WAKE UP AND FIGHT Pittsburgh Plus and tax reform talk
The Courier urges farmers and steel users in Iowa to back a $10,000 state appropriation to fight Pittsburgh Plus and its phantom freight charges. It argues the tax burden should shift to wealth with bonds, proposes public campaigning, and cites the broader impact on Midwest states. It also previews looming Democratic presidential possibilities and legislative power shifts.
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Midwest
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Inhumanity in a Cancer Plaster Tale
A reader letter discusses a wife kept alive by a caustic plaster treatment for cancer that caused severe pain and tissue damage. The author condemns the method as crude, dangerous, and inferior to surgical removal, urging humane care and medical judgment.
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Weller
Cruyelty
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Imogene recalls old suitors from her youth, detailing Dick, Fred, Charlie, Sol, and others who pursued her. She explains lasting interest in these men while sharing reflections on marriage, loyalty, and choosing Andrew as a confidant for intimate talks.
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Imogene
Andrew
Fred Bartlet
Fred
Nettie
Charlie Reps
Charlie
Ighesa
Sol Wilmer
Sol
Mazie
Christianity Hasn't Mailed Says Rolfe Arrow
Sioux City Journal notes the Rolfe Arrow questions Christianity’s effectiveness while arguing that lack of application explains failures. It suggests a 30 day test running the world on Christian teaching could yield surprising results, though acknowledges such an experiment is impossible.
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Sioux City
The Sandman Story by Mrs Fl Al Walker
The tale follows Elmo, a poor peasant boy caring for his elderly grandmother, who struggles to earn enough to support them. After a year of hard work in the garden, Elmo plans a larger plot to grow more vegetables for their survival next season.
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Brady
William Brady
Sandman
FL. AL Walker
Elmo
Hilma
The Beautiful Time and a Wry Editor Exchange
A poem by Frank L. Stanton extols a distant, ideal dawn and a peaceful future. A humorous interjected line questions cremation plans, voiced by an editor character in a satirical aside. The piece blends lyric longing with light, comic commentary.
Elmo Encounters Garden Elves in the Green Corner
In a dusk garden Elmo digs near a tangled patch and discovers Brown Green Little People who guard a nature corner. They plead for the space, revealing garden magic and that mortals should leave a patch for the Little People. Elmo agrees and learns the corner remains untouched. The garden prospers and Elmo saves enough money.
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Bimo
Elmo
Elno
Thearden
Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount Draws Goodwill
Malcolm Starmount, a rich young man, vows to reform after a chance encounter with Mary Devlin. A wild party leads to a staged accident and murder accusation, but Starmount’s plan to help the Devlin family strengthens his resolve to abandon his past.
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Mary Devlin
Jis
Walda Courteney
Dick Tennant
Nelda Courteney
Starmount
Parker
Mulcahy
Tennant
Mary
Horn
Mal
Mr. Parker
Devlin
Pat Mulcehy
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions on Seeds and Birds
The column lists reader inquiries for the Burroughs Nature Club Notes. Questions include whether seedling apples fruit well without grafting, whether fishes have tongues, and if birds swallow fur or hair. Answers indicate forthcoming responses and reference on linen cost and a rabbit with hornlike growths.
Abe Martin Optimist Sketch Reflects Small-Town Humor
In a brief Abe Martin style note the columnist jests about optimism, living in an apartment, and social quirks of a small town. The humor pivots on everyday encounters and light commentary about people and manners.
Brain Tests by Sam Loud
A riddle recounts a farm labor arrangement where workers form a planters and diggers’ association seeking shorter hours and higher pay. Smith raises wages to satisfy the group, then apportions tasks so that at season end each man earns 101 dollars after a total of 3023 days worked.
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Smith
Planters’ and Diggers’ Association
Moore Ant
Shakespeare
J Scott
Cooper
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