Rhetoric on youth crime and a shift in Iowa politics
The piece condemns youth street activity describing parents as blameworthy for letting children roam at night. It notes Senator Kenyon’s resignation and appointment to the Eighth Circuit and discusses potential successors from northern Waterloo to southern Marshall County. It references Gompers at a farmers meeting and debates on freight rates and postwar bonuses amid political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
National Meeting of Farmers
Ford Private Hydro Deal Described as Vast Gift to Ford
The Ford plan offers five million dollars no cash down for title to Niagara hydro properties costing eighty seven million. Annual rent of about one point seven two six five million for a 100 year lease with perpetual hydro unit rights totaling around eight hundred fifty thousand horsepower. Government to maintain and repair units. critics say the arrangement compares unfavorably with current power rents and would grant one man vast resource control. The fertilizer claim is disputed as the plant suited for explosives and not readily producing affordable nitrates. the contract only allows experiments to produce fertilizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agen
T World
Ford
Hydro
Imain
Mr. Thomas
Niagara Falls
Thomas
Muscle Shoals
You Might Meet a Fool in Highway Warnings
A columnist warns drivers to stay vigilant on the road as fools may appear in cars or as pedestrians. Keep control, anticipate unpredictable behavior, and never assume others will heed traffic rules. The piece emphasizes constant caution over confident assumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telly
Rockies
Notidg
Social Bloc Tangles In Cedar Rapids Letter
Cyrenus Cole reports from Cedar Rapids on a social bloc seen in hotels rather than Capitol Hill. He notes dancing between tea and lobster tables, extreme dresses by young women, and dogs in hotels. He cites inspectors for fleas and jokes about class, youth, and government payoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrenus Cole
Washington
Cedar
Rapids
Kenyon
Capitol Hill
Aociety
Tor Ayen
Exercise for Whiter Eggs at Iowa State College
Poultrymen advise plenty of exercise and good feed to produce whiter eggs in winter. Hens on roosts extend five to six hours longer, yet cold weather reduces outdoor activity. Officials stress warm housing and clean conditions to prevent outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa State College
County and National News From Cedar Rapids to Hopkinton
A collection of brief notices and reports covers school bond proposals in Buck Creek district, a wedding at Worthington, moonshine seizures by Cedar Rapids agents, notable deaths from Bellevue to Waterloo, a Linn county marriage license, a slander suit verdict in Cedar Rapids, and an Iowa Legion convention in Cedar Rapids with a 100th birthday congratulation in Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sokol
Lague
Buck Creek
Erecta
Misa
Raith
Gestel
F. J. Gestel
Sand
Worthington
Adama
Cedar Rapida
Aaron Palmer
Oxford Junction
Anamosa
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Linn
Cathryne M. Coleman
Coggon
Martin’ W. O'Brien
Ryan
Bernice C. Coleman
Eugene T.:mccarthy
Marion
Cedar
Henry Boddicker
Ibsen
Boddicker
Campbell
Iowa
Jackson County
Bellevue
Bankers and farmers clash over loan fairness and trust
A Eureka era discussion argues bankers guard funds by law while farmers fear credit limits. A Farm Bureau tale contrasts bank duty with public accountability, insisting loans match means and market prices and urging fair treatment of local financial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Tulsa
County’ Farm Bureau
Motion pictures shape youth in Chicago studies
Two Chicago based surveys show film exposure among pupils and church programs. About 87 percent of 3,000 children attended movies weekly, with high ticket use among top students and lower use among the lowest. Church and settlement programs report strong wholesome effects, noting crime and immorality nearby districts fall below normal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Chicago
Estelle L. Moulton
Parent-Teacher Association
Church Extension Board of the
Presbytery of Chicago
Henry Seymour Brown
Elliot on usury per Dearborn Independent page 182
The excerpt cites absurd compound interest figures for one cent loaned in 1 AD and Methuselah hypothetical, arguing debt levels in the United States total about 150 billion dollars and will double every 14.2 years at five percent, releasing interest cash to increase the overall debt to 600 billion in another 14.2 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Elliot
A. D
Tf Methuselah
McCoy
United States
Richardson
New Year Booze Surge Hits Omaha Aftermath
In Omaha and other cities many suffer from New Year alcohol excesses as bootleg liquor causes injuries and poisonings. People seek temporary high and the thrill of evading law, risking hospital trips and worse as more victims seek care or confront deadly consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Chicago News: Old fashioned type woman fading from society
A complaint claims that the old fashioned, drifting type of woman has vanished from the neighborhood. The rest of the story notes the bake of the nation and sightings in miscellaneous cafes where dancing occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nuws
Fire Destroys Farm Home Near Anamosa in 1922
The Larson farm home south of Anamosa burned late Sunday afternoon, possibly started by an airtight bathroom heater. Sheriff Bodenhofer, with J. S. Thomas, returned from Sac City. Thomas faces forgery charges in Monticello. The Neaper family escaped at midnight with only nightclothes as their home burned, and fire likely from a coal stove explosion. The Jones County Farm Bureau met at the Grand opera house electing R. J. Young president and officers for 1922. Mrs. H. M. Remley of Anamosa died, leaving ten children. she was a descendant of Roger Williams and a longtime Anamosa resident and library trustee.
