Iowa Supreme Court and Prohibition in England
A lengthy Iowa World War pay ruling is discussed with analysis of state bonds and gratitude. England's Lady Astor pushes a limited drinking ban for youths, while Iowa considers creating a separate agriculture department to consolidate oversight and reduce overhead.
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Supreme Court of Iowa
Iowa
Lown
New York
California
Montana
Supreme Courts
Towa
Lady Aster
Holt & Seat
Virginia
House of Commons
England
Lady Astor
Guy. Kendall
Florn
Hru
Haas
Endless Chain and Rent Conflicts Stir Chicago to Debate
A Chicago correspondent calls Lenine a comrade and attacks bourgeois and landlord relations, linking rent hikes to wage demands by Chicago craftsmen and rising costs. The piece also previews a local four team basketball grapple, praising Osage’s chances, and odd notes on a Michigan girl entering vaudeville, closing with March reflections.
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Chicago
Lenine
Sverrbolly
Seidlitz Powders and Humble Saline Laxatives
Personal Health Service by William Brady discusses safe use of seidlitz powders and saline laxatives, warns against frequent dosing and “blood cleansers,” and covers reader questions on graham versus whole wheat flour, busting nutrition myths. It also notes letters to Dr. Brady are answered with stamps.
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W. H. Hartman Co
Courier
Buri
Dougherty, Waington
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooks & Fintey
Rep'x
William Brady
National Newspaper Serving
Graham
Brady
Willan Brady
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Imogene and Andrew discuss fashion and marriage in a lively exchange about clothes and identity. He praises outfits while she asserts independence, arguing clothes reveal wishes and the balance of home life versus social freedom. The couple plans a night out despite tensions over traditional roles.
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Imogene
Andrew
March Commotions Stirring Public Mood and Marital Advice
The piece jokes about March political commotion and quips from former Vice President Marshall. It notes the idiom that March brings upheaval and suggests a playful prescription for marital harmony with playful lines about wives and husbands.
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Marshall
Propositions and Policies Prompt Debate Across Iowa Papers
Iowa editorials criticize 39 50 propositions and high school funding gaps. Cedar Rapids argues half of grads are unfit for college and many cannot afford it. Davenport discusses rising crime and capital punishment's deterrent effect.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport Democrat
Rose of Memory and Trials of Justice in Iowa
The excerpt contrasts Frank L. Stanton’s poem Til Rose of Memory with prose on capital punishment in Iowa, noting that hangings are grim but justice moves steadily toward intimate justice as murderers pay for their crimes and victims retain the right to life.
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Towa
The Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount
Malcolm Starmount, rich playboy, takes in Mary Devlin and her sick family after a street store incident. A murder scare follows when Dicky Tennant is hurt, and Officer Mulcahy faces a choice between duty and mercy as Starmount’s circle tightens around a night of secrets.
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Malcolm Starmount
Naida Courtenay
Naida Courteney
Starmount
Mary Devlin
Mary
Nalde Courteney
Nalda
Crébuil
Niada
Dicky Tennant
Icky Tennant
Ninda Courteney
Naida
Tennant
Eiveryone
Mulcahy
Sather
Ainey
Eddle
Mars
Ofpfiger Mulcahy
Eddie
Avcok
Devlin
Kade
Cohen
Pat
Sny
Bmibeahy
Trishy
Kate
Princess Dewdrop Flees Her Rose Chamber Adventure
The tale follows Princess Dewdrop who awakens and escapes her rose chamber to be drawn by Wind and Sun as she rolls through a landscape of forests and pebbles. Tiny Waterdrops cousinled, she reunites with relatives in a brook scene and remembers little of her royal vow.
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Kecanahs
Mich
Princess Dewdrop Gittle
Princess Dewdrop
Dewdrop
Tade
Mr. Wind
Mr. Sunman
Mr. Susman
Mr. Sunman Owas
Princess Dendron
Dawdrop
Waterdrops
Rose Bower
Tomorroy
Oll Tilly
Peter
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
Puzzle text presents a prewar payroll problem with a contractor’s crew of fifteen masons twenty carpenters and thirty laborers wages equal between trades and a total daily payroll of 177. Determine mason and laborer wages. A word puzzle follows: SATAN minus ANT plus URN yields SATUR.
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Satan
Abe Martin Finds Son Plays Saxophone Then Settles Down
A humorous hometown note follows Abe Martin as his son embraces a saxophone career before choosing to settle. The piece hints at investigations and rumors about Washington affairs and scantily dressed divorcees, in a light, nostalgic tone.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Q and A
Questions on lice from bird nests and fish pollution lead the Burroughs Nature Club notes. Answers discuss green turtles, edible versus non edible fungi, owl entry to bluebird houses, and nesting box dimensions. A local expert from Chicago offers a free consultation at a Waterloo event on March 11.
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Walaly
Shallenberger
Chicago
Waterloo
Satur
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HUH
Roe Fulkerson
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Tle
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Tom
JOWA
Lioundiy Journal
Russia
Frank L. Stanton
Tees
Salvasers
Borys
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
Sam Loyde
M'naies
Abe Martin
Burroughs
Nature Club
Uoughton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
Ava
Natere
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