Traction Crisis and Bolshevism Echoes in Nation
Before snow flies streetcars face cuts or higher fares as private lines falter under nickel-era economics. The author warns municipal takeover may follow, while contrasting Bolshevik experiments in Europe with American democracy and urging appreciation for U S opportunities amid unrest.
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New York
Federal Electric Railway Commission
Washington
Interboro
Met
Bolshevism Declines Across Europe After Wartime Push
Daily readings show Bolshevism near collapse in Europe with Lenin and Trotsky limited to a portion of Russia while other regions, including Bavaria and Germany, grow calmer after a burst of activity three months prior. Observers note renewed lawlessness in Roaringa amid the shift.
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Iowa Editors Must Keep Selling
A clipped market column notes bankers favor conservatism, wary of land lending, and urges caution as land values spike. It argues high priced land may not topple and warns buyers to seek other financing when big payments loom. The piece hints at a topsy turvy financial world if wishes ruled wealth.
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Nibley Tribune
Health Talks on Typhoid and The Mesopotamian Goat
A health column discusses typhoid inoculations and the contrasting risks in military campaigns. It cites British troop data across France Salonika Egypt and Mesopotamia noting eight typhoid cases among thousands in the hot region. The piece includes a humorous court scene about a Turk and a goat and ends with reader questions on heart hemorrhage influenza and milk digestion. It promotes disease prevention sanitation and public health education through Dr John B. Huber’s column in the newspaper.
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Mesopotamia
Jun Sigrilton
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Hamilton
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Andrew and Imogene confront anti clubs debate
A dialogues with Andrew and Imogene about joining an anti organization. Andrew denounces antis as unproductive while Imogene resists joining the proposed Anti-scrap society promising not to quarrel with husbands for a year. Copyright Twenty-first Century Press Inc.
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Stan
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Twenty-first Century
Fress Inc
The Witch Queen Part I in The Sandman Story
A cave dwelling witch guards a magic pool that grants temporary youth. She transforms into a queen to win a king, wed at the palace, and hides her secret as dawn nears. The king discovers the broom she uses and burns it, forcing a royal reveal and staging a dramatic escape. (Continued Tomorrow)
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Jaylight
Itl
Tagved
Stormi
Wileh
Fair Starting Point on Packers Pricing in Open Markets
Fort Dodge Messenger reviews packers profits, noting open-market purchases set prices for raw products and suggesting Congress should address profiteering if prices are excessive. The piece argues the paper cannot prove past crookedness but emphasizes public price transparency in daily markets.
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Fort Dodge Messenger
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ITTV
Big Solar Exhibition Captivates Cedar Valley Readers
Fifty years ago Aug 5 1869 reports drumbeat for the upcoming solar eclipse. Citizens seek observation sites, some vigil others on lookout, while weather won’t delay the event. Harvest and farming notes dominate locals’ days as Cedar Valley anticipates a record yield and bustling labor.
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Johnny Cross
Liberty Pole
Tall” Whitney
Welcome Home Hoff Couple Hosts Elegant 1879 Reception
Last evening the residence of J. G. Hoff welcomed friends to honor George A. Hoff and his bride. The home was brilliantly illuminated and croquet and other games were enjoyed. The couple, who returned a week ago, plan to make the city their home.
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George A. Hoff
George Hoff
Capwell
Twenty Years Ago Highlights From August 4 1899
Friday feature recalls a social evening for Miss Marian Johnson and Miss Emma Husted, a burglary at W Y Johnsons home, the death of Nellie Viola Bickley in Chicago, a wedding anniversary gathering for Mr and Mrs C W Virden, a lawn party at the Virden residence, Admiral Deweys warning of a war with Germany, a Cedar Falls pastor move, and Walt Harvey fishing tale ending with a dog swallowing gear and learning self salvation.
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Marian Johnson
Emma Husted
Dubuque
Mary Brainard
Mary Chamberlain
Hattie Israel
Isabelle Bratnaber
Georgiella Lay
Jennie Girton
Alice Johnson
Mesdames
J. L. Johnson
Lamson
G. Hildebrand
iStevens
W. G. Smith
GB. M. Robinson
Treatments for Poultry Diseases From Farmers Bulletin 987
The article lists isolated housing for diseased birds and water disinfection with sodium sulfite or potassium permanganate. It gives treatment tips for chickenpox, gapeworms, diarrhoea, bumblefoot, limberneck, scaly feet, and suggests Castor oil and creolin vaseline applications, ending with a call to refer to United States Department of Agriculture bulletin 987 for more details.
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Magic Square Puzzle from Sam Loyd Classifies Ancient Puzzles
The article introduces magic squares as ancient mathematical puzzles used by Egyptians and Pythagoreans and carried by Chinese and Moorish soldiers for luck. It presents the simplest 3x3 square summing to 15 in all directions and invites readers to rearrange numbers with 5 in the center to yield eight distinct sums.
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