Modern English Bible Translation Sparks Debate in Jones County
A Chicago professor Dr Edgar J Goodspeed advocates translating the New Testament into vigorous modern English to widen readability. Critics warn the modern version loses the classical balance of the King James text. The piece contrasts the appeal of tradition with calls for modern vernacular and notes political views on the League of Nations and Americas role in a world court.
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Chicago University
Edgar J. Goodspeed
Good
Lyons
Senators Debate Extra Session Amid Arm Policy Pressure
Fragmentary note quotes Senator Brook stating the president may face a new congressional session. It references radicals seeking control and timing of an extra session to push arm policy legislation.
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Senator Brook
Congress
Misunderstanding on Esch Cummins Rate Promise
W R Boyd writes from Cedar Rapids asserting the Esch Cummins Act does not guarantee a 6 percent return on railway investments. He explains the law fixes rates on honest valuations, not capitalization, and notes dividends and bond interest have fallen short of such promises. He cites 1922 data showing falling railroad values and rising expenses, arguing against immediate rate cuts and criticizing politicians who promise both wage hikes and lower rates.
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W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids Republcan
Interstate Commercial Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Northwestern
Rock Island
Great Northern
Pennsylvania
Milwaukee
Incongruity of Magnus Johnson election raised by Missouri farmer
William Hirsh argues the Magnus Johnson election was driven by farmers and organized labor despite wage disparities. He cites high freight rates and wage gaps between industrial workers and farmers, questioning how farm prices can drop while urban wages stay high and criticizing labor leaders for not supporting farmers’ price increases.
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William Hirsh
Missouri
Magnus Johnson
Uage
Ashier
Iowa Supervisors Granted Power To Remove Billboard Signs
An informal Attorney General Hobson opinion holds county supervisors may remove advertising signs along highways that confuse motorists. The ruling cites existing law allowing removal of billboards that obstruct highway intersections, noting many signs bearing stop and danger confuse drivers.
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Iowa
Hobson
Bricklayers’ wages vs output questioned by Iowa home veteran
The piece compares bricklayer wages across New York Minneapolis and Iowa Soldiers’ Home. It notes a veteran near seventy laid 1200 bricks in a short wall while 25 years ago 2500 bricks were expected per ten hour day. Today 1100 bricks is seen as a best daily output for a contractor.
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Marshalltown
New York
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Minneapolis
John Atkinson
Atkinson
Public Works
California
Iowa
Brookhart's 30 Cent Settlement Joke Over 240 Acre Farm
Cedar Rapids critics accuse Senator Brookhart of steering Meredith toward a 30 cent settlement for a libel suit by offering profits from his 240 acre farm. They say a $20,000 joint stock land bank loan and high taxes show the farce, labeling the farm swampy and overtaxed. Local residents doubt Brookhart’s financials and call it a political joke.
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Cedar Rapids
Brookhart
Jewell
Meredith
Muscatine County
Des
Mississippi River
New L shaped concrete blocks promise lower masonry costs
Agricultural engineering staff at Town State College built over 4 000 new L shaped blocks this summer. They claim material efficiency and labor savings cut construction costs for farmers. Blocks used in garages in Ames and a college shop building, with Dow City residence foundation also in Ames block. Prof. J B Davidson and Henry Giese led the development and testing of the design.
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Agricultural Engineering Department
Town State College
Ames
College
Dow City
J. B. Davidson
Henry Giese
Davidson
Giese
Lime on soil boosts profits and yields says Iowa extension
Iowa State College Extension Service agent Harry Warner reports favorable farm conditions and ample lime supplies. Survey of 400 lime users shows profits on 80 percent of farms. clover yields rise to two tons per acre and alfalfa to four tons on limed soil, urging farmers to test lime on small plots.
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Iowa
Harry Warner
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Warner
Orange Ice Recipe Endorsed By Iowa State Extension
Miss Gertrude Lynn from Iowa State College Extension Service recommends an orange ice recipe. Make syrup with four cups water and two cups sugar, add two cups orange juice and one-fourth cup lemon juice, then two grated orange rinds, cool, strain and freeze.
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Gertrude Lynn
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Miss Lynn
Neighborhood News items mix of births deaths and trials
Regional notes report Tipton paving completed by Horriban Construction. Local farmer C J Murray harvests 2 437 bushels of No 1 oats from land yielding 52 bu per acre. Big Canoe Lutheran church near Decorah marks 70th anniversary. Linn county docket records rise to 1 419 total filings. Maquoketa resident Henry Becker dies after paralytic stroke. Cedar Rapids Rude Co storage destroyed by fire with 14 vehicles lost. Mrs Caroline Egelhof found dead in a Dubuque cistern. Delaware Jones wheat outlook remains low. Independence veteran A Littlejohn turns 90. Oxford Junction lawyer B L Magruder sells practice to James Cave. Hopkinton pool hall raided. license revoked. Marshall county bonds 800 000 for roads pass by 250 margin. Marshalltown grounds contested. Anna Schaffer sues Arthur Lawrence for 2000 defamation damages over alleged false charges.
