Mississippi Edits and War Hero York Mortgage Plight
A mixed column discusses waterway transport costs with Illinois Central head Markham criticizing excluding river costs. It also notes Sergeant York's mortgage on his farm and his refusal to monetize his war fame, urging support for his home. The piece adds river-length trivia and stray political sarcasm about senators and public issues.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central System
M. Markham
Lower
Markham
National Treasury
Raitlroads
Ballorda
Europe
Sergeant York and the American Gratitude Ties Farm
The article recalls Sergeant Alvin York of Tennessee, famed for heroic WWI actions including hand-to-hand combat and single-handedly taking about 140 prisoners. It notes a perceived disparity between his wartime deeds and later public acknowledgment, mentioning his purchase of a tie farm in the Tennessee mountains.
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Republic of
United States of America
Alvin York
Tennessee
Sergeant York
York
Tennessee Mountaine
Blodgett
George
New York
Sylvia
Washington
Abe Martin: Long Lost Sister Sparks Wedding Confusion
A humorous Abe Martin item notes Ike Lark meeting a sister and a bride be set to wed but with details unclear who she will marry. The piece uses playful regional dialect to hint at a wedding plan and unknown groom.
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Hook
Health Talks: Rickets Causes and Remedies
Health editor John B. Huber explains rickets in detail, linking Poverty, inadequate nutrition, and poor living conditions to bone deformities in children. He notes heredity, lack of lime salts, and possible remedies like cod liver oil and hypophosphites, plus the importance of wholesome diet, air, sunshine, and strong diet to prevent deformity and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Friend Wife A Satirical Look at Club Elections
Imogene and Andrew discuss how men maneuver to secure high offices in fraternal lodges. Andrew outlines a step by step scheme involving allies Billy Sands Tom Tenkins and Jim Henry to obtain a junior exalted priest post. He notes the crush of manipulation and the emptiness behind the pursuit.
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Imogene
Andrew
Darling
Billy Sands
Billy
Tom Tenkins
Jim Henry
Bill
Tom
Jim
December Doldrums and City Views in Waterloo
A mosaic of napkin snippets from Waterloo's pages notes pessimistic moods about December and jailbreak jokes while contrasting Davenport and Dubuque housing, praises schoolhouses as liberty fortresses, and mentions pension demands for teachers. The American Legion plans Springtime in March and prohibition quips dot the column.
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The
American Legion Post
Waterloo
I . Ws
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Queried for Answers
Questions and partial answers from the Nature Notes department address topics such as bird diets, leaf-munching insects, beaks, animal development, windpipe anatomy, differences between mice and rats, and oyster growth in Pacific versus Atlantic waters. The column invites reader inquiries for tomorrow’s issue.
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Wei
Aste
Pacific
American
Washington
California
The Guarded Heights Synopsis Part One
George Morton, son of a bankrupt banker, becomes a groom on the Planter estate and falls for Sylvia. He enters Princeton to win education and wealth, gains fame as a football player, and navigates love, debt, and military service as he and friends form Wall Street ties after graduation. The chapter ends with army drafts, friendships tested, and looming engagements.
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George Morton
Sylvia
Princeton
Lam
George
Goodhue
Lambert
Hetty Alston
Morton
Bene
West Pointer
Washington
Georgi
Ney
United States Reserve
Mr. Morton
Goodhhue
Doc
Betty
House of Planter
Planter
Opton
Joy Drains Amidst Turbulent Moments In Everyday Life
Fragmentary text shows recurring theme of joy being diminished by persistent negativity. The speaker laments continual dampening of happiness as life advances toward a challenging core truth.
Billville Bols
A satirical verse by Bae Stanton lampoons political and economic woes. It mocks high taxes coal prices and moonshine regulation while urging electoral reform and resignations before duties lapse. The poem blends frontier dialect with social critique and calls for financial relief amid hardship.
Age of Miracles Dawning in Modern Science
Iowa editors report on a new era where faith and engineering merge. The Sioux City Journal notes doubt cast into the sea by air powered methods, while Hamburg Republican highlights a dry reading of an old whisky ad filled magazine. Burlington Hawk-Eye mocks car advertisements claiming autos are now within reach.
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Bartman
West Park Ave
C. Hartman
W. Peterson
Treas
Gen’ Mer
Waterloo
Iowa
Pea Ek
Associated Press
Qi News
Focal News
Sugit Bueno
G. Dougherty
Washington, D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Blery, Brooks & Finley
Rep's
Sioux City
Hamburg
Burlington
Correct English Dont Say
A garbled text claims a new voting plan is instituted and assigns order duties to the chairman. It asserts the mayor and aldermen favor a five cent fare and urges voters to act. It misstates that the president and majority are Republicans.
Ingrown Toe Nail Treatment Claims by Authority
A noted authority recommends applying a few drops of Outgro around the skin surrounding an ingrown toe nail to reduce inflammation and toughen the skin so the nail can penetrate. The source text is garbled and contains unclear phrases about routine care.
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Butone
Davenport
Germany
Missouri
Gulf
Nile
Amazon
Miles
Aississippi
Missou
United
Tena
Mortray-Darling
Yukon
Alaska
Canada
France
Tom Watson
Georgia
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Abe Martin
John B. Huber
Huber
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Tal- Waya
Mint Deapolis
Dubuque
Fortress of Liberty
Bob Ingersoll
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Wicflin Co
Nature Notes Dept
Chix
Wadsworth
Doubleday, Page & Co
Oakmont
New Haven
Georg
Andrik
Ian
West Point
Shay
Thas Fai Momé
Holtly
Bailly
Ta Rae Joy
GoLy
Downs
Bia
Qast
Sepen
Billville Bols
Bae Stanton
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