Winfield Electrics Sold as Franchise Vote Approaches
The Winfield light plant was sold at a Washington meeting of Peoples Gas & Electric Co. Walshs of Burlington and Iowa Gas & Electric Co. Officials from Iowa Gas & Electric inspected the plant to safeguard Winfield against high prices. The new owners plan to rebuild lines and install a three phase circuit from Washington, with service expected to improve within sixty days. Voters will decide the franchise August 20 with the Iowa Gas & Electric Co. granted right to operate the town electric system.
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Winfield
Peoples Gas & Electric Co
Walshs
Burlington
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Washington
Walsha
Dartleyshire
Walsh People
Winfield Light & Power Co
O. L. Karsten
J. ©. Coonrod
H. H. Bailey
Electriday
Fort Madison venture aims to manufacture print paper
The Burlington Hawkeye notes a planned Fort Madison experiment by enterprising townsmen to produce print paper amid paper shortages. Claims secrecy surround plans and possible use of river timber, with hope to relieve high costs and aid the newspaper industry.
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Fort Madison
Mississippi
St. Louis
Burlington
Warren County Fair Poised for Record Hog Show
Warren County Fair in Indianola Iowa opens next Monday with promise of a near record hog exhibition. Over 400 hogs across five breeds are expected from more than 100 pens with 40 boys and girls in the Pig club show. Organizers anticipate strong horse and cattle displays after initial stabling issues, with about sixty harness horses set to race and a top track newly built for Hopper stock farm.
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Indianola
Warren County
Duroc Jersey
Poland
China
Chester White
Hampshire
F. L. Overly
P. L. Quail
State Extension, Department
L. C. Barnett
T. L. Karr
Maxwell
Walker
Fair Grounds
Hopper Stock Farm
P. H. Hester
Tempus Fugit and Time Sinks in Craft Lesson
A teacher gives Margaret simple materials and a design task. Margaret returns with unfinished work, explaining she simply ran out of time. A stray line notes European cities taxing dogs by size, illustrating varying penalties.
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Margaret
Lower California Cattle and Animal Husbandry
The article notes that cattle are raised in abundance in Lower California along with many fine mules. Horses are rare and the burro remains the main means of transportation. Domestic sheep are almost absent except for a few thousand in La Frontera while goats are common in the south. The continent’s largest cattle ranch covers nearly 1,000,000 acres.
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California
la Frontera
Burleson Faces Stir Over Postal Political Rule
Cedar Rapids Republican notes Mr Burleson is blamed for a sweeping policy that would discipline letter carriers for political activity by spouses and other relatives. The piece portrays workers and their wives opposing the rule and questions its practicality and fairness.
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Burleson
Cedar Rapids Republican
A Girl of Twenty and a Dream Faded in London
A sad note from southwest London says a girl of twenty tried to end her life, feeling aged and unable to write a popular novel or a book of poems. The piece reflects on wasted talent and failed ambitions.
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London
Punch, Landen
Clothing Plants Shut Down Over Lack of Demand
Two large wholesale clothing firms Schwartz & Jaffe Inc and J Fried man Co shut down due to weak demand. About 3000 to 4000 workers including cutters and tailors lose temporary jobs as the plants close. Julius I Cohen denied a government claim of a conspiracy to hold up prices, citing a May crisis and retailers' ample stock as buyers pause orders.
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New York
Schwartz & Jaffe, Inc
J. Friedman & Co
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Iowa Gas and Electric CO
Warren County Fair
Ste
Europe
Lower
Jordan
USL Service
South Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Burleson's
Julius I. Cohen
UTO
Curtis & Lovelett
White Way Garage
Bess
Henry
B. F. Campbell
Marion Avenue
Te Cranis
Hestos
the McFarlane Co
Westchester, Iowa
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