Waterlo0 Evening Courier editorial on municipal building
Long May Wave editorial marks June 14 1777 flag anniversary and argues for central civic improvements in Waterloo Iowa outlining a new city hall and consolidated fire stations. It urges selling old sites to fund a civic building, proposes stations for hospital and Independence Avenue, and plans a municipal program to serve employers and visitors.
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United States
Continental Congress
Betsy Ross
Gennd’powerfination
Ray
Union Mills Company
Fourth and
Water Streets
Presbyterian Hospital
Independence Avenue
Waterloo
Isels
Buses V8 Streetcars in Waterloo Transit Change
An editorial argues motorbuses may replace streetcars in Waterloo and nearby towns. It notes automobiles reshaped urban transport, reducing the feasibility of streetcar maintenance, and cites higher car ownership, parking scarcity in cities, and lower upkeep for buses as factors likely to push buses to crowd out streetcars in small towns with ample parking. The piece contends bus operation could handle heavy traffic in such towns.
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Waterloo
Cadar Falla & W Northern
Ciites
Waterloo City Hall Sought to Replace Lafayette Street Structure
For years Waterloo needs a new city hall to replace the Lafayette Street building housing municipal offices. The old site has inadequate space is poorly located and lacks civic beauty. Officials plan to file ordinances resolutions and plans to secure better protection in case of fire.
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Waterloo
Ity
Jlafayette Street
Conversation Clasifications for Busy Phones Suggestion
Cedar Rapids Gazette proposes labeling telephone conversations into business social and twaddle to aid busy people. The idea envisions quick cues like A B C to classify purpose and ease interruptions during calls.
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Cedar Rapids
Abe Martin Quips About Husbands and Domestic Labor
In a playful exchange Mrs. Til ford Moots remarks that typical husbands are seen as perfect when not questioned, while a country setting hints at daily chores. The dialogue paints a light, humorous scene around marital roles and home tasks with a folksy tone.
Afterthoughts on marbles and the rise of girls in games
A columnist laments the old boys game of marbles at school and recalls its rough rivalries and barter economy. He notes girls increasingly play, sees masculine domains yielding to female participation, and contrasts past innocence with modern youth sports shifting to basketball and volleyball.
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Atlantic City
Matte Lawley
Pennsylvania
Hamilton
Pittsburgh
Town Hall
Acrophobia and practical help for fear of heights
A health column discusses acrophobia, the fear of heights, its impact on workers and individuals, and suggests gradual exposure through daily exercise and controlled practice to reduce timidity. It notes structural workers learn to ignore vast drops, while advising disciplined, progressive training for sufferers.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Puzzling Questions
The reader asks about sealed boxes of Indian meat with white webby growths and big horn sheep horns. It also questions how Baltimore orioles built nests before modern string and materials. Answers promised in tomorrow's Nature Notes.
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Baltimore Orioles
Answers to Previous Questions About Birds and Rivers
The passage discusses various birds and their interactions with ecosystems. It notes shorebirds and freshwater species in South America, the shelldrake duck and its down, nest protection with artificial burrows, and the rhinoceros hosting birds to feed on ticks. It mentions nesting behavior, breeding sites, and the mutual benefits of these animal interactions.
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Mart
Smaltheastorm
Moutler
Rvers
Hein
Vasko
Jutland
Merigan Libraries Thrive in Southern Russia
Moscow reports two libraries started by Near East Relief for its orphanage work in Russian Armenia have grown into the region’s most important libraries. Located at Alexandropol and Djelal-Osi, they hold over 30 600 volumes, including ancient Russian and Armenian editions, with monthly reading-room attendance over 25 000.
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Moscow
Near East Relief
Armenia
Russia
Alexandropol
Djelal- Osi
Uncle Wiggily and the Girl Bird Adventure in Woodlands
In Holton Stump School on a Saturday two rabbit boys Tooter and Scooter plot to lose May Bell, the Bell family pussy cat girl. May sleeps in moss by a brook. the plan backfires as Uncle Wiggily, Mrs Bell, and a bird chorus search. The blues jay finally calls May, who answers, ending the mischief with discipline and resolve for next time.
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Holton Stump School
Lady Mouse
Tooter
Stooter
Unele
Scooter
Mayba Uncle Wiggily
Jackie
Peetie Bow Wow
Ant
May
Seonter
Rabbit
May Bell
Mrs. Bell
Phoebe
Girl Bird
Uncle Wiggly
Blues Jay
Uncle Wiggily
Mrs. Ball
Rooster
Waterloo Man Champions Telephone Directory as Best Seller
A Waterloo man argues the telephone directory is the world s most used book far exceeding best sellers. He cites 1924 Northwestern Bell figures showing 1 260 893 copies printed for the territory and daily calls totaling over 3 221 000, with directories consulted year after year.
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A. Weigel
Weigel
Waterloo
United States
Pake Waterloo
Watel
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Towa
Nebraska
North
South Dakotas
Northwestern Bell “Company
New York
A. G. Storrs
Pioneer Telephone Company
Metropols
Minneapolis
Webster City
J. M. Richardson
Inventon
Northwestern Telephone
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
Puzzle description from a old Loyd column with word insertions and cipher. It lists definitions and removals showing a final hidden name of a life guard soldier, ending with Hercules.
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Sam Loyd
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Andrew teases Imogene about nails and polish as their marriage looms. Imogene complains husbands lose polish after wedlock while bachelor life gleams with grooming. Eleanor, a blonde from Atlantic City, is discussed as the beauty influence before a possible makeover.
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Wife
Roe Fulkerson
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