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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
5
The piece recalls the old self rake and Marsh harvester scenes from rural earlier times, contrasts them with self binders and twine binding, and notes how new machines cut labor yet still demand effort. It also cites local politics, university scrutiny concerns, and a 1930 farm census affecting Pocahontas county.
Press Peaves urges general assembly to regulate truck sizes as some resemble a house on wheels and grow rapidly. Boston Transcript notes New York pays tribute to the Onondaga Tribe of the Six Nations for treaty fidelity. Sioux City Journal recalls Berlin residents dislike installment buying. Sioux Center News defends pacifism. Primghar Bell argues railroads merit sympathy in tax and highway issues. Wallace's Farmer highlights unanimous Iowa legislative taxation committee report and broad support.
The piece argues Wall Street centralizes wealth and praises Henry Ford for becoming rich after age forty. It urges optimism for those under forty and condemns mail order houses as exemplars of wealth centralization.
Iowa board of assessment review debated a proposed income tax seen as heavier than any state plan. Logan Observer notes the plan may be unreasonable and beyond moderate taxation. The commentary calls for balanced reform while warning the current commission overreaches.
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