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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1933
Page
4
The Tripoli Leader analyzes a year’s price changes across commodities noting wheat rose from 48c to $1.15, corn from 32c to 69c, and cotton from $5.68 to $11.45 a bale. Hog and cattle prices lagged, with hogs at $4.85 per hundred a year ago. Prime native steers now about $6.50 after $8.50 a year ago.
The piece urges community loyalty to support local merchants by stocking desired goods and advertising them. It notes the decline in passenger rail travel since 1916, with 1932 recording the fewest passengers in over four decades and freight traffic halved from four years earlier, signaling tough railroad economic conditions.
Banking conditions improve but check artists slip through forged drafts in neighboring towns. Banks once restricted saw few forgeries. now more people hold accounts and cashing checks risks exposure to scams.
The article urges buyers to act now as property prices lag and are about half their true value. It argues that acceding to current market conditions will yield handsome profits when values return to normal, celebrating those with funds or financing as especially fortunate.
The article notes that automobile owners pay taxes on nearly every related item from gasoline to tires and parts. Congress imposed extra taxes on gasoline and motor vehicle accessories, pushing costs higher for owners.
The piece argues kidnapping has become a national racket, with criminals escaping capture while wartime intelligence once uncovered deeper plots. It calls for stronger laws including the death penalty and suggests using spies to infiltrate the underworld, alongside noting army troops’ peaceful reforestation work.
Grumbling among Iowa Democrats over delays in distributing post office patronage. The Manchester Press notes Jim Farley will ensure no Republican remains on the payroll longer than needed while thousands of new political jobs occupy his time. The piece contrasts Democratic control with past Republican officeholders' machines.
An Eagle Grove Eagle article urges farmers to diversify beyond government aid and consider sheep. It argues sheep yield meat and wool, with fleece weights of five to ten pounds, wool priced near thirty cents per pound, and Merino fleece heavy but less suited for mutton. It recommends starting small, expanding as pasture and shelter permit, and notes lambs provide summer meat while older sheep supply year round.
Dayton Review argues no economic plans save the small town merchant. Only farmer buying power boosts the local economy as wage gains barely help. Concentration of industry and wealth drains rural trade and circulation, accelerating impoverishment in country districts.
Knoxville Express argues against tax free bonds at all levels of government. It claims tax free interest encourages wasteful, unnecessary public borrowing and urges loans to stand on their own, with interest set to cover taxes. Returning to taxable bonds would reduce overall borrowing and curb fiscal illusion.
Spencer News-Herald notes a new Iowa law this month fines drivers who pass another car on hills or around curves. It aims to curb accidents and deaths by encouraging motorists to exercise caution and observe the highway before passing the vehicle ahead.
The River Channel urges a nine-foot dredge along the Mississippi from New Orleans to Minneapolis. Humboldt Republican recalls Davenport locals calling river transport a myth and a sop to keep the middle west aligned, questioning its value and political cost.
The United States department of agriculture estimates Iowa corn crop yield at 413,250,000 bushels, a trifle below normal. Farmers may gain only about half a crop versus last year as the oats crop is unusually short.
A Tit-Bits Magazine passage lists unusual plural terms for groups such as a mummuration of starlings and a siege of herons, alongside common pairs for dogs and details on proper terms like brace for two hounds and a couple and a half for three.
The article traces Trinity Church in Manhattan as the richest church in America. It discusses an original Queen Anne farm grant valued at £705 and estimates current worth around $150 million. Present holdings yield over $1.25 million in income, with total real estate assessed near $50 million and an actual value around $65 million.
A method by which metal attaches to fibrous materials using a low melting alloy adhesive that clings to both surfaces without altering properties. Early commercial use includes corrugated roofing with asbestos on both sides, with wool felt and paper also bonding to metal.
Holes in the boys clothing exposed their crime as nine youths were arrested in Rochester for stealing pecan meats Russian candies and canned goods totaling 75 dollars. The missing pecans dropped from pockets and led police to the culprits.
Miss Nadine Strayer of Baker Oregon told the state game commission that thousands of women skirted anglers evade game laws by fishing with husbands or male relatives without licenses. She proposes women's sportmen's clubs to end law evasion. Philadelphia Public Ledger
A to Z Family from Chipley Florida lists members Alan Benjamin Clara Delia Elizabeth Fannie Gustavus Houston Ida Josephine Kince Lee Millard Napoleon Oma Pearl Quinton Rebeccah Sidney Thomas Uria Van derbilt William Xavier Yvette Zebony or Nashville Zechariahis next arrival awaited.
A humorous line from Pathfinder Magazine features Henry Peck claiming he can read his wife as one reads a book while a friend notes you cannot shut her up like a book.
A compilation of mortality statistics shows cancer deaths 25 years ago at 75.1 per 100000 and last year at 122.7 per 100000, highlighting a rise in cancer mortality over time across major U S cities.
The document outlines wage and hour rules under the President's reemployment drive. It exempts small establishments, certain professionals, and emergency work from maximum hours, sets minimum weekly wages by city size, and enforces a universal covenant to raise wages and reduce hours. It forbids profiteering, promotes fair competition, and provides conditions for price adjustments and required code submission. It notes potential stays for hardship and ties the agreement to N R A and the 1933 act.
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