What Is the Matter With Waterloo Editorial
A Waterloo Iowa editorial questions local fashion and social norms, urging citizens and mayor to boost pride by wearing plug hats. It humorously critiques class symbols while contrasting regional ambition with national tariff debates and a light note on Jack Dempsey seeking contenders.
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William Allen White
Epsporia
Kan
Kansas
Waterloo
Cady
Panama
Iowa
Sollege Girl Cops on Mashers Trail
Bryn Mawr, Pa. college patrols clad in mannish suits with collars and ties march Bryn Mawr streets each afternoon. The so called ropettes deter “googoo” eyes from undergraduates and ward off unwanted attention as they walk a beat. Residents and even a local policeman watched suspiciously until their identity was revealed.
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Bryn Mawr
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Bryn Mawr College
Army
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Health Talks on addiction treatment and aftermath
Dr. Lambert warns no cure exists for morphine or alcohol addiction yet emphasizes that treatment can reduce cravings and withdrawal pain. He notes relapse risks, the need to remove environmental triggers, and the role of physical rehab. callers share personal health concerns about a red nose and family separations, with guidance offered by Dr. Huber.
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Lambert
Lfe
John B. Huber
Little Life Confidences in an Odd Debate of Meat
Andrew and Imogene argue over mercy and meat eating inspired by a speaker named Mahatma Singh. Imogene advocates nonlethal living, while Andrew mocks and then accidentally kills a mouse, testing their resolve to spare life. The scene ends with Imogene leaving in distress.
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Imogene
Roe Fulkerson
Mahatma Singh
Weeping Willow and Poplar Fable Reimagined
A river tale features a graceful Weeping Willow who refuses to lift her branches and a lovelorn Poplar who longs for her gaze. The Willow’s confession reveals she cannot change her style, leaving the Poplar to endure unrequited love as night winds sigh by. Also noted is a prohibition era swap from beer to milk, with brewers repurposing plants as milk depots.
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Weaping Willow
Weeping
Southwest
Texas
Day of stupendous things in Iowa editors notes
Iowa editors praise rapid Atlantic flights and growing global unity while humorously noting a farmer's hard times. Columns discuss science, aviation, gardening woes, new Corriedale sheep research in Idaho, respectful hunting resolutions, sour milk textile experiments, and wartime phone talk to a soldier sister.
Hobo Princess Edna Vine Burg Leads American Hoboes
A new leader emerges in Hobodom as Edna Vineburg, in her twenties and mother of two, is crowned Hobo Princess of America by the International Brotherhood Welfare association. She dethrones J. Fads How and Jeff Davis, with the two men fading to second place amid a shift in hobobo culture.
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New York
J. Fads
Hobo College
Jeff Davis
Edna Vine ‘Burg
International Brotherhood Welfare Association
Hobo Society
Jeff
J. Hads
Libreta
Emporia Woman Hears Stranger Question About Ratios
In Emporia Kansas Mrs Clayton Childers awoke to a morning phone call from a voice she believed was familiar asking about the chances for ratios prompting concern over possible prank or scam.
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Emporia, Kan
Clayton Childers
Emporia
Family inquires after wounded brother amid war letters
A woman recognized a voice as her brother Charles Brown who had died last autumn but a later letter dated Jan 16 claimed contact. The case followed a disputed report of his death. Another brother was killed in France, while a third has returned and works in Emptoria.
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Charles Brown
Wolf Boy Found Preacher Adopts Him
Nashville article recounts a Knoxville tale of Mowgli like boy raised by wolves in a cave, later rescued by a missionary. He is converted and becomes a Methodist minister and musician under Dr. Howard Musser, Indian missionary.
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Knoxville
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Mowgli
Kipling
Howard Musser
India
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
In a 1913 puzzle by Sam Loyd the schoolmistress asks to find the largest possible score by drawing a straight line through squares and summing the crossed numbers. The problem notes there are 70 different routes between the schoolmaster's home and the schoolhouse, eight squares distant, with the best score to be determined.
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Tress
Sam Lord
Monkeylike stunts noted in century Methodist event
A report from the centenary convention of Methodists for Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia includes a description by Dr Musser of his adopted son’s curious climbing. The boy was said to move with monkey like agility using both hands and feet as he climbed trees.
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Covery
Weve Had Adventurous Heroes Yet Never Reached Point
A fragment from a prewar newspaper page reports Mrs. Tilford Moots uncle died last week on a salary. The line hints at a wartime or prewar era social note with limited readable context. The source is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or places beyond the mention of a death and salary.
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Mobuddy
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