Potter County Library Faces Demand for New Books
The Potter County free library struggles to meet demand for modern fiction and non fiction as new residents arrive. With 8 605 readers and 8 925 books in use, funds limit purchases though recently bought titles and long standing favorites remain in circulation. The library relies on taxpayer support and Carnegie Endowment donations to expand offerings.
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Potter County Free Library
Bruce Barton
Barbara Worth
Harold Bell Wright
Zane Grey
Potter County
Frank Parker Stockbridge
American Library Association
Potter County Library
Helen of Troy
John Erskine
Sylvia Thompson
Martha Ostenso
Charles G. Norris
A. Hamilton Gibbs
Walter H. Page
Albert Edward Wiggam
Texas
Carnegie Library
Carnegie Endowment Fund
Carpenter
United States
Joan
Albert Bigelow Jaine
The Taxi Dancer Tormented by Illness and Suspicions
Joslyn endures weeks of fragile rest under Dr Reiger care while Miss Laws nurses night shifts. Brierhalter’s gifts and Joslyn’s fear for Jim Kelvin shape a fragile hope as she faces a perilous path to cure and safety.
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Mrs. Meers
Joslyn
Miss Laws
West Indies
Brierhalter
Fifth Avenue
Paris
Morocco
Doctor Reiger
Jim Kelvin
Kelvin
Jim
White's Cream Vermifuge Promises Safe Worm Expulsion
Advertisement explains worms in children's intestines harm vitality and invite fatal diseases. It claims White's Cream Vermifuge destroys and expels worms with no harm to the child and lists the Fox Drug Co. as seller offering a price of 5 cents.
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Fox Drug Co
Sugar Enhances Carrots When Water Starts to Boil
A culinary tip notes that adding a teaspoon of sugar improves carrot flavor at the moment the water begins to boil. The advice highlights timing to maximize sweetness without altering texture.
Black and White Ointment Promises Clearer Skin
Since its introduction here, Black and White Ointment and Skin Soap are credited by skin specialists with reducing pimples blotches and rashes. The product’s wide distribution and low price boost sales, with the 50c size reportedly providing great value.
Reddy Fox Meets Scallops and Wide Seaside Shells
Reddy Fox and Barker the Seal discuss strange shells that turn out to be scallops. Barker explains scallops swim by flapping their shells, moving swiftly in open water, unlike clams buried in mud. The scene ends with a tease for the next tale, The Beer Rock.
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Reddy Fox
Reddy
Barker
Bark
T. W. Burgess
Borozone touted for wounds in animals and humans
The Borozone treatment claims rapid healing for flesh wounds burns and sores in both horses and people. It uses a liquid wash followed by Borozone powder with prices 80c 60c and 1 20 for liquid and 10c or 60c for powder. Sold by Fox Drug Co.
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Fox Drug Co
Rent Wrong Garage Sparks Cedar Rapids Rum Run Arrest
Cedar Rapids police halted a bootlegging operation after two men rented a garage that belonged to a dry agent. The seizure uncovered a long list of names of prominent local figures connected to the scheme. The incident highlights law officials’ crackdown on illicit liquor activity.
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Cedar Rapids
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