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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1925
Page
1
A reflective essay critiques intellectual vanity and moral authority, noting how people fix values for others and prey on each other in daily life. It contrasts ancient moralists with modern skeptics, and ends with practical home remedies for wood care and stain removal.
A. L. Ford, extension entomologist at South Dakota State College, says the European corn borer is not yet endangering South Dakota corn. The pest is spreading across New England and parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario, with quarantines in place. Authorities expect eventual full belt coverage, though current losses are not yet evident in infested Ohio and Michigan.
South Dakota State college extension specialist Miss Susan Z Wilder offers practical home care tips for furniture. She advises daily dusting with a waxed cotton cloth and periodic wiping with liquid wax, and recommends washing with a suds of alkali free soap and soft water, rinsing and drying to protect finishes.
Edward R. Lester and C. S. Payne piloted a Studebaker Standard Six Duplex Phaeton from El Paso to Los Angeles in 24 hours 21 minutes, despite rain and wind. The 900 mile route included Deming, Lordsburg, Safford, Phoenix, Yuma, Indio, and Redlands, with the car sealing its gear at the Western Union office in Los Angeles.
The note highlights sweet clover as a top honey plant and urges keeping bees. It lists services from South Dakota State College extension on blueprints for farm buildings and livestock housing, hog exercise, and hog nutrition. It also covers sewage disposal guidance, field planning, and dairy salt management.
In a testing run, Lester and Payne endure 24 hours of nerve strain as the Duplex body and closed car comforts prove their value. After completion, they rest at the Biltmore Hotel, escorted by A W Maxwell manager of the Studebor branch in Los Angeles.
The 1924 leading crops in South Dakota are valued at 42 million dollars more than 1923 per the United States Crop and Livestock Estimates report. Wheat oats barley and flax lead gains due to higher production and prices. flax up 70 percent, oats 15 percent, and corn 8 percent.
R L Patty of South Dakota State College argues for hog houses with low ceilings and warm side walls to reduce heat loss and frost buildup. Proper fresh air inlets and outlet vents preserve warmth and air quality. a straw loft can improve conditions in high ceiling buildings.
Local column lists travel and guest visits from December to early January. Names include Isabelle Tripp, Loyd Tripp, Edna Hardie, Elma Sheaffer, James Bolton, James Ross, Dewey Forbes, Elmer Wright, Alice Bolton, Loyd Tripp, J C Preston, Long Beach California trip, Elmer Kitterman, F Featerston, Joseph Sharp, Schroeder family, H Sibley, Perry Hill, Berka family, J J Featherston, George Krapff Jr, S A Williams, Ralph Brownell, Roland Steele, Kniebenstein, Silvia Beyers, and others visiting from Sioux City, Remsen, Omaha, Chicago, and Des Moines.
Residents and relatives travel to and from Sioux Falls over the holidays. Sheriff Maxwell of LeMars visited business here. Several families host guests from Harrisburg, Morningside, Dell Rapids, and Woodbine. Updates include health concerns for W H Waxler and long‑time resident Mrs Albert Brandon traveling to Idaho and California.
Jake Berkenpas shipped two carloads of hogs to Sioux City last Friday. Mrs. S. J. Wallace traveled to Austin Minnesota to visit her son Wesley in the Voelkers home where he has stayed two months. Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Chapman and family were dinner guests of his parents. Mrs. Hoolzapple returned from Minneapolis after a week with relatives. The Christmas pageant was well attended and nuts and candy were handed out. Mrs. Dan McArthur and granddaughter Ethel McArthur visited Sheldon relatives and returned home. Constance Chapman left for Darey North Dakota to resume school. Myrtle Holster visited from Morningside College for the holidays. The Ewin and Chapman families hosted Christmas meals in LeMars. A large crowd attended the George Hinde sale despite bitter cold. Mrs. Hinde will live with her parents in Sioux City. Floyd Moore moved furniture. Frank Becker and Fred Rees shipped hogs to Sioux City. Walter Woodhouse visited from Hazel, South Carolina. Lorna Mathern visited from Huron South Dakota. W. A. Ewin is ill with flu. Sam Athe and W. B. Heinrich visited Sioux City. Mrs. Ira Eldridge attended the Hinde sale and returned home. Eldon Riter spent a few days here.
Mrs. Harry Ashcroft of Covington Kentucky says weakness and bearing down pains kept her from housework. She describes taking Lydia E Pinkham's compounds and Blood Medicine to restore strength and cold sweats easing with Sanative Wash, and offers to answer letters from readers.
The column lists numerous Christmas day dinners and visits among families in Sioux City and nearby towns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Deegan, J. J. Deegan family, Ira Lancaster and children, the Reeves and Becker families, Holtzapple, Weston, Wodhouse, and Penning, plus several guests from LeMars and Minneapolis.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Koch and family and C Boskljon were callers at nine Will Ericksen home. Henry Rolfs shelled and delivered corn to Nick Ruden farm this week. Harm Seggerman shipped a carload.
An old-fashioned remedy claims to soothe a child's throat and halt a cold before it worsens. The ad urges early use after a harsh cough and touts safety for youngsters, priced at 30 cents in all stores.
Reported shipment details note Chester White hogs sent from Remsen to Sioux City market on Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Henry Mehlhop and family visited Herman Ericksen's home Monday. Thomas Dawson now owns a new four door Ford sedan bought last Tuesday. Carl Steffen and Herman attended a dance at the Legion hall in Kingsley.
The passage urges guests to suppress annoyance and disappointment under all circumstances. It emphasizes learned politeness, even when mishaps like hot soup occur, to become a passable or perfect guest.
An old voice laments human failing as a speaker notes the tendency to brag about minor race victories instead of recognizing justice in earned wages from hard work. The line contrasts pride in small wins with fair pay for daily labor and hints at broader social critique.
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