Harding half term ends as new quarter begins
The piece notes the conclusion of the second quarter of President Harding's administration and his upcoming vacation. It discusses public opinion, fiscal restraint under his first half, and outlines a balance of political commentary and economic comparisons, emphasizing spending cuts and government savings. It mentions farmers’ views and praises prudent leadership. It also covers Burlington railroad president Hale Holden's four-system westward merger plan and likens it to broader industry consolidations.
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Sanday
Hartman .Co
Courier Sag, Corney
Park, Ave
Commercial St
Waterton
Iows
Associated Press
Syecs
Ember Audit Bureau of
Cony Gs
FEG Dougherty
Washington, D. C
Corresprn
New York
Philadelhia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Harding
Cant &Jess
Florida
Mr. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Ee Jans
Jess
Hale
Hale Holden
Burlington Railroad
Mississippi River
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Kansas City Southern
Holden
Waterloo
Halefinlden
Ile
Tie
Ounce
Bis
Representative Lovrein Proposes 10 MPH Crossing Rule
Representative Lovrein backs a bill to slow every motor vehicle to 10 miles per hour within 100 feet of railroad crossings with a $10 first offense fine. The informer would receive half the fine, creating a practical incentive. Record shows few crossing incidents in Iowa, though 245 autos were struck by locomotives last year.
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Lovrein
Cnse
Towa
Amaz
Spring Gift Sparks Warm Memories For Waterloo Readers
A newspaper piece recalls a $6,000 windfall of coal saved during a cold spell, noting 600 tons kept premises warm while others wasted, and reflecting on mild early March days and forthcoming uncertain weather. It muses on how residents might use their shares of the gift and past weather patterns.
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Waterloo
John D
Henry Ford
Waterlao
Personal Health Service by Dr William Brady column
A health column by Dr William Brady addresses germ avoidance in surgical settings, dust control, and hand washing, with humorous asides on doorknobs and library books. It answers reader questions on breathing, lead pipes, bread types, hair care, and dandruff, noting letters must be brief and include a stamped return envelope.
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Health Department
H. G
al. M. TR
Pernan
Brady
Wiliam Brady
Fairy Tale Banter Between Friends Over Love And Prose
Andrew and Imogene spar over fairy tales and real life desires in a playful dialogue. The pair debate good fairies, material needs, and the romance of making a living, revealing gendered humor and social commentary through a domestic cafe conversation.
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Andrew
Imogene
Imogeny
Bosky Delig
Hann Christian Andersen
Pant Comedian Fred Stone Aims To Heal Church Theatre Rift
Pant comedian Fred Stone says he will not quit the stage and will focus on reducing antipathy between church and theatre. He plans to foster tolerance and cleaner, more respectable theatre, a demanding but worthwhile task that would require public funding. A separate item notes a Dubuque County farmer fined $200 after attempting quail and pheasant shooting on his own land.
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Fred Stone
Pussoner Liberty
Lake City
Dubuque County
Russia grain exports amid famine report in Iowa editorials
Iowa editors note Russia ships grain while its people starve. They contrast with U S coal exports during northern freezes. The piece previews two paving bills before the state legislature: require 50 percent voter consent to pave and stop forcing businesses to pay for winter street work, with remaining issues to follow.
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Pieracn
Brain Tests by Sam Loy
A fragmented brain teaser noting instructions to spell out object names and perform simple arithmetic with signs to yield the name of a messenger of the gods. The text references yesterday’s answer and a puzzling line about 59 spaces between 60 poles yielding a distance calculation.
The Dead Author by Franke L Stanton
Fragmentary poem flavor laments a writer’s death and the elusive afterlife. The text references Love Leads Us Along and sorrowful, obscured lines about mortality, memory, and a marble statue as a symbol of loss. The garbled OCR yields a jumble of phrases without clear narrative.
Oregon Legislature Ends With New Tax Measures
Deputy game warden cited a farmer for shooting 19 quail and a pheasant found in his basket. He faced $10 per third and $4.15 in additions. The Liguxy City Journal notes Oregon ends session with a cent gasoline tax and a state income tax with exemptions of $1,000 for singles and $2,000 for married filers. The 1 to 6 percent rate rises to 6 percent above $12,000. Critics doubt the tax’s impact on salaries and wages and referendum is expected on the law.
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Partis
Oregon
Liguxy City Journal
Salem
The Wind in Literature and Myth Across Ages
The article surveys wind as a recurring muse from Homer and Shakespeare to Bible stories and Greek myth. It links the wind to spiritual lessons, poetic images, and dramatic stage devices, noting how winds shape scenes, destinies, and humanity's perception of the divine.
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Pelleds
Meligaude
Maaterlinck
George Borirow
George McDonald
Whittier
Wiliam
Cullen
Bryant
Shelley
Aeleus
Ulysses
Aeneas
Boreas
Victor Hare
Galilee
The Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount Adrift in Heat and Intrigue
Malcolm Starmount plans a solitary weekend at Seabright but faces social pressure from Nalda Courteney and friends after an extravagant party. A car blowout forces a detour to bearbright where a hot shop and chance encounter with handkerchiefs set off a life changing moment, foreshadowing a wandering weekend and deeper conflicts with gossip and luxury.
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Malcolm Starmount
John
Starmount
Imal
Hell
Nalda Courteney
Malcolm Starmonet
Theodore Parker
Malcolm
Nalda
Starlmount
Parker
Dicky Tenant
Dicky
Ted
Dicky Tenpant
Walda Courteney
Seabright
Hbeang
T. Mill
Bear Bright
Metropolis
Stridatt
Stermount
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
Burroughs Nature Club Notes invites readers to submit questions on nature topics. It promises answers in the next Nature Notes column and includes sample questions about swordfish eatability bird nesting behavior and plant dye color chemistry.
Answers to Qu Esticons From an Old Column
A collage of reader questions on plants in hot water geyser pools and porcupine defense, plus advice on attracting goldfinches with seeds and sunflowers. It features brief zoological notes and a short tale of Graytail the shipmouse meeting Grandfather Mouse and Jolly Tar aboard a ship with family dynamics.
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Yellowstone Park
The Sandman Story or Mrs Fl Walker Graytail Voyage
Jolly Tar asks to enter a house to gain time as Graytail claims to be exploring. He introduces himself as Graytail and explains unsafe floors. An elderly mouse grandfather and his wife invite him inside for safety despite the outside danger.
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Ayant Ehauleé Oner
Mlaeto
Graytail
Greepy
Sandman Story
Mrs. FL
Aa. Walker
Grayta
Tam
Fragmentary Abe Martin quips about Isadora Duncan and show life
A garbled fragment from Abe Martin pieces together a quip about Gran'man Bentley and a seven decade note. It mentions Isadora Duncan misbehaving in operas rather than banquets and railroading references, though much of the text is unclear.
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Bentley
Isadora’ Duncan
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proved Helpful
A housewife from Keeseville New York praises Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound noting relief from female weakness backache irregularities and fatigue after using six bottles. She adds Liver Pills are the best she ever took and grants permission to use her letter as advertising. The testimonial urges other sufferers to try the remedy.
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Keeseyillé
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sarah Blaise
Keeseville
N.Y
Lydia Pinkham
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