Northern Iowa’s paved road push gains momentum
Floyd and Kossuth counties vote for hard-surface roads amid regional momentum toward a continuous northern Iowa highway from the Mississippi to the Missouri. The piece highlights expanded road plans, rising garden output by 3,060,000 schoolchildren, and wartime price concerns while urging ongoing work to finish the garden program and stabilize living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hardin
Franklin
Story
Floyd County
Kossuth
Black Hawk
Bremer
Hancock
Cerro Gortio
West
Hine
Chickasaw
Missouri River
Chickasaw, Fayette and
Clayton
Mississippi
Missouri
Tama
Country and City Blend in This Wholesome Movement
Minneapolis Journal discusses the growing union of country and city life. It argues urban factories moving to outskirts, transit ease, and family needs foster gardens and playgrounds while cities gain markets and sanitation, erasing old rural-urban barriers and enriching life.
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Minneapolis
Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia and eye health guidance
A health column urges immediate Pasteur treatment after dog bites to prevent hydrophobia, outlining wound care, handling of the animal, and available institutes. It also answers reader questions on eye strain and vision, warning against buying glasses from discount stores and explaining pleuriodynia as intercostal neuralgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasteur
Pasteur Institute
New York
United States
Public Health Service
Washington
John B. Huber
Little Life Confidences in a Couple Philosophie
Andrew and Imogene discuss life in a playful dialogue about surgery, literary ambitions, and gender roles blending humor with social commentary. The exchange touches on appendicitis surgery, the modern age, and a homemaker’s wit, highlighting contrasting views on education and politics.
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Andrew
Imogene
Rok Fulkrerson
The Three Headed Monster Sandman Tale
A folk tale tells of a three headed monster in a mountain cave that robs fields and homes. The villagers feed it until it cannot move then seal the cave, trapping the beast as it supposedly stirs with winds and waves but never escapes, a legend in the country. The column also notes a Shanghai market for koup brands and advertises a lost item phone service in the Courier.
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Hit
Burt
Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Festin' Feelin'
The item presents a lively boastful verse celebrating a grand and glorious feast feeling with rural and celebratory tone, naming a mother and ice cream as a playful centerpiece. The text emphasizes joyous communal mood and singsong exclamations.
Vacation Spirit Sweeps Jowa Editors Across town
Jowa editors note a winter vacation rush with 100 to 200 residents leaving town this year, a change from wartime restraint. They urge travelers to enjoy their break, forget business, and return refreshed. The column also comments on various local items from Burlington and Sioux City papers and reflects on faith and interpretation of scripture.
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Winterset
Nuat
Views of the People Harrison's Act Not Justified
Letter from Waterloo dated July 24 criticizes an editorial titled Faith That Failed in the Courier of July 22. The writer argues Mr Harrison’s reliance on faith did not justify his act of self harm, blaming the leader who influenced him for the fatal step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
God
Temple
Wble
Harrison
Bible Times
Paul
Mr. Harrison
I Mr. Harrison
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd 1919 Puzzle
A Loyd puzzle describes a balloon ascent on an Indian reservation as a clue to a flower common in gardens worldwide. The riddle asks for the flower's name, with a list of distractors and an answer reference to a prior puzzle number. Copyright 1919.
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W. HO Hartman
Number Audit Bureau of Circulation
Washington
D. C
Munsey
G. Doughert
Philadelphia
Story
Brooks & Finley
Sea Aera
Sam Loyd
Farm sale ends with claim of confinement
Joe Moots sold his farm amid dispute over a woman who resisted change back, arguing luck influenced the deal. The brief note reflects a personal dispute tied to the sale and the seller's stance on the transaction.
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Joe Moots
National Newspaper Service
Freckle Lotion Made From Lemon Juice and Orchard White
A vintage advertisement describes a homemade freckle and tan lotion. Squeeze the juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint of skin beautifier. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and achieve clear rosy skin.
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Lemons and Jany Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waterloo Evening Courier
Facy
Providence Journal
von Bernstorff
Germany
America
Courier
Fort Leavenworth
Alabama
Interior Department
United States School Garden Army
Great Garden Army
London
Mexico
Texas
Babies Skeptics
Eivir
Dregeise
Rengent
I.c
Pyesiebul
Ten Cent
Century Press
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
Shanghai
China
Koup
TATA
Jowa Editors
Burlington
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Manson Democrat
Oward Hell
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City Tribune
Daniel
Isle of
Melita
Sam
Scott & Sowne
Scott
Waterloo
BAYER
Bayer Manufacture
Percy Rk. Wood
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
WM. H. Ross
Leavitt and Johnson Building
F.C. Lee
Brent
Wangler Bros., Draggiers
East Fourth Street
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