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