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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
4
A compact, mixed reminiscence notes Kerensky’s followers after deposition, 153 languages in Russia, knitting as a job boon, fakirs, a hair restorer pitch, a love triangle rumor, soap prices affecting a child, and townsfolk eager about tanks sent to France. The tone reads like a whirling, satirical clipped column from a bygone era.
The itemized column notes Congress will meet in December to address unfinished business including the omission to tax members' salaries. The piece wryly critiques wartime humor, mentions Kerensky, Hobson, and Petrograd, and jokes about heated arguments and savings while lampooning public figures and events of the era.
Governor Kirkwood faced initial doubts when Iowa was slated to furnish one regiment for the Union defense in April 1861. A proclamation on April 17 called for volunteers, and within a day or two, fifteen to twenty companies offered service, soon surpassing what the governor could accept, as noted by Dan E. Clark in a State Historical Society biography.
Farteur the world champion Belgian stallion set a record at Cedar Falls Iowa selling for 47500 dollars. McC G Good of Ogden Iowa won the bid as farmers from across the United States watched. Iowa now leads in draft horse breeding due to war impacts and imports. Iowa entered five of six leading draft horse classes at the Panama-Pacific Exposition and won the world grand championship in each class entered.
Malvern memories span nearly a century with obituaries, civic changes, business shifts, and local anecdotes. Highlights include deaths of Mary Hawley and Eliza J. Aistrope, town officials altering sidewalks, and notes on schools, mills, telephones, and fairs. The column records births, moves, fires, and public notices, signaling ongoing community life.
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