Roosevelt Criticism and Local Political Attacks Highlight Debates
The piece critiques President Roosevelt as a public figure revolving around the rich, accusing him of inherited wealth and profligate spending. It covers a Jones county Democratic circular urging farmer and business votes, denounces seven to thirteen billion debt, and notes controversy over graft charges in Des Moines and support for Landon by Ex-Governor Al Smith.
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Roosevelt
Nicholas Roosevelt
American Mercury
America
Europe
Great Britain
Scandinavia
Holland
Switzerland
Dole
Jones County
Democratic Central Committee
Washington
Des Moines
Verne
Marshall
Herrin Herring
DO. S
Krasehedda
Cedar Rapeids Gazette
Mayie Officehald
al Smith
New York
United States
Tie
Ben
Landon
Cogent
Smith
Wilson's Clean Record Shielded in Governor Race
The Eagle lauds Republican George A. Wilson for a spotless career in public office and law. It argues attacks in the primary were expected and will rebound, praising his private practice in Des Moines and ten years in the state senate as exemplary. The piece asserts no merit in opposition accusations.
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Eagle Grove Eagle
George A. Wilson
Moat Ful
Ins
Busines
Des Moines
Everry
Towa
Ite
Wodani
Iowa Driver License Law Strict Enforcement urged
A Des Moines report shows 2 059 drivers lost driving rights in the year ending August 1 with 1 015 disqualified for drunken driving. Ed Murray notes 28 252 Iowans failed tests. officials say the rule aims to prevent dangerous operators. Strong enforcement could make licenses mean something and improve safety.
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Sioux City Journal
Towa
Des Moines
Ed Murray
Iowa
Beef and pork imports surge amid New Deal era prompts
Manchester Press notes 1936 eight month import totals show 71,000,000 pounds of beef and veal plus 350,000 cattle, with 25,000,000 pounds of pork and 179,000,000 pounds of lard. Pork imports up 75 percent from 1934, framed as a farmer benefit of the New Deal. Wall Street Journal vignette features a cashier misreading a check. a woman corrects the name and adds an initial.
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Manchester
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Rumors and political notes from Jones county readers
A column mixes local politics and community chatter from Jones county. It notes a Republican return, church supper tables for politicians, a straw vote at Monti high, a found bone and partial clue near Scotch Grove, praise for Winifred Van Etten’s I Am The Fox, and defends Leroy Dirks’s Republican bid given his Soil Conservation post.
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Jones County
Monti High School
Campaign Spending and Voter Influence in the 1920s Dialogue
Letters discuss campaign spending and voter impact, contrasting party spending with actual votes. They reference postal service patronage under Republicans and Democrats, and critique New Deal era spending beliefs attributed to Herring and Kraschel.
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Munson Journal
Herring and Kraschel
Herrin
Brasched
Literacy aid march says half of world cannot read
Dr Frank Laubach touring the Far East for the world literacy movement warned that more than half the world's people are illiterate today and at the current pace it would take a thousand years to reach reading and writing maturity.
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Patifinede
Frank © Laubach
Trayean Thrauch
Far East
Uncertain Public Figures Highlight Odd Phrases
A fragmented and unclear text piece mentions Edward VHT and a "lady fiend" with references to public officials and travel distances. The garbled OCR lacks concrete names, places, or dates, making definitive facts or events difficult to extract.
Taxpayer burden in drought debate echoed in Kansas City Star
A Kansas City Star clipping rails at proposed taxes on taxpayers to fund farming relief. It argues drought should not justify higher taxes or harming farmers and livestock, noting the issue likely won’t reappear soon.
The Same Gang Seeks Office Against Town Officials
A historical editorial condemns Herring Kraschel and allied democrats as the same corrupt group. It cites prior indictments for liquor and slot machine scandals, campaign contribution issues, and public works removals, urging voters to reject their bid for Town leadership.
