Liberty Bonds and War Finance in a Tax Climb
The Waterloo Evening Ledger analyzes Liberty and Victory bonds, noting tax exemptions boost value as wealth shifts assets. It cites a $21.43 billion aggregate, $18.85 billion outstanding, and government buybacks, urging awareness of tax policy and future valuations. A commentary follows on Mutsu salvage, naval power parity, and a political critique of Senator Newberry’s alleged campaign spending, warning readers about graft and consistency in politics.
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Uncle Sam
Iit
Liberty
Liberty and Victory
Congress
Harding
Kenyon
Senator Newberry
Michigan
Iowa
Newberry
Corn Versus Coal In Iowa Fuel Debate
The article argues over using corn as fuel versus selling it for market. It weighs economic and sentimental angles, noting fuel value, regional supply, and the impact on prices if corn replaces coal. It questions profitability when corn could sell for 25 cents a bushel and coal costs 3.25 to 4 dollars per ton.
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Iowa
Towa
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Wandel
Betty
Beau Monde
Lambert
Dicky
HEALTH TALKS By JOHN B HUBER A M MD Q A
Health column presents reader questions on dermatography or giant hives and treatment options. Dr Huber explains that writing on skin is a form of dermography and cautions that many cures are unproven and risks exist. He addresses a mother’s concern about child backwardness, suggesting Hinet system assessment and local educational and health resources, with note that thyroid extract from sheep is sometimes used under medical supervision.
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Worid
Shackward
Toom
Board of Health
Board of Education
Bulldog in the car ends Mary and husband marriage
A domestic tale unfolds with Andrew and Imogene debating bulldogs in cars. Mary Messy’s faithful dog reveals her husband hiding in a big car as she stops on a shore road. The surprise discovery leads to a divorce, and Andrew declines bulldog ownership.
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Andrew
Virginia
Imogene
Mary Messy
Mary
Shore Road
Irreconcilables oppose new treaty and liquor jokes
Fragmented essay notes feuds over Prohibition and war prophecy. An astrologer predicts a great war in 1926 while political critics protest the liquor question and temperance humor runs through the column. There's a Wisconsin divorce for a wife washing her husband's feet and a Chicago case involving a threatening woman and a police sentence.
Abe Martin Miss Violet Pash Returns From Vacation
Abe Martin notes Miss Violet Pash is dismayed by a single croquet day during her trip. The piece mocks policy of not publishing business addresses and hints at future arrests bearing names, reflecting newspaper customs of the era.
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Violet Pash
Burroughs Nature Club Notes 1921 Answers Qs
Nature column by HOUSHTON MILPLIN invites reader questions on animal and naturalist topics. It includes three sample questions about centipedes, skunk hides, and seagulls, with promises of tomorrow's notes answering them.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houshton Milplin Co
Nature Notes
Garden and Natural History Q and A Hints
A condensed reader Q and A on bird incubation periods and venomous snakes in the southern United States, plus home pest control for scale insects on English toys. It notes gaps in comprehensive tables, lists certain dangerous snakes, and repeats a soap and kerosene emulsion method for scale insects with a tip to attract ladybugs in summer.
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Auk
Condor
U. S
The Guarded Heights in Wadsworth Camp Novel
George Morton rises from Planter estate groom to Princeton student and football star, courting Sylvia while laboring to outpace his past. A war era clash with Driggs tests ambition, loyalty, and his claim to greatness as memories of Sylvia and Planter house resolve him toward a dangerous pursuit of status.
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Sylvia
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Ychool
Goodhue
Lambert
George
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Dalrymple
Lambert Planter
Betty Alston
Wandel
New York
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Wander
Driggs
Dicky
Vander
Vandel
Jerry
Jea
Hoe
Sylvia Planter
Drunk Driver With Moonshine and Dynamite Arrested in Iowa
In a northern Iowa town Rinan was arrested for drunken driving with moonshine in the car and dynamite sticks. A friend resisting officers paid $1 and costs. Rinan paid $66. The piece notes penalties for drunken driving and ponders if dynamite changed future laws.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Iowa
Rinan
Costa
Gas-borne poisons blamed for headaches and weakness
An old advertisement claims gas in the stomach poisons the body causing headaches and nervousness. It touts Adlerika a blend of buchthorn bark glycerine and similar ingredients as instantly expelling poisons and clearing upper and lower bowels to prevent stomach issues and appendicitis, sold by Wangler Bros. Co. druggists at 229 4th St.
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Wangler_ Bros. Co
Love 18 on the way by Frank L. Stanton
A poetic piece reflecting on love's arrival and the enduring nature of wisdom across generations. It contrasts hopeful love with age old troubles and suggests fate and moral truths persist beyond individual hopes. The dialectal style and regional phrasing convey a folk hymn tone.
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Frank L. Stanton
Fragmented editorial snippets from Iowa papers ignite civic duty
A collage of remarks spans several papers including Iowa City Republican and Mason City Globe Gazette. It mentions gas explosions with deaths, urges neighborly talk, praises Mr. Tumulty, and notes Senators Borah and Feeds reliability, reflecting partisan and public interest chatter.
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Iowa City Republican
Mr. Tumulty
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Tumulty
Correct English Dont Say St Louis Larger Than Missouri Cities
A garbled text fragment contrasts claims about St Louis size with assertions about Milton epic poets and Lincoln presidency. It includes multiple misspellings and inconsistent measurements of a lake, noting depths of 19 and 10 feet and a 10 foot pole.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Milton
Ali
Lincoln
Miss Muffet at Food Show puzzle tease
The fragment recalls Mother Goose Miss Muffet fond of cards and whey. At a food show she tries seven breakfast foods and collects ten pounds of samples. A weighing machine shows a ten percent gain, while doubling breakfast would yield eleven percent. Solve the weight on arrival. a rebus hints Barrow Strait.
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Miss Muffet
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