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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1923
Page
3
The column notes rosy business and economic signals, with production peaking in 1919-20 and autos breaking records. Wages labor shortages threaten prices, while farmers lag in profits. a balanced growth across labor and agriculture is urged to sustain prosperity. It warns against rampant wildflower picking and deforestation harming Town landscapes.
A reflective column ponders potential party splits and realignments as Republicans face divisions over foreign policy and Democrats consider strategic moves. It notes possible defections, future debates, and hints at a new alignment resembling 1912 shifts, with figures like Ford imagined in a leadership role. Also discussed is a foster mother and real mother case, advising the girl to test living with her birth parent to decide which arrangement suits best.
Dr Brady answers readers on autointoxication tobacco risks and carbon monoxide exposure. He cites studies on nicotine absorption, room air pollution from smoking, and the need for self addressed envelopes for inquiries. Readers’ questions cover office smoking, milkers’ effects, and wartime fog of health myths in a period voice.
Imogen and Andrew discuss wild life and fox fur prices. They trace fur trade from Siberia to Montreal to London, noting distemper and hydrophobia decimating foxes during war, raising prices and turning white fox fur into an investment. The dialogue mentions dogs, trapping, and future bets on a skin’s value.
The piece reflects on debates over the Eighteenth Amendment Volstead Act and the three mile limit. It notes recurring judicial decisions and calls for clearer explanations for the public. It also cites graft disclosures tied to the House of David in St Joseph Michigan and urges inspection of religious groups.
A Grinnell Register item recounts a subscriber who urged the editor to attack a citizen over disputed city government views. The piece describes the founder’s decision to publish the critic’s signed letter and the ensuing uproar, ending with a lesson on posting names and submitting responsible feedback before press day to avoid harsh consequences.
A New York hospital report describes using two metal plates on the chest to direct electric rays into the lungs, purportedly roasting pneumococci. The method is linked to warming remedies and the goal of mobilizing white blood cells to attack germs. The piece notes pneumonia rising and praises any check on the disease. It also mentions a Sioux City Journal report about Parker South Dakota’s New Era serially publishing the Bible, old and new testaments, with editor Charles F. Hackett guiding the effort and hoping to complete the project.
In a cottage orchard by a stone wall the Apple Tree speaks after the Oak and Pine mock its crooked form. It finds happiness in bearing beauty and shade, noting its buds blossoms fruit and nest shelter bring joy to others, while the others envy its burden yet miss its true contentment.
Fifty years ago in the Courier dated May 1 1873 notes 8006 postmasters earning 142 dollars yearly. Reports 109 American missionaries in Turkey Persia Palestine and Egypt. Local items include a refined ice cream parlor makeover, a farmer letter on railway monopoly grievances, a market list, a fatal wild parsnip incident, a winter snow tally from J P Evans, a brick addition to Dr Burnham’s store and new carriages from Hitt Chapman to Webster City customers.
Fortyt years ago May 2 1883 exchanges express sympathy for Congressman Henderson over Ocebe loss at Postville. J K Popp dies suddenly after a farm trip. Dr Charles S Chase moves to Osage area to practice in Burnham block Waterloo east. Funeral of James Rugg held. Rev Ephraim Adams officiates. Brass band in Shell Rock is composed entirely of young women.
A prose excerpt blends romance and melodrama with Mary Devlin as she contemplates singing and a tense relationship with Starmount. Subplots unfold around Pat, Ted Parker, Nalda Courteney, and an unresolved assault mystery. The piece hints at future chapters titled Tomorrow The Man Who Hart His Head.
A word puzzle asks for a six letter mountain related term with a darker theme. The text presents a wordplay chain involving ACORN CORN and BERTHIER with clues implying letter manipulations and deletions. It resembles Loyd style rapid gadget brainteasers from a newspaper page segment.
Twenty years ago on May 2 1903 G W Waters opens as a new dry goods merchant with his family settling on Fourth Street. J T Coolidge donates 5000 for a new hospital to be called Synodical Presbyterian hospital with 20000 already pledged. Building committee includes Coolidge Miller Weis Johnson and several ladies and doctors. Also noted are a 25th anniversary Ladies Literary Society reception, a hoax airship rumor exposed by A L Steece Cedar Rapids telegraph operator, a house sale from M G Egloff corner Fourth and Wellington to Henry Weis for 5400, and Mayor P J Martin’s police shake up with two old officers retained.
Malcolm Starmount 26, a socialite, plans a quiet life but meets Mary Devlin from poverty. Nalda Courteney seeks revenge for past neglect by accusing him of murder. A fatal accident and car chase unfold as Parker and Mulcahy cover up Tennant’s fate. Mary remains central as Starmount contemplates a change.
Questions posed to the Burroughs Nature Club Notes column invite readers to send inquiries on nature topics. Readers are told answers will appear in tomorrow's Nature Notes, with three sample questions about parrots, animal lifespans, and the role of fires.
The excerpt offers household guidance on aquarium fish health, salt bath treatment, and plant rooting timing. It also answers questions about transplanting rage slips and asks whether birds nest underground, noting king fishers and swallows bore holes in sandy banks to raise their young.
A humorous Abe Martin riff notes a pedestrian who sits down for safety after quick choices. The piece contrasts a man who left his umbrella on a bar and now forgets to turn off the cellar light, highlighting everyday quirks.
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