La Follette era debate mounts in national critique
The Waterloo Courier discusses Senator La Follette challenging Interior Department scrutiny, urging Secretary Fall to cooperate in investigations to clear or prove charges. It ties in prior accusations against farm bureau president J.R. Howard and parallels Harding’s bureau actions, urging transparency and accountability. Includes local canine bite concerns and calls for dog control in Waterloo.
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Thoreiy
Horns
Cisans House
Harding
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
LaFollatte
J. R. Howard
Farm Bureau
LaFollette
Waterloo
Home Brew Law Confusion Outlined In Illinois Case
A discussion of the ambiguous statutes governing homemade beverages shows judges struggle with applicability. While some rulings permit drinking homebrew if not transported or seized, others allow arrest and punishment for production at home. The upshot: unclear rules on brewing, with real limits tying legality to possession and enforcement.
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Illinois
Thompson
Des Moines
Missour River
Kidney disease and dieting myths in medical column
A physician discusses Bright's disease and kidney function, debunking outdated diet lists and quack pam phlets. He argues medical science now supports balanced protein intake, warns against fear driven by unreliable advice, and highlights individual dietary needs based on patient study. The piece includes reader questions on ivy poisoning, birth defects, mayonnaise as a laxative, and infant weaning beliefs.
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Bright
The Pronoun Game in a Parlor Debate
Andrew and Imogene argue over pronouns and ownership as they plan to move, attend a movie, and buy ice cream. The couple interprets language as a reflection of partnership while laughing over their banter about property and domestic roles.
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Andrew
Imogene
Ant
Burroughs Nature Club Notes and Reader Questions
1911 Burroughs Nature Club Notes discusses listener questions on nature topics. Readers ask about pip notes from pools and winter pools, warmth for whales in cold water, and hearing bluebird notes before spring. Answers reference a two headed snake misperception, a croaker fish noise, and hen health remarks.
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Charma Dattan
Tactic
Sonwrrhat
Atlanic
Gulf Coast
Dreamers and warnings mix in a lost winded poem
A fragmented piece blends Frank J L Stanton verse with dialect reflections on ambition and timing. It shifts to stray into chaotic notes about poultry disease, describing fowl plague and transmission while warning about care and infection control.
The Daffodil Murder by Edgar Wallace
Tarling the detective follows Thornton Lyne case through diaries and clues in London. Milburgh, Odette Ryder, and Sam Stay emerge as key figures as Tarling pieces together motive and sequence leading to a fatal confrontation. A taxi driver identifies Stay, and Tarling heads to Hertford with new directions as the investigation widens.
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London
Tarling
Lyne
Investi
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Milbuergh
Lyno
Hertford
Miss Ryder
Milburgh
Anding
Vitrol
Lynn
Scotland Yard
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Odette Rider
Sam Stay
Gavl
Odette
Sam
Jing
Sam Star
Ccnain
Cannon Row
Whitehall
Thescene
Yost
London Police
West End
Ichap
Tarling J
Wes
Interest Forecast for Republican State Convention
The Forum explains the state committee set the representation basis by voting for president rather than governor. Harding’s Iowa vote in 1920 exceeded Kendall’s, boosting delegates by about 300. Harding tally was 634,874 with a plan of one delegate per county and one per 100 votes or major fraction.
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State Committee
Harding
Iowa
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd puzzle on tract area and fence
A landowner presents a diagram of three square lots enclosed by a single fence. He says the tract contains exactly fifteen times as many square feet as there are running feet of fence, challenging the broker to deduce the total area. The page also notes trade pricing for labater items in shillings per dozen, converting to two-thirds of a shilling per unit.
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Yestemiay
Tilford Moots celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary
Abe Martin notes the Fortyth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Tilford Moots yesterday as local dry officers dined at the kitchen. Miss Tawney Appin resumes duty after jumping from an auto Saturday night, reports indicate.
Gox Tries Comeback Faces Tax Debt Talk
Iowa editors note Governor Cox of Ohio calls for solutions to pay a 23800000000 wartime debt without new taxes while criticizing Washington conference outcomes. He warns Republicans need fresh leadership as Wilson’s influence lingers and Cox himself posts a comeback bid amid party shifts.
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Davenport
James Cox
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League of Nations
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Democratic Party
Bryan
Mr. Wilson
Cox
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