Iowa's Biggest Business Is Farming and Growth
A columnist argues farming is Iowa's core enterprise, urging equal regard for rural and town business. Highlighting Iowa’s vast fertile soil, high agricultural output, and historical soil erosion, the piece cites one billion eight hundred million dollars in annual farm value, vast hog and cattle totals, and the need for longer leases to sustain soil fertility.
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Iowa
Dean ‘Swift
Nile
Towa
Biddy
Lowa
Rippling Rhymes Urges Calm This Time
A poem urges sensible behavior to avoid chaos as nations grow bitter and people lash out. The voice pleads for patience and quiet, calling for productive work like crocheting and restraint to restore order and return to normal duties.
Greater Iowa calls for broader farmer business focus
The editorial urges replacing the phrase farmers and businessmen with farmers and other business men to reflect broader ties in farming communities in Iowa. It advocates keeping farmers in agriculture while acknowledging allied business roles.
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Iowa
Greater
Secret of the Coin Profiteer Remains Hidden
A clipped comment from the Des Moines Register laments a profiteer who withholds even the secret of how he earns his coin, leaving readers with nothing of value in return.
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Des Moines Register
Demands and Dreams in European Politics Echoed
The Sioux City Journal notes bold statements about attracting democratic figures like King Albert and Queen Elizabeth and contrasts European influence with local labor and lifestyle claims. The Council Bluffs Nonpareil references a warning about achieving safer genes through a schedule of six hours of work eight hours of sleep and ten hours of extravagance and dissipation.
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Europe
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Sioux City Journal
Council
Oyster season opens amid weather praise and cautious health warnings
The Keota Eagle notes oyster season is open and praises fresh catch while the Burlington Hawkeye warns against influenza fears, criticizing some experts who have doubted past questions and promising more clarity next summer. Citizens are urged to exercise proper care in the interim.
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Witter
Burlington
Code Commission Prepares Report on Utility Rate Legislation
The article notes upcoming legislative battles over utility rate increases and changes. It cites last winter's session totals: 545 bills and 11 joint resolutions in the Senate, 5738 bills and 5 joint resolutions in the House, totaling 1134 measures. Of these, 413 were enacted into law over 78 active session days with 98 days between January 18 and April 19.
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Senate
House
Pals First at Pax Theatre Tonight and Monday
Announcing the picturized version of Pals First based on the Francis Elliott novel. Harold Lockwood stars as Danny Rowland with a supporting cast including James Lackaye Ruby de Remer Richard NNeill and others. Directed by Hadwin Carewe this six act romantic drama opens tonight.
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Sir
James Lackaye
Ruby de Remer
Richard R. Neill
Frank de Vernon
Anthony Byrd
Pauline Dempsey
Walter P. Lewis
Rollo Lloyd
Hadwin Carewe
C. A. Pratt
Comings and Goings in Washington County Society
Social notes record Washington County residents with arrivals and departures at homes events and gatherings. Includes social visits engagements and community updates reflecting local life and notable activities of residents.
Local Visitors and Travels from Ainsworth Area
D D Stephens on a business trip to Peoria this week. Mr and Mrs Amos White of Washington returned home after visiting their daughter Mrs George Marr. Everett Shearer owns a new Overland runabout. Mrs Charles Dryden and Jessie Marr visited from Chicago to see Jesse Marr. Town City visitors included Mr and Mrs Henry Hunt Mr and Mrs Bentley Thompson and son Merle. W L Alcorn and daughter Helen returned from Iowa City. Bertha Welliver and Alice Townsend visited Washington today. Mr and Mrs Floyd Olde visiting at Pike Titterington home near Ottumwa.
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Ainsworth
D. D. Stephens
Peoria
Amos White
Washington
George Marr
Everett Shearer
Charles Dryden
Jessie Marr
Chicago
Tom Thumb wedding charms Crawfordsville crowd
In Crawfordsville Oct 18 a Tom Thumb wedding amused a large audience at the Methodist church hosted by the Ladies Aid Society. Bride Adria Lease and groom Maynard Dix were married with Leslie Dix officiating and an array of child attendants and family present.
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Crawfordsville
W. A. Wilkis
Silver City
Dwight Wilkins
Barnett
Lone Tree
Cedar Rapids
Sadie Davis
Brooklyn
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Tittle
Adria Lease
Gary Lease
Maynard Dix
Ray Dix
Leslie Dix
Kenneth White
Vernon Jones
Donis Long
Eleanor Mitchell
Mary Borders
Twila McNeill
Irene Blankenhorn
Maxine Miller
Madonna Sherwood
Marie
Promised husband and wedding feast entertain guests
A wedding reception with about 40 guests featured solos including I love you truly and Darling I am growing old. The groom glowed with pride while the bride withheld a promise but accepted the ring and kiss. A rejected suitor actyed quarrelsome before a meal of ice cream sparked cheers and tears among the guests.
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Altho
Lew Fordyce Closing Out Sale and Retirement Move
Lew Fordyce and Mrs. Fordyce held a closing out sale on Tuesday as they prepare to move to Wellman and retire from farming. The community regrets their departure after many years of local activity. A large turnout attended the Keota homecoming, followed by a muddy return home.
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Nira
Lew Fordyce
Neighborhood social hosts and farm meeting report
Floyd and Calvin Griffith entertained local youth at their home on Thursday evening with refreshments and a pleasant report. Farmers held a meeting with the state organizer aiming to start a cooperative store locally. Mrs. George Barrett and Dorothea are on the sick list. LeRoy Rowe husks corn for Russell Bell. Lee Davisson and family were in Washington on Thursday evening.
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Floyd
Calvin Griffith
George Barrett
Dorothea
LeRoy Rowe
Russell Bell
Lee Davisson
Washington
Temperature and Metals Demonstration at Royal Institution
Prof. C. TL. Lees demonstrated effects of sudden temperature changes on materials. Iron and marble survived cooling to 60 degrees Fahrenheit and returning to heat without cracking while quartz shattered and silica glass remained unaffected.
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London Royal Institution
C. TL. Lees
Keep Hoping Through Discouragement
The passage urges perseverance despite discouragement, suggesting that doubting worthiness may signal a turning point we fail to recognize as we resist giving up. It emphasizes resilience and the potential to affect our fortunes by continuing forward.
True Poetry Persuades and Elevates the Heart
A compact reflection on poetry as eloquence that goes beyond teaching, urging emotion over opinion and turning virtue into heroism. The excerpt cites Hugh Swinton Legare praising poetry’s power to persuade and uplift rather than merely impart maxims.
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Hugh Swinton Legare
Salts for Backache and Kidney Ailment Ad Claim
An advertisement-like piece warns that heavy meat consumption strains kidneys and causes backache and other symptoms. It promotes Jad Sakte salts and a lemon juice lithia drink as remedies, promising relief after a few days of use.
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