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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1928
Page
5
The Marshall Canning Company sent a train of 30 refrigerator cars filled with canned beans from its Marshalltown cannery to southern markets. Some cars were canned at Waverly. the shipment totaled 33 000 cases and 792 000 cans valued at 118 000 dollars.
In a noted critique, W. H. B. argues prohibition has wrecked vast U.S. forests as lumber use climbs. He cites building and loan assets dropping from 1917 to 1926, claims homes financed yearly total 550,000,000 and warns of lost forest reserves if liquor spending had continued.
A column of brief notes records residents visiting relatives and traveling. Mx and Mrs Harry Mack of De Graft Minnesota visited the Walpole home while Rev R E Lackey returned from Garner Iowa after assisting in meetings. Other residents and friends from Florence Alabama Des Moines Alexandria and Sheldon made trips or attended funerals and gatherings. A fire on the old Seobt farm destroyed a house with family away. local exams and travel plans for teachers are noted.
Oelwein Chemical Co offers a lucrative sales role to farmers or farm workers in the region. No experience required, training provided, car needed, pleasant home nights, no investment, immediate writing urged to secure the position.
The Frank Bacon general store at Wilton Junction in Muscatine county thrived for seventy five years without selling tobacco. Founded by Frank Bacon, it was run by his descendants who never used tobacco. The business earned enough to retire the elder Bacon, ending a tobacco free family era.
A testimonial from L A Champion praises Adlerika for easing long term stomach gas. H H Pember, a local druggist, endorses Adlerika noting first spoonful relief and better sleep. The ad asserts Adlerika removes old waste matter and improves meal enjoyment.
Eastern markets are receiving meat directly from farms in northeastern Iowa. Mrs. George W. Sherman of Waucoma reports Matt Lynch shipped 126 hog cars to the New England market in 1927. Seventy seven cars went to John Reeves in Providence RI and the rest, since October, to John P. Squires & Co. of Boston.
Iowa's state board of control announces goods from prisons may be bought for state county or municipal use, not public. Chair Strief notes inmate populations at Fort Madison and Anamosa exceed prewar levels, with full employment due to expanded industries. Fort Madison averages about 1,100 inmates, Anamosa about 1,025, and a net state profit of 14,568 dollars was earned by the Fort Madison furniture plant in the first half of 1927.
Carroll County board of supervisors votes to deny aid to poor property owners unless unable to work or mentally deranged. any aid given to owners who own property must be turned over to the county with redemption privileges based on earning ability. No aid to those owning or operating automobiles.
Buyers search native timber tracts in quest of walnut logs. A Peoria factory has secured several cars of basswood for factory uses and cottonwood lamber for cases. Near Lima in Fayette County C C Harrison cut and delivered 5,000 ties to the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway with orders pending.
Wisconsin now produces about the same amount of creamery butter as Towa, while Minnesota adds 100 million pounds more than either. Iowa has increased two and a half times in 20 years, Wisconsin has doubled, Minnesota four and a half times. The three states together now exceed national butter output from 20 years ago.
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