10 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Lake Park News
Location
Lake Park, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1921
Page
1
A compilation of community notes, opinions, and anecdotes discusses rising taxes in Clay County, economic cautions, and social reflections. It quotes editorials on prohibition, school needs, freight rate shifts, and farm resilience, weaving humor with local concerns and deadlines.
Louis Maack argues that coal prices rise from limited orders and miner wages, not mine owners alone, and that market forces govern grain prices. He defends profit, notes freight costs, and urges producers to act to create demand rather than blame others. He cautions against agitation and misplacing blame.
A reader submits figures on bituminous coal from Illinois and eastern states. Steam coal recently rose from 60 cents to 1.25 per ton due to strikes, affecting mine profits. Deductions for union dues, checkoff systems, and shifts are discussed, with wages, production costs, and worker demographics described, noting the unions’ financial power and producer constraints.
A 1922 subscription pitch for The Youth’s Companion promises elevating, duty-minded content across 52 issues plus extra items. It contrasts wholesome suggestiveness with sensationalism and offers combined deals including McCall’s Magazine for a total of $3.00. Commonwealth Ave and St Paul Street Boston address provided.
A Nebraska farmer wrote Deere & Co. in Moline asking for a wagon but said he must deny himself since the same wagon now costs 650 bushels of corn versus 200 before the war. Deere replied their price is 100 percent higher than 1914 and they lose money due to labor and material costs. Freight adds 11.40 to delivery and 78 to move the farmer’s coin to market, a 29.40 freight rise since 1914. Osceola county forms a 40-member poultry fanciers association. R. J. Linter is president.
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