Prohibition Agents Confiscate Two Stills Near Bancroft
Federal agents and Deputy Sheriff Paul Willie searched a farm west of Bancroft last week and seized two stills. A large wash boiler still could produce two to three gallons daily. a smaller unit might yield about a quart daily. No mash or evidence of sale found. owners absent. Rumors say the stills were stored there by others. Bancroft Register. In unrelated notes, Mr Gutterson discusses China Korea and Manchuria amid Japanese pressure and regional hardship. Winnebago Enterprise.
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Bancroft
Paul Willie
Kossuth
Bancroft Register
California
China
Korea
Manchuria
America
Returns From Trip to China and Japan
Gilbert Guttersen of St Paul formerly of Lake Crystal has returned from a trip to China and Japan. He says Japan has no grounds for complaints against California laws targeting Oriental immigration and that U.S. laws are equally discriminatory against Americans. He adds that he is convinced Japanese are undesirable immigrants.
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Gilbert Guttersen
St. Paul
Lake Crystal
T Trip
China
Japan
Guttersen
California
Five Year Old Girl Fatally Burned in Kitchen Fire
A five year old girl suffered severe burns when her clothes caught fire while hanging doll clothes on a range fender. The child ran to a neighbor where her mother was, flames were smothered, but most of her clothing burned off. Dr. Johnson reported the grave injuries and doubtful recovery.
Horses Scarcity Affects Farm Draft Needs In 1920
Farmers in the corn belt face scarce heavy horses and a drop in foal crops in 1920. Many own mares ready for spring breeding if draft stallions are available. Draft horse and mule prices are rising as field work nears, while worn out animals have not been replaced on most farms.
Burglary Foiled At Northern Lumber Co Yard
Night watchman spotted a tall slim man near the safe, called Marshal Brown, but the suspect fled before police arrived. Side door forced, wrecking bar left by south door. front and back doors unlocked. Office valuables untouched and safe unharmed.
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Lumber Co
Night Watch
Northern Lumber Co
Marshal Brown
Newspapers Best Path to Reach Public in Tight Market
Bancroft Register argues that newspapers are the fastest path for manufacturers to regain consumer confidence and reach local dealers. The piece notes the post slump in auto advertising, the shift back to direct selling, and the need for immediate, result-oriented media spending, praising the newspaper’s local reach and flexibility.
Gas Engines Operates Machines in Farm Work
A report from the Bancroft Register describes Harry Cameron of Lacey near Ta. renting a method to run farm tasks with a single gasoline engine. The setup powers a wood saw corn mill washing machine cream separator water pump and grindstone, all operating together.
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Harry Cameron
Lacey
Eopier
Bancroft Register
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Jo Cen Anderson
V. L. O-Connor
Farmers’ Grain Co
Graettinger
V. L. O’connor
Yor Goshen
New Windsor
F. E. Scohurmann
Prop
U.S
Pierson Land Office
Burr Oak Lake
Wallingford
McCormick
Fuller & Johnson
John Deere
Ohio
Grodland & Hepp
ED Rolfson
John C. Jertson
Graettinger Times
Palo Alto
Emmet
the Times Press
Iowa
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