Col Brookhart Talks on Day Topics and Reform Views
Col Smith W Brookhart discusses marksmanship and hunting in Washington remarks. He details Republican affiliations and blocs, supports farmer labor soldier and mothers blocs, criticizes railroads and the federal reserve, and calls for repeal of the Cummins Esch act and cooperative farm programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Col. Smith W. Brookhart
Kenyon
Roosevelt
Henry Allen
William Allen White
Kansas
Seeker For
Wall Street
United States Chamber of Commerce
Farmer Bloc
Labor Bloc
Soldier
Mothers’ Bloc
Iowa
Col
Brookhart
Missouri
Southern Iowa Normal School
Bloomfield High School
James
Thompson
Call Reserve Bank
Bankers’ Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
The lure of a light hearted woman and health remedy
A journal advertisement extols women as joyful when free of headaches backache and nervousness and claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health after doctors and medicines fail. The plea invites ill readers to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Advt
A Sermon in Little We Should Judge Generously
A short moral noted that if we judged others as forgivingly as ourselves and extended goodwill to all, our minds would rise above petty jealousy and meanness, enriching our nature as suggested by London Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wichmond Times-Dispateh Quirk From Chaigeal Eph
Chaigeal Eph remarks on monotony saying the current period feels like another wave of change. The derailed note hints at fatigue and a belief that upheaval repeats itself, reflecting local newspaper character and dialect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaigeal
Eph
Wichmond Times
Editorial Restraint in Sheridan's Ride Critique
A Colorado Exchange notes a Boston Transcript barb about Sheridan's Ride at a Methodist church festival. The column vows restraint, calling the critic an infernal liar and crawling scoundrel while choosing to pass the dig by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Exchange
Sheridan
Boston Transcript
Iowa Reports April Deaths Lead By Apoplexy and Cancer
Iowa vital statistics show 181 deaths from apoplexy in April, with cancer 175 and influenza 163 close behind. Births outnumbered deaths by 1,372, and males total 1,207 to 989 females. The report notes deaths by own action, drowning, automobile and railroad accidents, and outlines dynamite and toy pistol rules with penalties and mining exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pes Moines
Vital Statistics Department
State Board of Health
Rodney P. Fagan
Bright
Lynn Grove and Preston News From Iowa Townships
The article notes Lynn Grove township in Jasper county hosts a rural high school in Lynnville with district schools under the Lynnville high school superintendent. In Preston Jackson county mourns Mira Bartlett, a self made educator who funded a Civil War flag for Van Buren troops. The piece also covers state fishing laws and a warning about selling toy pistols and caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Grove Township
Jasper County
Lynnville
Student Norman J. Young Maintains Perfect Attendance
Burlington reports Norman J. Young 17, a recent high school graduate, has not been absent or tardy in thirteen years from kindergarten through diploma, claiming a record for perfect school attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Norman J. Young
Cars Stolen for Insurance Exposed in Missouri River
W H Howe of Sidney Fremont county says cars hired stolen by owners and then insured will be dragged from the Missouri River. Three arrests have been made by auto theft officers. Suspects implicated individuals in Council Bluffs who allegedly paid for thefts and hid vehicles in the river. R C Beatty, tied to Pisgah bank robbery, told officials of numerous similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Howe
Sidney
Fremont County
Missouri
Auto Theft Bureau
Council Bluffs
Ft. Madison
R. C. Beatty
Pisgah Bank
Walter Milliman
H. Yackey
Beatty
Laborers Migrate to Northern Iowa Beet Fields by Rail
Roy A. Stacy of Iowa Falls notes many passenger cars carrying laborers for sugar beet fields near Mason City have moved through town in recent weeks. Officials say most workers come from the Kansas City area and travel to Mason City detrain there for transport to the fields. They seek summer work and eventual employment in the Mason City sugar factory after harvest, with most expecting to find jobs. The men carry their possessions as they detrain at Mason City before heading to the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Roy A. Stacy
Iowa Falls
Mason City
Kansas City
Newton County Converts Fair Grounds into Public Park
Jasper county has transformed the Newton fair grounds into a public park located a mile south of the courthouse just outside the city limits. The county owns the tract, features native trees and grass, a maintained baseball diamond, an amphitheatre, and other facilities with a keeper on duty. The entire county enjoys access for picnics band concerts and various games drawing residents from remote sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Newton
Court House
County Leaders Highlight Park and Bridge Value
