Fifty-Year Path Not Retirement for Energetic Men
Commentary argues men over fifty should not retire but continue active business and public service. It warns against lethargy, loneliness, and inertia, urging balanced work and recreation, while noting budget law debates and political delays in state government. It profiles budget director Maytag and auditor Haynes, with remarks on ex-Governor Clarke and Ex-Senator Hogue. It also recounts Cedar County farmer Brennan’s bankruptcy from farmland speculation, comparing losses to uninsurable disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bee
Aes
Senate
Maytag
Haynes
Clarke
Kendall
EB. L. Hogue
Blenco
Edward Brennar
Cedar County
Brennan
Board of Trade
Winnipeg Wheat Tops $1.50 as Corn and Hogs Rally
Prices in the past week show wheat at 1.50 per bushel in Winnipeg and No 2 corn at 1.12 in Chicago. Prime hogs reached 11 a head as shortages loom. experts expect wheat and corn shortages to push farm prices higher and improve returns for pork and beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Chicago
Northwest
Towa
Political power shifts at Iowa state convention
The fragment describes the Meredith Herrin faction and Wilbur Mareh as strong players in Iowa politics being sidelined, noting shifting alliances and the ruthless nature of party maneuvering as power moves across districts and conventions. It mentions a turbulent scene with disappointments and fleeting victories and hints at broader commentary on political ambition and conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith-Herrin
Democratic Party
Iowa
Wilbur Mareh
Vasaal
Ft. Out
Political speeches cited as ineffective at convention rallies
The keynote at the Republican state convention drew negative notices for length and impact while Governor Kendall's concise address was better received. Democratic convention chair's speech was partisan and lacking influence beyond core followers. Charles W. Bryan questioned John W. Davis's electability in both East and West.
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Kendall
Charles W. Bryan
John W. Davis
National Republican
Democratic
Campaign drift La Follette Wheeler movement decried
Sioux City Journal warns of a radical La Follette Wheeler bid to sway the next president's election by backing congressional candidates. The piece labels the plan as dangerous, undemocratic and based on inflated self faith, urging Americans to oppose the La Follette-Wheeler ticket and defend constitutional government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Robert M. la Follette
la Follette-Wheeler
House
Congress
la Follette
House of Representatives
Ett Ieslette
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Davis
John W Davis Nominated by Democrats Says Morgan Link
Clinton W Gilbert notes that John W Davis rose in the Democratic ranks due to his being Mr Morgan's lawyer. The spread argues the nomination hinged on the Morgan connection and questions whether Davis would have been prominent otherwise. It adds wry speculation about La Follette in the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton W. Gilbert
Philadelphia Public Ledger
John W. Davis
Mr. Morgan
New York
John Davis
West Virginia
Great Britain
Davis
Newton Baker
Ohio
Mr. Baker
Mr. Davis
Mr.Davis
Farmers merge grain elevators into cooperative sales agency
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a five-way merger creating a farmer owned cooperative sales agency to control grain marketing from farm to market. The plan aims to empower growers against speculative marketing and may reshape pricing and market dynamics amid mixed reaction from Baruch and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Farmers l
Bernard M. Baruch
Chicago
Eight hundred seventy five sacrifices tied to personal liberty
The Philadelphia coroner reports at least eight hundred seventy five people died in 1923 from poison liquor linked to the Eighteenth Amendment. The piece questions who gains from such liberty and critiques bootleggers moonshiners and brewers while urging answers to the riddle of liberty at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bright
Sacred Cause
Odds on Charles Davis presiding fade in Ledger narrative
In the Philadelphia Ledger Gilbert notes Wall Street odds against Brother Charles becoming president. The piece recalls the 1924 Democratic convention chaos as William Jennings Bryan faced boos and gavel taps while Senator Walsh insisted the delegate be heard, hinting at lingering party tensions and fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Walsh
Walsh
W. J
Fatal Lightning Strike Haunts Delware Farmer and Farm Losses
Thomas Fannon, a farmer near Delware, was killed by lightning while driving cows in a Sunday afternoon storm. his horse also died. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Earlville. The same storm caused heavy hail damage east and south of Hopkinton, ruining crops on several farms including the Lux melon fields and corn on Johnston, Livingston and Williamson farms. Local merchants warned of a slicker fraudster in Monticello and urged verification of strangers' checks.
