Waterloo Dream City plan and civic improvements urged
A city planning piece compares Waterloo to a model city and urges a new city hall and riverfront civic buildings plus upgraded transit rail, sewage treatment, and hospital facilities. It calls for a two level union station, boulevard streets, and expanded parks to realize a better Waterloo within a decade.
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Y. MG. A
Waterloo
YW. c. A
Mssons
Elka
East River
Fire Department
Great Western
Rock Island
Allen Memorial
Allen Hospital
Union Station
Allen Memorial Hospital
Woman loses weight and gains backbone through walking
Mrs J B Spratt shares a three month reduction plan that cut her weight from 200 to 168 pounds through daily six mile walks and diet changes. She notes improved health, appetite, headaches, and energy, and credits doctors advice while facing skepticism from others.
Bones Speak From Leicester Skeleton At Museum
An excavated skeleton of Richard II is shown at Leicester Museum provoking questions for historians about his crimes and kingship while the bone relic remains silent. Other items note remarks on Dawes Plan support and a sensational Oklahoma City incident with Rosetta Duncan.
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Tur
Wiseons
Var Canal
Tess
Umde
Bright
Richard IY
Leicester Museum
Clarence
England
Campaigns to boost voter turnout and budget concerns
A Cedar Rapids Gazette writer urges a nationwide pledge to vote on Nov 4 1924 to test the power of universal suffrage. The piece argues for a small printing pledge backed by groups like the American Legion and League of Women Voters to mobilize voters in a single day.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Christian Science Monitor
Ashe
United States
America
American Legion
League of Women Voters
Republic
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerston
Andrew consoles Imogene as Edna the cook is sick and plans a grand dinner. He boasts of culinary prowess, vows to shop at a “million dollar grocery” for a lavish Rue dish of tom-dog-beans, and promises a merry kitchen transformation despite the chaos.
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Andrew
Imogene
Edna
Davenport
Remus
Boston
Pittsburch
Tomato dog beans dish described by college roommate
A quirky, humorous kitchen plan outlines cooking hot dogs with tomato soup and beans to create a layered dish. The narrator mentions timing with forks and steam, then mixing sausages into soup and adding beans, finishing with saltines. Dialogue reveals Imogene’s suspicion and a college roommate who played on a team.
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Andrew
Imogene
Kentuckians Reject Unearned Colonelcy Honors
A. L. Noe condemns appointing nonmilitary leaders to military titles as cheapening heroism. He rejects a Kentucky Fleet Admiral and colonelcies conferred while Gov. Fields was away, praising restraint and stressing earned sacrifice over pomp. He notes Noe is too old and fat to fight, yet upholds integrity in the face of ceremonial titles.
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Haynes
Mason Ci
Iowa
Han Deatt
Kendall
Cot. Hayoes
New York World
A. L. Noe
Gov. Parry
Seven Hills
Frankfort
Cumberlands
Fields
New York
Kentucky
Prankfork
Howdy Ed" Morrow
Noe
Abe Martin noting changing fashion and housekeeping habits
The piece humorously recalls past etiquette as Abe Martin says Mr. and Mrs. Os Moss have gone housekeepin and people now wear cotton stockings, while silk is reserved for newer arrivals.
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Os Moss
Nobuddy
The Able McLaughlins Theme and Homecoming Scenes in Prose
An excerpt from Margaret Wilson's The Able McLaughlins depicts Wally returning from the Union army to his family's prairie town life. Tensions rise as Christie meets him and Alex McNair arrives with Barbara, prompting Isobel McLaughlin to confront past desertion and the couple's marriage amid hardship and community gossip.
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Wally
John
Isobel
Ele
Prairies
Ilness
Jeanie McNair
Wully
E. Christie
Peter Keith
Christie
Christia
Isobel McLaughlin
Alex McNair
Hoth
Scotland
John McLaughlins
Squires
Weirs
Ayrshire
Squire MacLaughlin
Mistress McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
McNair
Barbara
Jeannie
Alex
Ben
Chiratie
Is Bride
Bot
Isobel the Avenger
Ming
Jeannié Boma
McLaughlins
Keiths
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W. H. Hartman Co
Corner Park Ave
Joan C Hastman
Ry Jackson McCoy
Treas
Postoffice
Associated Press
Nest
AOL
Bures
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley
Rep
Marshalltown
William Brady, M.D
Nat'l “Newcasper Service
Jack Sprats
J.B
Mre. J. B.S
Brady
William Brady
Herriot
Dawes
Marie
Tack Walton
Rosetta Duncan
Burt
Towa Editors
Glenn Frank
Friend Wife
Rob Fulkerson
John Allens
Tare
Abe Martin
Able McLaughlins
Margaret Wilson
Harper & Brothers
Lancen
Eez & Brothers
U.S. A
Maryland
Baltimore
Frederick County
Frederick
James Whipp
Offenge
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