La Follette third party bid splits 1924 race
A Wisconsin plan for a third ticket La Follette Wheeler aims to pull votes from Coolidge. The piece argues the La Follette effort tests property rights and courts, warns of destabilizing reform, and weighs Bryan as a potential alternative in a possible 1928 shift.
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LA Foulette
Wheeler
Robert M. la Polletti
Wisconein
Burton KK. Wheeler
Montana
la Follette
White House
la Folletts
Disciples
la Folistre
Choscn
Hos Ted
Republican Party
Democratic Party
la Fouetre
Im Follette
America
Legislative Department
la Follatte
Yiewer
la Folletta
le Follette
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Senate
Bryan
Dawes
Charles W. Bryan
Contitze
Davis
Calvin Coolidge
Aryan
Tha
Vermont
Massachusetts
Illinois
Nebraska
Fran
Jwe
la Foallette
Wenceler
la Follette Circle
Wisconsin farmer ends life after chores in odd reflection
Fragmentary notes recount a Wisconsin farmer who completed chores before killing himself. The piece juxtaposes rural life with social concerns, noting a 1 percent rise in food prices last month and references to Coolidge and weather curses.
Personal Health Service Advice on Sweat Baths and Digestion
This column argues against weight loss by sweating and epsom salt baths, noting skin absorption is negligible and excessive sweating risks health, while debunking folk myths about pores opening. It also covers raw beef juice extraction for invalids and offers brief reader Q A on diet, eczema, and meal timing.
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Epsom
Mrokan
Pune
Friends and finances at Atlantic City summer talk
Imogene and Andrew discuss summer hotel bargains and reservations as Atlantic City hotels slash rates. They joke about calendars and pay, recount friends vacationing on the shore, and Imogene teases Andrew during a spat over clothes and finances. The dialogue touches on weather, travel, and social scene.
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Andrew
Imogene
Woorida
Coasl
Atlantic City
Sulu
John Shoemaker
Atlantic Gly
Ellwood Turner
Hilwood
Denver
Gardiners
George Gardiner
Iowa editors ponder aging and ambition across eras
A Mason City Globe Gazette excerpt contrasts youth and age through Edison and Browning, arguing the forward look defines usefulness and achievement. Davenport Democrat contends Congress may have sold a gold brick, prompting questions about national policy and optimism.
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Davenport
Congress
Goose price puzzle and Scottish checkerboard note
Tommy asks for a seven pound goose and faces a hourglass price misdirection. The butcher notes the goose weighs a litre over and costs 60 cents more per pound. Tommy counters with two birds half the weight and eggs for 40 cents. Also included is a mention of an old Scotchman's 32 square checkerboard for draughts.
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Tommy
Yesteriay's
William Bates
Uncle Wiggily's Feather Bed
Nuree Jana heard a queer raise in Uncle Wiggily's bedroom one morning. Wiggy laments rheumatism and a hard bed while Nurse Jane consoles him. A king duck lady named Mrs. Wibbleweb ble is to be visited.
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Nuree Jana
Uncle Wiggily
Wiggy
Nurse Jane
Uncle Wiggily’s Tickling Feather Bed Adventure
Uncle Wiggily suffers rheumatism and heals after Nurse Jane fills his bed with feathers. The bear arrives to nibble ears but laughter from the tickling feather bed breaks the tension. They become friends as the bear relaxes on the feather bed and laughs.
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Jane
Uncle Wiggily
Nurse Jane
Uncle Wigerty
Uncle Wiggity
Rabbit
Mike
Mr. Long@ars
Wiggily
Sam
Waterloo gas works proposal sparks city council talk
Fifty years ago on July 23 1874 Frank W Robinson of Chicago arrived to present a plan to erect gas works in Waterloo with a city council session planned that evening. Also noted are Mona Frank’s new Miller Preston store, a sleepwalking Cedar Rapids man’s fall from a third story window, Mormon converts en route to Salt Lake City harvest outlook and local schooling shifts.
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Frank W. Robinson
Chicago
Waterloo
Mona Frank
Miller & Preston
Iowa
B. I. Eno
Cedar Rapids
Swift
Hoo
Burlington
Salt Lake
De Soto House demolition and Waterloo happenings
Los Angeles May 20 190? Bollinger orders men to tear down the De Soto house moved in 1844 from the town’s lower end and renamed as the Pennsylvania House later run by Stuhlmiller and then Kingsley. Rev Loveland notes risingChautauqua attendance. Gaskill’s Carnival to arrive Sept 12 for Waterloo’s fiftieth birthday celebration with street entertainments. Blaine and Logan club forms in Waterloo with Harvey Shutts as president. Telephone poles replace wires on Bridge and Commercial streets. Waterloowest graders improve Mullan avenue to Jefferson street. Flag-raising by Blaine and Logan Saturday. flag 36 feet long with Republican images. Lester Lumb dies in Cedar Rapids from bowel obstruction.
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Lao
C. Bollinger
de Soto House
A. B. Horner
Pennsylvania House
John Stuhlmiller
R. M. Kingsley
Bob
Artesian water wagon and 400 gallon daily sales
Years ago a local carriage factory order financed a water wagon used around town to deliver artesian water. About 400 gallons are sold daily. A typhoid outbreak linked to Cedar River city water spurred trust in boiled water and boosted artesian well water sales.
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Cedar River
McWilliams
Return of Wally McLaughlin from War to Iowa Prairie Home
The scene follows Willy McLaughlin, a Union soldier, as he returns home to the Iowa prairie with illness still in his bones after escaping Confederate guards. His father meets him near the railroad, and the two labor through muddy roads to reach shelter, food, and a family welcome. Wally’s joy and fatigue mingle as he recounts the long ordeal, while his mother and siblings provide care, and he vows never to speak of those days again.
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Wally
Ingersoll
Ingervot
McLaughnty
Patera
Ofidel
Willy
John
Isobel
Luwa Prairies
Batles
Christie
Iowa
New Orleans
Peter
Burroughs Nature Club NotesAnswered Questions
A reader asks about distinguishing sparrow head stripes, butterfly flight risks for young, and why birds bones lack marrow. The column promises answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes section.
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Nature Notes
Ambwees to Fpeevior Quiee Tomb Ambwees to Fpeevior Quiee Tomb
A fragment notes local animal issues, mentioning pocket gophers harming root crops by burrowing and uprooting, and wild weeds becoming green manures when tunnels collapse. It also describes a small bird with white tail end stripes, a curious midair stunt like a kingfisher, and comments on moose and reindeer being tamed for work in Sweden and parts of Canada.
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Sweden
Canada
Abe Martin Thers Politics and Cornmeal Incident
An anecdote notes Abe Martin Thers has little to fear as he roams with groceries and cornmeal while a line about a woman in politics suggests she cannot be easily pressed or confronted. The dialect paints a rural scene of daily life and social friction.
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H. J
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J. H.leavitt
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Jefferson Street
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Mullan
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Mak. Marner
Burroughs Nature Club
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