Local paper details and political commentary mix in Iowa notice
The page includes subscription rates and operations info for the Waterloo Courier, plus editorials on U S policy and Mexican politics. It discusses corruption themes, reform calls, and references oil scandals, Teapot Dome, and Democratic critique. It closes with a sermon on integrity and a tax note on Fairbanks Morse heir Robert Morse.
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W. Ho Hartman
Mos
Waterloo
Iawa
Ibis
Associated Press
al News
Republic
Sudit Bureau of Circulacions
Raya
Geo
Dovsherty
Washington, D. C
New York
Paradelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
United States
Obregon
Bureau of Printing’ and Engraving
Democratic Party
Hiram Johnson
Oregon
Ister
Demos
McAdoo
Cordell Hull
Hull
Democratic National Committee
Abe Martin recalls doubled prices and a bridge fine
The narrator reflects on how prices have doubled while noting a memory of the Mc Cauley Creek bridge and a $5 fine for driving faster than a walk. He ties family prominence to days gone by and a sense of enduring humor.
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McCauley Creek
Treating the lay public and the modern physician
A column by Dr. William Brady discusses patient and physician relations, confidentiality, and expectations of care. It covers how lay inquiries and self treatments complicate medical advice, plus brief Q and A items on honey sugars, nerve injections, handedness, baby teeth decay, and cough syrup labeling.
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Tals
Heyn
Alera
S. KH
Fou
Brady
William Brady
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerston
Andrew and Imogene debate marriage and women's independence in a sharp dialogue about love, work, and social expectations. They clash over motives for women in business, threats of gossip, and who truly drives romantic choices, ending with a playful badge of egotism.
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Rainy Wen
Hemselv
Bertaut
Andrew
Linogene
Imogene
Airplane Conquers Blizzard in Des Moines Flight Feat
Iowa editors report a mail pilot flew from Omaha to Des Moines amid a Monday blizzard and landed safely, highlighting aviation resilience in wintry conditions. The piece mixes other editorials and a serialized fiction excerpt about Reddy Fox and Jack Rabbit, noting continued installments tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Omaha
Chicago
Forts Des Moines
Iowa
Air Mail Service
Reddy Fox Tricks Jack Rabbit For Garden Loot
Reddy Fox, seeking lettuce and chicken, tricks Jack Rabbit into helping rob Mr Man’s garden while Mr Dog watches and Bunny smiles at the plan. Jack’s chance to laugh at Reddy seems near as the fox proposes a dinner scavenger scheme.
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Reddy
Jack
Billy Possum
Aly
Jack Rabbit
Reddy Fox
Dez
Rabbit
Little Jack
Mr. Man
Doc
Man
Pax
Sail Reddy
Lever
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Q&A From 1923
Readers ask about care for a Girt Monster reptile found on a highway and whether monkeys are noisy in their own haunts. The column also wonders why cedar birds appear abundantly in one area mid summer then disappear without migration.
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Connecticut
Native fringed gentian life cycle and beekeeping notes
The article explains that the fringed gentian Diennial or perennial life cycle entails a first year seedling and second year bloom with stored root food. It also discusses honeybee lifespan, noting workers live about six to eight weeks, and describes stork percussion sound as a general mating or movement behavior.
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Hughes-Coolidge
Huerta
United States
Huge Prize Gobbler Frozen Serves 32 in Ames
Mrs Wagner of Ankeny found her pure bred White Holland turkey gobbler weighing 45 pounds frozen after a sleet storm. After dressing the bird she hosted 82 neighbors for a feast, cooking and serving the meat in multiple ways as no single portion sufficed.
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Ames
Mary
Virginia Fairfax in Dream of Filmland Bond
Virginia Fairfax, daughter of Virginia parst families, rebels against her grandfather and runs to Los Angeles to become a film actress. She befriends Gloria Summers, meets Herbert Richardson, attends a party, and confronts issues of drink, trust, and love as Virginia begins her film career and navigates studio life.
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Virginia Fairfax
Virginia
Filmland
Los Angeles
Gloria Summers
Herbert Richardson
Gloria
Ierb
Richardson
Ihe
Flerb
Glorial
Terps Richardson
Herb
Herb Richardson
Thomas Wardy
Ria
Herbert
Ris
Kitty Palton
Tony Melville
Tony
Rin
California
Tit
Rick
Virgie
Brain Tests Puzzle by Sam Loud and Bossy’s Milk Math
A reader paid 42 dollars for a cow and earned 12 dollars from milk before selling the cow. The puzzle notes a loss of one half the purchase price plus one quarter the upkeep cost, asking for the total loss in dollars and cents. It references yesterday’s answer and includes stray parade and pin text fragments.
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Bossy
Danderine Promises Thick Healthy Hair Shine
An ancient advertisement touts Danderine as a hair product that moistens a brush to make hair look twice as thick and luxurious. It claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff, tones each hair, and renews health and youthfulness with use.
Sulphur Clears a Pimply Skin
A vintage skin care notice touts Mentho- Super as a quick remedy for breakouts on the face neck arms or body. The advertisement claims sulphur remains unmatched for pimples, insisting the remedy is harmless and inexpensive and urging readers to ask druggists for a small jar.
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Cantonwents
Temylke
Privata
Kurplus
Brant New
Tmce Revolution
Vera Cruz
Fall A.re
Coolidge
Fall
Ty Mable
Douleny
Ite Wee
Franklin K. Lane
Doheny
Lane
Gregory
Wilson
Wiel
Preston Bradley
Izaak Walton League
Nakre
Bradley
Robert Morse
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Abe Martin
William Brady, M.D
Reruite
Friend Wife
Rob Fulkerson
Marilla Thomas
Beu
Hingser
Woli
Drew
Jase Thance
Lening
Marshalltown
Lenine
Leninge
Sioux City Journal
Gov. Smith
Sandman
Ral Walker
Henry
Munn
Zeno
Bevicur
Mr, Mnni
Midm Beach Country Club
Mr, Munn
Fipaptusit
Casine Brach
Nate
MR. Muaw
FeoRnina
Adee OR
Miami
Burroughs’ Nature Club
Houghton Aesco
al Bs
Nee Rules Newspaper Service
Gloria Guarrels
Tia
Flo
Sam
Adelais
Danderine
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