Wandering Shoals Debate Delays Senate Action
A long editorial notes delays in Congress over Shoals issues, with Senator Norris opposing the herd bid and the Underwood plan gaining support. It discusses presidential moves, the Jones commission proposal, and potential fights in the House as senators seek a path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ford
Norris
Committee On Agriculture
Underwood
Yease
House
Shoals Road
Jones Plain
Nockis
Bowman’s Slush Fund Allegations Spark Good Roads Debate
Iowa Senator Bowman from Black Hawk County accuses a behind the scenes slush fund backing the good roads bond drive. The charge cites donations to the Iowa Good Roads Association, with Bowman challenging who would offer bribes and how much, while naming officials like Glenn Haynes, H B Alifree, Hopkins, and Will Parrott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MM OL. Bowman
Black Hawk County
Theirowa Farm Bureau Federation
United Press Asj
J ‘Lo
Town Good Roada Association
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa
Bowman
Good Roads Association
Glenn Haynes
HB. Alifree
Newton
Hopkins
Lamont
Will Parrott
Waterloo
Muscle Shoals Bid Sees Ford Triumph Despite Low Offer
The Alabama Muscle Shoals project moves from senate to house as Henry Ford wins the bid with a low offer and no safeguards. Critics call the vote credulous, noting higher bids existed but were dismissed as “interests and stabbers.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
Underwood
House
Congressional
Henry Ford
Ford
Representatives
A Mothers Service Remembered in Mrs Kate Hor
A Mrs Kate Hor dies at 90. She raised 11 of her own children and adopted two more, totaling 13 beneficiaries. Her life reflects dedicated motherhood and welfare work, earning praise comparable to a president’s esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Kate Hor
Congressman Seeks Votes From Distant Fields
A congressman speaks about travels far from home yet believes his message will reach the people and win votes back home, as he roams distant fields to connect with supporters.
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Altho
Tama Toledo high school proposal sparks cross town pride
Mrs Tims of Tawa proposes a shared Tama Toledo high school to unite Tama and Toledo Iowa. She argues a jointly run school would foster mutual pride, improve education, and strengthen regional harmony through athletics and community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marshalltown
Iowa
Tims
Ames
All-Tama-Toledo
League of Nations
The Flower of the Family in a Modernist Tale
In a melodramatic modernism inspired scene the Ralston family frays over Miriam Norris and her sister Marta as entanglements with Gordon Plesher Rene Summers and Veda Storm threaten a fragile marriage. A night time reconciliation and a plan for Norris to marry Rafe Satterly hinge on joint family duty while a nurseman’s warning echoes through the Charleston setting.
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Hatston
Mvether
Fathie
Woo Dhurgh
Lenore Ralston
Norr
Marta
Gordon Plesher
Theother
Loin
Jate
Rene Summers
Mori Norrie
Ainfe
Laidstoun
Nursrie
Rafe
Orden
Ralston
Norrie
Veda Sturm
Marie A
Marty
Tilston
Stormy
Arta
Cheia
Phere
M. Inother
Rafe Satterly
Eins
Bony
Yueheon
Mr Sattoris
Siamsritary
Bel
UWL
Suberty
Navin Persray
Auiel
Mucous Colitis and the Autonomic Nervous System
Dr. Brady discusses mucous colitis and myxoneurosis, arguing the condition blends with functional nervous factors rather than spinal disease. He explains autonomic and sympathetic balance, introduces vagotonia, and previews a follow up Q&A on basement living and related health questions.
Riverside Roadhouse Secrets Reach Hospital in Chase
Dialogue reveals conflict over a daughter and a past roadhouse incident. Rafe and Norrie faced pressure from a stern guardian as Marta declares she and Gordon Flesher conspired for his sake. The group reaches the hospital as the story continues with Captain Love and themes of love and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marta
Rafe
Norrie
Gordon
Mass
Mr. Ralston
Chaple
Editorial Tone Reflects On Phillips And Churchill Drug Firm
The piece criticizes Wendell Phillips as less worthy than a congressman while noting charities receive $30,000 yearly and lobby funds flow to preservers. It also mentions Mr. Churchill linked to the Cedar Rapids Churchill Drug Co and his residence, with local context about high esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Phillips
Congress
BE. Churchill
Burlington
Churchill
Churchill Drug Co
Cedar Rapids
Paul Davis
Ind
Fire in Jail Sparks Brief Blaze at Local Lockup
Fifty years ago in The Courier a jail fire alarmed Sheriff Hayzlett last Thursday as inmates yelled amid smoke. Flames were put out with little damage, believed started by a live toy. The item also notes a magic lantern show, a thermometer donation for the Red Jacket engine house, and fur price quotations for mink and raccoon.
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Hayzlett
Local News Highlights From Friday And Week’s End
Irving house hosts New England dinner in harsh cold. Annual stockholders meeting at Commercial National Bank reelects Platt as president. Dodds & Patterson acquire Cobb boot and shoe stock. Autes Garn & Co pay 20 cents per pound for unsalted butter. Weather halts mail delivery from both directions. Carl Walker returns from honeymoon. Cadar Falls Trust formed with officers named. Melba performs in Cedar Rapids with local attendees. Kemp Manufacturing feature occupies major front-page space.
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W. H. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
Joan C. Hartman
Jackson MeCoy, Treas
Gen’ Mar
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Associated Pres
Ign
Pri
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Diary of Mischievous Cards in a Pocket
Imogene questions why Andrew keeps a worn pocket diary while he admires a prettier gift. He explains the diary holds a mix of dated facts and curiosities from bank notes to Easter dates, measurements, and practical tables. He jokes about old friends and old things guiding his choices. The piece ends with an unfinished line amid playful dialogue.
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Umar
Wiirens
Dave Ween
Niacin
Celargain
Blei
Ss. A
Lis
Tam
Waxims
Yellowstone Park
Kankakee
Beaucyrus
Diary and Rats in a Football Tale of Colleges
The excerpt features a narrator discussing a book and its usefulness for reading in the sand, plus notes on diary ownership. It then shifts to college football, mentioning Mr Camp and Yale Princeton Harvard, with Camp's first team for 1924 including players from West Point Pennsylvania and Columbia and others from smaller colleges, highlighting a shift in the perceived prestige of football programs.
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Mr. Camp
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
West Point
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers In Tomorrow
Readers are invited to send questions on nature to the Nature Notes Dept. This week the column promises answers to inquiries about tree snakes in Africa feeding patterns canary broods and a tree with intertwined branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Nature Notes
Africa
Canaries
Musterole advertises cold relief for all ages
A vintage ad warns cold may turn into flu grippe or pneumonia and promotes Musterole as a counter irritant made from mustard oil camphor menthol and other simple ingredients. It claims mustard plaster level relief without blister and notes a milder children's version in 3c and 65c jars and tubes.
Big Thress in Dechine Noted by World Scout
The New York World notes the All American football team chosen by Walter Camp for Collier’s excludes Harvard Yale and Princeton. It highlights a shift from the old era and mentions the so called big three.
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Dechine
New York World
Watter Camp
Collier's
Wttarvard
Yale
Princeton
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Ll. A. Cobb
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J. B. Innes
Husikamp Bros
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Carl Walker
Nelson Hitchcock
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Cadar Falls Trust Company
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H. §. Gilkey
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H. J. Boysen
J. J. Tolerton
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Melba
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J. &. Brinkman
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Laura Coryell
Kemp Manufacturing Company
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Imogene
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Uday
Gene
Burroughs Nature Club
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Ain
California
Hall-Ekfelt Co
Bridge Street
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