Waterlog Evening Courier front page column rant on boxing hype
A Waterloo Iowa page features a verbose column criticizing boxing promotion around the Dempsey Carpentier bout. It mocks the sport as a money game and recounts a sparring anecdote where Gene Williams is knocked out by Dempsey, illustrating the brutal side of heavyweight boxing.
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Spain
Registering Fares Across Philadelphia Transit Systems
The article traces fare collection evolution from early cash handoffs to modern registering devices on street cars. Philadelphia employs four methods including conductor tolls, pay-as-you-enter or leave designs, and a center passage car. A height gauge determines child fare eligibility at thirty-one inches.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
Too many interests in politics and tariffs debate
A skeptical column critiques lawmakers holding private business ties and pushes for a businesslike Congress. It cites lumber tariffs, North Dakota wheat support, coal market woes, and South American trade frictions, urging honest, single-minded service and caution toward foreign policy missteps.
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Epilepsy and glandular theory insights in Health Talks
The article discusses epilepsy as a frequent disease with convulsions and mental deterioration, noting possible hereditary links, head injuries, and scarlet fever as predisposing factors. It highlights glandular theory, especially pituitary and thyroid roles, in seizures and mentions bromides and new remedies, plus cautions about neglect and treatment costs.
Ocean as mystery in world literature and prophecy
The excerpt traces awe of the sea across literature from Homer to Byron and Bryant, noting Greek gods and prophets’ imagery of the sea’s power. It contrasts ancient seafaring Hebrews with modern attempts to conquer oceans, suggesting the ocean’s enduring mystery despite exploration.
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Childe Harold
Bryant
Lowe
Miss Tawney Apple boasts new eyebrows in town
Miss Tawney Apple shows off a dandy pair of second crop eyebrows while Mr. Jemmie Poter practices shooting, described in a brisk, humorous local note from Bostyh Jody.
When the World Gets Happy
A reflective piece contrasts joy and judgment, urging readers to cease gloom and embrace the moment. It centers on awakening happiness, listening to conscience, and acknowledging a looming Day of Judgment while finding meaning in the present world.
Frugal Dinner Sparks Strained Night at Home
Imogene Fulkerson vents fatigue and anger as she forbids a cosy night at home after serving a scraps dinner. Andrew consoles yet faces tension over housecleaning, church plans, and insistence on leaving for lodges or clubs. The quarrel hints at underlying marital strain and daily tensions.
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Imogene
Quarrel
The Orange Yellow Diamond Mystery Chapter Five
Scottish author Andrew Lauriston travels to London to pursue writing while pawning belongings finds a dead man at a pawnshop. Detective Ayscough questions him but confirms Lauriston’s honesty with letters from a friend and payment proofs. Melky Rubinstein protects Lauriston, and the platinum stud mystery deepens as Melky suspects a hidden owner.
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Nature Notes and Answers From Old Science Qs
A collage of nature questions and answers from a historical column. Topics include evergreen trees, life spans of queen and worker bees, a tale of a chicken hatched from an egg, and inquiries about worms, sweating in animals, mockingbird mimickry, and a Michigan library modernization linked to a controversial novel.
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The Rest of Us Went Home and Bryant's Poems Read
The reader notes the remainder of Bryant's poems after reading Thandropsis and mentions an option to pay a fine or face jail. He chose an alternative of two hotel rooms and is now worth almost nothing. The Sioux City Journal wishes good luck to M Carpentier.
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Bryant
Brain Tests Puzzle by Sam Loyd
A returned Arctic explorer shows a photo locating the North Pole but finds the evidence unacceptable. The puzzle asks which two places in North Dakota are suggested by the image. The method involves standing a post upright and aligning signboards to bring both boards into proper position.
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