Local notes on railroads and farming service
Henry Ford seeks to buy the Wabash railroad to aid business in expanding service. Support exists for Rock Island changes to better serve farmers and towns. Titania grain elevators hold 60000 bushels awaiting motive power. Des Moines candidate Herring tours Kossuth with slim odds. Brookhart favored locally. Burt mayor defends curfew while noting parental cooperation issues. Lakota Record changes hands with Ed Thaves taking over from Elmer Haag, who moves to Sioux Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Wabash Railroad Company
Henry
Rock Island
Titania
Ed. Thaves
Lakota
Lakota Record
Elmer Haag
Sioux Falls
Thaves
Record
Close Recorder Contest In Swea City Race
Mrs Elizebeth Resseguie of Al Bona democratic candidate for recorder and Mrs Susie Engler of Whittemore republican candidate clashed in Swea City Saturday afternoon. Engler led due to ballot listing in Kossuth County while Resseguie relies on countywide acquaintance and a fine record. Both women described as charming with the race seen as close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
Elizebeth Ressegale
al- Bona
Susie Engler
Whittemore
Swea
Engler
Kossuth
Resseguie
War profiteers exposed by American Legion Wemely
The American Legion Wemely extends its ongoing series accusing firms of war profiteering and graft during the war period, continuing to publish the names and alleged profits of firms criticized for war time practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Wemely
War profiteering and waste in postwar supply contracts exposed
The article details mias of wartime profiteering including surplus sugar sold at high prices, beef profits near 600 percent, and mispriced duck and Camel cigarettes. It notes losses totaling over two million dollars and scrutiny of the quartermaster and surplus-deal brokers linked to Philadelphia and New York firms. It highlights tax offsets and repeated resale of poor quality goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
E. M. Morse
Department of Justice
Quartermaster Corps
Thomas Roberts & Co
Philadelphia
O. D
H. Miller & Co
New York
Miller
Wilson D.trublood, Inc
Chicago
Trublood Inc
J. R. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Army
Department of Internal Revenue
Truth Telling and the Courage of Editors in Titonka
The piece argues that a fearless newspaper editor should publish truth about critics and public shortcomings to defend community standards. It condemns scandal mongers as worse than gamblers or drunks and notes Titonka has no such people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen
Burt Items Chronicle Local Happenings in Algona Burtt Area
Mrs. Paul McCauley returned home from Algona improving slowly. Baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen Carr on Oct 18. Carrs lived in Burt before moving near Lone Rock. Chas Pepple offers public sale Nov 1 with 189 head Livestock plus machinery and household goods. auctioneers Cols Riddle and Vincent. Mrs. Bennett Mitchell of Sioux City stayed with Rev and Mrs Mitchel. J. F. Vovel loaded poultry car last Saturday. Mrs. J. M. Dettman visited in Algona with daughter Mrs. Chas Adams. Presbyterian church hosted a cafeteria supper. Ladies Aid to meet next Wednesday P. M. Now 1st. Mrs. C. S. Coffin and Miss Bertha Daniels plus Mrs. L. R. Daniels to host bazaar planning. Mr and Mrs M. J. Ryerson are
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McCauley
Algona
Allen Carr
Chas. Pepple
Cols, Riddle and Vincent
Bennett Mitchell
Sioux City
C. B. Mitchel
G. J. F. Vovel
J. M. Dettman
Chas. Adams
Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid
Coffin
Bertha Daniels
L. R. Daniels
Local Social Roundup Shows Visits and Birthdays
Entertaining visits and family gatherings fill the Benton Harbor area. Highlights include Mrs. Ryerson’s sister visiting from Benton Harbor, Mrs. Henry Claygon visiting Menominee, a sixth birthday party for Everett Godden hosted by his teacher Miss Eva Whitney and eight friends, and Sunday gatherings at the Chas Phelps and B W Daniels households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Tabor
Benton Harbor
Mich
Ryerson
Henry Claygon
Menominee
Wis
Paul McCauley
Everett Godden
Eva Whitney
A. E. Miller
Ellis Jain
Chas, Phelps
R. W
Iowa Farm Values Compared Across States and Counties
The farms of Pottawattamie and Sioux counties exceed the combined value of all farms in New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut and Rhode Island. Ten Iowa counties Cedar Hancock Jasper Kossuth Marshall Polk Plymouth Shelby Sioux exceed the farm value of many states and surpass combined lands in six states Arizona Florida Maine Maryland New Jersey Nevada. Iowa county farm lands rose over 225 percent in ten years ending 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pottawattambe, Co
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Delaware
Rhode, Island
Nevada
Plymouth
Sioux
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Hancock
Shelby
Kossuth
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
New Jersey
West Virginia
Maryland
Florida
Cedar
Jasper
Marshall
Polk
Arizona
Maine
The Long Christmas Gift and Local Notices
A vintage advertisement fragment highlights The Youths Companion Christmas gift offer for 1923. It promotes subscriptions, combined offers with McCalls Magazine, and a calendar, plus local loan ads and a soda fountain price list.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wolfe
Titonka
Towa
Canada
THE_AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Herring
Des Moines
Kossuth County
Brookhart
Burt
E. J. Hougland
Prop
Rick Meyers
Titonka Telephone Co
Wrure
Chester White
Erith Cook
Kanawha
Realnoble
Otto Callies
Sa Tf
Fred Boyken
John Brobe
Gabe Janssen
Owa
C. A. Stephens
A. S. Pier
Youths’ Companion
Companion
McCall's Magazine
Youths' Companion
Commonwealth Ava
St. Paul St
Boston
Mass
Haggard & Falkenhainer
al- Sona
Denton’s
Want Ad ‘Department
Chester
INCE
Bonacker Bros. Lunch Wagon‘of
Poland
John Deere
McCormick
Deere
Deering
Arend Honken
M. B. Pringle
Wm. Boyken
Titonka ‘Savings
Baplides ‘S Tnesih
DU Pont
Navalite
S. B. French
Titonka, Iowa
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