Dutch migrant builds farm empire through hard work
The Newton Record recounts Anne DeRuiter, a foreign born youth who arrived with nothing but willingness to work. He bought 75 acres in Jasper County on credit, expanded to 105 acres of crops, 95 hogs, six cows and nine horses, renting more land, and expects to be wealthy within five to six years. His story is held up as a model for other young farmers.
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Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children
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A poetic meditation on dream visions in a Bethlehem manger scene intertwined with social quips about happiness not equaling wealth. The piece shifts to a satirical prose reflection by a narrator about neighbor Johnsing's abundance and the hollowness of riches, then stray notes on public notices, health tips, and Iowa rural school statistics.
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