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...luck of the long unlucky "grain belt" remained good. Wheat slumped somewhat, after its recent sharp advance. But its place was taken by corn and oats. The former has risen to over $1.00 a bushel, while the latter has already passed 50?. Since Jan. 1, corn has risen over 20? and oats over 10?, thus adding over $500,000,000 in value to the corn crop and about $125,000,000 to the oat crop. As far as the former is concerned, rising prices of moderate extent for all staple grains is much more beneficial than simply a runaway market...
...taxes which have troubled him. Moreover, in this Presidential year, it presages well for the candidacy of Mr. Coolidge and badly for Mr. La Follette. The increased cheerfulness produced in the "wheat belt" by rising prices is now beginning to be rivaled by the optimism of the even longer "corn belt." Moreover, the rise comes at just the time of year when the farmer can most easily profit by it himself...
Divorced. John L. Kellogg (toasted corn flakes) by Hannah Peterson Kellogg; at Battle Creek. She charged extreme cruelty, was not contested...
...becoming clear that out of Oklahoma, as out of Africa, there comes ever something new. Having grown tired of raising broom corn, oil booms, and Klu Klux bands the bold Westerners have bitcired their belts another notch, sworn dutifully at the broiling sun and attacked that most revered of institutions the prohibition joke. Lest they continue to merit the reputation for over-hasty action, once gained by speed on the trigger and again confirmed by gubernatorial impeachments, the Oklahoma have, however, considerately buried their protest against this kind of humor in the body of a speech in defense of prohibition...
...moon do not shine in the same sky. What use has the sun for the moon, which can grow no corn...