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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
2
Kingsley News-Times reports a man worth over 50 million dollars who died last year paid no federal income tax since 1916. He bought tax exempt bonds yielding high returns and avoided taxed tangible property allocations. The piece argues taxpayers fund government while the wealthy escape, urging awareness and tax fairness.
Special correspondence reports busy corn shelling by local farmers including M J Bixby and Ben Braband. Social visits on New Year’s Day, parties for Irene Kohl and Mary Eyres, and church and farm bureau events fill the week. A county agent was absent from the meeting due to weather while illnesses and travel to Sioux City and LeMars appear in several notes.
Cecil Grew and John Bever, prominent witnesses in the Merrill murder case, left for Marshall Minnesota last night. They say they will ride the cushions after this instead of tank cars. John Hentzes of LeMars returned to Watertown South Dakota after holidays. Mr and Mrs Meyers went back to Bernesville Minnesota after visiting LeMars. Henry Kamp and Richard Packel visited Sioux City Tuesday. Sioux City Glee Club, 200 strong, returned Saturday after a LeMars recital. Emil Schultz and Stanley Jame were Merrill visitors Saturday. W H Peck transported cattle to Sioux City market. Paul Uvitesch and others also shipped cattle to Sioux City. Hog shippers included Dering, Brunken, and Van Stienwyck. Sam Zimmerman shipped cattle to Sioux City. Pete Nelson suffers a severe grip attack. Erol Schroenrock drove to Leeda Tuesday. J J Madden had two loads of cattle for Sioux City market. J P Wack of Danube Minnesota returned Monday to resume college studies.
Elgin brothers and residents list travel plans with C. Pritchett and Lille visiting relatives in Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tschaimpel visited Sioux City on Tuesday. Br. A. and C. J. Utech also visited Sioux City Wednesday. Several from the vicinity attended the Abmiann Baldwin sale east of Le Mars Tuesday.
Special correspondence reports Oyens Farmers Elevator held its annual meeting on Thursday January with attendees including local residents. Also noted are visits by John U Wolster and family to the Jake Porter home and H C Andersons family to J R Foreman home. Edward Koldenhower is ill with pneumonia. May Hendrickson has been...
The minutes detail bids for pauper burials and doctoring the poor, selection of LeMars Globe Post LeMars Sentinel and Remsen Bell Enterprise as official papers, and adjournment to January 3 1925. Dr M J Joynt reappointed eye examiner. numerous claims settled for animals killed by dogs or wolves. many county official bonds approved.
A collection of wry aphorisms on love freedom and aging. It playfully critiques flattery marriage gender and social behavior with brisk phrases. Notable lines ponder two faced judgments and the limits of enthusiasm while recalling lasting quirks of human nature.
The passage extols calm, applied effort to overcome obstacles and warns against hatred. It praises empathy and friendship as a universal good, notes individual mental difference, and asserts happiness as a common destination reached by diverse paths. It cautions against self sufficiency and overestimation of others.
A playful collage of questions and hypotheticals drawn from the Chicago American. It muses on radio cause, Ma Jongg on Mother's Day, armored knights with itchy fancies, a congressman inflating auto tires, scarecrows in female attire, Ananias in ancient rep, golf timing, rabbits crossing the Mayflower, a detective quicker than a man, and the marital status of Declaration signers.
A collection of maxims on virtue honesty and change. It contrasts strength of character with walls, notes that honesty is essential, and suggests good presence earns recommendation while urging aspiring writers to be true poets.
The Chicago American cites a list of quirky behavior and dares from days past including counting to ten before borrowing money from a traffic cop, sending flowers to a girlfriend, C. O. D. pranks, tossing old horseshoes at a wedding, sunbathing with a collar, cats drinking from a goldfish bowl, using an acetylene torch as a dirigible headlight, and visiting a man who introduced a girl to her future husband.
An editorial excerpt argues attractiveness pays for cities and boosts growth. It cites St Louis and New York as examples spending on beautification, parks, boulevards, opera houses, and streets, linking civics to prosperity and population appeal. It highlights agreeable people aiding success and notes life insurance totals and large policies rising in recent years. Rodman Wanamaker first to take a $1,000,000 policy with current totals around $6,000,900.
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben lamenting how people brag about winning a duty in a race rather than earning double the pay for daily work. The tone mirrors a rural voice critiquing misplaced pride and work ethic.
North bound trains include 202 Twin City Limited at 1 35 am 206 Soo City St Paul local 7 45 am 210 Twin City Express 11 56 am 211 St Paul local 11 40 pm West bound lists 201 Twin City Limited 8 30 am 209 Soo City St Paul local 6 20 am 206 Soo City St Paul local 4 55 pm 208 Twin City Express 6 10 pm Illinois Central east bound shows 616 Chicago Express 7 50 am 613 Chicago Limited 6 37 pm 632 Fort Dodge train 4 50 pm 15 Chicago Express 3 60 pm 11 Chicago Limited 7 50 am 681 Fort Dodge train 10 00 am Great Northern includes 32 St Paul Local 6 55 am 162 St Paul Limited 7 21 pm 678 Local Freight 8 40 am Sioux City Local 10 32 pm 578 Local Freight 8 60 pm 161 Sioux City Limited 11 01 am Trains Run Daily
Notice is given that on December 27 1924 the district court of Plymouth county Iowa appointed MARIE KEENAN executrix of Elizabeth Keenan deceased. All debts and claims must be presented to the court for allowance. Published in The LeMars Globe-Post January 1 8 and 15 1925.
From Plymouth County Iowa, administrator of the estate of George W. Hinde deceased calls all indebted persons to pay to the undersigned and all claimants to present legally authenticated claims to the court for allowance. Dated December 11, 1924. John R. Hinde, Administrator, Roseberry and Roseberry, attorneys for estate, publication dates January 8, 15 and 22, 1925.
Notice to interested persons that on January 7 1925 the district court appointed J F Rogers administrator of the estate of L B Crain deceased. Debts must be paid and all claims presented to the court for allowance. Keenan and Murray attorneys for estate. Post January 8 15 and 22 1925.
A collection of humorous and pointed witticisms on marriage, gender roles, aging, and society. It notes advice on wives happiness, a riddle about a shipboard object, a comparison between a boy and a man, and commentary on beauty contests and time’s changes. It also includes a quip about a peach-packer and the peach crop, with a joke about changing topics when asked about basket sizes.
An Exchange reflection notes common grievances from domestic life and neighborly plans. It hints that marriage choices can shape a man’s fortunes. As the thermometer climbs yearly, men sense changes from one end to the other.
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