Looking Ahead in 1924 National Issues and Court Reform
Mark Sullivan forecasts 1924 issues with foreign relations, tariff, and transportation reform as central. The piece argues transportation will dominate economic policy, while foreign entanglements may fade as a major campaigning topic. It urges overhauling court procedure to speed justice, citing England's 1873 reform as a model and urging Congress to act.
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Mark Sullivan
U.S. A
Germany
League of Nations
Britain
America
France
England
Europe
Sullivan
Congress
American Bar Journal
T. W. Shelton
American Bar Committee
Shelton
Courier
Legislative
Judicial Department
Mr. Shelton
Courts of
American Bar
American Bar Association
Why Teeth Decay In Daylight Health Column
Dr William Brady discusses dental decay mechanisms and public misunderstandings. He critiques the idea that brushing alone prevents decay, notes film on teeth may protect enamel, and links diet to tooth health with references to sunlight and calcium. Readers’ health Q A segments follow, offering brief guidance on sleep, diet, and misconceptions about tapeworms.
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Tia
Dentifrice
Tha
Dr. Brady
William Brady
I Ls
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Imogene confesses to Andrew she has done an awful thing and faces the burden of becoming president of a day nursery. He urges outside interests. she laments losing home life while he argues community ties and civic roles. They reflect on love, merging, and the changes in marriage as they discuss roles, devotion, and folly.
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Andrew
Imogene
Chen
Cailed
Tam
Iowa Editors Call for Safer Railroad Crossings Bill
A Burlington Hawk-Eye editorial urges Iowa lawmakers to pass a bill requiring railroads to improve crossing warnings beyond at track signals. It argues night visibility and earlier warning distances reduce incidents more than driver caution alone.
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Burlington
Iowa
Old Dobbin
Railroads urged to improve crossing safety standards
The piece argues that current warning devices are outdated and costly improvements are needed to reduce accidents. It notes railroads face prohibitive costs if new signals are mandated and suggests engineers should design better overhead crossing safeguards regardless of the bill’s fate.
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Evien
Burroughs Nature Club Qs Answers From 1921 Column
Readers submit nature questions to the Burroughs Nature Club Notes column. Answers discuss how angleworms hide in holes how lobsters shed claws the tallest animals and related natural facts with names and old common terms.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghtgn Mifflin
Nature Notes
Abe Martin on dry agents and high brows
The column notes humor about dry agents chasing big names while cracking down on minor liquor offenses. It recalls days when women who smoked and painted faced social scorn in a town corner, reflecting local mores and gossip.
Dill Street Murder Shadows Sheila Hunt
Kay Wilmington follows leads tied to Dill street where a brutal homicide and a manhunt for Sheila Jones unfold. Chief warns of danger as Phil and Tony race to the central station hoping to locate Sheila before more lives are claimed. A crying, masked woman is brought in as a new clue emerges tomorrow in the ongoing mystery.
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Kay
Sheila
Phil
Tony
Wai
Jim
Dill Street
Walter Jones
Altho Phil
Central Station
Alter Jones
House
The Joyous Word in a Dreaming Morning
Fragmentary verse praises a hopeful world from hills to stars. Imagery of thorns, roses, winter and May weaves through dreamlike lines about dawn and a striving, bright world.
Graytail's Voyage on a Strangely Moving Ship
The Sandman Story follows Graytail a hungry cat on a steamer as he wanders a strange house at sea. He searches for food, escapes a frightened scene, rides a deck warp, slides a drain pipe, and finally nears the ship's kitchen amid clattering dishes and noisy crew.
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Graytail
Graylail
Grayail
Be careful with word ladders and age math tease
Puzzle text presents word ladder tasks from Warm to Cold and Fish to Meat and other pairs. It includes a monkey age riddle with an equation 3 4 of x times 1 12 of 23 equals x, yielding x as 16, in a playful historical newspaper style.
No-To-Bac tobacco habit breaker ad claims quick relief
An advertisement for No-To-Bac promotes quitting tobacco by placing a harmless tablet in the mouth to stop cravings. It promises complete break from tobacco and offers a money back refund if cravings persist, claiming easy, simple relief with no side effects.
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W. H. Hartman CO
Comer Fork Ave
Commercial St
John C. Hartmvan
Mdltor
A.W. Peterson
Waterloo
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
G. Dougherty
Washington, D. C
SS Arrestondants
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San_ Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rop's
Marshalltown
Rrev
Fitzpatrick
Ion
Senate
Nob
Ann Ayvchor
Coryright National Newspaper Service
Father
Sam
Phereara
USA
Aid
Jfrs. M. A
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Sioux City
Towner
Porto Rico
Warren
No. L
HOT Dog
Abe Martin
Sheila Elliston
Idah McGlone Gibson
John F. Dills Co
Stanton
Renty
Stzhs
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walser
Sam Loud
Quittobacco
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