Tax talk and Easter reflections in Tripoli Leader
The Tripoli Leader discusses paying half year taxes in 1930 and breaks down local millage across Bremer County towns, noting Tri Poli’s 116.2 mill assessment with 38.5 state and county taxes, 32.2 for the town, and 45.5 for the school district. The issue then shifts to a pastoral Easter meditation on resurrection and urging readers to attend church on Easter Sunday.
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Washington
Des Moines
Tripoli
Denver
Buying farm land in a valley the time to invest
The piece argues against waiting for market peaks and urges buying farm land now as a temporary depression lowers prices. It notes 1920 price surge warned against, predicts land values will rise with commodity prices and that five years hence investors may regret not buying at low prices.
Prohibition Surfaces as Key issue in Coming Election
Prohibition will be a paramount issue in the next presidential election as politicians dodge the question. Voters grow impatient with vague terms and catch phrases and seek a clear referendum on liquor. Offices seekers struggle to secure both wet and dry support amid recent elections.
Des Moines drought and rents hit both big and small firms
Des Moines reports sixty large businesses back in rents for six months amid drought in southwestern Iowa where water costs eight dollars a barrel for school delivery. Cities still wait in soup lines while snow blankets offer hope for vegetation ahead.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Blizzard stalls traffic but Iowa roads improve soon
A recent blizzard delayed traffic on main highways though snow fences were mostly removed. The writer notes that four to five years ago such a storm would have left many small towns snowbound for days, but Iowa's road maintenance is already better and will improve further in a few years.
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Iowa
Gardening Principles: Seedbed Preparation and Care
The text compares gardens to life activities, noting success requires soil preparation, planting, and ongoing care. It emphasizes spading, planting, weed control, and sustained cultivation as essential steps for fruitful outcomes.
Mellon Brothers Back Science With Quiet Philanthropy
The Mellon brothers Andrew W. and Richard B. receive a chemistry medal from the American Institute of Chemists on the eve of their seventy sixth and seventy third birthdays. Their Mellon Institute of Industrial Research at the University of Pittsburgh funds health and industrial studies, often without credit or disclosure, producing widely used household innovations.
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Senator Brookhart
Iowa
Andrew W. Mellon
Mr. Mellon
the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Robert Louis Stevenson
Anonymous
Science
Richard B. Mellon
American Institute of Chemists
Richard B
Mellons
Mellon
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
University of Pittsburgh
Institutes of Chemists
Hoover
Porto Rico
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Hanford MacNider
United States
Canada
New Yorker
Hoover Visit Delights Puerto Rico Crowds in San Juan
Washington snapshots describe a joyous welcome for President Hoover in Ponce and San Juan, with a small nationalist opposition. Mrs. Hoover thanks American women via radio for unemployment relief efforts. Dissension grows among Progressives over next year’s agenda, while Mellon marks his 76th birthday at his desk.
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Ponce
Mr. Hoover
San Juaan
America
Mrs. Hoover
Women of
Lincoln
White House
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Norbeck
South Dakota
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Oldest Ford driver in Mississippi at 89 years
J. M. Crow of Ethel Mississippi is recognized as the oldest Ford driver in the state and among the oldest in the United States. He traveled as a child with a wagon train from Georgia to Mississippi, witnessed Chapultepec news as a boy, and served as a Confederate soldier. Now five generations ride with him in his Model A Ford, the second he has owned.
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J. M. Crow
Ethel, Miss
Mississippi
United States
Cobb County
Georgia
Natchez Trace
Scott
Chapultepec
Crow
Ethel
Vacation Jobs for Ford Army
Detroit March 31 The army of Ford workers estimated between 80 000 and 100 000 will gain year round employment under Henry Ford plan. Factories stay open in winter and close in summer with farm work in upstate Michigan during the off season. Ford has bought thousands of acres in northern Michigan for farming though the total is not disclosed.
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Detroit
Ford
Henry Ford
Michigan
Congress Bill Seeks Jail for Lincoln Book Copy
A report notes a proposed congressional bill to jail anyone who sells or possesses Edgar Lee Masters’s book on Abraham Lincoln. It mentions a Paris exposition replica by Sears Roebuck and Co, and other assorted items from The Pathfinder’s notes.
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Congress
Edgar Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Vernon
Sears, Roebuch and Co
Ty Cobb
Augusta
Sarah
Abraham
Waseea
Minn
Anti-Horse Thief Society
New Zealand
New Jersey
P. S
Patagonia
Brookhart Plans Ban on U.S. Troops in Panamanian Cities
Senator Brookhart of Iowa said he would introduce a joint resolution in Congress to bar American soldiers and sailors from entering Panamanian cities where liquor is available unless military authorities can enforce controls. He condemned sight of intoxicated troops and noted over fifty saloons and breweries in Colon on leased Panama railroad land.
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Colon
Panama Canal
Sahara
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Brookhart
Congress
Panamanian
Panama Railroad
Irrigation in Egypt Expands Nile Water Use
The Nile River irrigates 5 000 000 acres and could rise to 7 600 000 acres with engineering improvements. Brainy Moose surpasses elk and deer in adaptability, showing greater intelligence in facing climate shifts and predators.
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Egypt
Nile
Elocution Emphasis in Speech as Example From Chesterfield
A brief reflection on oration values quoting Chesterfield that suggests speaking style rivals substance. It notes that manner of delivery can engage more listeners than pure understanding, highlighting the balance between tone and content.
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Chesterfield
Betty asks if cows chew gum during milking outing
Betty, accompanying her grandfather to milk, watches a cow chew cud and casually wonders if cows also chew gum. The remark captures a child’s literal charm and humorous misunderstanding of animal behavior.
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Betty
Leader announces subscription and classified ad services
The Leader offers annual subscription at $2.00 in advance and invites readers to use the Leader Business Bring er for selling or trading items. It promotes wedding announcements invitations and a display of sample paper styles and quality.
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Leader
Oldest American Scientific Society Founded by Franklin
The American Philosophical Society, the oldest scientific society in America, was founded by Benjamin Franklin and his colleagues. Franklin established the society with a group of his acquaintances to advance knowledge and inquiry.
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Franklin
American Philosophical Society
Sociey
America
Benjamin Franklin
Dance and skating events at Tripoli Opera House
Remember the dance at the Tripoli Opera House on Monday evening April 6 with Lou Buenneke and his All-Around Four Orchestra providing music. There will be roller skating every Wednesday night at the Tripoli Opera House with good skates and a good skating floor.
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Tripoli Opera House
Lou Buenneke
Duplicate salesbooks at low price in Tri Poli Leader
The Tri Poli Leader advertises duplicating salesbooks available for 15 dollars per 500 copies.
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Tripoli
Printing capacity of The Leader in a small town
The Leader advertises a well equipped printing plant capable of handling office forms sale bills and any printing needs from typewriter to press. It highlights readiness to fulfill local printing orders with substantial equipment.
For Sale Plants by Mail and Baby Chicks
For sale plants by mail postpaid with fruit and berry varieties and prices. Also low prices on superior quality baby chicks with custom hatching available. Stork Hatchery of Fredericksburg Iowa offers orders and quantities with discounts.
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Concord
Moore
Schmidt
Waverly
Towa
Stork Hatchery
Fredericksburg
Iowa
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