Washington Conference Talks and US Political Balance
The piece discusses Lloyd George and the Genoa conference, US hopes for disarmament, and Mark Sullivan’s view on President Harding’s party majority. It analyzes how a large congressional majority can hinder coherent policy and compares current dynamics to earlier bipartisan optimism. The tone reflects a late 1910s-early 1920s newspaper commentary on postwar diplomacy and domestic politics.
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Mark Sullivan
Harding
Congress
White House
Sullivan
Capitol Building
Presiident
House
Waterloo Fire Losses Stir Urgent Call For Action
A Waterloo editorial highlights March fire losses at 33,327 dollars and projects 400,000 dollars yearly, arguing the city loses far more than it should. It urges moving from blame to prevention, noting fires stem from preventable conditions and urging upgrades to infrastructure and safety practices to avoid costly blazes.
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Waterloo
John Bunyon
Mary MacDonalds
Antigonish
Nature Club Notes by Burroughs and Houghton Mifflin
A fragment from a nature notes column invites readers to send general interest questions to the Nature Notes Department. The column promises answers in this paper and references the year 1681 in the masthead.
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Burroughs Nature ‘Club
Houghton Mifflin
Nature
Naturs Notes Dept
Genoa conference compared to well stocked kitchen
The Genoa gathering to stabilize Europe is likened to a kitchen full of raw materials. Delegates from 33 nations have plenty, but lack one critical ingredient: sincerity and will to act. Without it, even immense resources cannot yield peace and recovery.
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Lloyd George
America
Europe
Washington
Hughes
Genoa
Geoos
Europa
Spring Poets and Birds in a Hoping World
A fragmented poetic riff references spring poets and birds, contrasting grounded, hopping behavior with lofty, tailored leaps. It notes human chatter on seasons and remarks on natural tendencies, including a cited Times piece by Haas Lieberman about a natural conclusion, amid varied musings and stray lines.
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Woolworths
Haas Lieberman
New York’ Times
Personal Health Service by Dr Brady highlights corsets harm
William Brady M D explains that many women suffer from poor posture due to neglect of physical training and restrictive corsets. He urges daily exercise, warns corsets worsen slouching, and promotes a posture building program through physical training. The column includes Q and A on tonsillectomy, climate for tuberculosis, and baby care.
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William Brady
M. D
Sora
Board of Health
Dr. Brady
Liam Brady
Honest Dishonesty Over Postage In Rural Home
Andrew and Imogene debate mail ethics as a package marked merchandise contains a card for a friend. He accuses her of deceit while she argues honesty, then a pay phone miscue highlights mutual fault. Andrew quietly admits guilt.
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Andrew
Imogene
Mabel
Imogens
Ike
New York
Tmogena
Fire, School Closing, and Shipments Highlight Local Notes
Fifty years ago on Thursday April 11 1872 news from Poyner township reports J M Highsmith losing his dwelling and much of his household goods to fire sparked by shingles. The winter term of West public schools closed with exams and rhetorical exercises witnessed by many citizens. Potatoes totaling nearly 20 carloads were shipped to southern Illinois via Manchester. A gala scene followed a gift to Rick er, Russ and Co in the Manson Farwell block, celebrated for marble halls and elegant rooms, with Berka the charming lady and memory of Bullrush.
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G. W. Eerartsan CO
West Park Ave
John C. Hartmen
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mer
Carrier
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Fress
Associated Press
Uss
Maniber Audit Bureau of Cliewations
Mts
Dougherty
Washington, D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley
Rep’s
Fhureday
J. M. Highsmith
Poyner Township
West
Inone
Towa
Illinois
Ricker, Russ & Co
Manson-Farwell
Berka
Prohibition Delegate Convention in Jefferson Street Church
Forty years ago on a recent Thursday afternoon a prohibitionist delegate convention convened at Jefferson Street Methodist church to organize support for the prohibition amendment. An executive committee includes Ellis Ordway Snyder Gates Cobb and more. The other items note evangelists Moody and Sankey in Glasgow and a mass meeting for a railroad from Oelwein to Des Moines and Kansas City named Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska with local organizers Leavitt Allen Harvey Lusch Cascaden and others. the west levee is being seated with blue grass and timothy.
