Prosperity seen in Iowa via farm ad schedules say Meredith
KE T Meredith former secretary of agriculture and Successful Farming publisher cites a 30 to 40 percent rise in agricultural publication ads as evidence of improving business. He argues that stronger farm income boosts national prosperity and invites outside buyers to Iowa, contrasting with earlier portrayals of the state as financially pressed.
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Sioux City Journal
KE. T. Meredith
Successful Farming
Prosperity
Thes
Meredith
Bate Bank
Iowa
Daily Newspapers of
Towa
Mixed Notes On Marriage, Prayers And Rail History
A curio of varied statements touches marriage customs in India and Italy, Oscar Wilde connections, Stephen Douglas in Milwaukee, and baseball contracts. It also recalls Mount Clare Station in Baltimore as the first rail passenger hub and telegraph message What hath God wrought. Johns Hopkins’s Baltimore origins and his view on enduring institutions conclude the snippet.
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Dearborn
India
Oscar Wilde
Stephen A. Douglas
Milwaukee
Richey
St. Louis
Ball Park
Mount Clare
Baltimore
Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Changing Times Redefine Home Borders
The text reflects a shift in the meaning of home from family life to a transit hub and car oriented space. It notes a child’s Sunday routine and a church sermon, set against a backdrop of evolving domestic and communal roles.
Ingwersen and Zuppke Meet in Homecoming Grid Showdown
Iowa coach Burton Ingwersen faces Illinois mentor Robert Zuppke on Town Field for a homecoming clash. Ingwersen, a former captain and all western tackle, and Zuppke, once his assistant, clash in a strategic duel after Iowa’s initial eleven was defeated by Zuppke’s Illini a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton A. Ingwergen
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Robert C. Zuppke
Illinois
Ingwersen
Zuppke
Illini
Iowa
Humorous Bits and Verse From Various Papers
A collage of jokes and quips from the era includes a playful student exchange about rooms and postage stamps, a beach marriage quip, a ventriloquy of sympathy over a wedding, a landlord and dentist gag, a hotel fire quip about getting dressed, and a Bangs excerpt on evolution asserting self-ownership.
Poultry Housing Tips For Chicks From Town State College
H A Bittenbender of the Town State college poultry department urges bringing young chickens indoors as days shorten and nights cool. They must have dry well lit sanitary quarters with space to avoid disease. isolate birds showing signs of cold. cull and burn weak stock. reduce overcrowding by marketing surplus birds and keeping a thrifty flock.
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H. A. Bittenbender
Poultry Husbandry Department
Town State College
Mr. Bittenbender
Low Price Period Foreseen by Cornell Economist at Ames
Dr. G F Warren of Cornell told about 400 county agents and extension workers at the thirteenth Iowa extension conference in Ames that a period of lower prices is likely in the next 10 to 15 years with estimates ranging 20 to 30 percent above prewar levels. He compared price trends from Civil War and World War eras and explained inflation and deflation effects. Dean Alfred Vivian of Ohio State predicted by 1935 every county would have a home demonstration agent along with a county agent.
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G. F. Warren
Cornell University
New York
Ames
Warren
Dr. Warren
Alfred Vivian
Ohio State University
Economists Debate Auto Replacing Saloon Role
Marshalltown writers note economists complain the car now takes the paycheck the saloon once earned. They argue a country uneasy about swapping whisky for gasoline overlooks its own prosperity and contentment.
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Marshalltown Times - Republican
Luxury item prompts miners and operators to rethink needs
In a Philadelphia Public Ledger note, officials downplay fixation on anthracite as essential. They argue mining life is about choices and that miners and operators deserve ways to balance risk and reward, not mere luxury.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Al Smith Handicap Threat to National Run
A Dubuque Telegraph-Herald editorial argues Gov. Smith is framed by the public as aligned with eastern finance and beer interests. The piece suggests this perception could end his national presidential prospects even if he is innocent of these implications.
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al Smith
Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald
Smith
Wall Street
Good Farm For Sale in Castle Grove Township
Open bids will be received for 120 acre farm of the late Joseph J Kennedy in Castle Grove township. Located in section 9 west half and section 8 northeast quarter, all in township 86 north range 4 west of 5th P M. Sale on Saturday October 17 1925 at 2 pm at Coxsee Coxsee office Monticello Ia. Right to reject any inadequate bid reserved.
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Joseph J. Kennedy
Castle Grove
Towit
North Range
Coxsee & Coxsee
Monticello
Well Located Farm For Sale Near Monticello Iowa
Executors of the Barney Magee estate invite open bids for 150 acres in Lovell Township Jones county southeast quadrant section 36 near Monticello with church and school nearby. Also offered is a 20 acre timber and pasture tract in Richland Township sections 30 32. Sale includes terms to be announced with a right to reject inadequate bids.
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Barney Magee
Coxsee & Coxsee
Monticello
Iowa
Lovell Township
Jones County
Ney
Richland Township
Snobbish Writers If Writers Belittle Society
Sioux City Journal argues that some writers display aristocratic snobbery by belittling working people while successful authors recognize merit in all classes. The piece notes how unfriendly portrayals offend working girls and others, urging truthful depictions.
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Sioux City Journal
Judge’s blunt sentences mark courtroom show of force
A seasoned criminal judge speaks briefly yet forces attention with decisive rulings. His terse remarks underscore a no nonsense approach to recent cases and uphold strict courtroom discipline despite a wave of tense proceedings.
All Steel Tourist Sleeper to California Starts Monticello Run
On selected dates from October to January a high class all steel tourist sleeper departs Monticello Iowa at 6 55 p m for Los Angeles via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City Rock Island Southern Pacific with three night travel and Golden State dining car meals. Reservations through J C Thornton or C C Gardner. Also Cerro Gordo county cow testing association saves 4 25 per ton by cooperative linseed oil meal purchase.
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Monticello
Iowa
Los Angeles
California
Chicago
J. C. Thornton
C. C. Gardner
Rock Island
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Niversity OF Iowa
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Ames Abo Snysi
Vassar
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Cora
Dora
Boston Transcript
Grady
Hall
Everybody’s Magazine
John Kendrick Bangs
The
Christian Register
Waterloo Tribune
Geeieene Cs
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Co
Wm. Podhaski
Cerro Gordo County
Cedar Rapid
Majestic
Isis
Monticello Express
Cedar Rapids
ETE
Eee
Chevrolet
A.l
Flint
Michigan
Oxs
Matthieson Auto & Supply
Lowa
Poland
Scotch Grove
Thurs
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
Duncan and
O. J. Hess
Helgens Bros
Central Lumber & Coal Co
Rockstad, Mer
H. W. Jacobs
Monticello, Iowa
Firestone
Firestones
Ford
Monticello Motor CO
Monticello, Ia
Wallace
Farmer
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Middle West
Sctvicg
Middle Western States
Standard Oil Building
Michigan Ave
Ill
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