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Manchester Press
Messrs. Herring
Kraschel
Herting
Public Works Administration
Ed O'Connor
Sioux City
Eugene Fueling
Democratic State Central Committee
Pensions From Roosevelt Wage Tax Examined
A Chicago Tribune piece warns nine weekly paydays remain before the Roosevelt wage tax begins. It cautions that pensions won’t start until 1942 and shows projected weekly pension amounts tied to annual earnings. Alfred M Landon pledges repeal if elected.
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Chicago Tribune
Iowa graft scandal longs for accountability in grand jury
The text condemns political leaders as acrobats who rely on voter short memory and honeyed words. It notes that under the Herring administration no state employee had previously faced grand jury questions about graft and corruption, marking a historic shift in Iowa politics.
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Iowa
Herring
Car Crash Near Marion. Metcalf Unhurt After Bridge Impact
C W Metcalf’s car was crushed when a truck side swiped the vehicle on the first bridge past Marion while Metcalf was en route to Cedar Rapids to hear Jim Reed. The bridge railings held, a wrecker cleared the wreck, and the trucker’s identity remained unknown.
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C. W. Metcalf
Metcalf
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jim Reed
Old Ship Trade Shifts From Rig Bargains to Rag Trade
A fragment describes a marine store dealer once buying rope and rigging scraps from ships returning to port. He then grew to collect old items and even rags and wire from ships and houses, turning into a rag and bone trader while remaining a harbor area figure associated with Pearson's Weekly.
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Ant
Tle
Gian
Hite
Marine Atere
Benport
Pearson's Weekly
Ses
Insects on Ocean Surface Enter Roster of Survival Questions
Insects that live on the ocean surface and drift hundreds of miles from land cannot right themselves after flipping over, an involuntary act that occurs when their backs see wet. Scientists wonder how these insects survive after being drenched by spray or rain, as reported by Richard Jenks from Utica to Col Mer'a Weekly.
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Richard Jenks
Utica
N. Y
Col- Mer'a
Calendar of Indian Moon Names Told by Sarcee Medicine Man
A Calgary area Sarcee medicine man keeps five bundles of thirty twigs to mark months in a calendar system. Each morning he transfers a twig from the unused to the used bundle, with the third bundle split for midsummer and midwinter days. The fifth bundle is used twice per half year, and months are named by vivid native moons such as Frog Moon, Goose Moon, Misty Moony, and December Clair Frosty Moons.
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Calgary
Alberta
Tit-Bits Magazine
Puck
Duck
Pete Rury
Kade Moon
Celsius Thermometer Named After Its Inventor
The article discusses the Celsius thermometer named for Anders Celsius and outlines historical temperature scales. It explains conversions between centigrade, Fahrenheit, and Reaumur, noting freezing and boiling points and the origins of scale zero points.
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Celsius
Anders Celsius
Europe
Phos
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marriage Sole Career in Barcelona Etiquette for Girls
A Barcelona article notes marriage as the only career open to girls in the city with courting conducted under a chaperone. It states that lovers do not kiss until engagement is announced.
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Barcelona
Spain
Landon frames relief as a common obligation in growing economy
Gov. Landon told the Kansas legislature that relief to the unemployed is not a privilege or vested right but a common obligation driven by rapid economic growth. He also notes the Roosevelt tax bill places a quarter of workers and farmers income as hidden taxes.
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Landon
Kansas
Probate Notice of Fred Hayner Last Will
The district court of Jones county Iowa opens probate for the last will of Fred Hayner deceased filed October 15 1936 with final proof and hearing set for November 16 1936 at 10 o clock am at the September term attendance allowed to show cause why probate should not be granted Coxsee Coxsee and Heiserman attorneys for the estate see byerly clerk of district court Jones county Iowa 18 3
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District Court
Jones County
John L. Prouty
Anamosa
Iowa
A. D
L. W. Lovell
Doxsee, Coxsee & Heiserman
Torney
State of
Fred Hayner
Byerly
Coxsee, Coxsee & Heiserman
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