America’s Civilizing Pace and Cotton Trade Shift
A local newspaper column critiques American civilization and wages, contrasting $1000 Babe Ruth earnings with physicians and scientists, then assesses cotton markets. It notes Europe’s rise in buying American cotton and warns of European manufactured goods flood while asking how U.S. plants and workers will fare. It cites Germany’s cotton imports rising from 1919 to 1920 and suggests Europe seeks to pay debts with raw materials.
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Babe Ruth
Swatdom
Cuba
Dr. Babe
Dr. Ruth
Ruth
Homerun
Cutemap
St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
New York “Giants
Prof. Hornsby
St. Louis
Prof
Hornsby
Peiut
Ruths
Hornsbrs
Caddocks
Dempsers
Europe
America
Germany
Burene
Curious Congress of Opinions on Trade and Politics
A skeptical column surveys October cotton exports to Europe, critiques Bolshevism and Townleyism, lauds North Dakota reform, praises a Davenport mayor conversion, applauds women jurors in South Carolina, and notes Washington reporters misreading cabinet forecasts. The piece blends economic data with sharp social and political commentary.
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South Carolina
Rockafel Iow
Iowa
Omaha clam-peeter nets $5900 pearl after four years
The Omaha clam digger who spent four years shucking clams has found a $5,900 pearl. The feat is extraordinary and few would equal such a long pursuit for a single prize.
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Omaha
Ventilation Advice and Health Q&A from Dr Huber
Health Talks by Dr John R Huber provide ventilation tips for sleeping rooms including window adjustments and air flow, aiming to keep indoor air at 60 to 70 degrees and minimize drafts. The column answers reader questions on nosebleeds dust exposure nervous breakdown and flushing, advising medical evaluation, rest, and cautions on drug effects.
Christmas Spirit in Neighborly Conversation
Imogene and Andrew discuss the Christmas spirit and its impact on manners and generosity. They contrast the season's joy with everyday civility, noting how people and even postal workers seem transformed by the holiday mood as Christmas nears.
Christmas Spirit Spreads Through Office Walkways
In a brisk narration a weary observer notes holiday goodwill touching coworkers and staff across a building. The janitor, elevator operator, office boy, stenographer, scrub woman, cafe staff, and even Imogene and Andrew share small acts of kindness signaling the season’s lift.
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Jake's
Paine
Sarah
Virginia
Andrew
Imogene
The Sandman Story Of Dan de Lion And Miss Daisy
A fairy tale prose piece follows Dan de Lion courting Miss Daisy the dandelion. He proclaims love. she delays, promising tomorrow. Days pass with rain and sun, Dan ages as he waits while Miss Daisy remains indifferent until he regresses to baldness.
Brain Tests by Sam Lotd and Minutes to Answer No 585
A puzzle article describes Yankee Doodle riding a bus on London Bridge with five buses passed. determine which bus he rides. The page includes a rebus puzzle CANE (can B) and MUFFLER and asks for the answer to No 585.
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Sam Lotd
Well, They're All Good by Frank L. Stanton
A reflective piece by Frank L. Stanton on enduring optimism through past and present times. The author urges readers to accept all eras as good, ending with a caution that future clarity may make one long for the current place and moment.
Dandelion Tales of Old Love and Growing Bald
A whimsical exchange likens a dandelion to aging suitors as meadow flowers narrate that the dandelion grows faded with long white locks. It recalls an ancestor who waited for Miss Daisy’s reply so long he aged and became bald.
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Dan de Lion
Miss Daisy
Dan
Daisy
Dandelion
Nature Notes Q and A on Birds and Wildlife Curiosities
Questions from readers about migrating birds collisions with lighthouses pine needle clusters and the woodchuck and albinism in English sparrows. Answers explain albinism range of white to single white feathers and the toad defending by disguise while woodchuck meat can be palatable when fat is removed.
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Nature Notes
Loek
Chuck
Turkey
Gov Kendall Inauguration Seen As Strong State Leadership
Iowa politics notes praise for Kendall as a “self made” leader with war experience, optimism for his administration, and expectations of moral firmness and effective governance. The piece surveys his background, legislative work, and the high hopes of the state as a new regime begins, while citing varied editorials from Charter Oak Times and Mason City Globe-Gazette on wartime service and food prices.
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Kendall
Jefferson Bee
Iowa
National Congress
Charter Oak Times
WO Wills
Mason City Globe-Gazette
The Testing of Brenda Boldly Faces Hidden Priest
Brenda escapes a malevolent priest with Roger Daly's timely help after a dangerous pursuit through a city street. A police encounter ensues, revealing the priest as a known offender. Brenda, shaken but safe, agrees to stay at the hotel under Roger's watch as the case moves toward closure.
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R Daly
Hoseme
Brenda
Brendswas
Roger Daly
Jook
Mrs. Darcy
Roger
Musem
Darey
Darcy
Brend
Olive Tablets Solve Pimples and Toxins Naturally
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, effective substitute for calomel. It claims the tablets clear skin, cleanse blood, bowels, and liver with no sickness or pain. Dosage is one or two nightly for a week, priced 15¢ or 30¢.
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Dr. Edwards
Edwards
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Townley
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Washington
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Sandman
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Frank L. Stanton
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Coure Syndicate
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