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Thomas Fannon
Delaware
Mr. Fannnon
Hopkinton
Pat Shearn
Earlville
Monticello
W. OG
Lux
Johnston
Livingston and Williamson
Milt Armstrong
Tama
Leavenworth
Marshal Healy
Olin Recorder
Henry Carstensen Place
Pleasant Hill
Carstensen
Iowa City
W. R. Whiteis
Adeline Rozek
Ralph Otto
Whiteis
C. C. Pride of
Manchester
L. D. Pride
Woah v
Missionary Ridge
Libby
Andersonville
H. Pride
L. J. Pride
Olive Simmons
Chicago
Kenry Taake
Cascade
Tipton
Yawning Rivalry Ends Marriage Woes
A young wife returns to her mother in tears confessing she cannot be happy with her husband. She reveals the incident that shattered their harmony: he did something worse than angering her, he merely yawned, prompting shock and concern.
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Charlie
London Telegraph
Fire causes loss of car bus and chicken house
A short circuit on Sam Buchman's Ford coupe started a fire destroying the car the school bus and a chicken house and damaging the garage at West Liberty. Other notes report a 74-year-old man Daniel Smth died by suicide near Sylvia Switch Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Buchman
West Liberty
Daniel Smth
Sylvia Switch
Jackson County
Mia
C. J. Cash
Anamosa
D. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Plorence Och
Armstrong Spear
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
East Dubuque
Pearl Island
Dubuque
Charles Wiederholt
Tony Mitchell
Joseph’ Payer
Planting Bulbs For Fall Garden Success
Flower lovers should plant bulbs this fall to beat Jack Frost. Hyacinth, tulip, narcissus, daffodil and crocus require well drained soil and rotted manure or bone meal. Depths: hyacinths 6 inches, 6 to 8 inches apart. narcissus 5 inches, 8 to12 inches apart. tulips 4 inches, 6 to 8 inches apart. crocus scyllas anemones 3 inches, 2 to 3 inches apart. Leave bulbs undisturbed until mid summer to ripen, then store dry until fall planting. Most bulbs are hardy and can stay in place for years.
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Jack Frost
E. C. Volz
Iowa State College
Seed Corn Advice From Iowa State Expert
Iowa State College crop specialist G. Churchill notes fine corn crops in Iowa and urges farmers with old seed corn to save it. He says seed demand will be strong in spring 1925, advises testing crib corn for 80 percent germination, and warns that selling good seed now could prevent a seed corn shortage next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
G. Churchill
Iowa State College
Three Good Men for High Offices in Iowa Nomination
Cedar Rapids Republican lauds John M Hammill Mark Thornburg and James C McCune as capable three good men and true for governorship auditorship and agricultural secretaryship. Hammill currently lieutenant governor with long state service. Thornburg allied with Ray Cassady in agriculture. McClune from Oskaloosa combines farming stock breeding and political experience.
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Cedar Rapids
John M. Hammill
Mark Thornburg
James C. McCune
Hammill
Department of Agriculture
Raymond Cassady
McClune
Oskaloosa
Marriage and money myths in everyday advice
A Sioux City Journal item humorously critiques marriage myths and gender norms. It quips that spin ster ideas and uneasy finances shape relationships, noting women’s focus on wealth, deceitful or not, and the tendency to hide beliefs behind religion.
Education of Future Mothers Urged by Dr Sherbon
Dr Florence B Sherbon of the University of Kansas urged education of future mothers in child care during a vocational homemaking conference at Iowa State college. She outlined four minimum requirements for school programs including health rules, reproduction and prenatal hygiene, child care, and homemaking instruction, noting the need for early training after the doll stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence B. Sherbon
University of Kansas
Iowa State College
Sherbon
Calvi n Coolidge Stands as Plain Honest Leader
RK W Howe's Monthly argues Calvin Coolidge is a plain man with Yankee shrewdness. The author says the public seeks a common man who knows common things and rejects elite statesmanship for simple honesty. Coolidge is praised for thinking and acting rightly, even if not eloquent.
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RK. W. Howe
Calvin Coolidge
New England
Mr. Coolidge
Political parties need faith driven reform not radicalists
The Philadelphia Public Ledger criticizes Ty Poltette Wheeler and La Follette as offering weak radicalism. It argues their exit from the parties may spark birth of ideologically coherent parties with members who actively pursue their stated platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Ty Poltette
Wheeler
la Follette
Vermillion Nominated for Short Term at State Convention
At the Des Moines Republican Judicial State Convention last Tuesday, Vermillion was unanimously nominated for the short term vacancy created by Judge Weaver’s death. For long terms, Thomas Arthur and E.G. Albert won on the first ballot, while Preston and Popham were defeated. Hessell of Port Dodge served as temporary chairman and gave the sole address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Vermillion
Weaver
Thomas Arthur
E.G. Albert
Jefferson
Preston
Popham
Iowa City
Frank Hessell
Port Dodge
Democratic convention keynote cites Revere figure for party
Reader recalls that Charles G Dawes great grandfather rode with Paul Revere before Lexington, a fact noted on a tablet at Old South Church Boston, as Senator Pat Harrison and Dawes, alongside Revere references, shape party memory.
