Waterloo Courier Year End Review and Donations Talk
A retrospective from Waterloo on the past year highlights civic progress and optimism. It notes Princeton’s $1,000,000 research gift, contrasts debates over philanthropy at Wisconsin and Iowa, and argues for generous educational endowments as genuine philanthropy.
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World Aid
National Affairs
The
Courier
Waterloo
Princeton University
Princeton
General Education Board
Berand
Preciou
Board of Regents
University of Wsconsin
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Iown
Andrew Carnegie
I A Senator's Roles Questioned In Public Letters
A Cedar Rapids Gazette item cites relayed biographies of senators and representatives with grand titles, questioning their relevance to a senator's efficiency. Other Iowa editorials comment on Western inequality under Coolidge, New Year resolutions, congressional voting patterns, and a Sioux City Journal forecast of future home cooking.
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DW. H
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press
Ted P
Swanta
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Eee
Cedar Rapids
Congressional Record
Drief
Jorge
BP. O. BE
W. A. BE
Sioux City Journal
Senator Copeland
Christmas Scotch Mocking Sugar Smell Teases Taste Buds
A humorous note hints at a new Christmas Scotch with a scent likened to fresh gloves from the cleaners. Abe Martin remarks on the odd aroma and jokes about its perplexing flavor profile.
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Ibrek
Nasal Sinusitis Discussed In Health Journal Review
Dr. Briggs notes nasal sinusitis often starts in early life and is mistaken for a bad cold. Removing adenoids or tonsils does not cure chronic nasal sinusitis, which can cause obstruction and mouth breathing in children. The piece critiques crude diagnoses by school staff and urges accurate medical assessment, keeping nose moisture and avoiding overreliance on home remedies.
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Minnesota Health Journal
FW. Briggs
Uriggs
Briggs
B $S
Dr. Briggs
Hitlee
Spindrift A Novel Of The Great Lakes
A tortured escape tale follows Capt. Carl Garrison who is freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder aboard the yacht Norsemin. He adopts the alias John Geedheart, works on Cap Needham’s fishing boat, and battles memory gaps while a romance with Janet Needham unfolds amid peril from enemies tied to the past.
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Carl Garrison
Olaf Maarnberg
Kescy
Cape
John Geedheart
Garrison
Khamindry
Garr
Fane
Janey Needhant
Returnes
Hales
Hiss
Elipineie Hinds
Ely
Tree Weiner
Gunprison
Haines
Movie of a Man Holding the Wire I Fight Janet Fighting
In a tense scene John and Janet confront lingering danger from Val Haines as Goodheart maintains his vendetta. November brings quiet routines, wary glances, and a hidden poster over a heart as Haines plots a larger revenge. Janet and Val cross paths at her desk and conversation hints at shifting loyalties and unresolved passion.
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Janet Needham
Bey
Janet
Fanny
Marea
Tie
Thea
Thornberg
Link Hay
Silhonet
John
Val Haines
Haines
John Cgonadheart
Carl Garrison
John Woedheart
Goodheart
M Aines
Val
Uncle Wigilys New Year Horns Fun in 1925 ends with 1926 welcome
Scooter and Tooter join sisters Jingie and Jangle in a toy store quest for New Year horns. Nurse Lane Furzay Whyzy funds four horns, Tooter plans a water prank on Uncle Wigglily, but he blows the horn at midnight as 1926 arrives.
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Scooter
Tooter
Janele
Aurus
Uncle
Rabbit Genteman
Thig
Bunny
Lane Furzay Whyzy
Daddycums
Rabbit Boy
Suuit
Uncle Wiggily
Tieter
Uneta
Uncle Wigsty
Mr. Longears
Wissily
Anela Wigerly
Tie
Jeirle
Mr. Tong Ears
Winxy
Wisesily
Year Start Varied Across Ancient Times and Regions
The article notes ancient Egypt and Persia began years on different dates, with Romans shifting from March 22 to December 23 and January named after Janus. It mentions New Year customs, medieval English practices, and Christmas beginnings, plus Iceland’s climate and Norse settlers in Teeland and Iceland’s volcanic activity.
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Egypt
Persia
Anadulius Caesar
Janus
England
Europe
Harding Coslidge Era Highlights From 1921 to 1923
The text lists three main features of the Harding Coslidge administration through 1923 including the Washington conference on naval disarmament and Pacific issues, the passage of the McCumber bill, and support for a permanent international court. Geraldine Thiess, 12, is noted as a reader.
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Harding-Coslidge
Geraldine Thiess
Naval Armaments of Nations
Pacific
Court of International Justles
Siarding
Coolide
Burroughs Nature Club Notes From 1945
Readable fragments discuss questions about castor beans nesting, crossbreeding, and bird species notes. A wildlife column cites observations on shrikes mockingbirds and warblers, with details on bird types, behavior, and feeding habits.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Hougatoqx Mifflin Co
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Willian Brady
Spindrift
Great Lakes
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Sam Faxson
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Krinty
Siberia
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