Prosperity Debate on Automobiles and Farm Loans
Editorial laments regional debt while defending automobile ownership and material progress. It cites rising chattel mortgages on vehicles in Pocahontas County and argues for equal investment across regions alongside calls for thrift and fair use of roads. Considerations include industry tariffs, labor wages, and a critique of media influence on politics.
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Lake Wilson
Minn
Pilot
Pocahontas County
Haverhill
Mass
Hope and science promise a modern age of plenty
Readers are urged to trust science and invention as solutions to food and power problems and to doubt gloomy views. A Philadelphia exposition draws 60 000 visitors studying new machinery and devices to improve human welfare. The piece questions Sabbath observance versus study and notes Gertrude Ederle’s Channel challenge. It discusses the dollar’s decline, radio in schools, and practical advice for avoiding muggings. It also critiques agricultural political machines and regional economic interests. Above all, it argues human brains drive wealth and progress.
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Middle West
Muscatine Journal
New England
New York
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