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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
2
The piece reflects on departing 1920 with mild relief despite hardships like disease, strikes, and price volatility. It argues taxes are unfair due to assessed values being far from true worth, urging lawmakers to adopt a straightforward valuation method and lower levies to reflect real property values.
The piece contrasts Canada’s postwar program placing 1,200 returned soldiers on new farms and breaking 200,000 extra acres, producing about 4,003,000 bushels for export, with the United States showing far lower mobilization. It notes border-crossings and labor tensions as well as Prohibition debates in Iowa ahead of next week’s actions.
A cryptic note describes attempts to combine dalis ing with Taiain and a yeast cake for a home brew. It warns the resulting beverage would be bad, labeling the mixture as menlefug.
It Happening in Regulated Times as proponents urge citizens to attend church this Sunday. The Blue Law Advocates promise stiff penalties and panel discussion to enforce Sunday observance.
John 2 Huber AM MD discusses fear as a temperamental trait and its link to neurasthenia. He describes common phobias such as agoraphobia claustrophobia monophobia and phobias of disease urging sympathetic understanding and examination to rule out illness.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls Jimmy Durand at a club and a tale of woe. The story hints at humor turned solemn by fear or love as the editor of the Afternoon Comet enters a pivotal moment in the tale.
The piece traces a writer who loses his spark after crafting jokes for a paper. He clings to leftover material, obsesses over what to discard, then plagiarizes from others. Humor drains away, memories haunt him, and he questions the cost of trying to be funny for money.
Mr Young Fox returns home breathless and recounts a chase by two dogs through snow and fields. He escapes by using a snow drift and a wall, then reflects on the risk of Mr Man with a gun and his mother’s concerns. Tomorrow’s tale hints at Miss Poss Overheard.
A fragmentary puzzle column titled Brain Tests by Sam Lotd includes a behead and letter puzzle with hints about a former life, a watery grave warning, and two girls named Doral and Aline linked to door choices. The text is partial and cryptic with irregular formatting.
A verse reflection on fragile love and memory. The speaker recalls a past romance and laments the absence of a beloved, noting wind blown blossoms and whispered promises while acknowledging the world remains, even as one heart remains missing and the fire dies.
Nature Notes section invites reader questions about nature and answers to recent queries. It lists questions on pine tree shedding leaves crows in winter and gray squirrels, with earlier notes on winter bird mortality, haying season stress, and fox running ease.
Sioux City Journal notes serious lapses in security as James O'Keefe and Harry Smith escape from an Iowa prison where they served life terms for amiatous crimes. The paper questions discipline and precaution lapses that allowed the pair to slip away during a Christmas service.
Brenda faces capture and degradation as a trap is set by Mrs. Darcy and a man. A sudden escape attempt is thwarted until a newsman rescues her with police presence. The trio are subdued and restrained. Brenda is escorted to safety while Daly contemplates returning later with authorities.
Editorials question prison escape security and possible outside accomplices while Davenport and Eagle Grove papers discuss government coal mine operation and the role of press agents in promoting reforms. The pieces urge tighter prison discipline and caution about experiments in government control.
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