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Pat Harrison
Paul Revere
New York Herald-Tribune
Charles G. Dawes
Lexington
Old South Church
Boston
Glass pane keeps cookbook open on work table
When a cookbook becomes smudgy, place a pane of glass over its pages to keep it open on the work table and prevent leaves from blowing away. This simple method protects the book while you cook and helps maintain the recipe layout.
Fixing troublesome chair castors with warm paraffin
A remedy for castors that repeatedly come out involves inverting the chair, pouring warm paraffin, and fitting the castor while the paraffin remains soft. This method secures the wheel to prevent further detachment.
Poison the Grasshoppers With Bran Mash Mix
A fall remedy advises mixing twenty five pounds of wheat bran with one pound of white arsenic or paris green two quarts of molasses and water to form a packable mash. Caution given to prevent poultry access to the mixture.
Republicans vow vigorous fight for northwest seat
Surrender impossible William Hand in the Springfield Republican argues Republicans cannot yield the northwest to Tin Follette and will mount a vigorous perhaps ultimately successful campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hand
The
Springfield Republican
Tin Follette
Waterloos Pribune on Congress power and labor rules
The fragment argues about Congress authority to regulate labor for bays and carts under 18. It suggests a shift from blocking youths from work to enabling legal work by Congress. The tone mirrors a colonial era newspaper stance on governance and labor.
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Waterloo
Pribune
Congress
Prize Awarded For Wit In Dalti more Evening Sun Quiz
Mary Clavis Reed wins second prize of 25 dollars in the cone test conducted by the Dalti more Evening Sun. She earns the award for answering a complex riddle about life fate and duty with a focus on guiding others and preparing for eternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clavis Reed
Ingerstuway
Daltimere Evening Sun
Mrs. F. K. Barnes Passes Hopkinton Leader
The death of Mrs. J. K. Barnes occurred Saturday after a months long illness. Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. B. C. Reeve and Rev. G. Salt officiating. Interment was in Hopkinton Cemetery. Born April 1, 1808, she was educated at Lenox College and taught, later serving in church and community roles. She married Frank Ik. Barnes October 31, 1900, and is survived by sisters in Hopkinton Wisconsin Mount Auburn Minnesota Minneapolis Chicago and others. Pallbearers from Hawkeye Oil Co. attended, with Monticello Band members also present.
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Hopkinton
J. K. Barnes
B.C. Reeve
Clearfield
Pennsylvania
Glow
Salt
MLB
Flapkinton
Marcaret Campheall
Merentira Ure
Lenox College
Barnes
Rosl Wheelass
Charles Wooper
Wisconsin
Irving Wiltsie
Mount Auburn
Town
Robert Hathaway
Minneapoli
J. Z. Dunlap
Davd
Montana
Elizabeth Campbell
Chicago
Fa Mieum
JT. C. Wrester
Coward
EF Kartemeyer
James Cooley
Wilson
Witeraa
Fleasom
Tidependence
Hawkeye OU Co
Daroos
Satoshin
Montieatlo Band
Wuarte
Shiging
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Edward Helgens
Lemon
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William J. McNamara
Oakdale Farm
Anamoga
G. Franks
Josephine Noyes
Washington, D. C
Louis Levgen
Wyoming
Hettie Franks
Sturgis
Michigan
W. G. Wherry
Dan Martin
J. W. Rhodes
Baldwin
Atte Newey Ae Spa Eeu
George L. Schoonover
C. A. Beems
J. H. Ramsay
Beems
Ramsay
Jones County
Northwestern Life Insurance Co
MR. Barber
Bryan
Hopkinton Leader News
Neighborhood News
Eyven
Coolidge
Supreme Judges
Dawes and Revere
Cort
Hell
F. K. Barnes
Tao
American Legion
Congress of the
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Ric Oleee
Re Eee
Peter al Aad
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
Wressy Ghavitoy
Ecee
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Moe
Antithaadis Haraekine
Tad Ibe
Harry Rodman
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