Waterl oo Evening Courier Ad Rates and Policy Remarks
Converts of the Waterloo Evening Courier publish ad rates for carrier and mail subscriptions and discuss editorial policy. It criticizes price fixing and paternalistic legislation, mentions Associated Press and regional offices, and notes publication standards and advertising rules.
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Courier Ride
Goter Park Ave
Commercia
Stoy Telephone Branch Exchange
John C. Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Treas
Gen
Mgr
Wacterina
Wieres
Associated Press
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Coal mine safety measures to prevent dust explosions
The piece discusses frequent mine disasters in the United States and argues for rock dusting to render coal dust nonexplosive. It cites England’s compulsory practice, Utah regulations, and estimates the cost at about one fourth of a cent per ton, urging adoption to save workers and families.
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West Virginia
Sullivan
Ind
American Association For Labor
England
Castle Gate
Utah
Lesly
Austing
Vstig
Jardine Urges Cooperative Marketing Over Legislation
Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine advocates cooperative marketing as the path to healthier farming finance. He says 5,000 cooperative grain and as many live stock marketing groups exist, arguing voluntary unity builds a profitable, businesslike farm sector without paternalistic price laws.
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Jardine
William M. Jardine
United States
Mr. Jardine
Pretary Jardine
Real wages vary widely across cities say British study
The British ministry of labor finds American workers can buy more food with wages than in many cities worldwide, with the United States topping the list in real purchasing power. The report lists contrasts with London as base, noting Amsterdam Berlin Brussels Lisbon Madrid Milan Oslo Ottawa Paris Philadelphia Prague Rome Stockholm Sydney Vienna. The piece ends by contrasting athletic honors and local pride with such wage data.
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United States
British Ministry of Labor
Kacenly
Rome
Madrid
Vienna
Norway
Sweden
Halland
Australia
Canada
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brussels
Lisbon
Milan
Oslo
Ottawa
Paris
Philadelphia
Prague
Stockholm
Sydney
New Convict Labor Bill Spurs Iowa Debate
Burlington Hawk-Eye reports Senator Haskell of Linn County introduced a bill to employ convicts on highways state parks and public improvements. Proponents cite benefits to taxpayers and offenders while funding for families of incarcerated workers is urged. The Globe-Gazette notes auto industry saturation and ongoing growth despite junked vehicles and exports.
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Burlington Hawk-Eye
Haskell
Linn County
Iowa
Stata
Sickness and the Weather in Personal Health Service
One of the strongest props of the nocuous cold delusion is the link people claim between illness and damp or cold weather. The piece discusses weather effects on diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy, mentions Dr. Kinney on mercury absorption, and includes reader Q A items on a dog's lick, skin absorption myths, and mouthwash use. It ends noting Brady will answer brief letters with a stamped envelope.
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Ft Am
Hell
Leonard Rogers
Royal Society of Medicine
India
V. C. Kinney
Wellsville
N. Y
Brady
William Brady
Suppose Calamity Sparks Auto Boom and Civic Aid
A Marshalltown Times-Republican column imagines future growth in car ownership and global demand, then contrasts with past flu epidemic relief. It urges citizens to aid others with money, noting local immunity from disasters and the need to help those struck by calamity.
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Marshalltown
Air service fears in wartime debate.
Imogene and Andrew discuss an air service expansion, calling it sensationalism and a nonissue. He argues rival nations would flood the skies with planes, cause chaos, endanger lives, and mock up a costly, dangerous sport, warning against foreign-policy risks.
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Jenkin
San Francisco
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd Puzzle Teaser
A Loyd word puzzle page presents a fill in the column with sword definitions Cured meat Part of a cereal plant A noisy disturbance A blood-sucker An escort. The column letters form a name after striking out a numeral a feathered missile a Confederate General a feminine pronoun. Remaining letters spell Bed of wine. Words inserted: Author knob league. Words struck out Thor noble ague. Remaining words Awk-
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Author
Knob
League
Thor
Noble
Ague
Uncle Wiggily's Squishy Teeter
Uncle Wiggily braves a muddy puddle on a plank bridge with Mrs Twistytail the pig and later a Puzzy Fox, creating a squishy teeter while mud sprays. The bunny outsmarts the fox and returns home, with a teaser about more adventures to come.
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Uncle Wiggilr
Jane
Uncle Wiggily
Bunny
Mr. Longears
la Unele Wigerly
Wigsily
Peter Pan
Uncle Wigelly
Burroughs Nature Notes Answers From The Readers
The Burroughs Nature Notes column answers readers questions on life forms and behavior. It explains woodpeckers eating acorns for meat, acorn wormy varieties, and how some insects tolerate poisons in poison ivy and poison sumac.
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Ture
California
Abe Martin notes 307 lives saved last year
The piece reports an estimate that about 307 lives were saved in the past year as actions stall and refuse to move forward. It mentions a new jazz song titled Youve Got to Find Mama If You Want to See Mama finished by Lemmie Peters.
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Mamma
Mamimma
Lemmie Peters
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Nature Notes
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