Klan Organized in Rolfe 80 Says Brother Bruce
The Rolfe Arrow reports a Klu Klux Klan lodge organized in Rolfe with officers listed in a partially garbled roster. The column states the paper will publish full member lists if provided by authorities and invites corrections to the officer names. It defends the group as not discriminatory in publications and threatens ongoing coverage.
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Rolfe
Bruce
Klu Klux
Exalted
Cyclops
Vbgkbj
Klaliff
Etaoin Shrdlu
Klokard
Xsfififf
Etaoin
Kludd
Shrdlu
Kiabee
Kligrapp
Emfwpy
Kiadd
Xyz
Klaroga
Klexter
Rolfe Arrow
Clean Out Grain Bins To Fight Grain Beetles
Iowa farmers should immediately empty grain bins and remove old grain to prevent grain beetle infestations, says Dr. C. J. Drake. With threshing starting, inspect stored grain for weevil. if infested, fumigate with carbon bisulphide at one pound per 100 bushels, 24 hours in a closed bin.
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Iowa
C. J. Drake
Iowa State College
Protect horses from flies in Iowa report
Bot flies plague Iowa horses with throat nose and common bat species. Prevention centers on protective bands and burlap coverings. veterinarians may treat for bats next fall. The piece also includes a political aside about a candidate’s humorous White House plans and a brief Iowa corn price stabilization note endorsed by V R G Clark.
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Iowa
C. J. Drake
Iowa State College
Corn Marketing Plan Advocated in Iowa Forum
A Iowa proposal urges farmers to unite around a single product, corn, as a safe practical marketing plan. It argues warehousing costs are unnecessary, surplus is unlikely after four years of high yields, and warehousing law keeps profits with producers rather than speculators. The plan emphasizes farmer control over prices through organized marketing starting with corn.
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Iowa
The Income Tax Receipts by Edward Nelson Dingley
Washington explains how about 6.5 million taxpayers accounted for roughly 7 billion dollars in income taxes over 11 years. In 1919 they paid over 1.269 billion, 1922's figure was 861 million, and only about 6.2 percent of the population pays income tax, primarily those earning 2000 to 4000 dollars. The piece notes constitutional limits on taxing state and local incomes and discusses bonds, exemptions, and the role of middle-class taxpayers in funding federal finances.
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Edward Nelson Dingley
Washington, D. C
Employment for Veterans Asked by Gen Hines
General Frank T. Hines, director of the U S Veterans Bureau, urged employers nationwide to hire disabled World War veterans completing government training at about 3,000 per month. He noted 52,000 disabled veterans in training as of July 1, 1924, with 7,700 in professions, 11,000 in commercial fields, 26,000 in trades and industries, and 7,300 in agriculture. Most trainees have been in programs two to four years, studying at top schools or in on-the-job apprenticeships, and employers report satisfactory service from rehabilitated ex-service men and women. Transportation to employment is paid by the Veterans Bureau. History note mentions Henry Hospers and the Holland colony in Iowa.
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Frank T. Hines
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Hines
Washington
America
Vetran
Dutch settlers plan Holland Settlement in Northwest Iowa
Reports note a party of Hollanders from Sheldon and nearby towns touring lands tributary to Murdo McKenzie Kadoka 8S. D to locate a Holland Settlement west of the river. Led by P Hospers of Sheldon the expedition reflects broader regional migration interest.
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Iowa
Otto Bartz
Sheldon
Sanborn
Hull
Boyden
Rock Valley
Doon
Sioux Center
Orange City
Murdo
McKenzie
Kadoka
Company of Prospectors
P. Hospers
One Hundred Per Cent American Poem Excerpt
A historical verse by John T. Peck in the Argonne celebrates American soldiers, including Black and immigrant men, who died in World War I while challenging the Ku Klux Klan. It praises liberty and sacrifice, contrasting heroic death with the Klan’s racism.
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Mlander
John T. Peck
The
Argonne
Spirit theme at church services and reading room
Church of Christ announces Sunday 11 o'clock services with August 10 Spirit as Golden Text Zechariah 4 6 not by might nor by power but by my spirit. Sunday school at 10. Wednesday 8 pm testimonial meeting. Free reading room open Wednesdays and Saturdays 3 to 5 for Bible and Christian Science literature. Public invited.
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Free Methodist Church
Ha. Mo
Church OF Christ
Zechariah
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