Logan avenue road as bad as Bremer county says
The letter criticizes Black Hawk county officials for allowing rough, gouged Logan avenue road to persist ten miles into Bremer county. It argues for paving or gravebling to match Bremer county’s well built roads and urges action by Waterloo and Black Hawk county authorities. It condemns the road as a threat to business and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Avenue
Willum Bang
Fred Kubert
Esther
Waterloo
Mey
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk
Bramer
Chickasaw
Bremer County
Hackawk
Bremer
New Hampton
Bremer County Line
Gov Cox urged accuracy after disputed Lodge claim
The article critiques Gov. Cox for alleged misstatements in his nomination acceptance about Senator Lodge and a Forum piece from June 1918. It argues dates and facts must be verified, urging corrections and apologies to keep the campaign on truth rather than misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Republican Congress
Gov. Cox
Lodge
Italy
Germany
Senator Lodge
America
Gov
Outside Opinion on Local Roads Urges Action
Black Hawk county, Waterloo and county leaders are urged to fix the worst stretch of Logan avenue road. The Tripoli Leader criticizes the Black Hawk division for cuckholes uneven grade and months without improvement, calling the condition a disgrace to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk County
Greater
Blick Hawk County
Babe Ruth described as potent heat in Des Moines notes
Des Moines Capital praises a young baseball player nicknamed Babe Ruth for power and accuracy. The piece details how his homeruns travel, the crowd excitement, and his steady aiming as he swings for long drives. It notes he has 42 homeruns in the current season, hitting about four per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Des Moines
Babe” Ruth
Babe
Ifere
Thea
Ted
Babe Ruth Gains Fame And Box Office With Film Deal
A clipping notes Babe Ruth earning a $100,000 advance for film rights and drawing huge crowds to ballparks, praised as a skilled, modest figure loved by fellow players. It mentions political opinion on Republicans and a push for change in wartime leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiere
Babe
Nature Notes and Q A from John Burroughs
A fragmentary Nature Notes piece presents questions about animal sounds and plant defenses. It rambles through queries on trash starts, red squirrel sounds, candelabra tree protection, and then digresses into a garbled answer section with references to power family traits, cow mouth watering cues, and a blotted editorial remark about War and Beecher Stowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
Alls well thruout the country in this lyrical musings fragment
A garbled vintage dialogue shares fragmented lines about food and life, mentioning well being across the country and odd breakfast fried eggs with pickles. Characters named Manny Imogene and Andrew discuss wealth and stomachs in a surreal exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manny
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
A dialogue between Imogene and Andrew reveals fantasies of wealth and luxury. Imogene envisions expensive jewelry and comfort, while Andrew desires breakfast in bed with a nurse, elaborate trays, coffee pots, and refined dining setups as symbols of affluence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd and related puzzles
A page item presents Loyd style brain teasers such as removing R from words to form new clues and a math solution about halving distances in a pursuit problem. It notes the centenary observance for Dr Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to earn a medical diploma in America, by women orphans groups planning events next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phans
Elizabeth Blackwell
America
Fragmented text about political figures and parties
The readable lines discuss McAdoo and other political figures with references to Republicans and Democrats. The text is garbled, suggesting dialogue or commentary on who supports whom and potential historical figures without clear context.
Community Health Talk Advocates Civic Unity and Sanitation
Dr John B Hubert advises community councils to pursue ethics and collective welfare. He cites rent relief, clothing costs, and public health as neighborhood duties, with a musical evening to promote unity. Questions on anemia require a family doctor for diagnosis and treatment guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Hammurabi
America
Aml
Badger Sets a Clever Trap for Fox in Bed War
Billy Badger, a quiet neighbor, finds Mr. Fox asleep in his bed. When Fox pushes Badger out and takes the bed, Badger devises a plan using a wheeled stuffed toy to turn the tables on Fox. To be continued with Mr. Badger Gets Even in the next installment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger
Billy Badger
Mr. Fox
Mr. Badger
Bany
Billy
White
Women preachers stir church row in London clash
A young woman at the Temple church, London, was ordered to stop preaching by the Bishop of London, provoking a dispute among bishops ministers and laymen about women in orders. The debate cites early church practices and Methodist history while noting war-time ministry by women.
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Raleigh
S. GC
Church of
Fugland
Golve
Temple Church
London
Bisbop
St. Peter
Joel
St. Paul
Cesarea
Philip
Corinth
St. Luke
Paul
Methodist Church
Northern’ Methodist Church
Dinah Mer
George List
Adam Bede
John Wesley
Samuel Wesley
John
Susannah Wesley
Epworth
Prohib
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Waterloo Evening Courier
FOL. Eno
B. W. HO Hartman AG
Weetbark Ave
John C. Hartman
AW. Peterson
Trexs
At Waterloo
Wemser
Associated
Washington
D. C
G. Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep’s. So
Roosevelt
U.S. A
Colorado Springs
Iowa
Jun
Davenport
Franklin J. Roosevelt
White House
Knoxville Express
Harding
United States
Senate
Cedar Rapids
Nature
John Burroughs
Eva
Cleveland Press
Warret Beecher Stowe
Frank L. Stanton
Billville
Imogene
Andrew
the Oper
Ann
Drew
Walter
Sam Loyd
John Md. Maber
A. Um. Wd
John B. Hubertare
Fr. A. Walker
Hunt
Wangler Kros
George White
League
Wilson League
Europe
Democratic Party
Wangler
Wangler Bros, Company
Waterlon
Bayer
Forumv Farmers’ Market
Fortun Annex
Sycamore
Maxizat
Carpi
FORUM
Jamaica
the Clicquot Club Company
Millis
Mass
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