Glider feats and political forecasts in one issue
A long article surveys German gliding achievements, noting a two hour unpowered flight as a milestone and tracing aviation progress from the Wright brothers to modern experiments. It also analyzes postwar politics with a focus on General Wood and the 1924 presidential landscape, then shifts to inflation concerns and social trends, ending with reflections on marriages and divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Andi Vorplane
Kittihawk
Wright Brothers
Rome
Grroias
America
Personal Health Service on Superfluous Hair by Dr Brady
Dr William Brady discusses hair removal myths and methods focusing on facial and underarm hairs. He warns against depilatories and razors, praises electrolysis as permanent, notes X ray risks, and advises aseptic technique and trained operators. Reader questions cover ankles, bee stings, and laxatives with brief answers.
Friction Over White Flannel Trousers Ends in Laughter
Andrew and Imogene argue over missing white flannel trousers blamed on a closet mix up. The dog Virginia Creeper turns out to have been moving the clothes, creating a comic resolution as both admit fault and share a kiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Imogene
Cara
Mike
Virginia
Virginia Creeper
Dashchand
Gog
Imogens
Burroughs Nature Club Notes
Burroughs Nature Club Notes presents questions about bird feeding times carrion eaters and garden vegetables origins. It references daytime and nighttime feeding, reactions to hunting, carrion birds like crows and Canada jays, toads as a natural prey, and notes on whether garden vegetables arose from wild forms or cultivation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fes
Rerth
Abe Martin witty remark on politeman and dress norms
In a humorous line Abe Martin notes that everyone, regardless of station, sometimes wishes for a polite man. He reflects on recent times when a woman performing at home wore an indecent dress, referencing social standards and decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresa
Louie
George C. Jameson
Vege t able origins traced to ancient wild plants
The article notes that bare vegetables in ancient markets originated from wild plants in Europe Asia and Africa. It explains that most ordinary market vegetables were imported, while shoots or esects established locally trace back to centurines and wild varieties from distant regions.
Fifty Years Ago in The Courier Aug 20 1873 Waterloo events
The issue notes P T Barnum performs in Waterloo on Sept 14 with half fare trains. Councilman L A Cobb returns from Saratoga Springs with a healthier family. Sabbath school and music instruction plans, weatherwax sick list, a Leavitt residence social for church funds, a flag raising by Republicans honoring Grant and Wilson, and a July-typed apology for last week’s typographical errors. A Jesup camp meeting led by Rev Frank Paxton attracts up to 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Barnum
Waterloo
Jesup
Frank Paxton
Methodist Church
Drowning at Gilbertville and town notes from 1882
Forty years ago this week a Gilbertville youth nick Witrey drowned in a river after trying to grab a pole while his companions struggled in strong current. Henry Hammond takes a grocery job. electric lights arrive at local stores. Bible society canvasses townships and aids households. Marriages, injuries, property trades, and local social events fill the notice, including a cholera infantum death and a party honoring Misses Pickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Witrey
Nick Lutgen
Gilbertville
George Shirley
Shirley
Nick
Twenty Years Ago A Town Dance Party At Sans Souci Hotel
A look back to Aug 1902 notes Mr and Mrs H B Cropper and Mr and Mrs C B Menhard hosting 150 guests at Sans Souci hotel with hostesses Mrs George B Rowell Mrs George Gallarno and Mrs H M Need assisting. J H Hennahen opens hardware business at 723 Sycamore Street formerly F L Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Cropper
C. B. Menhard
Sans Souci Hotel
George B. Rowell
George Gallarno
H. MN. Eed
J. H. Hennahen
Sycamore Street
F. L. Freeman
The Air Bands of the Trees Poem by Frank L Stanton
Poem by Frank L Stanton celebrating morning life and the music of air bands among trees and hills. It contrasts calm rural beauty with a world of strife and envisions life and beauty rising from meadows and fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Stanton
Time To Be Impatient On Consumer Coal Relief
A Sioux City Journal editorial urges immediate consumer action against rising coal prices after miners return to work. It argues patience failed and demands government intervention, calling for loud, persistent complaints in Washington to force a new deal. The piece cites Iowa and Illinois price hikes and criticizes passive consumer behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Davenport
Washington
Congress
Brain Tests by Ram Loud Revealed in Market Basket Sketches
A grocers shop is stocked with game for puzzle hunters as two market basket sketches appear in this morning’s issue. Readers are asked to identify the two articles represented by the enigmatic pictures and to provide yesterday’s answer.
Platform language frames Brookhart as standpatter
The quotation likens Brookhart to a man who can understand and stand on the Republican platform, implying he would be a steadfast supporter or critic aligned with party positions rather than a reformer. The tone suggests a cautious political appraisal of his stance within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Will Radium Open the Door of the Great Unknown
An advertisement touts Degipen Radico-Active Solar Pad claiming to relieve constipation rheumatism sciatica gout neuritis neuralgia nervous trouble high blood pressure and other ailments. It promises continuous radio active revs improving circulation and tissue health with a risk free trial from Radium Appliance Co 296 Bradbury Building Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literatura
Degipen
Radium Appliance Co
Bradbury Bldg
Los Angeles
Callé
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. HO Hartman CO
York Ave
Jobe C. Hartman
A.W. Paterson Treas
PITTI
SNEE
Wateroo
Iowa
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Cire
G. Dougherty
Washington, D.C
York Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Wood
Harding
Pinchot
Frazier
Beveridge
Althe
Gen. Weed
Ged. Wood
Philippines
The
University of Pennsylvania
Gen. Wood
Wilson
United States of America
Siu
Ela
William Brady
M. D
Netlora
Mary
Leena
Brady
Willam
Friend Wife
Roh Fulkerson
Nature Notes
Abe Martin
Wwe
Mapison
Courier
L. A. Cobb
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
L. A
J. H. Leavitt
Congregational Church
Grant
Central House
Rhoda Nocton
Elle Elliott
Henry Hammond
J. E. Bates’ Grocery’ Store
Franks
Weatherwax & Son
Waterloo East
B. G. Button
American Ress Company
Joseph Cook
American Bible Society
Union
Cedar Falls
Eli Dietz
Susan Miller
William Miller
Orange Township
John Nicholson
Judson Lamb
J. N. Woolsey
George W. Barnes
J. N. Sweitzer
Z. 4. Weller
Grundy Center
Laura
Charles Demmel
Edger Pickett
Alice
Ade Pickett
Mattoon
Fanny Pickett
Martin Bum
Dakotas
Minnesota
Ricker van Metre
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Roger Smith
J. Hoxie
H. BR
C. A. Hoxie
HE. V. Brown
Tremont Street
Kittle Herring
Des Moines
Frank J. Stillman
Black Hawk County
D. B. Henderson
Judd Lamb
Fastiya
Gay
J. M. Boehmiar
Pella Chronicle
Bellans
Ene
Lydia E. Pinkham
Radium
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!