Local editorials warn against alarm as economy steadies
The Waterloo paper cites John Skelton Williams and Federal Reserve actions to calm fears about U S finances. It argues credit remains ample, banks are fortified, and unlikely to fail. mentions McAdoo politics and Cox bid, plus farm and industry notes. It references Tennessee ratification news and odd local comments on coal, Russia, and Garveyism.
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United States
John Skelton Williams
Federal Reserve Bank
Williams
Federal Reserve
Gibraltar
McAdoe
Mac
Mr.Ox
McAtoo
al Bolt
Clear Sky
Mae Hnes
Adice
Gov. Cox
Mat
Samison
McAdoo
Republic
Mosquito Extermination and Self Made People
Mosquito extermination rules stress draining all breeding places within a mile and sealing screens 18 per inch to fight malaria. The talk also covers public health measures and urges thorough cleanup of water sources, while a second thread discusses the idea of the self made man and woman, praising perseverance and resilience despite social barriers.
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Gars
Fragmented dialogue from a rough manuscript scene
Disjointed speech ricochets between characters Andrew, Tria, Ritter, and others. The passage hints at a business matter, a failed attempt to gain rules against clinching, and a tense exchange about success and restraint. Names recur without clear chronology or setting.
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Andrew
Foller
Triagene
Torm
Ritter
Th'ax Club Seeks Equity in Election Year Skirmish
The Ax club calls for equal representation as Miss Mani Moon selects the bags drum in a bold move. The scene hints at political play within a local amateur brewers group with a boastful edge and a provocative phrasing.
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Mani Moon
Reddy Fox Narrow Escape In Sheepskin Disguise
The tale follows Reddy Fox who, to steal a hen, hides under a sheepskin on a clothesline. He is caught by Mr Wolf but escapes by outsmarting the pursuer, leaving the wolf puzzled by the missing prize and the fox unmasked by the disguise.
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Reddy Fox
Reddy
Heddy Fox
Mr. Wolf
Regdie Fox
Mr. Dog
Along the Way Poem By Frank K Stanton And Rural Snippet
A poem by Frank K Stanton laments lonely travel and distant love with evening shadows and restful imagery. A rural singer quips about hot times in Billville mentioning pension and a juror father, in a casual aside.
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Billvilla
Bill
Nature Notes by John Burroughs question and Answers
Questions about bird song and animal behavior with Burroughs answers on mockingbirds in Alabama and Florida summer nights. It explains why horses hesitate on thin ice, and how nuthatches extract meat from nuts with tree bark wedging.
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Nature
John Burroughs
Alabama
Brain Tests By Sam Loyd Puzzle
A merchant invested 247 dollars to stock 147 garments, buying vests at 0.49, pants at 0.95, and coats at 0.32 dollars. He aimed to maximize item count with the funds, calculating numbers of coats pants and vests. The puzzle asks how many of each garment were purchased.
Prohibition stance splits parties in 1909 era debates
Editorials from Davenport Democrat Burlington Hawk-Eye and Cedar Rapids Gazette weigh prohibition and temperance. Across parties thousands back prohibition while some dissent. readers anticipate policy outcomes amid rising prices. Sage remark from Charles Scott cited about mend and hard times.
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Prohibitioninis
Council Blute
Prohibition
Davenport
Charles Scott
Why Itch and Burn Skin Diseases Misuse Treatments
The piece argues surface remedies like ointments and washes fail because they treat symptoms not causes. It claims skin irritations such as eczema tetter boils and pimples originate from blood disorders and a colony of germs entering the bloodstream.
Blood ailments mock cure claims in old ad style
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a universal blood medicine for skin diseases. It urges readers to send details to a medical director at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, for free guidance, framed as a complete history of the reader’s case.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Weat Park
Yelen C. Hartman
Aw. Peterson
Cartier
Iowa
Waterloo
Ee Eee
Associated Press
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Bureau of Circulations
Roent
Washington, D. C
Bldg. & G Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep
Anne
Absalom
Rachmah
Russia
Wast Point
Farm Bureau Federation
Tennessee
Louisiana
Delaware
North
Caroline
Tama Reservation
Gov. Harding
Garvey
Africa For
George
Oman
Santh
Raissep
Wee
John R. Huser
A. M
M.D
Adere
Ra Dresa
John &. Huber
Egypt
Tye
Imogene
Wife
Row Fmlkerson
Sandman
Frank K. Stanton
Sam Loyd
Towa Editors
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Qazette
California
Sioux City Journal
Hunt
Wrangler Bros. Co
C. A. Waterbury
Bayer
Cal
Meileer
West
4Th &T
Town
Resinol
Baltivmre
American Society For Testing
United States Bureau of Standards
Pioneer Manufacturing CO
Mobile and Newell Sts
Waterloo, Iowa
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