Primary politics and voter education hit Rolfe in 1920s pulse
A reflective editorial discusses party loyalties and the idiosyncrasies of primary season, arguing for voter education on machines and recognizing Brookhart’s hard-won Senate nomination amid shifting party loyalties, with calls to avoid alienation and to keep sane in politics.
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Brookhart
Senate
Register
Tribune
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Cummins
Howard Clark
Farm Bureau Delegations Visit Ames June Schedule
Delegations of farm families from eighteen counties plan trips to Iowa State College in Ames during June. Buena Vista starts on June 9 followed by Poweshiek on June 15 and Dallas on June 16, with multiple counties scheduled on subsequent dates through June 30.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Buena Vista
Poweshiek County
Dallas County
Marion
Humboldt
Norwegian Lutheran church reports 500000 members in U.S.
The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America announced a U S membership of about 500000 at its biennial convention in Minneapolis on June 2 The organization oversees 2696 congregations with over 1300 pastors Four main boards foreign missions education home missions and charities presented next year budget estimates totaling 1259000 The 1925 fund raising of the Lutherans was 1456000.
Majority’s fate hinges on votes cast at the polls
The aphorism underscores that even a clear majority can fail without turnout. It pairs with a proverb about teaching an old dog new tricks, implying progress requires wit and effort beyond routine.
Fragmentary Verse on Food and People
A muddy excerpt hints at regional identity and class satire. It mentions towns soil hogs corn and a disdain for certain foods while framing a poet as an observer of social divisions. It preserves distressed OCR style and fragmented phrasing.
Miss Congo the Gorilla Outperforms Tests at Yale
Miss Congo a gorilla demonstrates successful pass of mind tests by Professor Yerkes of Yale. He notes the animal thinks constructively and more slowly but more soundly than the chimpanzee, reflecting cautious problem solving.
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Miss Congo
Yerkes
Yale
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