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Tipton
Horriban Construction Co
C. J. Murray
Sand Spring
Big Canoe Lutheran Church
Decorah
Linn
Henry Becker
Maquoketa
Rude Auto’ Co
Cedar Rapids
Caroline Egelhof
Byron van Vieck
Dubuque
Delaware County
Jones County
Ike Littlefield
Hopkinton
Utley
Irving Long
Lloyd Taube
Marion
Des Moines
Everale
Aberdeen Angus
Marshall
Marshalltown
Delaware County District Court
Anna Schaffer
Arthur Lawrence
Bill Murray
Alex Clark
Barney Schaeffer
L. A. Chaplin
Alfred Willard Ted Johnson
Ed van Egger
John McNeill
John 8S. Welch
Monticello
Tenancy Types and Cash Rent in Iowa Agriculture
Dr. C. L. Holmes of Iowa State College reports state wide cash rents averaged about 8 dollars per acre in 1921 and 7.50 in 1922. He notes stock share leases pay half gross receipts while crop share leases dominate grain farming regions and dairy areas prefer stock leases.
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State of
Iowa
C. L. Holmes
Iowa State College
Holmes
Department of Agricultural Economics
Moonshiner Tom Streets Faces Maquoketa Court Action
Anamosa Eureka reports Tom Streets of Clay township, a moonshiner, was arrested in Monmouth and will face court action at Maquoketa. Twice convicted in Jones county court and twice in federal court, he may be sent to the penitentiary. County attorney seeks certificates of convictions to pursue up the line. Streets paid a $1,000 fine at his last Jones county court appearance.
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Anamosa
Eureka
Tom Streets
Clay Township
Jackson County
Monmouth
Maquoketa
Streets
Jones County
Tom
What Became of Harrisburg Investors in German Marks
A note reflects on investors who years ago boasted of buying German marks and placing them in German banks for profit, questioning what became of their holdings and the outcomes of those bets.
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Harrisburg
German Banka
Fragmented historic clippings reflect quirky political banter
A collage of brief notes and comments from multiple papers spans political jabs about blocking, romance, aleatory claims about England, a Seattle man’s punishment, a rolling pin contest for women, fall planting advice from Iowa State, and a Mason City Legion convention denouncing Senator Brookhart’s stance on Russian Sovietism.
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Anamosa Hureka
Legion
Mason City
Brookhart
Iowa
Common People and the Presidency
A 19th century style reflection argues wealth is not essential for a president. It asserts the leader should understand everyday problems of the common people and cites Lincoln as an example of sympathetic leadership.
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Copper Weekly
Lincoln
Iowa system of soil management promises larger yields and soil fertility
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station promotes the Iowa System of soil management claiming higher yields per acre, greater profits, and permanent soil fertility. The bulletin No. 213 explains drainage cultivation manuring liming phosphates and crop rotation. Towns soil specialists say the system can make the land permanently productive. A July 4 law raises female legal age to 21, with marriage contracts exempt.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Towa
Fortieth General Assembly
Acts of the Fortieth General Assembly
Women as arrangers disrupt plans for Herb and Ella
A married woman schemes to pair her husband’s bachelor friend Herb with Ella from the puff sleeve era. She plans a weekend for just them on a settee with others fleeing. The tale ends with the old saying that woman is man’s best friend.
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Herbert
Ella
Herb
Surplus manure could boost pasture yields says professor
B J Firking assistant professor of soils at Town State college notes that any extra barnyard manure after stubble and hay applications can be spread on pasture for profit. He credits fall rains for starting pastures statewide and expects ample pasture for dairy cows this season.
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BE. A. Peister
Iowa State College
Mr. Peister
B. J. Firking
Town State College
Firkins
Iowa Extension expert warns against market bias in poultry
J J Warren of Iowa State College Extension argues that selling the biggest chicks skews poultry flocks. He says selecting top cockerels early for growth and traits improves flock quality, while critics worry about effects on the farmer's disposition.
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J. J. Warren
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Judge Landis blocks Brookhart bid to reach base in row
Sioux City Journal notes Judge Landis of the big leagues refused to let Senator Brookhart advance on a hit after returning from Russia, framing a disputed play in the season's politics.
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Sioux City
Wanted and For Sale Classified Snapshots
A terse 1920 Buick touring car for sale by W Page of Monticello Iowa. Warranted used cars listed by Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co in New York. Eighty spring pigs offered by GC Neal of Scotch Grove Iowa. A 300 acre farm for rent at five fifty per acre by Hugh Corbitt of Onslow Iowa.
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W. Page
Monticello
Iowa
Ny Conch
Hon. Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
R. Neal
Scotch Grove
Hugh Corbitt
Onslow
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