See America First and See America Thirst Debates
A collection of hometown editorials and quips from Iowa papers spoofing prohibition politics. Jokes target Harding, liquor laws, and mail order dentistry while noting editorials from Altoona, Council Bluffs, Clinton, and Emmetsburg on national politics and public life. Local anecdotes include a late-night door joke from Emmetsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Council Bluffs
John T. Clarkson
Harding
Clinton Herald
Themselves to Blame for Saloon Closures Across Iowa
Opinion rails at saloonkeepers for shifting political stances and manipulating laws, arguing they provoked public backlash. The piece claims voters banned them from the state and capital cities, leaving a broad restriction trend as moral reform spreads.
Saloonkeeping and Democratic dry tow goal noted
Algona merchant Les Herbst a leading dry goods dealer and banker stockholder drowned himself in the Des Moines river after leaving home with a headache. He was 49, survived by wife and four children, leaving no known reason for the act. The item cites ongoing dry town and saloon debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Les Herbst
Des Moines
Herbst
Consolidation Expands Iowa Schools to 107 Sites
The Iowa outlook notes 107 locations with consolidated districts and schools. It cites rural and town cooperation as key to progress and states that from July 1 agriculture, manual training, and domestic science become compulsory in every school. State aid linked to vocational training enables standards and equipment in many consolidated schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Consolidation Spurs Better Schools and Rural Cooperation
Cational studies have driven school improvements through consolidation and new facilities. Deputy superintendent Frank D Joseph notes unity between small towns and rural communities spreads burdens and gains, with assembly rooms vocational centers, rest rooms, traveling libraries, and shared benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Joseph
Postal Savings Opens to All Americans Ten and Older
A new Post Office leaflet announces that every person ten years old or older may open a postal savings account after July 1. Deposits can be sent by money order or registered mail, with withdrawals on demand. Married women may open accounts in their own names, and government guarantees cover all deposits with accrued interest. The program extends to sparsely settled areas via mail opening and local postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Postal Savings Bank
Burleson
Notice of Drainage District 83 public improvement.
Public notice to landowners named including Geo Graettinger and others in Palo Alto County Iowa that a petition to create drainage district 83 has been filed. Engineer R Martin examined lands and recommended establishment. A hearing is set for June 21, 1915 at Emmetsburg Court House with damages claims due by June 16, 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Craven
Cornelius Leonard
Michael Haag
Geo. Graettinger
Andrew Christianson
Mary Doolittle
E. C. George
Thomas Doyle
J. A. Spies
Fred
Carl Spies
John M. Montgomery
Patrick Montgomery
Laurence Peterson
John O'Connor
Phillipina Elsenbast
Ole Knutsen
Ole Knudtson
John S. Bondhus
Lillian B. Bishop
Township
Range
Lost
Board of Supervisors
Palo Alto County
Iowa
R. Martin
Court House
Emmetsburg
W. F. Hagan
Palo
Alto County
Towa
Lost Island Farmers Club May Program Schedule
Lost Island Farmers Club will host a program on Friday night May 28 featuring readings by Esther Lande and Norwegian reading by John Rierson. The debate topic is that wars have caused more misery to humanity than liquor in the United States with participants Clara Hermanson Oliver Lande Theo Hermanson Abe Christianson and Esther Lande in various roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Island Farmers’ Club
Lost Island Farmers Club
Esther Lande
J. D. Ingevald
Theo
Hermanson
John Rierson
United States
Clara Hermanson
Oliver Lande
Theo Hermanson
Chas. Christianson
A. T. Lande
Abe Christianson
Dave Ingvald
Railway Depot Etiquette Set By Mischievous Note
A cheeky fragment instructs readers to trespass in a railroad depot, inspect correspondence, stamp tickets, tamper with telegraph instruments, inspect express packages, question staff, and smoke despite a "no smoking" sign, ending with a cavalier instruction to spit on the floor.
Public Depot Etiquette and Train Schedules
A guide urges clean feet in the depot as an agent cleans the floor and asks commuters their arrival time for the seven o clock train. It warns that a misread schedule could cause missing a train and stresses careful attention to arrivals.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Graettinger
Kw. B
Merriman
MES
Liter
Fin Graettinger
Altoona Herald
Waterloo Times-Tribune
Emmetsburg ‘Democrat
Butler County
Dr. Wiley
Wilson
Willie
Sten
Bauman
van Buren County
Crozier
Knoxville
Democratic
Jackson Democrats
William Jennings Bryan
Alex Miller
Washington Town
Kansas City Journal
Reo
Are
Jackson
H. P
The
Palo Alto Auto Co
South Broadway
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Panamas
N. J. Merriman
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