WARTING PRICE OF WHEAT AND AID DRIVE FOR CHINA
A newspaper feature discusses famine in China with 30 million at risk and urges five dollar aid per Chinese to avert disaster. It cites wheat supplies in the U.S. and notes large farm stocks while urging humanitarian relief across distant borders. It also reports on Black Hawk county and Bremer county highway drainage co operation.
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Grain decline and socialist election fallout noted
The piece reports a 40,906,000 head drop in meat animals on American farms, larger grain holdings, and substantial 1920 crop in storage. It also covers Davenport politics where Socialists lost school elections after initial gains and criticizes socialist policy impact. It ends with street traffic crashes and ad strategy notes.
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Bathing Tips and Medicated Baths for Skin Health
Health Talks by Dr Huber explains cold and warm baths aid lung power appetite and hygiene. Describes wet packs and medicated baths using bran starch gelatin linseed marshmallow size bath for itchy scaly skin conditions. Includes nail spot questions and a pediatric diet answer for hives.
Theater Review Turns Onstage Animals and Bears
Andrew praises a theatre bill with highly educated animals noting a cockatoos act, a bear on roller skates, and a trained bear drinking from a bottle. Imogene presses for details as the sporting page frames the scene with contrast to the actors’ evident thought and education.
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Billy Sands
Imogene
Andrew
Unclear Family Couple Recalled From Mancie Wedding
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls Mrs. Winsor Kate and an uncle in Mancie. Mentions a couple starting life together after a wedding and seed, with uncertain details or dates.
Afterthoughts and Odds and Ends from a Busy Ledger
A collage of aphorisms and social notes quips on wisdom after events, landlord class jokes, synthetic milk from Boston, abdication rumors, Montenegrin throne barbs, dr seis Harvey Wiley on beer, teachers pay myths, and praise for modern consolidated schools shaping pupils for life.
Dinner Party Secrets Spark a Mysterious Bank Heist Tale
At a dinner at Colonel and Mrs. Ledyard’s, social circles collide as Mrs. Hartshorne’s past haunts the scene and a bank president’s prison release looms. Detective Harvey probes missing funds, pearls, and enmities while Swarthmore pressures Braddock and Bebe Cowles. A murder investigation unfolds with suspects among the household. The piece also notes a distant aside about cheaper farm machinery and a symbolic garden spade.
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Swarthmore
Braddock
Harvey
Murchaser
Bebe Cowles
Braddock family and Hartshorne case deepen mystery
Paul Harvey visits Eastopolis Trust head Mr. Braddock to discuss Mrs. Hartshorne’s estate and personal ties. Braddock recalls her keen business sense and cash holdings, while Harvey probes motives and credentials amid a city shaken by a murder.
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Adare
Rose
Paras
Rye
Paul
Si Fardeage
Rose Adare
Wast- Fonolis ‘Trust Company
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Brad 'Dack
Braddock
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Braddocks
Old Guard
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Correct English Errors with Subject Verb Agreement
The passage examples show common errors in verb forms with collective nouns and subjects. It contrasts correct phrases such as Each of the boys has his own horse and Neither Charlie nor his brother was present with incorrect forms like HAVE THEIR and WERE. It also fixes pronoun and tense agreement in sentences about students and literature.
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Charlie
Gawe
Charles
The Great Companion Poem by Frank L. Stanton
A reflective verse about walking in the old fashioned faith amid changing beliefs. The speaker trusts God to provide sunshine and guidance through night and clouded skies, envisioning heavenly hills and the valley of the Shadow where divine companionship remains constant.
Old Time Stage Acts Draw Crowd With Diverse Shticks
A vivid review praises routines from a chalked white horse to a trained fox terrier and a parlor of eclectic acts. It lauds audience appetite for varied novelty and argues actors must be intellectually compelling to succeed.
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Modjeska
John Drew
Jackson Monument
Washington
Ana
Ells
New York
Divorce as Symptom of Social Ills and Eugenics Bill Doubts
The excerpt argues divorce is a symptom of broader societal disease and calls for addressing root causes beyond courts. It endorses a proposed eugenics bill in principle but doubts practical effectiveness, noting evasion risks and too many laws on the statute books.
More Roads to Happiness from Ruth Cameron
A friend misses the movies for her three children and describes watching her baby grow. She recalls the baby creeping, learning to move, and overcoming doors and obstacles with growing curiosity and concentration. The account shifts to intimate home scenes and a playful, observational tone.
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Ruth
Junior
Des Moines Gubernatorial Plans Tripped by Moore Claim
Sioux City Journal notes the Des Moines group pursuing next year’s governor race faced a setback when former Lieutenant Governor EB Moore called the report of his candidacy bunk, arguing the move lacks credibility. The piece hints at satire on campaign chatter without confirming any candidate.
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Des Moines
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