British Note in Anglo Franco German Drama Faces Paris Scrutiny
The British note to Berlin in the Franco American European dispute outlines three main ideas: an international experts committee to set Germany's payment capacity, abandoning passive resistance in exchange for Ruhr evacuation promises, and limiting reparations to France and Belgium’s restoration costs. The piece discusses France’s fear of losing leverage, Germany's temper, and American interests in the outcome, plus a look at insurance trends and lightning protection.
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Poincare
Berlin
Paris
Germany
Ruhr
France
Belgium
Hughes
America
United States
Poingare
Return of the lightning rod to respectability
The lightning rod regains standing as a protective device though its power is softened by scientific understanding, following years of mixed public opinion and evolving safety standards.
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Mains
Georgia bill would make soliciting labor a felony
A Georgia legislature proposal would punish labor recruitment for other states with three to seven years in prison. The piece argues such coercive limits on employment are morally wrong and may only temporarily curb migration. It urges labor terms in the South to rise to northern levels to reduce departures.
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Georgia
South
North
Courier
Ely
Minnesota Senator Johnson Viewed as Conventional Politician
The Sioux City Journal notes Magnus Johnson, newly elected U S senator from Minnesota, is a conventional figure in national politics. It recalls past lawmakers like Peffer, Simpson, Pettigrew, and Watson, arguing the Johnson type has long existed in the senate and house.
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L. B. Lawrence
Lowry
Magnus Johnson
United States
Brookhart
Frazier
North Dakota
Johnsson
Minnesota
Voxery
Missassaippi
Penrose
East
West
Sioux City Journal
Edward G. Lowry
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Mr. Johnson
Toague
Senate
House
Peffer and Simpson
Kansas
Jett” Davis
Arkansas
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Watson
Georgia
Tilman
South Carolina
Sunlight health myths and home remedies column
Dr William Brady discusses sun exposure benefits and risks for skin tones, freckles, and sunburn treatments. He answers reader questions on tongue tie, diet, cooling in heat, mosquito repellent, and home remedies, advising cautious exposure and simple cures.
Domar Roadster Dream Sparks Domestic Tension
Andrew and Imogene debate buying a Domar roadster trading cars and adjusting finances. She hints at life insurance and widow plans while he fears the cost and impact on their marriage. The couple jokes about trust, future plans, and a rival attraction to another woman.
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Andrew
Madhew
Imogene
Tam
Sandman Story Part 1 Giants Castle at Sea
The tale opens with a sea giant who builds a rock castle in a vast ocean. He abducts a king’s daughter during a seaside bathing visit and brings her to his underwater dwelling. The king mourns, hopes for her return, and the princess longs to go home while learning the castle’s magic word. The story ends with a note that the continuation will come tomorrow.
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Gwea
Nepo
Jone
Kis
Fé Tha
Sather
Tennant
Laura
Mother
Devling
Laura Lambert
Starmount
Mary
Eddie
Laure
Edadle
Rgourose
I . Io
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier July 24 1873
A fragment from The Courier dated Thursday July 24 1873 notes Merrill Hazlett display new delivery wagon at Fifth and Bluff. Andrews builds a residence at Fifth and Bluff. Harvest workers come from abroad seeking $2.50 to $3 daily. farmers resist higher pay. Northwestern Iowa Methodists plan a permanent campground at Clear Lake Cerro Gordo county described as western’s most beautiful spot. Local church socials yield small profits due to heat. torches and band entertain. Grain market declines. prices for wheat corn and livestock listed. A Salt Lake City divorce petition cites Brigham Young’s seventeenth wife seeking alimony. Sam Kenney injured by a train in Cedar Rapids. note of local critics of The Courier.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterlo
Iowa
Associated Press
Associated Presa Tp
Apecias
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Aee
G. Dougherty
Washington, D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Biery
Brooks & Finley
Rep's
Northwastern
Clear Lake
Cerro Gordo County
Foreign Circus Visitor Talks Twin Tales and Treachery
J B Gaylord, independent, visits Waterloo en route to Canada to chase white elephants in Africa, blaming native assistants for poisoning the beasts. Prof Leigh Hunt returns from Europe and leads a teachers’ institute in Ida Grove. Local building booms and fires mark a busy period in Waterloo with several brick blocks rising and a mill fire under investigation.
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J. B. Gaylord
Independence
Barnum’s Circus
Canada
Africa
Leigh Hunt
Cedar Falls
Europe
Ida Grove
Local notices from La Porte City and Waterloo area 1903
Obituaries report Mrs. Percival Hummel dying at 72 in La Porte City and Solomon Dunkelberg, father of three doctors, passing away born 1821 in Pennsylvania. Other items note Dr William O McDowell moving to Grundy Center and civic efforts to replace an iron bridge on Bridge street with a concrete arch. Bands played at Sans Souci park and Mrs Sarah Putnam Edgerton’s obituary at age 85. Pinkerton reunion near Pope Leo date.
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Percival Hummel
la Porte City
Methodist Church
Waterloo West
Bridge Street
Fourth Street
Sarah Putnam Edgerton
Danvers
Mass
The Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount by the Noted Writer
A rich young man turns from wild living and helps Mary Devlin, a poor girl, as love, ambition, and a scheming Laura Lambert entwine. Mary trains in music, a shipboard peril, a dangerous engagement, and final doubts surround Malcolm’s devotion and Laura’s machinations.
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Laure
Mary Devin Malcolm
Mary
Laura
Stormount
Parker
Malcolm
Dick Tennant
Holdtie
Mies Lambert
Tennant
Malcolm Starmount
Mal Devlin
Starmount
Eddie
Ramon Graves
Graves
Nalda Courteney
Nalda
Jenson
Marv
Marty
Rio
Badle
Buddy
Laurie Lambert
Laura Lambert
Mary Devlin
Italy
Althode
Sirs.Lambert
Brain Tests by Sam Loud
On a New Jersey farm two pet chickens challenge players in a grid chase. The farmer and his wife alternate moves with the chickens in a sixty four square field to trap both chickens. Puzzle asks in how many moves the two chickens can be cornered and captured.
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New Jersey
Cane
Eldorado
WEST
DORA
DOVE
STONE
TON Ieaven
Nature Questions and Answers From the Paper
Readers send in questions about penguins bears black bass and more. Tomorrow's Nature Notes promises answers while previous queries discuss robin feeding, Indian wildlife, and skunk cabbage eaten by bears and hogs in spring.
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Nature Notes
India
North America
America
Abe Martin Quarries a strange accident tale at home
In a curious note from Ike Lark's household Imogene, aged fifteen, painted a mural and went after a sack of corn meal while Abe Martin Quaideo o Lakin attempted to pick cherries from a rocking chair. The scene sparked much local rejoicing at the home today.
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Quaideo
Imogene
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