Making the Little Farm Pay
An analysis of farm profits rising nationwide prompts city dwellers to consider country work. With wages for young laborers rising to about 20 to 30 dollars a month plus board in Illinois and other states, landowners gain while city workers seek permanence on farms. The piece notes better living conditions, shorter workdays, and incentives for relocation to rural areas as urban unemployment concerns grow. It highlights opportunities for young men to save money, and suggests prudent moves toward farm ownership or wage labor in the countryside.
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Kate Lollars
Watt
Seorion
Famie
Central West
Illnois
Fragmentary notice on political financing and bids
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Feesle froann the factors apt Vindicator and Repoublican offer Kine woite Karat dimmand for PIAS Jay Jolinater & Co. The readable bits reference political or business entities and commission-like actions but lack clear details or a coherent event.
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Karat Dimmand
PIAS
Jay Jolinater & Co
Better Rent the Farm Says Ownership Prefers Cash Buyers
An assistant chief at Iowa State College argues that farmers who rent now face higher long term costs than those who buy land when prices are lower. He notes land prices have tripled in Iowa while cash rents remain about half mortgage rates, making ownership via cheaper money and long terms more attractive to savers with substantial funds.
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Lowa
Priea Im Towa
What Was New 20 Years Ago
News brief notes recall events from twenty years past. Q O G Mylire noted as a business sister in Des Moines. L Godfrey of Milsworth visited the city. Mrs FW OH Rhodes hosted tea for friends. Kirt Alles, from the state university, is home briefly. Mrs F E Allen attended the grand chapter meeting in Climéon as a delegate. Mrs Jensen and Mrs Lee to host Episcopal Ladies Guild at Mrs Jensen’s home.
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F. E. Allen
Climéon
Order of Eastern Stars
Jensen
Lee
Ladies Guild
The
Episcopal Church
Local Residents Gather for Court and Community Notes
Dr C Birney from Nora Springs arranging to move his family here. Thor Williams returns to Seth Dakota Friday. Court opened yesterday with Judge Iverton presiding and naturalization of thirty applicants. Various notes on attendance, elections, and social events. Snowstorm leaves fourteen inches. crop and farming details. local obituaries and church news.
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Dr. C. Birney
Nora Springs
iQinarton
Iverton
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