Memorial Day reflections and rural life notes in a 1920s column
The piece praises Memorial Day as a peaceful, memory‑driven holiday, noting its decoration of graves and communal unity. It quotes Roger Babson on farm life, shares anecdotes about farming and corn, and humor about farmers versus city folks, ending with a critique of bank rate policies and local economic concerns.
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Rolfe
California
Florida
Roger Babson
Babson
Massachusetts
Nis Behrendsen
New York
Iowa
Mr. Behrendsen
Treasury ad blitz and aviation dreams hover in era
The article surveys Treasury advertisements for the Second Liberty Loan and optimistic plans for giant aircraft. It notes Mellon favoring country weeklies, Mitchell's earlier aviation ideas, and a German project to cross the Atlantic in 16 hours. It also covers varied social commentary on heaven, Sacco Vanzetti, clergymen, and politics.
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Uncle Sam
Treasury
Mellon
Mitchell
Professor Rumpler
Atlantic
Questioning Legislative Consistency With Utility Stocks
Readers debate equity in stock classifications and urge a legislature with consistent policy. The letter questions when lawmakers will apply uniform rules to all investment categories and curb perceived disparities.
Local Road Plans and Upcoming Weddings Highlight Laurens News
Twit Laken notes several weddings in Laurens as spring begins while residents discuss road funding. A proposal to raise bonded indebtedness up to a million and a half would fund road improvements with a new $150,000 top layer cost.
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Laurens
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Iowa Press Association
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Lizard Township
Abe
DeVault
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al K. Holl
A. R. Thornton
Rolfe, Iowa
Bob Kent
Monarch
Fullerton Lumber Co
Arthur Brisbane
Atlantic New Freedom OF Pulpit
Shylock Sam
Ais Spencer
Ange
Sacco- Vanzetti
Walter
Duncan Buchanan
Minot Simons
Heaven
Hell
Straton
Snyder
Prohibition
William W. Cohen
Polidge
AVS
Eastern College
Chicago
Circle City
J. T. Grant
Goodrich
Bette
Rolfe Auto Company
Ford Sales and Service
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