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An old Waterloo Iowa page fragment shows editorials on Americanism and labor, with notes on Gompers and European affairs. It includes letters by Otto H Khan, political bedfellows in Iowa, and a look at consolidation taxes in Eldora schools.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Washington
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Associated Press
Mr. Gompers
Spinal curvature caused by poor posture in children
Dr William Brady explains spinal deformity arises from bad posture and insufficient exercise. He urges annual medical exams for growing children, proper physical training, and a program including sleep, limited study, vocal training, swimming, horseback riding, and guided home exercises tailored by a physician.
Questions and Answers from Dr Brady on Health Queries
A newspaper feature prints Dr Brady's brief replies to reader questions. Topics include removing a hare lip crease and cost estimates, diabetes causes from overeating, hair growth myths, and ear congestion after swimming. Readers are advised to send short letters with stamped envelopes to Dr Brady via the paper.
Hat Quandary Test for a Spoiled Husband
Imogene confronts her husband Andrew over a new hat he dislikes while praising a different bonnet she wore. He initially mocks the purchase but admires the brim and ribbon after she flips opinions, then quips about the hat’s back view as they discuss fashion.
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Andrew
Imogens
Klaeve
Imogene
Mike
Andraw
White grub discovered harming lawns and soils
An article notes a white grub larva found while cutting sod. Measuring about two inches long and half an inch in diameter with a pale head and hairs on its back, it is identified as a white grub stage of a beetle. It damages grass roots and no chemical soil treatment currently removes it without harming vegetation.
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Kehn
League of Nations
Hnd
Americe
Europe
United States
Kahn
Kaan
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Published Q A 1921
A 1921 Burroughs Nature Club Notes column offers answers to reader questions about natural history. It explains why eggs collection harms bird populations, clarifies apricot and plum relationships, and hints at historical crop impacts while inviting further inquiries.
Abe Martin Miss Princess Bud Delays Dad at Movie
Abe Martin Miss Princess Bud tells a joke that fooled her father who only recognized her after paying for a movie. The reason for the delay was the theater's crowding making recognition hard.
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Princess Bud
Double CROSSED Chapter Eight Men Pursue Neuburg
Clement and Gatineau close in on Neuburg after a chase to a lakeside shack where a child warns of danger. Neuburg had used a stolen revolver to threaten a family, then fled by boat as the detectives and locals corner him, while a man’s warning cry spills a tense confrontation.
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Neuburg
Clement
Siwash
Weuburg
Gatineau
Gatinean
Wilds
Sicamous
Ther
Newburg
Newhare
Sonny
Buffalo Bill
Canada
Pop
Young Canada
Jimmy
Tim My
A GROWLER By Frank L Stanton
A reflective verse in dialect contrasts weather and love with spiritual themes. The speaker notes sorrow pursuit and doubt while citing a biblical line about saving a city, suggesting a critique of contemporary search for virtue amidst moral decay.
Mystery Chase Seeks Landor and Missing Securities
The group plots pursuit after a Revelstoke contact named Landor allegedly discussed decisive thefts. They plan to reach Three Pins via Neuburg’s trail, fearing £145,000 in securities and cash may be at risk as Miss Heloise Reys’ fortune hangs in the balance.
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Jimmy
Clement
Revelstoke
Landis
Landor
Heloise Reys
Brain Tests puzzle by Sam Loyd
The puzzle presents sixteen small squares forming larger squares totaling thirty squares of various sizes. It asks how many pins or sticks must be removed so that no perfect square remains in the arrangement.
FOWA EDITIONS Merely Postponement in Coal Talks
Muscatine Journal argues the peace accord is only a postponement with a advisory fact finding commission that cannot enforce recommendations. Miners and operators resume old wages after five months of idleness, while prices to consumers rise. Public suspicion grows regarding collusion between mine leaders and operators.
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Muscatine Journal
Ihel
Suth
Careless Shampooing Spoils the Hair Care Advice
An old advertisement warns that ordinary soaps and shampoos contain too much alkali, drying the scalp and making hair brittle. It advocates Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo, used in two to three teaspoonfuls in warm water, producing a rich lather and thorough cleansing. It boasts easy rinsing and soft, silky hair and claims the product is cheap and pharmacy available.
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