General Outlook on Credit, Industry and Law Enforcement
The Guaranty Trust Company New York reports cautious optimism for a long period of prosperity with no rapid downturn. Banks will aid sound ventures but curb speculation and risky credit, while rural credit banks gradually expand overall lending. The piece calls for conservative use of credit and emphasizes prudent farming and business expansion aligned with stable financial conditions. It also argues for stricter enforcement of liquor laws to reduce alcohol-related accidents, urging capable police oversight and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gusramiy Trust Company
New York
Guaranty Trust
Federal Reserve Bank
George E. Roberts
Apo
Fortieth General Assembly Reshapes Liquor Warrants
The piece notes the Fortieth general assembly of Jews pushing strong liquor controls and warrants. Syracuse judges react to a basement booze discovery with a warrantless entry, while the Iowa legislature authorizes warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Syracuse
Iowa
Ames College of Agriculture Shows Strong Returns on State Investment
A long report from Ames details how Iowa State College of Agriculture sustains 5000 plus students with inadequate facilities. It notes vast benefits to farmers from pest control, hog cholera reductions, soil surveys, and feeding experiments, estimating hundreds of dollars saved per farm annually and significant future gains from expanded capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Ot Ames
Towa
College of Agriculture
Amés
Ames Institution
Sweat and Health in Brady's Personal Hygiene Column
Dr William Brady argues sweating aids metabolism and heat regulation rather to purify blood. He notes clothing and ambient temperature influence perspiration rates and that sweating reflects activity, not waste elimination, while advising readers to avoid sensational excesses and to consult the paper with self addressed envelopes for health questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay
Ulse
Indy
Gentlemas
Cayors
Arie Nien
Walle
Brady
William Brady
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerson
Imogene asks Andrew why romance faded in their marriage and he imagines dramatic gestures from bullfighter costumes to serenades. He vows to chase back passion with a rooftop guitar serenade while she laments modern routines and her weight loss.
Consider Ye the Lilies in the Spirit's Call
A mystic verse recalls L. Stanton and a spirit urging love as true wealth. The speaker hears a holy message that the wealth of worlds is love and that joy lies in loving. The poem envisions heavenly crowns and dawned light guiding souls toward ecstasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovett
Fesson
Fifty Years Ago In The Coke
A mix of old fiction and local notes recounts mischief by Mr. Fox Mr. Badger and Mr. Coon, who scheme to outwit dust hunters, steal a tin plate and hide in Mr. Badger’s home. The piece closes with a period tale and 1873 newspaper notes on concerts weather and town talks.
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Selvas
Mr. Fox
Mr. Badger
Mr. Coon
Mr. Badeger
Mr. Possum
Mr. Box
Mr. Dos
Mr. .Vox
Possum
Nel
Mr. Pox
Badger
Waterloo area notes and local events from 1883
March 28 1883 items report Waterloo council chose W G Munger as city marshal for the year. Wages for farmhands near $20 monthly at Barclay. Easter services observed with decorated churches and uplifting music. Fifteenth wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Mantle. Cedar Falls lacks a night policeman since March 15. A narrative fragment describes characters in a drama scene. Advertisements list fruit prices and a Western House for sale on Fourth Street West.
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Hartman Co
Courier
Commer Park Agr
Commercial St. Felsphone
Sonny Hartman
Paterson, Treas and
Gent Merterpon
Tres Senin
Lowe Than & Mon i
Waterloo
Ioway
Associated Press
Sil
Armny
Audit Bureau of Clrewiations
B. G. Bougherty
Washington, D. Cal
Rex Yorn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San_ Francisco
Brosy
Brooks & Finley
Rep
Weather steadies as snow recedes after brutal mud season
Twenty years ago on March 28 1903 residents described warm days returning yet roads remained impassable. Mud and snow halted teams along the Hudson road with drifts four to five feet deep while trains and travel were slowed by lingering conditions. A marriage in Hudson joined Miss Minerva dieCartney to William Blough as he pursued law in La Porte City. A fatal train accident claimed Mrs Melissa Knapp riding with the Skinners when a horse spooked and toppled a wagon onto the track.
