Prohibition Backed by Business Leaders Across Nation
A Waterloo Record summary notes letters from educators physicians and businessmen supporting prohibition. It cites a survey showing vast majorities favoring stricter or full prohibition and argues public sentiment supports enforcing the eighteenth amendment, with opposition waning among industry leaders. It highlights Ford parody and transportation humor while emphasizing waste reduction and efficiency without graphic detail.
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Record
Sama
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Community ties grow between workers and managers
A historical note hints at rising harmony between labor and management as moneyed investors and industry leaders seek closer cooperation. It mentions a shift toward unity, with references to civic officials, teachers, and local figures, suggesting an era of cautious collaboration and shared goals.
Coal demand dwindles as heat lingers near ninety
Report notes difficulty in garnering enthusiasm to call the coal man for a 10 ton winter order with temperatures hovering around the 90s. The piece highlights sluggish demand and mild weather reducing traditional fuel purchases.
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Coalman
Seerley’s Long Service at Town Teachers College
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes President Seerley of the Town Teachers College is 77 and has served 40 years, a steady, busy period focused on education. The piece praises his quiet work and the school's ongoing contribution to the state’s educational program, without sensationalism. It quotes the idea that he “keeps on sawing wood.”
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Seerley
Teachers College
Naeither
Beerley
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Highlighted By Health Column
Dr Brady warns of chronic carbon monoxide poisoning from car exhaust and faulty heating. He lists symptoms such as headache and fatigue, notes colorless odorless danger, and urges proper ventilation and education. He answers readers on cancer info and heart specialists, offering general guidance and sources.
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Emuil
Pergong
Simon B. Awolbach
Harvard University Press
Boston
Miss
Teehs C. Wood
Uy Bank & WN
aLoo
Ry’ Br
J. C. Bloodgood
The
American Medical
North Dearborn Street
Food Heart
America
Uncle Wiggily and Honker
Uncle Wiggily drives his auto through the woods near a pond and hears loud honks from Bully and Rawly Honker frogs. A bobcat chases him, his horn breaks, and the frogs ride along honking to help him. He safely returns home with the frogs as passengers.
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Uuela Wiggily
Uncle Wiggily
Uncle Wisi
Mr. Bull
Uncle Wigglly
Mr. Bull Frog
Robbit
Ang Ele
Wigerly
French Orphan Boy Joins U S Forces at Age Ten
Maure ine Padker, a French orphan, joined the American army in France in December 1917 at age 10. He served overseas with the 160th Infantry before discharge at Camp Sevier Wash in 1919 and earned three service stripes. He later joined the Legion and pursued education, completing early high school.
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U.S. A
Salon
Ore
Capital Post
Lefion
Maureine Padker
France
One Hundred and Sixty-second Infantry
Cami Far Wash
Legion
Bureier
Aran
Hude Crape
Pest
Otha Saldte
Vthle Enelet TV
Gradmar School
Cottonwood Gulch Chronicle Chapter Excerpt Tailspin
In Cottonwood Gulch a gang of miners and outlaws tightens around Saunders at the B E ranch as old rivalries flare. A watcher hides in the rain while a night assault and a planned hold up loom, setting up a dramatic clash in the Argonaut club.
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Cottonwood Gulch
Hank Simpson
Jim Hawkins
Hank
Dave Samnders
Red Sheat
Dangerfield
Saunders
Red
Night Natural
Ava
Alice
Man
Argonaut
Can You Answer These Questions in Burroughs Nature Notes
Burroughs Nature Club Notes answers reader questions about animals and plants. The column run by HOUGHTON MIPFLIN CO. invites inquiries on zoo lions cats and birds and promises tomorrow’s answers.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mipflin CO
Wood Robin or Thrush: A Note on Local Bird Names
The article describes a wood robin and compares it with the common thrush. It cites a local eight inch brown top plumage bird with a white speckled breast, singing sweetly especially at night. It concludes the wood robin or wood thrush may be the species heard, a member of the thrush group with famed song.
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Gains for Children
An ad touts McGoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tasty, inexpensive remedy for underdeveloped children. It claims doctors and pharmacists nationwide endorse the product, noting rapid weight gain in a nine year old and a woman gaining nine pounds in four days.
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McGoy
Wangler Bros
C. J. Miller
Robert Drug& Co
America
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William Drady, M. DB
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