Prosperity in 1923 bankers predict a rising year
A Chicago style financial essay notes leading bankers forecast 1923 prosperity driven by ample raw materials and war-asset conversion to peaceful use. It cites Hoover on 1924 as a year of recuperation, expects continued demand from labor and farmers, and highlights optimism tempered by caution.
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Hartman
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Postottio
Watshoy
Iowa
Memler
Associated Press
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Audit Bureau of Vingiogs
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Ee Nore Gma
Dougherty
Washington, DC
New York
Jarige
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
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Power Shifts in Senate as Western Senator Replaces East’s
The United States Senate committee once idle on western affairs now shifts to Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota, replacing Boles of Oklahoma. The move rattles major interests as the balance tilts from eastern to western influence, signaling potential policy realignments.
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Hyed
Bilns
United Sles Senate
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Fone
Porter J. McCumber
North Dakota
Health Talks On Backward Children And Feeble mindedness
Dr Huber outlines Binet system classification from idiots to morons and outlines five tests to gauge normal intelligence in a reader’s child. He notes limitations of the method and urges readers to contact their boards of education, health department, and physician for guidance.
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FR IEND WIFE AND THE LADIES AID ELECTION DRAMA
Imogene recounts a church Ladies Aid vote where Mrs Alexander, rich but arrogant, loses the presidency to Stella Morgan after a door to door campaign. Andrew laughs as Imogene recalls the fashion and bravado of the rival woman and the measured critique of social diplomacy in a small town.
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Andrew
Ladies’ Aid Society
Inno Beno
Alexander
Ladies’ Aid
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Stella Morgan
Mrs. Sharp
Uttte Sharp
Bess
Afterthoughts on tax folly and wartime eras
A scrambled 1920s style collage notes repeal of nuisance taxes yet lingering charges, a Minneapolis judge on jury duty for women, Armistice day brides, quail increases after a mild season, and social musings on modern girls faith and romance. It also mentions Leon Trotsky and editorial bouts, with a satirical look at wartime habits and public life.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes 1921 Questions Answers
Readers submit nature questions on king cobra color nesting cliff birds and typhoid oysters. Answers reference Bailey's Handbook and local species, noting muskrat litters and a pond turtle care, while mixing period political chatter about Congresswomen and a general sense of early 20th century science writing.
The Guarded Heights Domination by Wadsworth Camp
The Guarded Heights follows George Morton a bankrupt grog turned Princeton student as he seeks education fame and wealth to win Sylvia Plinter estate. He rises as a football star forms bonds with aristocratic peers and faces war and romance. Betty urges a final talk with Sylvia before a planned rendezvous.
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Syhios
Sylvia
Princeton
Goodhue
Lambert
George
Wall ‘Street
Dalryrmypte
Good
Rue
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Beth
Sam
Bird
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Sylfa Fo
Kaye Dalrympie
Dalrympie
North
On the GPU There Road by Frank J Stanton
A fragmented OCR style piece blends poem lines with narrative prose featuring characters George Betty Sylvia Planter and Dolly. Tense plot threads hint at romance betrayal and a looming wedding amid social pressures. The scene weaves dialogue inner thoughts and city setting as characters navigate trust and loyalty.
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Frank J. Stanton
Loox
Betty
George
Qeouce
Wandel
Betty Wes
Goodhue
Haglis
Dolly
Sylvia Planter
Blofgett
Blodgett
Lambert
Appearances Against France And Public Liquor Laws
Correct English passages highlight debate over French delegates and consequences of not approving a treaty. It notes misstatements about the apple and halves, then shifts to a Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune editorial urging strict enforcement of liquor laws to preserve moral strength and avoid broader lawlessness in Iowa and Storm Lake.
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Leon Trotzky
France
Frencch
Storm Lake
Pilot-Tribune
Europe
America
Iowa
Iowa Gravel Beds Threatened by Depletion Concerns
Buchanan County Engineer Tschirgt warns Iowa's gravel beds may soon be exhausted affecting primary highways. He urges immediate surfacing of Hawk Eye Road and other projects to avoid shortages and higher costs. French paper writers critique French delegates in Washington over naval armament limits and imperialism debates.
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Manchester
Iowa
Tschirgt
Buchanan County
Hawkeye
Washington
Che de Paris
France
Europe
Brain Tests by Sam Lorn and shopping riddle
Mrs Smith goes shopping for cups and saucers but finds endless bargains in the crockery department. She calculates her spending, noting that in one hour half her money is gone and pennies become dollars, asking how much she spent. The puzzle ends with the solution: the hour class word puzzle.
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