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C. A. Larson
Anamiosa
Bodenhofer
Sac City
J. 5
Thomas
Monticello
Jones County
New County Trust & Savings Bank
George Neaper
Jones ‘County
Lovell
John Matthiessen
Cass
A. P. Ogden
Wayne
Herman Zimmerman
Scotch Grove
J.R,. McNeilly
Clay
Nanne Hanken
Fairview
I. A. Mirick
Jackson
Leo Morrissey
Madison
R. J. Young
Wyoming
C. K. Vaughn
Greenfield
A. H. Newman
Rome
Michael Swensen
Hale
H. M. Remley
Anamosa
East Greenwich
Ride Teland
Muscatine
Iowa
State University
State .Normn ‘School
M. Reniley
Remley
Idwa
Every boy must have a pal in his nature and character
The piece argues every boy seeks a pal to share ideas and habits. It warns that a bad peer can shape a boy’s life and show how parental guidance matters. Dad is the most eligible companion, offering influence if he seizes the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton Press
Dakotan
Deas
Initiative and education urged in Gilles letter
E W Gilles writes to the Minneapolis Journal urging initiative as key to progress. He argues education produces leaders and emphasizes starting early to lead, act first, and seize opportunities before others do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Gilles
Minneapolis
Fegun
Initiative
Decline in Iowa Newspaper Titles 1916 to 1921 22
The 1921 22 Iowa Red Book shows 537 publications versus 968 in 1916, a loss of 426 papers or 44 percent. Authors note similar declines nationwide due to war costs and rising printing expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Democrat
Asue
Iowa Red Book
Iowa
Jslue
United States
Samuel Yousse Dies In Colorado Life Of Early Richland Settler
Samuel B Yousse longtime Monticello trader and Colby Colby Kansas native, died at Willow Springs farm Wheatridge Colorado after a wide life story from Missouri born May 16 1846 through Iowa Monticello and Colby Kansas to Colorado mining and business ventures. Funeral held January 18 with ministers Adams and Roerig. He survived by widow two sons Fred R Yousse and D L Yousse a daughter Mrs Frank Palmer five grandchildren and brother John Yousse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bajasch
Rocky Mountain News
Samuel Yousse
Monticello
Benedict Yousse
Richland Township
Sam Yousse
Samuel B. Yousse
Willow Springs Farm
Wheatridge
Colorado
Mr. Yousse
Missouri
Iowa
Dakotas
Jesse James
Mary LeVan
Joshua LeVan
Jackson County
Table Hook
Nebraska
Mrs. Younse
Colby
Kansas
Yousse
McCook
Oberlane
Goodland
Golden
Willow Springs
Fred R. Yousse
D. L. Yousse
Frank Palmer
Jury trials proceed in district court with Beverichter and Hoffmann cases
In district court last week Otto Burrichter vs P D Bell concluded with the plaintiff winning 114.00 for auto repair. Hoffman vs Newman seeks 10.00 damages for injuries from an automobile collision. second trial granted after a prior verdict of 2501.00 for the plaintiff. The court expects longer proceedings with up to 200 witnesses in the Mowery vs Reinking slander case arising from postwar London unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Burrichter
P. D. Bell
Mr. Burrichter
Hoffman Vs. Newman
Anamosa
Greenfield Township
Cedar County
Henry W.mowery
Charles Reinking
London
House moves on bonus issue as election shadows grow
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the House passed the bonus bill but skipped funding details in the Fordney bill. Administration leaders face pledges and payment plans while November elections loom. Soldiers demand their money. taxpayers seek lower taxes as spring nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fordney
Paris 1914 and 1918 Failures Explained by German Generals
The Kansas City Star notes German officers justify why Paris withstood assaults in 1914 and 1918. The article emphasizes that the German army did not capture Paris in either year and refrains from sensational detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Paris
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Linn County
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