Looking Back By Lora Stull

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, August 1, 1923.) The daily papers have been printing recently stories about specimens of tall corn in various parts of the state whose entire are lies within the great corn belt of the world, but up to this time no specimen has been reported which…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 25, 1923.) The housewives who have electric washers were disappointed this morning. Got all ready to wash and found there was no power. The American Legion had charge of the 4th of July celebration in Grinnell and Storm Lake. Each took out rain insurance. At…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 18, 1923.) As a result of the explosion of the mangle in the steam laundry at Lamoni last Tuesday evening two men, H.A. Sturdyvin and Ray Chasey, were so badly scalded that all efforts to save their lives were in vain. President Harding has often…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 11, 1923.) President Harding, in his address at Denver, came into direct conflict with those who urge that because the prohibition laws are difficult to enforce they should be repealed. “There can be issue in this land paramount to that of enforcement of the law,…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 4, 1923.) Injuries  the extent of which have not yet been fully determined were sustained by Aviator J.O. Lewis, of Leon tonight about 9:30 o’clock when the aeroplane in which he was making an illuminated flight as one of the features of 4th of July…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 27, 1923.) The concerts being played by the Mount Ayr Band on Saturday evening are proving fine attraction, and each Saturday evening an increase is noted in the numbers of automobiles parked around the square. Last Saturday evening there were by actual count 512 cars…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 20, 1923.) Wednesday, June 27 will be Aeroplane Advertising Day in Mount Ayr. The business men of the town have entered into contract with M.L. Powell, daring and graceful aviator, to make flights over the business district of the city during the afternoon and drop…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 13, 1923.) Slain By Bandits- George R. Cole, who lived for many years in Ringgold County, IA, was waylaid and killed in Kansas City, KS May 30 as he was going home. Facts to Remember: Iowa’s annual apple crop is worth more than that of…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 13, 1923.) Slain By Bandits- George R. Cole, who lived for many years in Ringgold County, IA, was waylaid and killed in Kansas City, KS May 30 as he was going home. Facts to Remember: Iowa’s annual apple crop is worth more than that of…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 6, 1923.) At the special election held Monday in Ringgold county the proposition of issuing bonds in the sum of $160,000 for the purpose of building a new court house to take the place of the old court house which was condemned by state authority…