War Governor Kirkwood Honored In Bronze Bust Unveiling
The piece notes Iowa honored Civil War Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood with a bronze bust at Vicksburg National Cemetery, presented by Governor Hammill and with an oration by Hon. R. G. Cousins. It reflects on his Civil War service and contrasts political talk and suggestions of presidential nominating processes.
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Iowa
Samuel J. Kirkwood
National
Vicksburg
Hammill
R. G. Cousins
Kirkwood
Coolidge May Spend Summer Freely in Black Hills
The South Dakota invitation to Mr. Coolidge to return to the Black Hills for a carefree summer reflects a president who can rest from political duties. With no election pressure, he may fish, dress as a farmer, or stay in Washington and whittle, while a news-hungry public awaits his choice.
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New York World
South Dakota
Coolidge
Black Hills
Vermont
Mr. Coolidge
Congress
Washington
Whittle
Missing the Good Old Days of Liquor Destruction?
A young man recalls a bygone era in Austin Minnesota noting post office lines and aging memories. The piece laments vanished saloons and the social ills they spurred including violence, eviction, and hardship among families.
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Austin
Minn
Herald
Nebraska Guaranty Fund Aims to Pay Depositors in Failures
The Nebraska guaranty fund commission announces a plan to pay depositors in failed banks from quick assets first, slow assets later, with remaining sums from the fund. The fund faces a large deficit and annual assessments are about 1.7 million dollars. Citizens fear future tax relief to cover shortfalls.
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Indiangla
Guaranty Fund Commission
State of
Nebraska
Guaranty Fund
Fnally
Guaranty
When New York Becomes Dreary
O McIntyre notes that long-time New Yorkers drift from pleasure crowds as the city’s pace and crowds dull their appetite for theaters clubs and nights out. He compares city life’s glamour to monotony and a cemetery like quiet reflected in the critic’s view. Broadway nightlife becomes alien to the ambitious observer with New York its sole sustainer.
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O. O. McIntyre
New York
Jess
Broadway
North Dakota
Three things children are whipped for says Quillen
Robert Quillen notes that the most common causes for discipline are lying, impudence, and a mother's headache, reflecting a humorous view of parental limits and child behavior.
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Robert Quillen
A Matter of Taste Winterset Madisonian
A small town observer contrasts the uproar of a big city dinner dance with quiet rural manners. The dinner, jazz band, and noisy atmosphere hinder conversation, provoking humorous reflection on urban excess vs. country simplicity.
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Winterset
Madisonian
Indianapolis
Chicago
Why the Editor Left Town Wedding Auction Ends
The Polktown Gazette prints a satirical notice describing a mock wedding and public auction of William Smith and Miss Lucy Anderson at a farm east of a rose cluster. The ceremony used hay rope as a wedding tie and the couple depart on a John Deere plow with sale terms to suit purchasers. Home return promised after ten months with fifty chickens present.
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Polktown Gazette
William Smith
Lucy Anderson
Jackson
John Deere Gang
Situation of the Candidate and Hoover’s Political Bind
Washington letter to the Philadelphia Public Ledger outlines the presidential candidate facing factional choices and local condition traps. It notes advisers’ well intentioned but often misinformed guidance and the risk of offending allies. Hoover’s position is cited as typical.
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Washington
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Hoover
Don’t Look At Age As A Failure Of Youth
Lady Asquith, wife of a former British prime minister, urges not to view age as failure. She defends truthfulness and thoughtful attitudes toward aging. The piece likens enjoying new motoring routes to embracing aging and moving forward rather than looking back.
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Grove Patterson
Lady Asquith
Great Britain
Hoover Stakes His All Against the Field
The Omaha World Herald portrays Hoover as boldly taking on the field like Roosevelt or Wilson in his place. He risks fierce losses in Ohio if he fails and seeks a great gain if he wins, presenting him as a daring leader of a popular cause.
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Omaha
Truce Too Good to Last in Democratic Feud
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that McAdoo cannot return as a presidential candidate and will renew feuds with Gov. Smith as a political force. Democratic wets face his sniping in the dry south and arid west, with the feud he revived from 1924 continuing.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
McAdoo
County farmers plan record corn purchases for feed
Delaware county farmers will buy more corn for feeding this year than ever before. Hundreds of thousands of dollars will flow out of the county before the new crop arrives, and farmers feel tight until harvest. A higher hay price could return much of this money locally.
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Manchester
Delaware County
European powers push for protection of nationals in Central America
Senator Wheeler criticizes intervention in Nicaragua and notes U S action arose only after England Italy and other European powers sought protection for their nationals. He questions the motive and warns about European entrenchment near the Panama Canal.
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Kansas City Star
Wheeler
Nicaragua
United States
England
Italy
Panama Canal
Presidential term limit debate echoed by Muscatine Journal
The Muscatine Journal argues that a potential third term for a president should be decided by the people, not the Senate, noting it would be childish to claim it would imperil free institutions.
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Muscatine Journal
Senate
Jones County Road Bonds Approved Amid 1928 Proceedings
Jones County Iowa supervisors meet in Anamosa to adopt a 1928 bridge work schedule set 1928 prices, authorize a nurse contract and county expenses, hear district plans, approve a drainage survey and Olin district counsel, and issue 200000 in primary road bonds at 4 percent for road improvements. The meeting covers road petitions, payroll transfers, and engineer and attorney appointments.
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Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Taylor
Jones County
Washington Township
Clay Township
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Hughes
Matthiessen
Leslie M. Frankfort
J. H. Knight
Rome Township
Newport-Olin
Jackson Township
W. L. Hanssen
Castle Grove
Lovell
Richland
Washington
Wayne
Scotch Grove
Clay
Madison
Wyoming
Oxford
Hale
Wm. Flaherty
Cass
Fairview
Greenfield
Jackson
Rome
Standard Oil Company
Barber
Peet
B. E. Rhinehart
Olin
F. S. Vetter
County of
Jones
State of
Court House
F. E. Taylor
G. A. Peet
John Matthiessen
H. P. Barber
G. J. Hughes
Anamosa County to Issue Negotiable Bonds for Public Funds
The county plans negotiable coupons attached to bonds payable in U S money. Bonds of $1,000 each will mature in blocks from May 1, 1933 to May 1, 1942 in $20,000 increments with fixed dates and a right to retire bonds 21 through 200 on any interest date after May 1, 1933. Registered ownership possible with transfer on proper assignment.
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Board of Supervisors
Jones
United States of America
Ana+mosa
Iowa
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