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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1922
Page
2
A long editorial urges conserving natural resources and using wind, tides, waterpower, and solar-like heat efficiently. It argues waste harms society, calls on scientists to innovate, and critiques the coal strike as potential political pressure. It warns voters may seek radical lawmakers amid ongoing labor conflicts.
The article discusses Senator Cummins labeling Brookhart radical and contrasts past progressive positions with present. It notes Washington’s rememberance of Cummins’s shifts and hints at political maneuvers shaping the 1922 to 1924 era. The piece also mentions former Vice President Marshall declining a 1924 Democratic nomination and critiques highway policy funding methods and weather experiments as practical demonstrations.
The Sioux City Journal quotes Dr. Frank Crane urging repeal of Prohibition via action, while the Cedar Rapids Republican calls for resolute leaders to break coal mine strife and raise prices, noting no such figure has yet emerged.
An excerpt discusses currency decimalization and the invariance of value when the decimal point is removed. It presents examples in dollars and Sterling to illustrate how cent and farthing values can be reinterpreted, posing a puzzle about a specific money amount that preserves value when the point is removed. The reference concludes with a mention of a person named Jesus represented as VIOLET.
Dr William Brady summarizes a large study on tonsil removal noting a year after operation most children show better health. Among 14 000 preop cases 84 percent improved in one year, with fewer feverish attacks and normal growth. A significant drop in cervical lymph node enlargement followed in many cases.
In a humorous domestic quarrel Mary Clements visits with her baby Clarence Claude. Andrew and Imogene argue over naming him Bill or Clarence, with both sides touting practical and social implications. The exchange ends with comic compromise and playful threats.
The article argues great memoirs by leading war figures shape history. It cites Thucydides Caesar Napoleon Bismarck Grant and Jefferson Davis as models and notes post Civil War accounts by participants offer valuable perspectives for future historians. It highlights modern memoirs from World War I leaders and naval and military figures.
This 1922 Public Ledger piece explains couplers as two coils forming inductive links. It describes loose and ratio couplers, rotor forms, variable coupling, and the corkscrew diagram convention, noting arrow symbols indicate variable coupling and that older symbols differed.
A voice urges contentment with providence and nature, claiming gratitude for a modest place and simple joys. The speaker rejects excess blessing and longs for more sun and flowers. A grouchy character laments not helping town or country yet claims to stand aside as progress moves forward.
Readers are invited to submit questions on nature topics to the Nature Notes Dept. Answers will appear in tomorrow's column. Sample queries include the Baltimore oriole’s western range, bear mating season, and a conserved fruit pest issue with flies.
The notes address wild birds eggs safety in consumption, tea origins and processing, and garden moles eating behavior. It cites 1854 San Francisco egg market data and references the 1895 Yearbook of Agriculture for further details. Green tea from Camellia sinensis is cultivated in Asia with color from processing. Garden moles likely do not gnaw on roots or bulbs.
The piece discusses Lloyd George potentially publishing an autobiography while in office and its likely impact on public opinion, likening him to Napoleon in influence. It notes Wilson's wish to write about America's role in the war but his health delays it, suggesting the world may still await "Woodrow Wilson's Own Story" as a humane historical work.
The note reflects Abe Martin's wry take on how marriage and business settle life, yet men still drift from work for leisure like croquet or fishing. Optimists claim people share the same troubles, but the tone stays humorous and observational.
The report notes students claim carnivory but stomach tests show mostly insect and vegetable matter. Earwig worms are identified as primary diet along with ground burrowing insects. Evidence links mole tunnels to gnawing and damage near roots, while small rodents running through tunnels cause root exposure and plant injury.
A Seattle woman cites two months of intense pain including chills fever and a hard lump on the side, claiming relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the product and urges others suffering from pain and fatigue to try it, noting personal improvement and renewed energy.
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