Rural Iowa study finds education and youth work lag cultural areas
A survey by Iowa State College and partners shows rural communities in education and youth activities lag cultural and spiritual programs. Interest in 4-H clubs and high school attendance rose over five to ten years, with notable gains in farm news local papers and organized project work. The overall average indicates communities are 9.7 percent ahead of five years ago.
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Iowa
W. J. Slacy
Iowa State College
Taya Weather and Crop Reporting Service
United States Department’ of Agriculture
Sirugul
Gaud
Heaith Prascans
Jess
Faith in American Prosperity Defies Market Woes
President Hoover defends US economy amid stock market collapse and depressions calling them temporary. He argues American business remains sound, wealthy, and capable of lifting payrolls and employment, urging faith in a new era of social and commercial progress. Henry Ford supports higher wages and cooler summers, warmer winters.
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United States
Hoover
America
Crop Reports More Essential Than Ever
The federal Farm Board and U S agriculture departments aim to sharpen crop and livestock estimates to prevent surpluses. Since 1890 Iowa built a Weather and Crop Service, now part of the Iowa Department of Agriculture, aiding farmers through annual statistics and close U S cooperation to base new crop forecasts on prior year data.
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Éderal Farm Board
Department’ of Agriculture
Tawa
Crime prevention by railroads as municipal guide
The railroads show crime prevention through relentless pursuit and swift cleanup. From 1920 to 1928 robberies fell from over 12 million to under a million annually, with railroad cops averaging 97 convictions per 100 arrests. If city departments copied this, urban life could become safer amid corruption and lax laws.
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United States Secret Service
The Destructive Rat Threat to Health and Property
Public health data estimate United States rat losses at 100 million dollars yearly with half in food and half in other property. About 120 million rats contribute to depreciation, while rats spread disease especially bubonic plague via fleas. Plague killed over 200,000 in India in twenty years. without natural enemies, rats could overrun the world. Extermination is often neglected despite the ongoing menace.
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United States
Rata
India
Public Health Service
Hinn
Protect the Ninety Per Cent Auto Safety Appeal
The article argues that 90 percent of accidents are caused by less than 10 percent of drivers and calls for stronger enforcement to protect competent drivers. It cites 27,500 annual deaths with 16,000 pedestrians and an August daily toll of 91, urging limits on reckless or incompetent drivers to curb highway deaths. It also notes a separate relic story about a Sumerian king portrait.
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America
Tia
Severn Authors Admit Dislike of Writing for Prosperity
Contemporary writers in Severn admit they dislike writing, with some untruthfully claiming annoyance as a pretext. The piece notes a belief that authors sacrifice funds and effort for economic gain, risking their last cent for success and prosperity.
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Severn
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