Agriculture profits lag as capital returns stagger in farms
A long analysis notes that farm capital yields from 1919 to 1924 averaged low returns, with farmers paying high interest on borrowings. It compares farm owned capital and hired capital earnings, cites Coolidge's talk of an agricultural export commission, and highlights calls from the Iowa Farm Bureau for urgent action to study and reform the sector.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hanier
Coolidge
Dawes
Plymouth
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Frank Lawden
Ace of Italy Locatelli crash fuels daring tale in sea ordeal
The article recalls Locatelli's perilous three days in a damaged aircraft over the Arctic seas with four others aboard. It contrasts his crash with the strain of heavier fuel loads and forced water landings, praising his endurance while noting the broader dangers faced by aviators and the resilience of memory after such trials. It also briefly mentions Walter Johnson's second no hitter and other sports and social notes from the era.
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Italy
Locatetti
Tratlan
America
Locatelli
Aretic
Slenor Locatelli
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
Averagas
Boston
Johnson
Personal Health Q and A by Dr. Brady in Boston
A column by Dr. William Brady covers medical myths and diagnosis errors. He critiques lay medical certainty, explains proper exam importance, and addresses reader questions on cough remedies infant nutrition and the appendix while inviting health letters to the newspaper.
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Boston
Witient
Poston
Billy
Ware
Koind
Earth
Dr. Brady
William Brady
About Most Editors and Public Opinion in Newspapers
Editorial opinions and bias are weighed against news value. Editors strive to print honest, fair reporting, admit errors politely, and avoid personal prejudice. The piece contrasts editors with politicians and notes readers should gently point out errors to improve coverage. It cites Marshalltown Times-Republican on the Coolidges and Roosevelt families and reflects on how campaigns arouse varied enthusiasm.
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Spencer News-Herald
Jon Earth
Marshalltown
Brain Tests by Sam Loud
The article describes a 16 minute time frame to answer questions and notes a central circular diagram feature labeled as the sign. It presents a cognitive task style likely discussing problem solving and visual interpretation.
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Sam
Geometric harmony in Monad signs and ancient lore
A fragmented riddle links the Monad form with a good luck sign. By dividing the Nekt and dark sections into two and forming light and dark horseshoes, the text hints at a symmetry between Bast and Weat. The answer to Yesterlay’s yields TIGER.
Friend Wife by Roe Fuliker
Carrie Belt is praised as remarkable, while Andrew and Imogene discuss why intellectual women challenge marriage. A scientist and Carrie share a quirky, playful romance with polliwogs, microscopes, and a shifting dynamic, ending as a rival cigarette girl enters his life.
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Carrie Belt
Andrew
Imogene
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
A 1923 Burroughs Nature Club Notes column asks readers about walruses and whales relation, whether asparagus, wine plant, rhubarb and pie plant are the same, and inquires about “grand-daddies” insects found in houses. It promises answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes.
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Nature Notes
Ava
The Able McLaughlins excerpt a family saga unfolds
A long passage from Margaret Wilsons The Able McLaughlins centers on Wally a Union soldier returning to Iowa with illness and love for Christie. Christie faces social gossip while Isabell McLaughlin protects her. Wally confronts a threat as secrets surface and family loyalties are tested amid a fragile peace.
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Wally
John
Isobel
Iowa Prairies
Jeanie McNair
Chiistie
Wully
Peter Ieith
Isabell McLaughlin
Christie
Chirstie
Bobsted
Alex McNair
Chirsie
Scotland
Peter
Dawes Plan Examined Amid War Aftermath
Uncle Harry discusses the Dawes Plan in a wide dialogue on postwar Europe. He notes the long recovery since the war, the lingering anger and ruined economies, and the need for genuine security and debt relief for France and Germany. The piece blends analysis with letters and an advertisement about Dr Shallenberger in Waterloo.
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Europe
Joe
Germany
Franca
France
Dawes
A Modern Barber Shop Scene of Love and Science
A narrator recounts a man dragged from a barber shop for a country ride and a woman who falls asleep with her head on his shoulder. He kisses her, proposes, and she makes him happy as a clam. Carrie quits work with him, yet she remains drawn to science and sociology, challenging the idea that a man wants a cuddly, admiring partner. The dialogue critiques male insecurity and the clash between scientific ambition and traditional romance.
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Mike
Andrew
Jimogene
Matt
Carrie
Hey
Christie
Wally
Chiriste
Willy
Wulfie
Libby
Wall
Libby Keith
Langhea An- Trew
Imogene
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Wife
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifpuin CO
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Margaret Wilson
Harper & Brothers
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Sac City Sun
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
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