Factories lure farm help as wages rise in factory towns
A writer recalls Ohio farm labor shortages caused by nearby factories paying higher wages than farmers can afford. He notes idle farm lands and elderly owners’ fields at risk, while winter work may shift to year round in prosperous factory periods. A Monticello Iowa debate team wins wide honor and credits local students for hard work.
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Iowa Road Surveys Face Surprising Funding Shift
The highway survey program across Iowa shows no year to year increases in expenditures and anticipates declines. Twenty two counties indicate surveys completed with many more near complete as bond issues totaling 18.475 million dollars seek funding for hard surfacing and related projects.
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Burbank Under Fire In Iowa Treasurer Scrutiny
Iowa headlines report scrutiny of state treasurer nominee Mr Burbank. The Nonpareil questions his capacity to grasp facts while the Executive Council and others defend honesty. Waterloo Tribune recalls past troubles in Blackhawk county with loose bookkeeping and unbalanced funds.
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Watermelon Varieties for Iowa Growers and Home Use
A discussion highlights home grown melons vs commercial types in Iowa. Cole's Early and Ford Hook Early appear for early home crops, Kleckley Sweet suited for home use statewide, Tom Watson leading for shipping with strong rind while Monte Christo is a shipping alias. The piece notes high shipments but ranks Kleckley Sweet for home gardens.
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Jones County Play Days scheduled at Anamosa fairgrounds
Plans completed for May 12 Play Day at Anamosa fairgrounds with a countywide program of folk dances flag and wand drills and May pole dance. Center events include grade and high school athletic contests with 50 officials and events like potato race baseball throw and running wide jumps. If rain May 19 is fallback. Figures list Monticello children participants and events with multiple classes and ages.
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Government Savings Booklet Promotes Saving Small Sums
A government pamphlet from the United States Treasury explains how saving in small amounts builds competence. It details Treasury Savings Certificates and gilt edged securities in clear language and is mailed free to any reader who writes to the Government Savings System in Washington.
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President Denounces Time-Serving Politicians In Address
In a vigorous speech to Associated Press members the president rebukes political expediency and pledges to uphold faith. He argues world court proposals are not party matters, but urges caution on aims and moral assets, aiming to sway supporters of the world court debate.
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Centenarian Mrs Rowley of Center Point Nears 102nd Birthday
Dispatch describes Mrs. William Rowley born in Poughkedpate New York and living at Center Point with daughter Mrs. Martin Wilgey. Granddaughter of Col Ethan Allen and cousin of Clara Barton, she joined the Oswego Methodist church eighty five years ago and remains active at home and in reading.
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Bank Receiver Appointed for Grand Mound Savings Bank
Robert L. Leach named receiver for People’s Savings Bank of Grand Mound after a Clinton district court order. The suit seeks dissolution, liquidating liabilities and distributing assets as the bank, closed April 4, is deemed unsafe. Net depositor loss estimated at 17383.41.
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Carroll Herald predicts Woodrow Wilson influence in 1924 Democratic nomination
The Carroll Herald believes Woodrow Wilson will not be the Democratic nominee in 1924 yet will heavily affect the party’s choice. The paper notes his involvement in 1920 and his greater role in the party’s defeat.
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Bryan explains path to win 1924 for Democrats in Newark
William J. Bryan advises Democrats on campaign strategy for 1924. He cites past runs on free silver and imperialism, and markets his experience from earlier campaigns as a guide for the party's course this year.
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N. J
Star-Eagle
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Local merchant vows to outcompete mail orders with service and prices
A Knoxville Journal voice urges small town merchants to meet mail order houses with superior service and better prices. The piece presses entrepreneurs to be plucky and enterprising, arguing whining won’t win customers.
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Noted Poem Snippet Quietly Surfaces in Times
A fragment from O C A Child in the New York Times presents a playful portrait of a man courting danger. The lines reference bullets, cars, the Volstead era, income tax, and sharp encounters with beasts, evoking a reckless, roguish persona amid urban life and risk.
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Gibble Gabble Won’t Do It in Toledo Diade
A fragmentary item notes a promised simple method to solve world troubles and hints at a speech from the reviewing stands as a possible comedy moment.
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