Do You Want Good Roads Campaign Opinion Piece
A local editorial urges quick bonded funding for paving primary roads in Iowa, arguing gravel is inferior for hilly areas. It links road bonds to gasoline and automobile tax proceeds, notes state backing, and asserts no loss to secondary or county road funds. The piece pushes voting for bonds.
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Iaws
Iowa
Highway Commission
Mills
Bonda
Mills County
Omaha
Clinton
Thirlington
Keokuk
Omahe
Mitla County
Good Muad Association
Cement Trust and Contractors
Des Moines
Hia
Darting
Glenwood
Malvern
Silver City
Pacific Janction
Mineola
Hastings
Emerson
Tallor
Henderson
J. W. Boehner
Modern Salesmanship On A Train Car Confection Vendors
While traveling by rail I observed a confection vendor using modern sales tactics. He mixed salted peanuts in a bowl, then circulated the cars with a tiny sample, followed by offering paper sack servings. Passengers quickly bought nearly every sack.
Persian women now Want to wear Western fashions
An obscure Los Angeles update notes a Cincinnati Enquirer piece about Persian women embracing Western dress. It questions societal impact, hints at future generations and fashion evolving with time, mentioning heels and footprints in a surreal sundae of time.
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Perelandeu
Cincinnati Enquirer
Los Angeles
Harry Landis Grows Missed Presence Ends Public Spirit
The notice mourns Harry Landis who has died, praising his cheerful energy and selfless public service across Malvern Mills County. It lauds his broad, friendly influence in community, church, lodge, and business, saying his monument lives in the hearts of those who knew him and will guide future community endeavors.
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Hved
Harry
Malvern
Mills County
Keyes Progress in State Survey of Indian Remains
Cornell professor Charles Reuben Keyes reports progress in the Iowa State Historical Society led survey of Towa Hla remains. Over a thousand Aboriginal sites have been mapped and Algonkian culture identified with diverse stone and ground implements, canoe travel, and village sites near river towns.
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Keyes
Charles Reuben Keyes
Cornell College
State Historical Society
Towa Hla
Lowe
Towa
Robbery of Senator Bingham in China
An Inquirer item notes a robbery involving Senator Bingham in China. It argues such an act exposes a lack of gomptoriat courtesy in the befouled country. The item reflects a provocative, opinionated stance from the periodical.
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Bingham
China
Fulludgipala
The Leader's Mail Editor Seeks Public Letters
The editor invites readers to submit communications on public questions up to about 200 words. Letters should be clear and concise and may discuss local matters, policy changes, or community events.
Mills county voters urged to weigh road bonds cost
A letter from J W Boehner argues against a $400,000 bond issue to pave Primary Road 34 and nearby routes. He contends bond financing would raise taxes, delays paving, and benefits tourists and city drivers more than local residents. He challenges proponents to public debates and cites figures on property values, autos, and maintenance costs.
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Mills County
Hastings
Glenwood
Cen
Cen Eer
Aarell Bean
Highway Commission
Mille County
Honda
Coykendall
Onelneer
Boehner
Fotatwattamle
Four Corners
Ikaw
White
Farmer's Union Builds Schools in Britain to Bridge Price Gap
An Iowa farmer profile notes the gap between producer prices and consumer costs while highlighting the Farmer's Union push to organize and educate growers. Joseph Griffiths, president of the Pandy division, says membership grows yearly and the union now operates nationally with London offices without county agents, relying on traveling instructors to run schools for short courses.
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Iowa
Farmer's Union
Joseph Griffiths
Pandy
Farrmer's Union
London
English Hedge Craft and Farm Life in 1927
A writer tours Mr. Griffith’s 240 acre farm in the Pandy division of the Farmer’s Union. He contrasts English hedging as a patient, artisanal skill with slow progress. notes limited cultivation of 35 acres for mangoes swedes and small grain. The piece promises Lloyd George’s solution to England’s agricultural underproduction.
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Tefision University
Ageterh
Palmer’s Union
Extension University
Lloyd George
England
Otha D. Wearin
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Ww. P. “Wortman
Iiss
County Pape Board of Supervisors
Harry Landis
the Leader's Mail
A.B. Jydeon
Detroit
Graham Brothers
R. K. Piper
Algo
Ford
Traffe
Fordson Tractors
Fordson
Fords Sons
Lowa
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