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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1923
Page
3
The article discusses President Harding's Alaska trip and his shift toward conservation, arguing against private exploitation and outlining pulp timber land leasing rules. It notes Alaska's growth, timber and water power needs, and the aim for durable, community development over private gain.
A Iowa home economics piece suggests turning chores into a game to ease daily toil. Examples link housework steps to golf terms with meals, roasts, and desserts mapped to holes. The piece urges kindness to wives and practical support from husbands.
Readers submit questions on nutrition swimming and hygiene. Dr Brady argues milk is vital for minors with a pint daily and notes Hindhede disputes McCollum on adult milk needs. Advice covers safe swimming, washing frequency, and scalp treatment using salicylic acid and resorcin in alcohol.
In a dialogue set across lovers and schemers, Andrew and Imogene discuss scopolamin, a drug claimed to force truth telling. They imagine its use on politicians, actors, and a poker game, while noting its deadly risks and a physician’s control over administration.
Reddy Fox spots a trap set by Mr. Man's boys in the moonlight and muses on outsmarting them. He plans a trick on Mr. Dog who has tormented him before and dreams of a beautiful big bone to lure his rival. The scene ends with his sly contemplation.
Reddy the fox uses a bone as bait to lure Mr. Dog into a wire trap. While Dog is trapped, Fox slips away to steal a plump chicken. Reddy reflects that he has paid off two enemies in one clever trick, ending a jolly night.
A satirical take notes a liquor appetite ignoring party lines and mentions Lafe Budallus golfing with a girl to avoid looking up.
A rich young man Malcolm Starmount seeks a moral reformation and becomes entangled with Mary Devlin, Eddie, Laura Lambert Tennant, and Ramon Graves as love, jealousy, and secrets unfold aboard ships and in the Tennant ranch circle. Mary supports opera training while Starmount faces threats from Laura and a conspirator, testing loyalty and heart.
In a dramatic scene Laura pleads with Malcolm Starmount over society’s gaze versus Mary Devlin’s scandal. Malcolm insists on traditional duty and his crown, while Laura seeks a respected home and influence. The choice between decent citizenship and scandal threatens their futures.
Readers are invited to submit questions on general Nature subjects to the Nature Notep Depts. of this paper. The column promises answers in later installments, reflecting 1923 Burroughs Nature Club notes and guidance from Boughton-Milfin Co.
The reader asks how much of a tusk is root and questions other natural history points. The column discusses tusk anatomy, bear track identification tips, katydid sport specimens, and regional differences in woodpecker species across North America with cited references.
A reader puzzle asks to rearrange eight letters LADY MINE in a box with four vacant squares to spell MAIDENLY with MAID on top and ENLY below. Each move shifts one letter into an adjacent space. The target wordMADAM was the answer to yesterday.
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