Wateroo Evening Courier notice and masthead fragments
The document shows a Waterloo Evening Courier masthead with publisher John C Hartman president and editor and Peterson treasurer, plus advertising and subscription rates. It lists carrier, mail, and weekly prices, postal details, Associated Press note, and advertising policy references, with mention of Washington UK correspondent and regional offices.
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YORON
W.H. Hartman CO
Weat Park
John C Hartman
Xaw Peterson
Treas
Watertoon
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of “Cirewiations
EG Dougherty
Washington
New York
Avxel
San Francisco
Brooks & Finley
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The Cost Of Dirt Roads And The Value Of Paved Highways
A discussion argues dirt roads cost more in the long run due to maintenance and lost time. It compares dirt, graveled, and hard surfaced roads, advocating hard surfaced roads at about $30,000 per mile for twenty to twenty five year durability. Farmers in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland are cited as evidence. The piece ends by asserting you get what you pay for and dirt roads are the most expensive option.
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Tle
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Andrew
Imogene
Henry Ford
Henry
Fannie Hurst
Eliza
Johnson of Mississippi Targets Women Smoking in Public
A Mississippi congressman proposes a public smoking ban for women, arguing health and morals impacts on children. The column urges broader scrutiny of male lawmakers, mocks the proposal, and references other political and social topics, including franchise issues and a humorous look at current events.
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Johnson
Mississippi
Johnsing
Washington
Johson
Congress
Autumnal Typhoid and Fly Control in Health Talks
Health Talks by John RB Huser discusses autumnal typhoid, its year round presence, urban and rural sources, and the role of flies in spreading the disease. He explains incubation, duration, and convalescence, noting September or October as relapse windows and urges sanitation over mere fly swatting.
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John RB. Huser
Prowanty
Let Us Sing and Dream of Perfect Times
Fragmentary verse and dialogue pieces depict longing for blue skies, blooming fields, and serene seas, alongside scattered rural scenes of farming and daily life. The text mixes songlike imagery with rural backchat about cows, fences, and politics.
Wild animal supply trade sparks courtship of law and weather
A fragmented column mocks sensational headlines about a thriving business in animals, a wolf widow's divorce suit possibly setting precedent for other widows, and a governor’s comic opera performance seen as a public issue. The piece suggests Congress could aid farmers by influencing the weather man.
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Gevorce
Small
Hinois
Congress
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
A collection of humorous, clipped vignettes and exchanges featuring a couple named Andrew and Imogene. The prose riffs on current events and society quirks, including automobile fuel costs, jitneys, and gas shortages, with satirical banter and social barbs.
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Roe Fulkerson
Carpentier Returns to France as Hero Despite Defeat
The Burlington Hawk-Eye notes Carpentier remains beloved at home even after losing. It calls for clearer esteem and asks what greater tribute could praise him. The piece contrasts his reception with Burlington's municipal beach dream remaining only a theory.
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Carpentier
France
Burlington
The Missing Car Waits For Locking Notions
Local slang notes define an optionist as a man who leaves his Ford unlocked and mocks dress codes for girls. The speaker believes no one cares how the girls dress and mentions stockings not wrinkling at the ankle.
Correct English Don’t Say Polite Language Errors
A corrected guidance on avoiding false or awkward phrases such as cordial and sincere vague wording. The text highlights replacing awkward forms with proper terms like hearty welcome and rude or impertinent conduct. It emphasizes fixing misused adjectives and nouns in modern usage.
Pilmansey's Tea Rooms and a London Mystery
In Pilmansey's Tea Rooms two men Lauriston and Pur die observe a tense setup as Scotland Yard arrives with a warrant to search the premises for a Young Chinaman named Chang Li amid a web of suspects. The two proprietors act evasively while inspectors press for information and the scene hints at hidden crime behind a respectable facade in early twentieth century London.
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Purdie
Lauriston
Tottenham Court Road
London
Andie
New Scotland Yard
Levendale
Stephens Purvis
Pur Jidie
Pilmansey’s
Mori Yada
Laurieton
Sang
Spector
Pilmanseys
Ayscough
Giance
Lance
Chang Li
Pitmansey
Civic Club chairman race votes puzzle solution
At a Civic Club meeting the chairman race had Mrs Jones 20 to Mrs Brown 16 and Mrs Brown 20 to Mrs Smith 15. With 96 votes total the winning candidate is determined by ratio. The puzzle asks how many votes favored the winner. The stray wordplay leads to the arithmetic solution and a separate word puzzle yielding PERSHING from PERCH plus ARM and CHARM plus SHINGLE etc.
Tenants Run Unseen Club Above Shop Rooms
A shop owners describe a quiet Chinese tenant group who rent rooms above their shop. They furnished a separate side entrance and each tenant has a latchkey. Few remain, with many leaving, and the owners claim they have never entered the rooms or supervised activities. The inspector insists on accompanying them to the rooms to inspect.
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Chang Li
Mud turtle care and taming questions in nature notes
The notes discuss feeding a common Mud turtle, whether it can be tamed, and describe bobolink traits. They also touch on song, food, nest, and color of exes, and include Q and A style explanations about thorn plants fish longevity in captivity and newly hatched pheasant chicks feeding practices.
No Recess for Congress in Iowa Editors Report
Davenport Times reports President Harding favors a month recess only if heated term issues pass, but the Senate’s agricultural bloc led by Senator Kenyon objects. The special session calendar adds two bills: Capper-Tindher grain exchange regulation and Kenyon’s measure to make the secretary of agriculture a federal reserve Board member. Congress remains active without a break until these issues and the anti beer bill are resolved.
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Davenport
Harding
Senate
Kenyon
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