McCumber defeated in North Dakota senate race analysis
The piece argues Senator McCumber lost to Lynn J. Frazier amid Nonpartisan league strength. It credits voter fatigue and recalls for Frazier’s rise, notes western voters overlook seniority power, and laments McCumber’s reduced influence and potential for better state gains. It closes urging examination of automobile laws and enforcement at the state level.
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McCumber
Vetera
Lyon J. Frazier
Frazier
United States Senate
Porter J. McCumber
Massachusetts registrar targets reckless driving plan
The Massachusetts registrar for automobile licenses devised a plan to curb reckless driving by suspending offenders. A list of over 5,000 drivers has been created, with suspensions ranging from 30 days to longer terms. The measure aims to enforce traffic regulations and protect safety rights of others.
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Massachusetts
Humans are queer birds in air show reflections
The piece ponders why crowds crave dangerous stunts as Avia tor James dies attempting a midair transfer. It argues audiences want nerve and skill with death nearly present, yet safety measures would dull the thrill. It predicts continued demand for perilous aviation acts.
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Loura James
Personal Health Service: Brady on goitre iodine and care
Dr Brady explains goitre types and iodine use location effects, sea food benefits, and open air rest cure. He distinguishes operation not curative alone, notes surgery for cystic goitre limits, and emphasizes rest in bed outdoors before surgery. Q and A cover back pain, pimples, and safe fly poison for homes.
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America
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Friend Wife by Roh Fulher son
Imogene and Andrew discuss aging and vanity as he muses on collar sizes from 13 1 2 to 16 and the inevitability of growing old while joking about fashion and body measures. Imogene shares her own thoughts on ready made and custom corsets and aging.
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Andrew
Dlama
Burroughs Nature Club Notes in 1941 column
Nature Notes column structures Q and A about wildlife and flowers. Readers inquire on spoonbill, Manchurian tiger size, a bird driving others away, diving birds feet, Southern Wild Flowers references, keeping mosquitoes away with vaseline or fixed oils, and practical note on bite relief.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Manchuria
Nevermore Abuse of Winter and the Parson’s Warning
A lyrical fragment contrasts winter’s blizzards with a summer blaze and a parson’s grim forecast. The speaker seeks divine mercy as heat rises and storms loom, urging restraint and a plea for snow to bury the growler’s thunder while urging folk to seek worldly harmony.
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd Reconstruct Vowel Clue Puzzles
Sam Loyd presents two word puzzles on inscriptions and proverbs using interlaced vowels. Readers reconstruct hidden phrases from consonant lines, including a north England monastery inscription and a reversed vowel sequence proverb.
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Sam Loyd
England
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier July 4 1872
Fifty years ago today in The Courier notes apples in market and thanks to H J Harrison for campaign documents. Julius Leavitt improves Main Street residence, public schools end for summer, Cedar Valley bridge by Crittenden and Hitchcock opens in a day, courthouse cornerstone in Johnstown NY moved after 100 years, Gov. Seymour addresses crowds, Hanna's Grove camp meeting, Fourth celebrated by German friends with oration and basket dinner.
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Mullan's Grove
Waterloo Daily Record Local Briefs 1882
Forty years ago climate change would help his health. Miss Emma Husted visits her grandmother in Epworth Indiana. Miss Agnes Williams wed E B Smith with Rev R Garton officiating. Fourth of July quiet in Waterloo. Red Jackets travel to Waverly. Tom Skillman warns of baggage storage charges after 24 hours. S George offers residence for sale due to Boise City move. Waterloo has 7 telephone subscribers. latest installs at Cook's Livery, Tribune, railway dispatcher residence, several homes and offices. C A Tyler opens a Fourth Street West blacksmith shop with new equipment. Cedar Falls State Normal brick building contract awarded to J M Rice. cost $32,000. 80 by 112 feet. Prof Gilchrist seeks $5,000 local match atop $296,000 state aid. New building to be 100 feet southeast of old. Complete county return shows 471 majority for prohibition amendment.
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Cedar Falls
7. M. Rice
Chicago
Gilchrist
McCumbers Defeat Analyzed From North Dakota Editorial
Letter from Waterloo Iowa attaches Grand Forks Herald editorial arguing McCumbers defeat stemmed from his decades in the Senate and cautious stance on economic policy. It says recall sentiment and farmer support helped Brookhart and Beveridge, with Frazier linked to nonpartisan positioning affecting North Dakota voters.
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Grand Forks Herald
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Daily Press
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Bever
Destructive Floods Hit Waterloo and Surrounding Areas
Twenty years ago on July 3, Waterloo faced record floods as 3.50 inches of rain added to a two inch fall. The Black Hawk River rose, Dry Run became destructive, and 500 feet of Rock Island tracks west of the Waterloo Carriage factory washed away. Bluff street and Jefferson saw water in basements, and the interurban line suffered 15,000 dollars in flood damages. Genevieve Pine and Estelle Lamb are noted residents, with local court adjournments and Fourth of July events, including a barbecue in Wiles Denver, and a railroad tieup delaying speakers. a bull fight in Spring Creek ended with one bull killed.
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Abe Martin and Pinky Kerr Playful Bits In 1920s Nonsense
Abe Martin jokes about trouble with a quart and Pinky Kerr teases music stores while Mrs. Lafe Bud seeks a planner. The items reflect lighthearted column bits from a local paper, mixing humor with names and small town concerns.
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Pinky Kerr
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