WATERLOO PAPER REPORTS $343,600 DISAPPEARANCE AND HIGHWAY FUNDS TROUBLE
The Waterloo Evening Courier discusses a missing $343,600 supposedly available for Black Hawk County road project No. 62 and the ensuing political maneuvering. It notes expectations that urgent deficiency appropriations may fund the shortfall, mentions officials in Washington and Des Moines, and likens the issue to wartime accountability, while also detailing Iowa clam and button industries along the Mississippi and their economic impact on workers in the region.
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Black Hawk County
State Highway Commission
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Assuranes
Department of Agriculture
Normaney
Washington
Japan
Treasury
House
Forceful Mainer
William B. Green
Town
Sweet
Board of Supervisors of
Black Hawk
United States
Mississippi River
Iowa
Mississippi
New York
Waterloo
Lima
Button Game Recalled From Social Past Glimmer
A quirky reminiscence recounts the old Button game from social gatherings. The piece notes how the shared ritual faded, leaving a single button central to memory and perception of past amusements.
Lazy Days and Dreaming in a Silent World
Poetic meditation on late summer days as trees sigh and streams murmur. Images of windless leaves and velvet light evoke memory and inner song. The speaker hears a deep cadence in stillness, feeling time flow like a phantom sea and dream paths through tranquil vistas.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
Readers are invited to submit nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept. Answers will appear in tomorrow's column. The entry asks about seals’ underwater endurance, the growth rate of the English sparrow, and forest regeneration versus post‑cut shifts in tree species, with answers promised in the next issue.
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Ature Notes
Poisonous or non poisonous eels and mare teeth question
In a correspondence reply, we clarify that several creatures called eel pouts, Congo cow lamper eel, or mutton fish are edible and not poisonous, though exact identity is uncertain. A mare does not always share the same tooth count as a horse, as upper grinders and other teeth may differ in development. the adult dental formula is given, noting possible variation. A new bird sighting in Oregon near April resembles a jay, likely a Steller Jay, with plumage details and range noted.
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Congo
Lookjaw Week Warns on Tetanus Risks and Prevention
Dr William Brady warns that tetanus or lockjaw remains a preventable threat to children and adults. He explains how the tetanus bacillus inhabits soil and manure, how wounds of any kind can invite infection, and that immediate medical care and, if appropriate, antitetanic serum prophylaxis dramatically reduce fatalities. The column also features reader questions about weight loss and aging, answered in Brady style with practical health guidance.
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American Medical Association
Belgium
France
Mr. D
George Uy
H.C. W
Dr. Brady
William Brady
Abysmal Brutes in a Quiet Domestic Moment
A tense exchange unfolds between Andrew and Imogene as she playfully shatters his concentration, then recounts a lifetime of encounters with “abysmal brutes” from grandpa to brothers, husbands, and lovers, contrasting brutal labels with their surprisingly gentle acts and her defiant affection.
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Andrew
Imogene
Gran
Sinbad
Cinderellz
Althe IL
Bill
Phen
Brain Tests By 8Am Loud
A compact puzzle note describes a diagram of three squares to be subdivided into four equal parts, testing analytical ability. It urges thinking before writing and mentions an earlier answer. The fragment ends with a reference to the word Steel transposed into Sleet and hints at yesterday's solution.
Warning on River Road Dumping and Pilfering
Abe Martin notes a warning to residents of Chautangna ark and vicinity about illegal dumping of rubbish ashes and werbage along river road north of pare and pilfering of black dirt, with prosecutor action threatened by River Commission Order.
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Chautangnaark
River Commission
Million Pound Plot in Canada Ends in Romance
A little lawyer narrates a tangled scheme around Heloise Reys and her fiancé Henry Gunning. Rogues in Canada seek to seize her fortune by faking a romance and an imminent marriage. Heloise, guided by a Canada bound companion, is drawn to a heroic tale of Gunning fighting luck to win her. The plan hinges on her belief in Gunning and her own generosity.
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Heloise
Gunning
Henry Gunning
Reys
Canada
Nic
Hittie
Shamons
Jero
Corse
Hin
Qute
Wilds
Bunkum
Rascal
Teloise
Branteona
Shae
Lemotion
Clement Leadon
Lemon Beauty Lotion Ad Shows Harmless White Skin Claim
A vintage advertisement promotes lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to create a lemon bleach for the face neck arms and hands. It claims a pleasant fragrance and gentle whitening effect, citing beauty benefits and freckle or tan reduction without irritation.
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Handbook of Birds of the
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