Federal land banks and farmer loans debate in congress
Opinion piece criticizes federal land banks with a 10000 loan limit for single farmers and contrasts them with joint stock banks offering higher loans at higher rates. It argues for policy change to expand federal loan limits and warns of impending European financial turmoil. It also offers reflections on Germany's reparations and calls for continued scientific progress and lower energy costs.
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Congress
Federal Land Bank
Federal
Uncle Sam
Joint Stock Bank
Theoint Stock Bank
Federal Tana Bank
The Happy Life
A rustic verse by Frank L. Stanton on contentment and simple joys. It riffs on nature, dreams, and the idea that no one is too good for the world God made. The piece contrasts preachers and doctors aiding the faithful and the enduring appeal of living a full life.
Gallstone confusion and real gallbladder treatment
Medical note explains that gallstones form in the gall sac and cautions against false cures such as ingesting oils. It discusses medical management of cholecystitis, rest, diet, biliary medicines, and drainage, noting surgery offers safer, more reliable results and cancer risk in long-standing cases.
Friend Wife by Roh Fulkerson
A couple banter about attention and habits reveals a wife Imogene studying her husband Andrew to please him. She names his quirks from cigarette habits to dinner behavior and his often polite, mocking retorts show evolving marital dynamics.
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Friend Wife
Roh Fulkerson
Imogene
Andrew
Staie
Fragments Describe Intimate Moments and Social Etiquette
The readable text portrays intimate gestures in public and private spaces, noting closeness and touch. It contrasts casual affection with quarrels, suggesting how easy it is to mismanage money and relationships in daily life.
Labor Board Lacks Power in Transportation Act Debate
The Cedar Rapids Republicans predict continued congressionl debate on transportation act revision and the railroad labor board. Sioux City Journal notes the board seems weak in practice, lacking authority to compel railroads or workers to obey rulings, despite theoretical strength.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Sioux City Journal
The
Sac City Bulletin
Bulletin
Cummins
House
Senate
Fifty Years Ago In The Coarter July 11 1872 Cedar Falls Notes
A Cedar Falls item notes D J Wasson’s mute team hauling a wagon of wheat up a hill, N L Pratt heir to $3,000, and a new park fence plan. A 12 year old boy drowns in Cedar River. Beck & Naumann open mill and sash works, a new footbridge is under construction, and a ferry company vocalizes an injunction threat. Horace Greeley is named Democratic nominee. A 50 man Catholic group builds a sidewalk at the seminary. A 100 year old man loses a leg to a freight car. Markets: Wheat 90c, oats 16c, corn 16c, eggs 40-41c, butter 19-19.5c, hogs 2.76, cattle 2.80.
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Cedar Falls
D. J. Wasson
Local notes from 1883 town column
Woolen mill shut down to await market change and a sheriff seized property to secure a bank claim. City council reversed a plan for a three plank walk on Washington street. Rev R Garton baptized two in the river, totaling fifty since last winter. Next Sunday Rev S H Basher to speak on gospel rule at German Baptist church in Orange township. New Diagonal road work began between Oelwein and Des Moines, to extend to Kansas City and St Paul. Electric lighting demand leads to a larger plant ordered to serve 18 families and nearby houses. A wagon back toward the river broke harness. the wagon box floated away with Lacey aboard, then landed back near Fifth street.
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First National Bank
Washington Street
Ninth
Eleventh
R. Garton
S. H. Basher
German Baptist Church
Orange Township
Frank Jacey
Mr. Lacey
Fifth Street
Frank
Waterloo County Fair Auto Race Dominates Home Park Day
Twenty years ago on July 12 1902 Waterloo hosts crowded Home Park for horse races followed by an automobile event. Steam car driven by A F Southwick leads early then Louis Witty’s Oldsmobile narrows gap with F L Northey close behind. Southwick finishes third Miller fourth. Northey second, older machine from Waterloo Gas & Electric factory inspires jokes but wins tenth circuit. Markets report stocky crops and cattle hog prices amid sparse news.
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Waterloo Society
Home Park
F. L. Northey
Louis Witty
George B. Miller
A. F. Southwick
Southwick
North
Northey
Miller
Double Crossed by W Douglas Newton
In a remote Sicamous cabin Clement endures a sudden tragedy as lawyer Henry Gunning pushes a dangerous plot to stop a marriage. The scene centers on questions of love duty and control as preparations and illicit schemes unfold amid lonely, mountains and quiet valleys.
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W. Douglas Newton
Prince of Wales
D. Appleton and Company
Clement
Sicamous
Gunning
Shel
Henry Gunning l
Mr. Hard
Clement Leads in Fight Against a Shipboard Gang
Clement, a young former diplomat with keen wits and a tailored ease, suspects a gang aboard the Empress including a sinister steward and a massive ally Meduse. He weighs tricks and timing to rescue Heloise Reys and reveal the plot while avoiding actions that would brand him an adventurer.
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Clement
Heloise
Meduse
Lement Seadon
Iis
Ganzi
Canada
Heloise Reys
Quebec
Heloise -Reys
Henry Gunming
Owe
Gorgon
Hetoise
Clement Leadon
Burroughs Nature Club Answers Curiosity on Birds and Forests
Readers asked about black duck breeding time and gnat-like insects in warm afternoons. The column provides answers on aquatic seals breathing and nostril closure, English sparrow population estimates, and forest regrowth from remaining root sprouts versus seed trees.
Beam Tests By 8AM LorD
Instructional puzzle text discusses solving a figure division puzzle using an opera method. It describes three squares divided into four parts with three fourths of a square per part and outlines an elbow shaped figure formed from three small squares.
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A. W. Peterson
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Iowa
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New York
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Chicago
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Germany
Versailles
France
England
Belgium
Frank L. Stanton
Brother Williams
William Brady
Authorityright
National Newspaper Service
Dr. Brady
Abe Martin
Seany
Cafe Servder
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Coarter
N. L. Pratt
Tincoln Park
J. H. Gaskins
Cedar Township
Cedar River
C. W. Ellawerrttsy
Beck & Naumann
George Reed
A Samuel
B. Kinstlar
Dia
Gonal Road
Oelwein
Des Moines
Kansas City
St. Paul
C. W. Harvey
Harvey
Wore
William Mae
J. B. Williams
C. F. Brown
Elizabeth Ballou
Buffalo
New York State
Waterloo Gas & Electric Co
H. B. Ajlen
Firat
Liverpool
Henry Guoning
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Nature’ Notes
Dearborn
Farmeras
Bullfetin
Pacific
Asert
Betuans Ellanses
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