EPISODE · Jul 7, 2017 · 31 MIN
UI #104 - Le Mars Trilogy: Part 2 - Farmers in Revolt
from Useless Information Podcast · host Airwave Media Podcast Network
The Great Depression was an awful time for farmers in Iowa. It culminated with the near hanging of a judge in Le Mars. It just happens that the farm involved was owned by the T.M. Zink estate, the same man who left his savings for the establishment of a womanless library. Also learn about the only planet in our solar system where its day is longer that its year and three unusual stories involving marriage annulment. Retrosponsor: Spry Vegetable Shortening Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Great Depression was an awful time for farmers in Iowa. It culminated with the near hanging of a judge in Le Mars. It just happens that the farm involved was owned by the T.M. Zink estate, the same man who left his savings for the establishment of a womanless library. Also learn about the only planet in our solar system where its day is longer that its year and three unusual stories involving marriage annulment. Retrosponsor: Spry Vegetable Shortening Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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UI #104 - Le Mars Trilogy: Part 2 - Farmers in Revolt
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