Lawyer Runs on Wet Platform in Iowa Legislature
Des Moines April 5. Des Moines lawyer Grund, sole candidate in Polk County to run on an explicit wet platform, argues prohibition is failing and calls for modification. He claims court records show bootleggers aren’t the main offenders and that enforcement costs burden taxpayers, urging a constitutional approach to reform.
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Des Moines
UPIJ
Tar Hh. Grund
Iowa
Grind
United Press
Grund
Polk County
Ohs
Aonpathy Saloon League
Tal
Ilis
Drake University
Town Land Rentals Rise Over Last Year Across Farms
Agricultural statistics show present rental values exceed year prior across land classes. Low value lands rent around 7504 per acre with averages of 104. Plowlands at 170 per acre rent 8.09, pastures 118 valued rent 5.08. All farm lands 6.08, plowlands 8.17, pasture 8.5. Labor supply at 108 percent of demand. average monthly wages with board 47, without board 88. pay labor wages 2 with board and 2.95 without.
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Leslie A. Carl
Vlawlands
Agso
New Data Cereal Promises Fresh Morning Delight
A lively advertisement pitches New Data hot cereal from Kellogg as a breakthrough in oats and wheat. It promises a non mushy texture, easy preparation, and broad health appeal for families, claiming it is the first real improvement on oats and ready to heat.
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Kellogg
Shortage of Horses Shown by Survey in Central States
Des Moines reports a regional horse shortage despite surplus in four states. Wayne Dinsatore of the Horse Association of America notes declines in farm work animals and predicts serious shortages by 1930 without increased breeding. Government data show farm horses down 16.2 percent 1920 to 1930 and young horses under two years by 52.8 percent.
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Central States
Des Moines
Altha Lowa
Wayne Dinsatore
State Agricultural College
Ates
Horse Association of America
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Iowa
Ilinois
Rez' Lie Giles
Northern lights display visible to Waterloo suburbs
Residents in outer Waterloo districts enjoyed a brilliant northern lights display last night. The Hehus hung like a bright blue-gray mantle in the northern sky from about 8:30 to 9, with the downtown haze rendering the spectacle invisible to city dwellers.
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Waterloo
Special Delivery Postman Sets Ford Car Pace in Decade
Terman Schroders, a Special delivery letters and parcel post carrier, gained his seventh new car in a year all Ford touring. He logs 125 to 200 miles daily, about 46,000 yearly, wearing four tire sets yearly. He changes transmission and brakes every 60 days, and delivers roughly 1000 special letters daily across city areas. He travels to every town after the mail train arrives at the office.
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Terman Schroders
Ile
Aly
Kroders
Ite
Grists
Intters
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Harry Grund
Sar-a-Lee
For
Merit Bread
Brecer
Campbell Baking Company
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