Forest Service Move Sparks Public Opposition
A column warns against transferring the U S forest service from the Agriculture Department to Interior. It argues forests are an agricultural resource, fears loss of conservation, and urges readers to contact senators and representatives to oppose the bills in Congress.
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Congress
Forest Service of the
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Europe
America
Roosevelt
Forest Service
Friends of the Forest Service
Interior
Agriculture
Lee's Loose Logic on Judge Landis and Baseball Power
The piece criticizes Representative Lee of New York for proposing a law to force Judge Landis to quit his post and argues Landis acts as an unbiased arbiter in baseball. It notes Landis earns 42,500 dollars yearly and cites Ruth and contract terms, insisting Congress should limit lawmakers as well.
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Lee
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Babe Nuth
Tha
Pat
Lindia
Lendis
United States
Simon Nurs
Tial
Trime
Landis
Baseball Mag
Nates
Ruth
Tds
Counies
Hetog
Wentgheadon
Congress
LIRELIGHTS ON MINING AND LOCAL VIEWS 1924
A Logan county West Virginia mining observer notes renters hold the miner homes under mineral rights leases. Rent ranges from two rooms at two dollars monthly, plus fourteen dollars for family cal, with free water and electric light. He warns mining decline endangers housing, while Highway Commission discussions and clergy remarks are also recorded. The piece closes with a quip about Mrs. Harding and a Christmas forecast for 1924.
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Logan County
West Virginia
Civil War Battle Nod to Hidden Phrase
A fragmented clue references a Civil War battle name hidden within a riddle. The passage mentions a bandbox and a yesterday’s task with a 50 yard drive and a 125 yard approach as possible hints.
Health Talks: Skiing Advised for 16 Year Old
Reader asks if skiing is safe for a 16 year old who loves swimming and hockey. Dr Huber advises allowing the sport, noting the value of courage and physical vigor while acknowledging risks and the need for good judgment.
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Nother
Dinner Preparations Turn Domestic in Roaring Twenties Tale
Andrew returns home to a scene of playful bickering as Imogene fusses over his clothes and readiness for a dinner engagement. He complains of the mess while she ribbings him about past habits, and their light quarrel ends with affection as they head to dinner.
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Andrew
Imogene
Joa Ile
Dow
Sam
Morris
Glandée
Blodgett
Lambert
Dalrymple
George
Sylvia
Betty
Brod- Bett
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers and Questions 1921
A 1921 Burroughs Nature Club Notes page features a question column on nature topics and a longer section answering previous questions. Topics include bird migration order, why bee stings leave stingers, keeping Boston fern leaves from browning, bed bug origins, starfish harm to oysters and clams, eyelashes in birds, and general market notes on livestock and banking conditions as a mood shift precedes better times.
Farmers Bid High as Markets Open Across Iowa
News from Marshalltown and Davenport reports farmers bidding strong on corn and cattle as prices rise toward 25 cents to 430 cents per bushel and over $100 for a cow. Analysts caution that stockpiles remain tight as this year’s corn crop-to-consumption ratio stays strained and carryover from last year nears 200 million bushels.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Waterloo
Davenport
SABC
Auction of Confiscated Stills in Courthouse Yard
Abe Martin Jake Benney offers to trade his corn for a bicycle with no questions asked. An auction of confiscated stills is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in the courthouse yard.
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Jake Benney
Poverty Place Poem By Frank L. Stante
Poem paints a bleak Christmas scene with characters in poverty who see holiday cheer yet receive no charity. References to the aliday race, garlands, bells, and crying angels highlight widespread hardship and neglect during the festive season. An elderly man dreams of grace as hunger and raggedness intensify.
The Guarded Heights Dramatic Wedding Scene
In a midwestern country estate, Betty Alston Planter weds as Sylvia and George Morton confront past betrayals and shifting loyalties. George, returning from war, seeks wealth and romance while Dalrymple and Lambert loom as rival forces. The ceremony sparks unresolved tensions and a warnful undertone of love, duty, and possession.
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Sylvia
Princeton
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Goodhue
Lambart
George
Wall Street
Dalrymple
Good
Blodgett
Alston
Hero
Mr. Alston
Jeorre
Blodkett
Betty
Lambert
Fretty
Betty Alston Planter
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