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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1924
Page
2
Plymouth county issues a warning that easy credit risks bankrupting farms. It argues farmers should repay debts, consider selling small parcels to beginners, and urges financial self‑reliance over further borrowing while detailing roles of the Commercial club and the need for a Democratic county convention set for June 28, 1924, at LeMars Court House.
The author reports a weeklong medicine show left the town with at least $2,000 in cash. They condemn the scheme as a menace, urging the mayor to license peddlers and street vendors and ban medicine shows to prevent further losses.
The piece warns that daily and weekly donations presented as advertisements dilute advertising budgets and erode trust in the field. It argues such practices waste resources, degrade the value of advertising, and undermine efforts of large manufacturers and institutions relying on true advertising to grow business.
Recent experiments show malaria mosquitoes bite humans as readily as horses or cows when given a choice of diet. Researchers say the finding could affect disease transmission studies and control strategies.
The Democratic Party of Iowa calls a state convention in Des Moines on Friday July 25 1924 at 10 a m to fill vacancies on the state ticket adopt a platform elect a state central committee and transact other business. It lists delegate apportionment by county based on 1922 governor votes and names officers.
The article explains that each state may send two statues to the National Statuary Hall in the U S Capitol. It notes the hall’s origins as the Hall of Representatives and cites debates by Webster, Clay, Adams, and Onsbourn. A marble floor plate marks John Quincy Adams's fall. In 1884 the room became the National Statuary Hall, with statues to be marble or bronze of deceased persons illustrious in history.
Instructions explain using a cloth damp with glycerin to wipe glass. A few drops remain as beads but spread, then merge into a smooth transparent film, not obstructing vision.
A vessel drawing ten feet experiences a two inch rise in water pressure when transitioning from fresh water to a salt solution known as walt. The measurement indicates pressure change due to fluid density difference.
A writer shares practical ways to outfit a home on a tight budget by repurposing inexpensive or free materials. Techniques include making a twine holder from a tin funnel, upgrading a reading lamp with handmade wicks and a parchment shade, refurbishing a dull chopper, waterproofing a chopping bowl, and crafting curtains, towels, spreads, waste baskets, and rag mats from leftovers and common scraps.
L Gribben of Minburn elected secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation replacing C W Hunt who resigns to join the federal trade commission under President Coolidge. Action taken June 9 at a federation executive meeting. Gribben, seven district representative since 1923, is a practical farmer with prior business experience. The secretarial duties were assigned the day after his election. Hunt to work in Washington. Meadow Township meets about 60 people. R B Whitlock discusses bovine tuberculosis eradication and shows part of Clean Herds and Hearts due to rain. Perry Township meeting features Whitlock talk on eradication and film. committee to seek church or meeting place and plans for a township picnic.
The wedding at the Thiel home featured a pink and white decor as relatives gathered from Ton and surrounding towns. The bride, from a prominent Remsen farming family, married a Marcus-area farmer who has spent most of his life there. They plan visits to relatives and a return home on a farm owned by the groom’s mother near Marcus.
Local shop advertises scratch pads sold at three for 6 cents. The ad notes the Globe-Post as the selling outlet and emphasizes affordability for customers purchasing office supplies.
North and south routes listed for the Twin City Limited Express and local trains with morning and afternoon departures. Illinois Central and Great Northern services shown with local freight and city connections. Trains run daily and include Chicago and Fort Dodge services with specified times.
Henry Clarence Grothaus purchased a two ton Hawkeye truck in Sioux City last week and plans truck work all summer. Will Strohbeen arrives from Santa Cruz to build a large machine shed near Remsen. Rain showers arrive regularly aiding small grain and corn. corn plowing in full swing. Charley Miller drove to Sioux City for the diamond jubilee with a large crowd reported. Local residents Will and Ernest Koch and Pauline Steffen visited the W G Ericksen home. Grothaus dance pavilion enjoyed a well attended evening with Cherokee orchestra.
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