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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1923
Page
2
The Watersoo Evening Courier lists staff names, publication details, rates, and policies. It notes daily circulation, Associated Press affiliation, and advertising practices. It mentions offices in major cities and indicates management by W. H. Partmas and A. Peterson as treasurer.
The piece describes Senator Capper of Kansas proposing a program to trace where farm revenue goes, aiming to cut waste and improve congressional agricultural policy. It notes his belief that transport and distribution mark the main losses and that farmers vary in share by product and market. The column also discusses broader issues in education funding and economic shifts postwar.
Dr Harry S Gradle warns battery burns from fully charged storage batteries. He notes high temperatures up to 284 degrees F and hydrogen gas can explode if ignited. Protective goggles and sodium bicarbonate solution are advised. eye injuries require immediate care and medical follow up.
Imogene quarrels with Andrew over Bessie and a young captain. He defends the captain’s character and career, recounting his wartime service, legal work, and promise to become a leading lawyer, while Imogene worries about Bessie’s treatment of him and a purple cushion incident.
Fragmentary text discusses war funding ideas and US stance on payment in coins, then shifts to a bizarre description of an Australian Latin American creature with a sausage shape body, webbed feet, and a long digging snout.
A community science Q A column invites readers to submit nature questions. It includes sample questions about bobwhite quail, dandelion life, and insects, with a brief correction about martin coloration and a note on why fish feel slippery to the touch.
The New York World decries the Herrin massacrE verdict as a blow to civilized government. It cites witnesses and argues a community conspiracy shielded killers, warning Ku Klux Klan and local forces gainment from the ruling and predicting further revelations.
Kay Kay is drawn into a tangled web of love and past scandal surrounding Sheila Elliston and Phil Spencer. Sheila faces harassment over a concealed past as Phil’s sister warns of danger while Susanne Jones schemes to claim Phil. Kay searches for Sheila, aided by Tony Soper, amid revelations of a doomed romance and a long-ago prison sentence.
Mrs Hirdie seeks soft yarn for her nest and lassos the red mitten. Granny Bear finds Bruin asleep as Mrs Birdie’s nest scramble unravels the mitten. Bruin wakes to a yarn trail and the missing red mitten becomes a wristband rescue mission.
A word puzzle from a historic page describes a two part charade with clues about beam tests by Yam Lot and minutes to answer. It hints that the whole is caused by pleasure, then removing letters yields a measure, and further head removal yields items found in a church orifice.
A fragmentary poem predicts a warming world with blizzard memories fading, growing into a blistering future. It foresees long cold spells giving way to extreme heat and drought as nations face scarce air and thawing earth.
A woodeweller lowers the loose end of yarn and recalls an unseen event. A moment later two bright eyes look down from a tree, suggesting a watcher other than a small bird witnessed Mitle Bruin's red mit ten.
Marshalltown Times Republican notes growing support for an organized state police modeled after Pennsylvania to combat bank and store robberies, escapes from penitentiaries, and faster crime across Iowa. The piece urges a defensive, effective system to counter an increasingly organized criminal network.
Abe Martin quips that a press feeders strike would be a fitting end for Germany. He argues there are no jobs where we can earn as much as on a farm, but points out the challenge is getting paid after earning it.
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