Marriage laws too tax on reform effort
The column argues for national marriage and divorce reforms led by Senator Capper. It critiques age restrictions and parental consent rules, proposes public notice of license applications, stricter divorce grounds, and a one year waiting period, while urging careful consideration of temperament and character in marriages. It cites regional rainfall contrasts as a broader commentary on regulation and policy.
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Capper
Oacenseet
Kenyon
Progressive Bloc
Iowa
Senator Capper
Ambassador Harvey’s War Era Fashion and Salvage Reflections
The piece surveys Ambassador Harvey’s London visit, praising salvage from wartime costs and critiquing postwar court attire. It recalls prewar ambassadors in knee breeches, notes their decline, and admires Harvey’s candid newspaper chats as proof of enduring usefulness of his mission.
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Hervey
London
Mereman
Jimbi
Harvey
Desert Irrigation Limitations Highlight Soil Blessing
The passage laments scant rainfall in arid regions and the difficulty of obtaining enough irrigation water. It contrasts barren parched deserts with the town's fertile soil and benefits from a more reliable cloud moisture supply, calling rainfall distribution a crime and town prosperity a blessing.
Views of the People Opposes Teachers Pension Plan
A letter from Waterloo Ta Tan ridicules a proposed teachers pension act that would give retirees half their last salary at age 60 or after service, funded by public funds. The writer argues it drains taxes, rewards potentially unproductive teachers, and urges broader pensioning of other professions.
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Waterloo
Tiguor
Anomalous Situation Prompts Health Advice Column
Dr William Brady discusses a pupil’s query on bathing frequency and skin care, noting young skin’s oiliness helps warmth and softness while hot baths can irritate. He urges parental firmness, prefers reasonable washing, and warns against self treatment for thyroid or other conditions.
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Dorothy
Brady
William Brady
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerston
Imogene nips at gender hypocrisy in a social tale where Mabel, Bertha, and Tom Roland trigger a bank and department store clash over a wedding gift. A broken satsuma vase exposes envy and courtly strife, pushing Mabel to the brink as Bertha’s circle turns on her.
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Peonie
Andrew
Imogene
Bertha
Mabel
Mer
Tom Roland
Tom
Tam
Department Store
Art Department
Pit
Refusing Love Shakes Conventional Morals in Sheila Elliston Saga
Sheila Elliston confronts social codes after rejecting love as she and allies expose secrets. John reports a hospital transfer for Walter Jones while Marie tends to attire and hygiene, and Dr. Thornton cautions against marriage sheaths. The narrator plans to alert the chief of police about Walter Jones’s condition.
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Kay Callus OX
Ohn
John
Phil
Lone
Walter Jones
Thorn
John J
Marie
Tony Soper
Chief of Police
No title found in the excerpt
A fragmented domestic drama unfolds with Sheila and Tony Soper, a jealous husband, and a police chief weighing motives in a possible scandal. A narrator recounts attempts to prevent a European elopement while pondering forgiveness and love. The tale closes with a cheerful brook song lifting winter gloom.
A Love Note to My Wife
A fragmented verse expresses longing and devotion to a beloved wife. The speaker imagines future reunion and describes the beloved as beauty in a garden, with roses and entwined ties around the heart. The tone is intimate and romantic throughout.
The Sandman Story by Mrs F A Walker
The poem depicts bare winter bushes by a brook shivering as wind blows across a meadow. A bent hush warns others of a sister frozen by frost. The upright bush insists it feels like summer despite cold winds and icy water, imagining birds singing.
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Mel
Tam
Nora
Mook
Georgia congressman Abe Martin stirs on temperance list
In January Abe Martin proposes a real sensation by listing those who do not drink. The Georgia congressman hints at a shirt sale as January price cuts reflect common sentiments on temperance and shopping.
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Georgia
Burroughs Nature Club Questions and Answers Quiz
Readers are invited to submit questions to the Nature Notes Dept asking about plants animals and design curiosities. The column promises answers in tomorrow’s Nature Notes and includes three sample questions about horse breeds palm-leaf designs and the nighthawk naming.
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Ature Notes
Hawk
Answers on ants cashmere warblers and legislative deluge
A reader asks if red ants near wheat straw are poisonous and notes most workers are not. The piece explains Formica exsectoides mound builders and ant identification requires a specimen. It also explains cashmere comes from Cashmere goats and that ordinary cashmere is a copy. It suggests warbler guides and colored plates by Fuertes to aid learning. It comments on the flood of bills in the Dakota legislature and praises Senator Haskell for considering a budget and code revision. It ends with a note on Hippocrates and early medical knowledge from animal study.
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Seale
North America
Tibet
Asia
Ucaddol
Albans
Fuertes
Sioux City Journal
W. G. Haskell
Gedar
Rapide
Haskell
General Assembly
Fidelity and Longevity Highlight Two Union Pacific Men
Sioux City Journal profiles Bill Naismith aged 66 with 44 years in rail service and Arthur Binkeley aged 69 with 47 years in the Union Pacific system. Naismith never faced an accident or reprimand while Binkeley retires Feb 20 after earning acclaim as a popular conductor. The piece extols fidelity, loyalty, and human factors surpassing machinery in railroad success.
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Videlity
Sioux City Journal
Bill Naismith
Arthur Binkeley
Union Pacific
Naismith
Blakeley
Blakeflex
Altho
Sto Bn
BRAIN TESTS By FAM LOTR
Rotterdam Hans ships before the mast and quits his liquor import line after a last case of bitters failing to yield expected profit. Customs valued the shipment, reducing proceeds to 16.20 from 18.80, a puzzle about number of bottles in the final case. Also recalls a puzzle about squares and rectangles in a 4 by 4 grid.
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Rotterdam
Hans
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