The Newton area shares a county and city effort maintaining a park that doubles as a camping ground for auto tourists. The county fair association runs its annual exhibition each fall and a $100 000 investment turns idle property into a public community asset. A prominent bridge over the Mississippi near Clinton on the Lincoln Highway yields large toll receipts and is owned by a private company spanning the river at its narrowest point between New Orleans and St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Clinton
Pfarmers
Burlington
Missouri
Sioux City
Board of Supervisors
City of
County Fair Association
Mississippi
Lincoln Highway
Great River
New Orleans
St .Paul
Cyclone Damage Awards Set in Granger Farm Case
In spring a cyclone struck the Tiernan farm near Granger Dallas county killing Mrs Tiernan and injuring others. William Tiernan, with cyclone insurance, was awarded damages totaling 14432 dollars for property losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tiernan
Granger
Dallas County
Iowa cigar taxes and unlicensed sales noted in Grinnell
Iowa collects about 520 000 annually from a 2 cent tax on every 20 cigars smoked in the state. Daily consumption reaches around 2 million cigars with 730 million yearly. First eight days of June averaged 2 000 receipts daily. Several towns ban unlicensed cigar sales and veterans at Grinnell chafed at not being able to smoke there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Union
Grinnell
Pioneering Federated Churches Publish New Paper
The Pioneer debuts to serve the Federated Community and Union Churches movement led by Dr. R Lee Kirkland of Mitchell Iowa. About eighty churches exist nationwide with two thousand more potential. The paper aims to fill a gap while organizers plan state and national cooperative districts. a Urbandale Des Moines state conference draws five hundred delegates as the movement grows. Tragedy and flood are noted but focus remains on faith and farming resilience, as Mississippi River flood recovery boosts corn planting and crop prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
Federated, Community and Union
R. Lee Kirkland
Mitchell
Mitchell County
United States
Federated, Community and Union Churches
Urbandale
Des Moines
Kirkland
State Association of
Federated, Community and Union Churches of
Iowa
Burlington
Illiteracy Statistics for Iowa in Early 20th Century
The state shows 8,275 native white illiterates, 11,004 foreign born white illiterates, 1,283 illiterate Negroes, 10,608 illiterate voting age males, 836 illiterate voting age females, 10,583 rural illiterates, and 10,097 urban illiterates. Illiteracy stands at 1.1 percent now, down from 1.7 percent in 1910. The 1910 total illiterates was 29,889 versus 20,680 in the recent survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Agent Lock Targets Nonresident Auto Licenses in Iowa
State Agent Lock warns unregistered autos and transients, noting Iowa does not recognize licenses from other states. Minnesotans moving to Iowa must pay a new license, while visitors claiming nonresidency must prove they do not intend to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Secretary's Office
Towa
Lock
Largest Iowa land sale seals 64 000 acres at Payne farm
The Payne farm at Luton near Sioux City, totaling 64 000 acres, sold recently for 1 500 000 dollars or 250 dollars an acre. United Realty Investment Company of St Paul purchased the property claiming 159 000 dollars in improvements. The effective land value remains about 225 dollars per acre after improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Payne
Luton
Sioux City
United Realty Investment Company of
St. Paul
Borrowed Smiles and A Writer's Tools
Quick comic vignette notes a happy husband misfed with birdseed, a conscientious bride, and a new writer's stypwriter. The bits suggest humor on good nature versus kicking, and a punchline about relief at using a typewriter in modern writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
W. G. Doty
New York Times
State reports 20680 illiterates aged ten plus in 1920 census
Government census figures released show that 20,680 people aged ten years and older in the state could neither read nor write. The data highlights widespread illiteracy and prompts calls for improved schooling and literacy programs.
Penrod Film Brings Tarkington Characters to Screen
First National presents Penrod in a feature film directed by Marshall Neilan. Freckles Barry stars with Marjorie Daw Tully Marshall and Eugenie Besserer in a rural town tale built around Penrod and his mischief with the American Boys Protective Association and The Children Pageant at the Table Round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth Tarkington
Penrod
Marshall Neilan
Perrod
Fox Theatre
Mr. Neilan
American Boys’ Protective Association
Rupe Collins
Freckles Barry
Marjorie Daw
Tully Marshall
Eugenie Besserer
Testimonial Endorsement for Automatic Reck Action Typewriter
An agent requests a testimonial and a woman types a favorable note after using the Automatic Reck action typewriter for three months. She asserts it saves time and labor, surpassing manufacturer claims and paying for itself during ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illustrated World
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nonpartisan League of Wall Street
Chicago
New’ York
Federal Reserve
C. W. Barron
TL Am
J. W. Jarnagin
Preston
Jackson County
Mira Bartlett
van Buren
W. W. E. Albert
Harry E. Eaton
State Pharmacy Commission
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, S.J
Rub-No-More Company
Port Wayne
Indiana
Simply Delicious
Kelloggs
Kellogg
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!