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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1923
Page
2
A nine year disused corner at Fourth and Commercial, Waterloo, is transformed by a broad group of citizens. The ceremony marks a civic milestone, illustrating unity, leadership, and teamwork in city development and future improvements.
The state legislature likely accepts the conference report on the gasoline tax. Two thirds of revenue would fund secondary roads, while one third aids primary highways. Focus remains on prudent, permanent spending for better, lasting road mileage and upkeep.
Dr Brady argues children should brush teeth daily or several times a day as best asset for health and beauty. He emphasizes chewing, proper mastication, and natural diet for sound teeth, contrasts with adult debate over cold exposure, and answers reader questions on bunions indigestion suspender use and sleep.
In a Broadway club scene, social climber Mr. Starmount persuades a young woman to become the season’s sensation while plotting to bury memories of Nalda Courteney. He grapples with guilt over past schemes as rival gossip surfaces amid wealth and rumor.
An exchange imagines labor leaders visiting a royal banquet in London and joking about their attire and behavior. Andrew and Imop h éne riff on historic rulers, royalty, and American labor figures like Sam Gompers and Tip McCarren, noting the surreal turn of a labor movement at a king's table.
A fragmentary plot summary follows Malcolm Starmount, a wealthy patron, as he navigates romance and suspicion amid a Parisian or New York social scene. The narrative threads include Mary Dowling in poverty, Najda Courteney's party, a supposed murder, and a complex web of relationships involving Starmount, Miss Jeffries, Katia, and Parker. The action centers on social intrigue, alleged crimes, and shifting loyalties at theatres and fashionable venues.
The Afterthoughts celebrate John Drew aging fifty years on stage in New York. The veteran actor, soon seventy, remains lively, beloved, and praised for artistry and character. Revered peers and critics hail him as a survivor of the golden age of American theatre.
A cryptic word puzzle asks for the name of a hero who removed a thorn from the foot of Ja Hon. Clues mix constellations birds decorations homes threads venomous serpents dangers and venom terms to yield a final answer, with the proposed word EARWIG?
Nature Notes invites questions on natural subjects with answers planned for tomorrow. The column references a snapping turtle with soft shell, where to obtain unidentified specimens, and whether alligators have distinct coat markings. It notes bird protection as a state matter in Peru and discusses guano island protection and recovery of bird populations.
A fragmentary piece blends romantic verse about spring with a late life interview of Mr. Shaw. The 74 year old ex statesman expresses Republican loyalty, enjoys retired life between Washington and California, and pursues public lectures with minimal inconvenience.
Iowa editor notes Leslie M. Shaw, now in Washington, D. C., says he spends time at a Santa Rosa ranch watching things sprout. He lauds the Harding administration, supports renomination and re election, and deems McAdoo or Ford a national calamity for Democrats. He favors John W. Davis but sees no Davis boom yet and contrasts today’s sturdy economy with five years ago.
Abe Martin muses on the expense of a first baby versus the lavish spend and constant reporting pressure faced by public figures. The cartoonish reflection hints at wealth and the strain of media scrutiny without targeting any real person or event.
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