Big Corn Prizes At Marion County Institute Meet
The Marion county Farmers institute annual meetings will be at the courthouse on November 25 to 27. Major prizes include best corn bushel 15 dollars and best/second/third 10 ears, plus single ear categories. Judges from Ames. No entry fee beyond membership. program to be announced.
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Marion County Farmers's I Astitute
Court House
Iowa Homestead
Ames
Jersey
Jonathan
Holden
Iowa
Knoxville
Lessons From a Chicago Suicide Attempt On Unemployment
A young married couple in Chicago attempted suicide due to joblessness, illustrating how hard it is to find work in large cities amid labor oversupply. The piece argues against refusing suitable employment and notes the milder cost of living and less competition in smaller towns, urging resilience over pride or starvation.
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Chicago
Yillin
Prizes Listed for Pella Contest Winners
A Pella contest offers prizes for the top six vote getters including a Lombard piano for first place from Lombard Piano, a $25 diamond ring from A Vanderzee for second, a $12,100 piece decorated china set from L. Popma for third, a trimmed hat of choice from Mrs. DeReus for fourth, a pair of $5 shoes from Stegeman & Gosselink for fifth, and 100 pounds of Pillsbury flour from C. N. Cole for sixth. An outside Pella list mirrors the top six with additional bets including a kitchen cabinet or rug, a washing machine or harness set, a $10 dress pattern, a dozen photos, and an oil heater for various placing contestants.
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A. Vanderzee
L. Popma
Popma’s
Awtry& Lankelma
A. T. Brom
Harvey Supply Co
Harvey
Iowa
J. H. Reuvers
van Genderen & Lubberden
Sully
Piano and Popular Voting Contest Rules in Pella
The paper announces a two district piano voting contest in Pella with two Lombard pianos as first prizes for city and outside city winners. Prizes scale by ranking, with piano credits for lower ranks and special prizes. votes accrue from subscriptions and coupons, with a 90 day period and a sealed ballot process supervised by a three man awarding committee.
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Pella
Chronicle
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Maother
Akron
Great Western Cereal Company
Boston
New Haven
New York
Philadelphia
Filisopukun
Albane
Y. T. van Niewaal
J. G. Vanderpol Langerak’s Drug Store
H. D. Wormhorndt
Harvey Supply Company
Harvey, Iowa
van. Kondereis & Lubberden
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