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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1924

Page

4

FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN TEXAS PROSPECTS FORESEEABLE

The Dallas Morning story notes Miriam A. Ferguson daughter of Texas politics may become the first woman governor if Texas elects a Republican governor, highlighting her two campaign planks vindicating her impeached husband and opposing the Ku Klux Klan. Ferguson defeated Klan candidate Felix D N Robertson by a wide margin across Texas counties. The piece views her victory as a sign of waning Klan influence and a test of female executive fitness on a national scale.

Texas Lady di Folay Miriam A. Ferguson James F. Ferguson Texxus Feretson Ku Klux Klan Ferguson Naion Felix DN. Robertson Indiana Maine Tieras Oklahoma Jack Walton United States

Ordinary license delays spark five day Georgia nuptials

The text chronicles a lengthy Georgia marriage delay as John and Mary await an ordinary license, with misgivings about the process and social pressures. Interwoven are political excerpts on the League of Nations and North Carolina’s role, concluding with the ordinary finally issuing a license to wed after days of uncertainty.

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Obesity quackery and health advice column

Obesity quackery is criticized as mail order scams exploiting gullible readers. Dr Brady warns against fake sanitariums and so called scientific eating courses, noting weight loss schemes prey on the hungry and unemployed.

Call for liability bonds to curb reckless driving

The Mason City Globe Gazette reports a resolution from a rescue of lone municipalities urging Iowa to require auto owners to post a liability bond or buy paid up casualty insurance before issuing high automobile policies. Delegates cite repeated injuries from uninsured drivers and urge early legislative action.

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Brain teasers and a charade puzzle row

A playful column presents a series of word games. The first asks for a final answer to yesterday’s brain tests while a second clue describes a charade with hints about peen and a tradesman who conveys information. A final puzzle reduces APE plus N minus PEN to CUBA.

Amd Hansgever Cuba

Friend Wife by Rob Fulker son

Imogene and Stella are twin sisters whose looks cause mistaken identities in social scenes. Della courts Tim Hayden with Stella’s help, misunderstanding arises when Stella substitutes for Della, and George Acker proposes to the wrong sister. A quarrel over living plans entangles their romance and tests their bonds.

Andrew Imogene Dragic Della Tim Hayden Tim Stela Stella George Acker George Rall Tso

George and family squabbles haunt wedding and twins

The excerpt details George insisting on not loving eggs with two yellows, twins quarreling over engagement blame, and Deila and Stella’s dramatic fashion choices. It then shifts to Baltimore Sun commentary praising Senator La Follette’s opening salvo against the tariff commission and sugar lobby, noting political rhetoric and lack of bite.

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Bentley divorce ends with custody to husband and publicity to wife

Abe Martin reports a divorce settlement where the husband receives custody of the children while the wife gains publicity rights. The story notes Henry Ford’s refusal to sell a car to anyone who drinks, implying a tied or humorous aside in the local chronicle.

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Able McLaughlins Love and Rumors on Iowa Prairie

Wally McLaughlin a Union veteran returns home to the Iowa prairies to recover and marry Christie after learning of a family secret. Their growing prosperity is shadowed by Peter Keith and local gossip as Wally contemplates fate, propriety, and a threatened conflict. Christie faces social scrutiny while Wally seeks to secure a future, including a new coat and a family portrait.

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Burroughs Nature Club Answers Readers Questions

Burroughs Nature Club Notes offers reader questions on natural subjects with expert responses. Topics include identifying a trumpet plant specimen from Georgia, eye removal in whip-poor-wills, fabric potential from goat hair, garter snake reproduction, canaries and nesting, cutworms and moths, and notes on a British India exhibit with jungle wildlife figures.

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