Watering Evening Courier Highlights British Finances
The piece notes Britain's improved finances six months after the war, detailing a budget with expenditures around 5.7 billion dollars and a halved public debt. It compares British revenue methods to the United States, citing tax increases on liquor, postal and communication costs, and a hopeful outlook for US prospects.
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Potatoes and Politics Amid National Turmoil
A long column notes 1200 arrests, 360 indictments, and 300 convictions in Prohibition cases led by Palmer’s justice apparatus. It urges shifting from potatoes to substitutes to ease shortages, comments on the Mexican revolution and Carranza, discusses liberty bonds, Johnson’s GOP bid, and fashion tips amid a tense year.
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Health Talks by John B. Huber Dermat itis Calorica
Health column by Dr. John B. Huber discusses dermatitis calorica caused by heat and cold, simple burns treated with baking soda or alum, second degree burns with drainage and sterile needles, plus carron oil dressings. It covers frostbite management, chilblains, ulceration care, and advises consulting family physicians for severe cases.
Untitled prose fragments blend love and fantasy
A collage of verses and prose traces love's fleeting time and a magical Enchanted Forest. It moves from a lament of unreachable companionship to a tale where a prince, two heads, and transformed travelers meet ominous feline guardians within a marble castle.
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
Einogene notes a spring day stirs restlessness in Andrew who dreams of a vine clad cottage by a creek with an onion garden and pig pen. Imogané cautions him about farming onions while he insists he can learn and make it fun.
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The Sandman Story Part 1 The Enchanted Forest
The Sandman Story by Mrs. F. A. Waller opens with a two headed creature commanding feast. The Prince sits awkwardly in a chair shaped like a man and must rise to reach the plate. Two Heads summons goblin dwarfs who bring platters of food including a roasted ox.
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Brain Tests by Sam Loyd puzzles No 859
A familiar Shakespeare quotation is posed in Loyd style with a series of number jumps and directions. The puzzle presents a sequence where clues and moves reference numbers and a final arrangement of items. the text hints at arranging pennies into two piles of three across multiple steps.
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Insect Confusion With Hummingbirds in Spring Notes
Question prompts compare an insect to a hummingbird and ask about spring attractions and dawn bird songs. The item promises answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes, noting curiosity about birds and early activity.
Answers to Questions About Trees and Pests
The excerpt discusses trees as moisture condensers showing puddles under maples and dripping water in warm foggy changes. It notes oriole damage to vineyards and cherries, with the bird puncturing fruit after feeding on worms. It also describes bee swarms attacked with an ax drawing chaotic, nondefensive stings as they gorge on honey.
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Pork Progress and Hoghouse Upgrades Across Farms
Iowa editors note pigs rise in status as costs grow. An agricultural writer predicts farmers will build more sanitary hog houses and add better furniture as pork prices stay high. The Des Moines Register contrasts sugar costs with earlier days, showing far higher prices now.
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Cummins Outlines Features of Railroad Bill and Urges Election
Des Moines speech by Senator A B Cummins as temporary chairman of the Republican convention emphasizes electing a Republican president. He argues for open government, stresses postwar readjustment, warns against the League of Nations covenant, and defends reservations on ratification. Continued on page five.
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