Prices and Politics Dominate Warmer Economic Outlook
The article surveys opinions of business leaders and experts on permanent price levels and construction costs, noting near consensus that wages will stay high and that construction plans should proceed. It also critiques Mexico’s league of nations prospects and criticizes U.S. congressional posturing while emphasizing ongoing committee work and impending appropriation bills.
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America
Roger Babson
Department of Labor
Washington
J. Ogden Armour
Goethals
Jacob H. Schif
James B. Forgan
Theodore N. Vail
A. Barton Hepburn
W. L. Douglas
BE. c. Simmons
Darwin P. Kingsley
John D. Ryan
Julius Rosenwald
John Hays Hammond
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Bowlegged Children and Stroke Health Questions
Health column answers readers on bowlegs caused by rickets or early walking, with treatment steps including outdoor activity, diet, liver oil emulsion, and leg massage. It also discusses strokes, arteriosclerosis, gangrene, recovery chances, and advice on eyeglasses for motorcyclists and general health guidance.
Little Life Confidences in the Experience of a Couple
A playful domestic scene unfolds as Andrew and Imogene argue over a missing department store castor. Imogene teases him, he mutters bold reproaches, and the couple recalls a 15 year quarrel while a chaotic store tour ends in comic disaster and a dramatic vow.
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Andrew
Imogene
Rob Fulkerson
Mr Fox Runs From Beehive Bees In Bear's Woods
In a woodland tale Mr Fox suspects Mr Bear of hoarding honey after bees swarm him. Fox sneaks to Bear's cellar and finds white beehives. Bees chase Fox, who escapes by diving into a lake with townsfolk in pursuit, ending the honey hoard scare.
Iowa Editors on Roads and Rural Youth
Iowa editors argue good roads may both lure and retain young people on farms by easing travel to towns. They caution town–country movement is complex and urge farming is best, urging more roads as part of a broader plan.
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Burlington
Europe
Hostility to paving bonds noted in Black Hawk County vote
Sioux City Tribune reports a rural township in Black Hawk County rejected paving bonds by eight votes while voting in favor of bonds in other parts. The editor argues skepticism is a side issue but may recur. overall benefits of highway funding should prevail and reach all areas.
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Sioux City Tribune
Black Hawk Country
It’s a Wise Tenant Perry Chief
A garbled clipping notes a tenant farmer facing uncertain boss changes as he begins his day, reflecting on precarious work conditions and shifting authority in rural life.
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Perry
Brad
Bees See All in Yard Despite Bear’s Claim
The wood folk learn bees guard the yard. Mr. Bear boasts of bees with five eyes, yet the bees focus only on flowers. If left unbothered, they remain busy and watchful while others doubt their sight.
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Mr. Fox
Mr. Bears
Mr. Bear
VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE DISCUSS PAVED ROADS IN IOWA DISTRICT
Letter to the editor from Roy Gardner of Waterloo condemns a Black Hawk county vote to bond for paving 84 miles of primary roads. He argues farmers will bear taxes for roads they seldom use, questions the value to farmers, and warns of future levies to fund secondary roads and bond interest.
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la Porte City
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Waterloo Township
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commission
Board of County Supervisors
Roy Gardner
Chickens and Heat: Guidance for Keeping Chicks Safe
In extreme heat provide shaded brooder with good air flow and avoid overcrowding. Offer skim milk and buttermilk in a covered drinking dish, but always supply water. Check premises for lice and mites and treat the brooder with a petroleum kerosene mix if needed. Apply insect powder on chicks about every four weeks.
Two-Girl Beau Remembered in Grim Tale of Death
A local column recalls a roguish lover who had two women and once sat with them on his knees as he drove. The piece reflects on sympathy for Germany and the fate of a girl who perished in a bed fire due to smoking.
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Sporting Goods Department
Mazie
Germany
National Newspaper Service
Britain
England
Looking Backward from Marshalltown Times-Republican
An old United States troopers debate surfaces over capture and punishment of Villa, with reflection on whether authorities should have acted earlier to seize him.
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Marshalltown
Republican
Villa
United States
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd and a 1919 design puzzle
A collage of Loyd brain teaser text includes a British town riddle, a line drawing instruction for folding a corner, and a note about a continuous line drawing of two circles. It mentions a Scotch town feature, a physician visit, and a folded corner diagram.
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Sam Loyd
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