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D. G. Ellis
George Ordway
A. Snyder
J. C. Gates
L. Cobb Hee
Oelwein
Des Moines
Kansas City
Burnham
Opera House
Wisconsin, Iowa
Nebraska
J. H. Leavitt
H. B. Allen
C. W. Harvey
A. T. Lusch
Thomas Cascaden
J. W. Logan
J. G. Hof
E. T. Cowln
Lewis Lichty
A. T. Weatherwax
Mose Ricker
Lere Alford
Waterloorg Freed From Smallpox and a Savage Wolf Attack
Twenty years ago on April 12 1902 Waterloorg escaped a near smallpox epidemic after a outbreak scare. A ferocious wolf attacked farmer Sherwood Benson near Montezuma as he loaded fodder. Benson defended with a pitchfork until help arrived. Louis Busse was found guilty of murdering his wife and sentenced to hang. Bremer county moves to Waterloo from Orangetownship this week with many new houses under construction. policeman J EB Batley is unconscious from a Fourth street runaway accident.
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Sherwood Benson
Montezuma
Besson
Louis Busse
S.L. Kilngaman
Bremer County
Waterloo
Orange — Township
J. EB. Batley
The Daffodil Murder A Wallace mystery in London
Thornton Lyne is found dead in Hyde Park with daffodils on his breast, a pistol linked to Tarling’s past, and Odette Rider under scrutiny as Scotland Yard peers for a culprit. Tarling and Whiteside chase clues, with Miss Rider’s alibi tested and Dashwood and Solomon reviewing Lyne’s stores for possible embezzlement tied to the murder.
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Thornton Lyne
London
Orette Snider
Lyne
Tarling
Ailburgh
Starling
Scotland Yard
Miss Fuder
All- Largh
Ayo
Cola
Isaac Walton
Thornston Lyne
Ghetta Ridler
Carrymore Mansions
Mr. Lyne
Hyde Park
Odette Rider
Whiteside
Miss Rider
Ashford
Cresswell
Dashwood and Solomon
St. Mary Axe
Milbaugh
Tarlling
Hickerman
Tar
Ling Chu
Ane
Taring
If It Had Been Dear Heart in the Sweet Ways
A fragmentary excerpt shows a dialogue about Lyne’s estate and an heir, revealing tensions among Tarling, Whiteside, and Coles as investigators discuss a telegram and a murder case. The scene hints at hidden loyalties and a clue about the telegram's timing, with "To Be Continued" signaling ongoing suspense.
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Ketes
Lyve
Tarting
Lyne
Mr. Cresswell
Tarling
Whiteside
Cols
Tar- NE
Tarling Nadtad
Nand
Mr. Lyne
Whiterida
Lynn Olug
Cole
Lynn
Iowa Editors Debate Wealth and Vision in Iowa
A Des Moines Register letter criticizes the notion that Iowa is broke, arguing real wealth lies in land and industry. It contrasts spending on stock and luxury goods with value, warning that debt could threaten broader U S prosperity if misread. The piece references national and international figures, including Paris and boxing, to illustrate public concern and skepticism about economic prosperity.
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Iowa
P. H
Des Moines Register
Trinity
Golel
United States
Towa
United States Mint
Milkman’s Route Through Nine Cottages Puzzle
In a small community of nine cottages a man living in house A supplies milk to eight neighbors. The daily route shows six straight strolls carrying the milk along the path to each customer.
Abe Martin on a Neatly Tricky Home Talent Show Puzzle
The piece blends a humorous scene with Abe Martin persona and puzzles about a man named Al Bentley, his family situation, a dying cow, and a puzzle about the least number of straight moves from point A to B. It then shifts to a word problem about fish stock and investors.
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Tuck
al Bentley
Martha
al Pats
Sine
Maggie
Mary
Magsta
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