Fred Stone's dramatic turn to pulpit praise draws eyes
The piece compares Fred Stone, famed comedian, to Paul the Apostle, noting his sudden religious turn on a stalled train in Wakota. It questions what inner force prompts such changes, suggesting a "still small voice" may guide even famous entertainers toward higher aims.
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Wheat Price Fixing Plays Big Role In Food Policy
A sharpened debate on minimum wheat prices unfolds with government backing to absorb undersold offers. The author argues for state intervention to ensure fair returns for farmers, drawing comparisons to railroad rate regulation and warning of broader national food security risks if markets falter.
Infection sources and sanitary precautions by Dr William Brady
Dr Brady discusses how infection occurs when germs breach mucous barriers and notes carriers can spread disease without being ill. He urges simple sanitary rules, explains contrast between visible cleanliness and surgical cleanliness, and invites letters with stamped envelopes for further questions and a response based on provided guidance.
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Imo and Andrew discuss enduring love and romantic routines in a domestic exchange. He professes affection through routine actions while she longs for renewed tenderness and shared memories. Their banter shifts to humor as he offers to perform a lighthearted song and duet, lightening the moment.
Princess Hertilne and Family Depart for Long Visit
The mercs commission aims to let railroads fund maintenance and fair returns to stockholders. Princess Hertilne, who recently became widow of the former Kaiser, Afr. Hohenzollern, is reported to be departing with her children for a long visit to her former home. The honeymoon’s glow faded quickly as she begins to straighten the household and cut expenses, while William treats it as a joke that proves a temperamental, disagreeable side. Early robins are noted by discoverers as spring nears, and Miss March makes a flawless entrance amid mild winter weather in southern California.
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Elusive Springtime by Frank L. Stanton
A fragmentary verse piece shows a speaker misreading bloom and weather as a dreary prospect. The dialogue reflects domestic banter about staying home and a humorous exchange about heaven and a planned trip.
Nature Notes Q and A From Burroughs Club
Questions on hot weather plant care porcupine behavior and attracting songbirds appear in the 1921 Nature Notes column. Readers asked if plants cope with heat and whether porcupines roll into balls for protection and how to lure goldfinches.
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Houghton Mifflin Co
Beavers and foxes in nature notes and tales from the field
excerpts cover wax begonia root growths caused by a parasitic insect and a green heron known as shitepoke, plus beavers using a dew claw to groom fur. The text shifts to a river town editorial on intoxicated drivers, then a fox and junior fox chase with poultry and dog presence.
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Sac City Sun
Predicting a Motoring Future Beyond the Street
A clashing view on future transport predicts motor shows and winged travel centuries hence while calling for peaceful progress in war torn times. The piece critiques current taxes and argues Iowa's antiquated system lets the nontaxpayer dodge obligations, urging legislative reform.
The Sandman Story By Mrs Walker Mr Fox Meets Junior Fox
Mr Fox believes the farmyard above the hill is his for the season but one morning he spots Junior Fox slipping behind an old barrel. The encounter hints at a playful chase and the start of a woodland rivalry.
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Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
A vintage brain teaser recalls counting telegraph poles during a car trip. Using a stopwatch, the reader learns to relate poles per minute to miles per hour and to deduce pole spacing from a 3 3/8 mile line. The teaser also notes yesterday's answer and mentions a college man with a bound to excel.
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Signa
Editor sarcasm and safe funds lock mockery in Iowa papers
Algona Upper Des Moines jokes about a lime locked safe holding New Hampshire funds and Iowa pride, while Cedar Rapids Republican notes doctors differ on interpretation of the good book yet readers stick to scripture. Sioux City Journal quips that it may do.
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New Hampshire
Cedar Rapids
Abe Martin cites romance, coach fires player over studies
Abe Martin quips about love and skirts while Chester Mopps is dismissed from the basketball team for letting academics interfere with practice. The local note blends humor with a sports setback, reflecting small town life and school discipline.
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Chester Mopps
Careless shampooing spoiled hair care tip
A short health advice on shampoo use warns that many soaps dry the scalp and make hair brittle. It recommends Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure grease free and superior, detailing how to prepare a lather with warm water and two or three teaspoonfuls. It notes Mulsified is cheap and available at pharmacies for the whole family.
Freezone Corn Remedy Claims Instant Pain Free Lift Off
A druggist offers a tiny bottle of Freezone to remove hard corns soft corns and those between toes for a few cents. The product allegedly stops pain instantly and allows lifting the corn away with fingers without irritation.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Public health ad urges women to balance home life and work, claiming Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound benefits 98 of 100 women who try it and helps with ailments from overwork and social stress.
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Theorld
Lydia EX Pinkham
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