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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1921
Page
3
The article extols Box Scout use as simple ABC of growth, arguing outdoor life and wilderness adventure build character. It describes how exposure to water, camping, and roughing it fosters self reliance, discipline, and independence in boys, likening it to a moral awakening through nature.
The Wall Street Journal suggests Congress scrutinize tax exempt bonds held by states cities and school districts totaling about fourteen billion dollars. Taxing this income could ease the revenue burden without harshly hitting bondholders, though heavy political pressure from millionaires may resist. The piece urges mass public pressure and direct appeals to congressmen to push for exemption reform.
A reader describes a 29 year progression of disabling neurological spells including paralysis of limbs, facial and eye control, speech loss, and sensory issues. Attacks persisted for months with no definite diagnosis despite extensive treatment. The writer notes relief only when immobilized to bed and requests guidance via the Health Talks column.
Readers are urged to send questions about nature to the Nature Notes Department of this paper. Queries will be answered in this column by the noted expert, Renerel Crest.
A milkman’s puzzle asks how many quarts of pure milk are delivered to each of four streets when he after each street refills from the city water supply and ends with forty quarts and one pint remaining. Determine the amount per street.
The lettered lines recall a lost love with dreamlike imagery while a separate note reports that two Billville banks failed last week, yet locals say they never had enough funds to invest in them.
A miscellany comment piece riffs on wisdom after events and the cost of advice. It notes counterfeiters raising fake bills stirring no big reaction in Georgia, mentions Harold Bell Wright’s varied failures and later riches, and observes civic rebranding in Vinton. It also jokes about a plan to resume silver coinage and a South Dakota woodpecker drilling a church roof.
A humorous reminiscence about attempts to put a child to bed, contrasting stern methods with playful chaos. The narrator recalls "Button Fairy" and "Shoe Button Fairy" episodes, ending with doubt that the routine will work again and a sense of nightly difficulty.
Sioux Cry Journal notes the French academy revising its dictionary, after 43 years reaching H, aiming for completion by 1964. It contrasts European progress with American practice of overnight revisions and rapid language change.
Cedar Falls Record notes strong Black Hawk county representation in the Iowa house with Representatives McFarlane and Santee. McFarlane, speaker, is praised as a diligent and efficient presiding officer with broad support and few complaints from peers.
A farm tale shows Miss Henry Young a selfish hen who takes most food and perches alone until Mr Fox abducts a hen one night. Alarm by the other hens and Rover the dog foils the fox and Miss Henry learns to share roosting space and meals, ending her selfish ways.
The text lists phrases needing correction such as They covered them with earth and I can scarcely comprehend his meaning. It also includes lines like A THINK he has not paid his taxes yet and THAT I voted against him. A historical anecdote mentions a pearl cluster in Torres Strait later sold for $50,006 to wealthy Roman Catholics for a papal presentation.
Alex Howe of the Monarch in Uday laments declining demand for lip sticks and notes they seldom receive fashion doll requests. He cautions that attempting to appeal to amateurs could be risky.
Chief Burke and Paul press Matilde Benoit on the truth behind Madame Hartshorne’s death. Marie Benoit admits her brother Jacques Benoit is alive in New Orleans and hints at past vengeance. A new arrival, Max Valli, appears as the scene ends with a door opening and a pistol on the table.
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