State debate on coal and gasoline sales in legislature
The Town legislature considers letting the state sell coal gasoline and other essentials if an unlawful price scheme exists Gov Struan touts Nebraska results while Nebraska sources are split Critics note municipal coal yards inefficiency and possible losses Omaha shows public coal service can be wasteful Iowa faced with similar plans may face government overreach If private dealers raise prices the state plan could curb profits but risks public sector waste and paternalism
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Executive Council
Nebraska
Charles W. Struan
Mid-West
Omaha
Europe
Brian
Omaha Municipal
Enal Tard
Iowa
Hendlett
Towa
Hoever
Lawn
Attor ney General Stane and reform in politics
The article discusses the push for a progressive yet cautious appointment as attorney general. It weighs Kenyon's competence and West’s hopes for a reformer who will prosecute real violations, contrasting with Wall Street safety and Daugherty’s past. It highlights road funding by bonds and gravel paving as practical public works. It also profiles Isaac Shapiro, a New York clerk who won a major prize for journalism and plans further study and legal/economic specialization.
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Atorney
Stane
Kenyon
Washington
Towers
Wallace
Coolidge
Kennyon
Agiis
Gan-Era
iKonyon
Jlead
Department of Justica
Wall Street
Harvan Fiske Stone
Daugherty
Columbia Law School
Isaac Shapiro
Roui
Ito
Isaac
New York
Millarly
Anatole France
Shaw
Jim Taly
O'Neill
Posture and health tips from Dr Brady on balance and fattening
The piece urges erect posture as a basis for cheerfulness and health, offering exercises and tips to improve carriage. It discusses breathing, muscle use, and practical routines, then answers reader questions on oily skin, seborrhea treatments, alcoholism therapy, hard water, and Parkinson’s disease with brief medical guidance.
Fragmentary political banter from an 18-year-old leader about learning English and party aid
An 18-year-old speaker recalls learning English four years ago and notes peers from diverse backgrounds facing handicaps while urging women to aid their party. He complains about not naming Judge Kenyon, remarking he is not an Amherst man.
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Kenyon
Cal
Amherst
Roads in Iowa Deterioration and Optimism Amid Mud
The Oelwein Register notes travel roads in the region are disappointing yet passable with gravel and spring drag work. Frost and wet periods leave mud that hinders traffic, but sun and work are expected to improve conditions. Davenport’s swift justice avoids lynching and upholds lawful order, sending three young men to life sentences for crimes against a Davenport girl, reflecting community restraint and timely trials.
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Cedar Rapids
Oelwein Register
Gelwein
Strawberry Point
The
Register
Davenport
Bentt County
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
A dialogue-driven scene critiques graft and bribery with Imogene and Andrew debating reform. They discuss a corrupt official tempted by bribes and the risks of blackmail, imagining harsher personal punishment over broad laws to curb corruption. The passage probes how power and money enable misconduct and callous indifference to public trust.
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Andrew
Imo Rena
Congress
Imogene
Efi
WSL
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd puzzle tease in old newspaper
This puzzles presents a triangular barter: Johnny buys three balls and tops, Peter pays for one ball and eight marbles equal to Johnny’s top, then Johnny trades back his top for marble value. Solve for the number of marbles the top is worth, amid a wordplay aside on ADMIRATION and related terms.
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Andrew Jackson
Ton
Dr. Brady
William Brady
Johnny Pai
Harry
Peter
Johnny
Abe Martin recalls beard demand and carless winter days
Abe Martin humorously notes a winter carless era and a doctor’s claim that a request for his beard to be shaved came during a period of high demand for “suet.” The piece leans on rural wit and light nostalgia about parks and mobility without a car.
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Doc Mopps
Bootleg Sale Blackmail Scheme Exposed in Dialogue
An excerpt shows Andrew and Imo discussing how a bootlegger could threaten to reveal illegal purchases of spirits to authorities. They explore risk, leverage, and motive while debating the dangers of being involved with illegal liquor and the ease of retaliation. The passage highlights fear and clever plotting in a prohibited trade.
The Sandman Story Part 1 a tale of Freda and a strange suitor
In a snowbound village a poor father Otto offers shelter to a big headed stranger asking for his daughter Freda in marriage. The sisters pressure Otto to give Freda away in exchange for a promised home a garden a cow and a horse. Freda volunteers to go with the stranger seeing kindness in his eyes while Otto and the other sisters argue over the deal.
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Preda
Ogre
Otto
Freda
Bre Ia
Lund
Moormning
Ters
Virginia Looms Over Kin of Virginis in Moonlit Tale
A serialized drama centers on Virginia, daughter of the First family of Virginia, fleeing Puritanical rule to seek change in a Stratton led world. Kitty Dalton unveils fear, love, and scandal as plots unfold around John Storm and Theodore Stratton amid stage tragedy and murder.
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Virgini Synopses
Pairfax
Wrst
Virginis
Brangfather
Finland
Virginia
Stratton
Kitty Dalton
Warnta
Kitty
John Storm
Theodore Stratton
Aland Lawson
Pheodors Stratton
Kitty] Dalton
Thorndyke
Maud Lawson
Virgie
Maud
Lanson
John
Storm
Columbus City women win city government vote in Iowa
Columbus City in Louisa County, Iowa, elects a full city government run by women, a notable shift in local politics. The piece asks how the outcome will unfold and questions population trends noting 388 residents in 1900 and declines to 346 by 1920, while humorously criticizing civic involvement and local governance.
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Marshalltown Times
Columbus City
Louisa County
Iowa
Imen
Metropolis
Colaumbusa City
Jean
Senate
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
Burroughs Nature Club Notes by J OuG A T on Milfflin 1923 asks readers to send questions about nature to the paper's Nature Notes Dept. It includes Answers to prior questions on ovenbirds beards and bearded grains, with notes on birds forest habitats and bearded grain kernels, and a tangential remark about a demon strated three leg gait.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Jouga'ton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
el Saas
John Bure Toughs
Comfort for All Rheumatics Ad Promising Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Rheuma as a universal remedy for rheumatism gout neuritis numbago and neuralgia. It claims rapid relief from twisted swollen joints improved sleep and strength for workers and promises to purge uric acid from the body while acting on stomach liver kidneys and bladder. Wangler Bros. and local druggists back it with a money-back guarantee.
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Wangler Bros
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