Iowa towns lose fairs as budgets falter and schools seek relief
The report outlines financial strains forcing several county fairs in Iowa to close or sell grounds. Grinnell and Poweshiek County fairs face dissolution, while Wright County undergoes bankruptcy proceedings. The piece also notes calls to boost education funding, with Hoover's Des Moines visit and a push for higher teacher pay to counteract low wages and teacher shortages.
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Pella
Marion County
Ben
Poweshiek County
Malcom
Grint
Wright County
Ben D. D. Murphy
Tct of Education
Des Moines
Murphy
Iowa
Vintén
School For the
Council Bluffs
School For
Herbert Hoover
Wildlife and wine law tale from Iowa country life
Old Iowa items recount a timber wolf encounter in Clarke County with Arch ie Neal and his bull dog, a massive crow attack on M L Murray near Salix, wild grape harvests and Ohmans wine case from Mahaska County. Supreme Court notes make clear the nuisance law on home distilling from wild grapes.
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Trey Eh
Atlantic
Boone
Clarke County
Archie Neal
Mr. Neal
M. L. Murray
Salix
Woodbury County
Murray
Arly
Ohman
Stunk River
Mahaska County
Hamilton
Oskaloosa
State Supreme Court
Evana
Legislative disputes over alcohol law and city road funds
A historic debate centers on a 2884 statute restricting private wine use and potential changes to allow city access to road tax funds. The league of municipalities urges revision while Johnson county plans sign removals on country roads. offenders will face ten day notices before signs are removed.
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Big Jones
Trix
Aly
Legislative Committee
The
League of Municipalities
Johnson County
Board of Supervisors
Down
Bloodroom and Indleh wand praised for garden use
American Forestry Magazine notes the bloodroom and Indleh wand thrive in gardens where not eradicated. They are said to bloom with crocus and readily adapt to garden culture, valued for medicinal potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Forestry Magazine
Devilish Pride: Milwaukee Sentinel Satire on Men and Women
A satirical op ed notes that women are faulted for endless chatter while men over ninety five react with pride when their daughters praise them as regular devils, reflecting a playful gendered humor in Milwaukee journalism.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
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Era
Mason City
Waldo Evans
Grinnell
United Tes
Samoa
Conditionaire
Ans
Ool
Istmas
Tuberculosis Association
D'Welfare
Red Cross
Ion
Anderson
Radcliffe
G. T. Barcklow
Dd. P. Mepsuivenr
J. A. Hoege
Chicago
M. L. Custer
St. Louia
R. &. Anderson
Barbara Agan
Glenwood
Martha R. Gaulke
Perry
Mabel Hollenbeck
Alexandria
Ruth M. Knapp
Rose Anna Lynch
Helen Swarson
St. Paul
Grace Kramer
Ackley
R.R. Pearson
Blakesburg
Frartels Silvera
F. B. Butler
Fairfields
Jesse McQueen
Keewanee
S. Cooper
Ottumwa
Feee
Agency
Wapella
Keokuk
Anti-Saloon League
State College
Ames
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
George W. Samson
Belle Plaine
Tama
Corydon
Indianola
Alantic
Renee Tl
DR. Heydenburk
C. J. Ihde
Osteopathic Physicians
Bowman & Bradford
Jay Johnston & Co
Kilgore & Klocow
Nimbore
Wales
Joe
H. H. Tosdal
LER Community Store
B. B. Anderson & Sons
County Farm Bureau
Beleven
Ita
Great American Farm Bureau Federation
Country Gentleman
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau Movement
Ife
Deck Publishing
Cadelphia
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