05 Aug 1926
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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
1
A column reviews Senator Albert B. Cummins memoir introduction and reflects on his life, character, and public service. It also comments on Iowa tax and budget laws, local political endorsements, and weathered community notices with brief jokes and anecdotes.
Residents of Hughes active with club events and family visits. Ardis Starr recovered from tonsil surgery in Marshalltown, returning home. several from Hughes attended Cass shows and training school events. Local business transfers, land sales, and property moves are listed along with Sunday church attendance and a mayoral context in Hardin county.
June gasoline tax receipts came in at 475 216 93 dollars, $7 000 above May, and about 45 000 higher than June 1925. The rest of the text diverts into unrelated adage style commentary about politics and life lessons.
The piece notes a political clash with a "capital extension" fight. It highlights Carter, a Hardin county legislator for two terms, as a strong rival and a valued general assembly member. The rest of the text shifts to a taxi fare dispute involving MacIntosh, a Highlander descendant, and a humorous aside about two boys devising an ugly-face contest.
A Negro sold a 50 year old mule to a white man for five dollars. The mule died days later. A friend suggests suing, but the buyer discovers the payment was counterfeit. The bereaved man contemplates no action.
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