Plain Americans and crops profits from Kansas to Iowa
After the election the piece urges sticking to American politics. It notes high coal prices in northwest Iowa and the corn disease foot rot affecting crops. USDA warns about cockleburr spreading via seed and offers eradication guidance. A mink and nutria price tale and a sorghum feed growers list from Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station are mentioned as practical farming notes.
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Northwest
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station
Manhattan
Sylvia Pankhurst Convicted Over Sedition Attempt
Reported remarks recount Sylvia Pankhurst convicted of sedition at the Bailie trial. She predicts six months imprisonment and discusses hunger strikes, claiming the weapon of such protest has been destroyed as governments let Irish hunger strikers die.
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Ner
Sylvia’ Pankhurst
Sylvia
Government Tax Push Targets Illicit Breweries and Liquor Trade
A federal instruction directs officers to report illicit liquor operations and breweries to the revenue department. The government plans to enforce by law tax collection on such establishments, highlighting a shift from bootlegger focus to formal tax enforcement in the liquor trade.
Farmers Oppose Market Moves To Push Grain Prices Up
Grain producers discuss a Farm Bureau effort to withhold supply to raise prices, arguing high costs from seed and labor justify the move. The article notes bread costs remain steady while mills and bakers pocket the lower wheat price, and it questions the Chicago Board of Trade's influence on price manipulation.
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Farm’ Bureau
Chicago Board of Trade
Pella voters mark shift as third ward goes Republican
A lengthy local column recounts election day scenes in Pella, noting the Third Ward's first Republican win, insights on town pride, and reflections on suffrage progress led by the women voters. It includes anecdotes about Case and his wife voting, campaigns for roads, and calls to boost the town.
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Pella
Wyoming
Colorado
California
Idwa
New York
Wisit
Case
van Synpost
Seth
Tildy
Aarmin
Mack
Pippin
Keyn and Kryn Classified Surprises Mentioned
A fragmentary note recalls Keyn and Kryn in a casual context with a vague reference to a classified listing, signaling surprise at a specific mention though details are unclear and incomplete.
Japanese Evangelist Speaks to Local Church Audience
Paul Kanamori a Japanese evangelist spoke to a fair sized audience at the First Reformed church Tuesday evening. He told of his method of teaching the gospel through speaking and printing a two hundred page booklet in Japan the cost of publication five cents and his fundraising in America. He spoke twice at Central College and a collection was taken for his work.
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Paul Kanamori
First Reformed Church
Kanamori
Japan
America
Pella
Americas
Central College
Kipling’s View on Cooperation and Time Wasted
A compact excerpt quotes Kipling to stress that victory comes from close cooperation rather than weapons or money. It emphasizes that individual effort matters most, citing that the most learned souls lament wasted time and call for united action.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Novich
Associated Meat Packers
Chicago
Devker
Board of Trade
Charlie
Keyn
Kipling
Knoxville
Marion County
Ben, Gibson of
Corning
United States Tire Co
the Star Auto CO
Pella Fair Grounds
Pella District
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