Weather Prophecies and Bond News in Scattershot Dispatch
Smithsonian scientists warn of possible famines in 1926 27 as sunspots peak and temperatures swing wildly. US weather officials dispute long range forecasts while bond issues fund highways and rural credit in several states. Society buzzes over Vanderbilt wedding guest lists and carriage envy at Newport as racing winds swirl through headlines.
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Smithsoniennstitution
Washington, D. C
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution
New York
Muriel Vanderbilt
Frederick Cameron Church, Jr
Newport
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Joseph Harrimans
Bonded Debts of States Rise, Highway Spending Leads
A Bank of America survey shows states hold bonds totaling 1.56 billion dollars, about 50 percent per capita debt nationwide. South Dakota tops per person burden, Florida is lightest. Since 1929, 93 million in securities issued. 40 percent of debt funds highways and bridges as state systems expand.
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New York
California
North Carolina
South Dakota
Bank of America
United States
Florida
Iowa
Dad and Mother Rule at Home Funeral Reflections
Iowa editors reflect on the meaning of a husband and father in the home, praising his steady work, the lodge, and family sacrifices while acknowledging losses. The piece contrasts Dad’s quiet duties with Mother’s daily care, ending with a meditation on respect for law amid civic life.
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Dad
Luverne News
Wwe
Mother
Lodge
Masons
Various kinds of arthritis and patient guidance by Dr Brady
Dr William Brady summarizes types of chronic arthritis including tubercular syphilitic gonorrheal and rheumatoid forms. He cautions patients to identify the exact type, notes partial links to conditions like Still's disease and pituitary factors, and discusses treatments such as tuberculin and salicylates with emphasis on pain relief and safety for digestion and heart.
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Benjamin P. Riley
F. B
Smith
Riley
Stitt
Brady
William Brady
Wool and cotton growth and trade statement
The speaker notes wool remains central to the economy with a century of use, but cotton production has surged twentyfold. He cites large sheep numbers second only to China and Australia, and imports wool worth 130 million dollars. He asserts leadership in wool consumption and urges global reliance on American cotton growth.
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America
United States
China
Australia
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerson
Imogene confronts Andrew about his secret purpose in disguise using white wigs and whiskers borrowed from a lodge. He reveals the whiskers symbolize a bizarre lodge ritual tied to a past indiscretion and a joke about secrecy, while dodging her further questions.
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Imogene
Andrew
Neptune
Brain Tests in Sam Loud Column Sampler
Fragments describe a column with tests and a list of words and definitions. It mentions an Ottoman reference and attempts to fill a column from top to bottom with words related to Meir. The text is garbled and incomplete but indicates a word exercise style.
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Sam
Powler
Unreadable OCR fragment hints at Irish river name
Fragmentary column text mentions an Irish river made famous by song and includes scattered phrases about letters and words. The readable parts reference a river name and a spelling task, but most of the content is garbled.
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Rong
Abe Martin on Hen and the slow justice question
The column uses a humorous local voice to question why Hen plans or actions seem slow. It evokes rural life and everyday stubbornness, likening the scene to barbecuing in a stubborn, friendly tone, inviting readers to reflect on patience and fairness.
Uncle Wiggily's Bridge By Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wiggily helps a troop of red ants cross a stream by building a makeshift bridge from his rheumatism crutch. He leaves sugar behind but the ants return it to him, delivering the sugar to sweeten the berries. Nurse Jane worries about dinner as he plans to venture again.
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Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Nurse Jane
Wiggily
Bunty
Renant
Unele
Uncle Wigglly
Tnele
Uncle
Ant
Uncle Wigel
Burroughs Nature Club Answers on Garden and Wildlife
In this 1925 Burroughs Nature Club Notes installment readers inquire about starting a simple country garden and animal facts. The column includes explanations on rock grinding, desert grains, grizzly bear features, and the Black-throated blue warbler, noting physical traits, habitats, and behaviors observed in nature.
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Nature Notes
X City
Tenderfoot
Rocky Mountain
Fifty Years Ago in The Courier July 28 1873
Local column notes Iowa railroads taxed to move grain from rural areas flooding elevators. Bathhouse set up by Bathhouse Daniel and Slade in basement factory near dam. A Waterloo granger lost $200 to three card monte. Dr Artman treated a boy with a broken leg near West Union. Ellen Pratt received Indian shawl and gifts from India. Cedar township farmer threshes wheat. Gypsies camped in woods below town attract locals seeking fortunes.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Dubuque
C. P. Artman
West Union
Ellen Pratt
Mary Pratt
India
Vinton
Delhi
C. BP. Nichols
Cedar Township
Prairie chickens reported plentiful in season
Forty years ago on July 20 1885 Cedar Falls area notes show sportsmen bagging 57 birds in a day warning that continued hunting may reduce the flocks. Weather records report 101.14 degrees. Local church reopenings and new firm title perks appear amid farm pest reports with grasshoppers blamed for hopper damage across fields.
Waterloo Day at the Races At Nome Park Track
PRWENTY YEARS AGO July 29 1905 Waterloo suspends business Aug 1 for Waterloo day at the Nome Park track races. Other notes include a 15 pound pickerel caught by Matt Mullan bought by Marvin Fowler for Colonial patrons, party aboard The Arrow cruising Cedar River for a week, Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co shipping two large orders to Canada and Havana, brick work on the Fisher block, central office foundation for Corn Belt Telephone, respected clergymen gathering donations for Chautauqua and Bible Institute to clear indebtedness and begin an amphitheatre.
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W. H. Hartman Co
Courier Bidg
Comer Park Ave
Commercial St
John C. Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Treas
Gen’ Mgr
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Alenmser
Snch
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Acc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Nome Park
Matt Mullan
Marvin Fowler
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Answeiz
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Randitin
Henry
Ralph
Jim
Uncle Wiggily’s
Howard R. Garis
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
den- Arden
Ederntescens
Heasil
The
Courier
Daniel& Slade
Jefferson Street M
H. Q. Pratt
Cedar Falls
John Dixon
Presbyterian Church
George B. Rowell & Co
Rowell
Rowell, Son & Co
Altho
H. B. Allen
National Bank
W. Weller
James Farrell
Oliver Chapman
George B. Rowell
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Havana
Cuba
Fifth
Lafayette Streets
Corn Belt Telephone Company
Fifth Street Bridge
Bell Telephone Company
Callen
3Eccombe
Bart
Loveland
Chautauqua and Bible Institute
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