Time to Wake Up as German Steel Gears for Peaceful Trade
A Waterloo Evening Courier front notice argues foreign competition will surge as Krupp and other German firms enter the U.S. market with peace era steel and railroad products. It notes underbidding by German firms in Argentina and Poland locomotive orders, urges American manufacturers to adjust pricing rather than reducing efficiency, and cites rising imports in January 1926 compared with 1918.
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Europe
Frere
Krupp Works
Germany
Krupps
Foland
United States
Exuberant talk of economy in postwar policy
The piece rails at Democratic spending and praises Republican restraint, arguing the Calder McLaughlin mortgage tax exemption would boost federal and local revenue far more than current rules. It condemns tax on mortgage income, touts real estate construction as a job creator, and critiques administration handling of Gen Wood and Pershing.
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B. Bartman CO
Weet Park Ave
Jobo C. Hartusas
Peterson, Treas and
Gen’ Dee
Iowa
Lowe
Waterloo
Winger
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Washington, D. C
Brunsey Bidz
E. G. Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Storr, Brooks & Pinley
Rep's
Congress
Calder-McLaughliin
Gen. Wood
Gen. Pershing
Theodore Roosevelt
Health Talks on The Expectant Mother by Dr Huber
Dr John B Huber offers guidance for pregnant women including sleep, fresh air, gentle exercise, open windows, and a diet rich in liquids and fish. Advice covers dental care, hygiene, laxatives, and clothing. cautions against twilight sleep and seeks mailed questions via the newspaper.
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John
Huber
Pewspaper
Thankfulness and change woes in street life
Poem and prose sketch compare gratitude for favorable weather with a narrator’s C O D frustrations. A frustrated shopper recounts multiple delivery encounters with shop staff and drivers, describing miserliness, rudeness, and class tension, ending with a resolve to demand fair change. Andrew reflects on wishing for equal treatment of service workers.
Nature Notes Folklore of Fox and Squirrels in Pond Pranks
In a rural tale Tim and Bill Squirrel hide from Mr. Fox as he schemes to topple a plank and trap them over a pond. A misadventure with Mr. Bear splashes water on Fox’s house, while the dry Squirrels laugh from safety. Plus brief Q and A on ichneumon habits, animal learning, and bird wing development.
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Mr. Fox
Tim
Bill Squirrel
Squirrel Brothers
Mr. Bear
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
Andrew jokes about changing a $20 bill for Imogene at the back door as Imogene asks for a pile of small change. She explains she intends to practice skimming change from delivery workers, hoping to beat a petty graft she resents since marriage.
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Andrew
Imogene
Apeleniin Mr Fox Troubles In Fallen Leaves
The Sandman Story recounts Mr Fox burning with anger after the squirrel brothers Billy and Tim pelted his chimney with wormy nuts and clogged his stove. He spent the fall scouring and clearing, dreaming of a peaceful after dinner speech.
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MR. Fox
Squirrel Brothers
Billy
Tim
Gyr “League of Women Voters
Uday
Fox
Retailer’s price list drives shopping habit illustrated
An Iowa Times Republican reader notes how shoppers inspect a family machine, discuss price with the salesman, and rely on the price list to guide buying. The anecdote highlights the modern habit of consulting price sheets before purchasing desired goods.
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Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Price Reading Error Sparks Price Dispute In Local Sale
The incident shows a salesman misread a price list turning a 3 into 6 and inflating a charge by about 25 dollars. The purchaser got a $25 refund after the firm discovered the error. The piece argues profiteering stems from public recklessness and urges self examination. It cites Labor support for Senator Cummins and notes his union card background.
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Habor
Senator Cummins
Tipton Advertiser
Cummins
Labor
Iown
Concealed American Towns and a Raven’s Pence
A surrealBrain Tests page by Sam Loyd presents a whimsical item about a raven named Peter gathering ten pence, a line about betting the Toses, and a courtroom retort about drinking juice. It includes a puzzle answer referencing rearranging digits to form 1908.
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Peter
Milks Emulsion advertised as asthma relief and stomach aid
A Ther e Terre Haute Indiana advertisement touts Milks Emulsion as a cure for asthma with rapid sleep relief after two days and eight bottles to complete cure. It also claims benefits for digestion and appetite, promising a money back guarantee with bottles priced 60c and 1.20, sold to druggists nationwide.
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W. Baker
Latrove
Terre Haute
Ind
Views of the People Buy Land Today
A reader urges moderate income buyers to acquire land now, warning that real estate will become unaffordable. The letter cites dwindling productive lands, past land costs, and migration of farmers to parts of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Wisconsin, urging action for future prosperity.
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Waterloo
United States
Ohio
Ilnois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towa
Tama
Iowa
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Wisonsin
Tomorrw
W. ON. Mlann
Cough Relief Sworn By Chamberlain Remedy
Mrs J L Jones of New Kensington Pennsylvania reports a year ago a severe cold that settled on her lungs and caused a terrible dry hacking cough. After buying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on pharmacist advice she says it relieved her almost immediately and she regained comfort.
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Chamberlain
Friend Recommends Foley Kidney Pills Relief
A testimonial from Evansville Indiana by clerk Lottie Tohill describes weeks of constant thigh muscle pain unrelieved by rheumatism treatment. After a friend's recommendation she used Foley Kidney Pills and began to feel relief almost immediately. The ad notes benefits for backache rheumatic pains and stiff joints and claims sale everywhere.
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Tohill
Lottie Hotel
Evansville
Ind
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John ‘Burroughs
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Sandman
Fla. Waller
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J.D. Dupler
Thornville
Sam Loyd
Teal
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