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Hudson Road
William Mr. Blough
Reinback
Minerva dieCartney
Hudson
Rev
E. L. Hildebrand
Blough
Hudson School
la Porte City
Melissa Knapp
Bilus Skinner
Great Western
Rey
Mrs. Skinner
Becarnio
The Sandman Story Reads Snowbound Visit
In a snowy tale by Mrs. FLA. Walker, Mr. Fox, Mr. Coon, and Mr. Possum drop by Mr. Badger’s cozy home. They chat, brew coffee, and linger over dishes while time drifts and a quiet visit unfolds.
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Sandman
Mrs. Fla. Walker
Coon
Badger
Mr. Fox
Mr. Badger
Me. Goon
Mr. Possum
Brain Teasers and A Cryptic Charade by Sam Lofyed
A playful brain teaser prompts readers with a riddle about a light fair object seen in a garden setting. The page includes a complex numeric puzzle and stray, garbled annotations that resemble a lottery-like code or chart.
Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount in a Turbulent Night
Malcolm Starmount a 26 year old urban playboy seeks a moral reset but a wild birthday party ends badly when Dick Tennant is found dead after a drunken brawl. Nalda Courteney schemes to frame Starmount as police investigate a car wreck and Tennant’s mysterious fate. Mary Devlin, a tenement child, inspires Starmount to change his life.
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Tam
Mother
Bildle
Starmount
Ted
Mary
Mal
Parker
Malcolm Starmount
Mary Deviln
Efe
Nome
Nalda Courteney
Dick Tennant
Mulcahy
Tennant
Wranial
Mary Devlin
Mary Devtin
Stirmount
Theodore Parker
Pat Mulcahy
Polka
Pat
Foundry
Eddie Dev
Parker and Mulcalf
Natda Cotr
South America
Sather
Edwin
Parker Meee
Nalda
Tennent
Burroughs Nature Chuir Notes in 1923 column request
A short 1923 note invites readers to send questions of general interest to the Nature Notes Department. It asks for inquiries about nature subjects and promises answers in the column, published by Houghton Mifflin Co.
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Burroughs Nature Chuir
Houghton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
Question prompts about dogs stealing items at home
A user asks two questions about dog behavior: what makes dogs grab objects around the house and run off with them, and a garbled phrase about a “goldfish bowl.” The text appears to be a broken or distorted prompt rather than a coherent article.
Mysterious wrigglers in vinegar and jam sparks questions
The text describes tiny white wrigglers found in vinegar and jam jars, their life cycle from eggs to larvae, and how they can be strained out. It also touches on topics like crossbills, seeds, and mineral roles in flower color, blending miscellaneous observations into a single noisy excerpt.
Abe Martin on Judgment Day and a misplaced street perute
A humorous Abe Martin quip questions King Tut and a parade misstep on Judgment Day. The speaker jokes about a bank cashier and looming sentences from two to fourteen years, reflecting local slang and rural wit.
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Audie
Iden Wotey Aceonal
Fervice
Inchea
Piexse
Warrell
Mrs. B
Friend Wife
Rob Fulkerson
Andrew
Imogene
Peter Sone
Antdrian
Rou
Stevel
South Sea Island
Sebastapool
Rank L. Stanton
Sue
Lincoln Hall
German Lutheran Church
Mannechor
Congregational Church
A. H. Frank
Washington
Cincinnati
K. 3. Line
C. J. Parkhurst
Jet
F. W. Logan
W. L. Hitcheac
Amnibus
Messrs. Cobb,Thomas ,and Saunders
N. DB. Eldred
Fourth Street
George Reed
George F. Ward
Mat
Gome
Lonecheon
Marty
Tha ¢Torn
Cohen’s
W. G. Munger
A. W. Yaffa
Waterah
Lhe West
Park House
Rebecca Baker
Grant Miller
Genevieve Hartman
Calvin
Lichty
Charles Brown
Mary Miller
Georgia Bickley
Louie Odell
George Sanders
Lena
Back
Willie Jameson
Bertha High
Sophie Wiley
Mamie Barrett
Maud Sindlinger
Floy Green
Katie Jensen
Lou
Frank Durchdenwald
Freddie Hill
Alce Johnsen
Nora Pauling
Effle Sternberger
Louta
Melandy
Barclay
John Gruner
Charles Mantle
Rhonor
Cedar Falls
Raymond Bros
A. Fernbach
H. Brott
Jame
Bert Lene
Isaac Leckington
Las Porte
Ara Fell
Maereh
Snowedin
Vaytta
Mr. Fox Propos
Sam Lofyd
dAnuwer
Idah McGlone Gibson
John F. Dille
Abe Martin
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