Prodigal Uproar and Iowa Liquor Contention Highlight 1916 Tone
The piece weighs in on political shifts with a Prodigal metaphor, critiques of temperance moves, and hopes for 1916 candidates. It highlights Henry Ford, Roosevelt, Taft, Cummins, and James Hanna as a rising Iowa figure, praising his diligence, leadership, and debating skill while forecasting a driven lieutenant governor race.
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Norway
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Des Moines
Hanna
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Prairies
Theyre Sweet Mor sels and a Small-Town Editorial Jab
The Rolfe Arrow and Laurens Sun spar in a playful exchange about editors and amusement. Barney imagines chewing up the local editor each morning while Flint and Palmer Proga joke about keeping the quarrel light as long as their teeth hold.
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Laurens Sun
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Healy for Delegate to National Convention
A Humboldt Independent note says Robt Healy of Ft. Dodge may seek delegation from the 10th District to the National Republican Convention. If he consents, Humboldt County supporters expect broad district backing and potentially victories across all counties.
Year of gold or a year of plenty for you
A public oration extols a predicted year of prosperity and gold for all in America, urging readers to consider who benefits. It contrasts generous use of wealth aimed at aiding the poor with greed that corrupts morals, and asks what personal outcomes the gold will bring.
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People to shape a president? The great and mighty decide
A dated editorial questions the role of voters and party elites in choosing presidential nominees. It laments that leaders dismiss the public as brainless and outlines a hoped someday rise of a true man of the people who can influence the process.
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