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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1921

Page

3

Daily News Indexes Classifieds and Policies

The paper displays standard masthead elements and boilerplate about circulation and advertising, noting editorial staff and policy details. It references wire service credits and the bureaus in Washington New York Philadelphia Chicago, with a notice on publication rules and rights.

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Cost of living in Iowa drops evident in kitchen list

A reader argues that living costs have fallen, contrasting a year ago sugar at 28 5 in some places with 28 today. The list shows a sack of sugar flour potatoes peas corn tomatoes rice beans prunes coffee oatmeal crackers syrup lard, claiming it proves a real drop in costs and urging belief in the claim.

Iowa Iowe

Immigration Quality Over Numbers Prompts Local Debate

Local opinion argues that a temporary immigration law should emphasize quality over quantity for about a year. Proponents claim admission limited to three percent of aliens of a nationality present, stressing the need to balance growth with cultural fit and rural settlement across regions rather than urban concentration.

Immigration and the worry over foreign settlers in the east

The author argues that eastern farming lands are increasingly taken by foreigners and stresses immigrants who come to build a home can become good Americans. Emphasizes preventing undesirable foreign elements from entering, noting early prevention saves future grief and costs.

Middle West

Muscle Shoals nitrate plant plan faces renewed debate

Congress weighs allocating 10 million dollars to finish the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant in Alabama. Proponents argue wartime nitrates support and future fertilizer value, while critics cite past waste. The Farm Bureau backs completion, hoping for low-cost fertilizer and potential recoupment within twenty years. The piece notes widespread interest and ongoing questions about efficiency and long-term use.

Congress Muscle Shoals Alabama EB. T. Meredith Ala Iowa 1 .Farm Bureau Federation United States

Health Talks on Hallucinations and Media Skepticism

Health Talks by Dr. Huber discusses hallucinations and delusions, noting distinctions between illusions and heard voices. He cautions on mediumship, urges careful guidance to avoid imposture, and comments on a reader letter about facial rouge and beet juice skin tint. He explains inquiries to be answered in upcoming columns and requests stamped self addressed envelopes.

Lodge Lkelihood Huber

There is no such limit to the countrybred youth

The piece rails at urban rings and consumer influence while praising countryborn youth and idealism. It mocks city chatter and notes the need for practical American resolve as Great Britain plans an unsinkable ship and the president proclaims rightful aims to naval audiences. The river question hinges on popular will to reclaim a bathing beach.

Nature Notes Q A column prompts reader questions

This item advertises a Nature Notes department inviting questions on general interest topics. It lists sample questions about snakes striking with tongues, hens laying multiple eggs, and apple trees grafting versus seeding, promising answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes column.

Nature Notes

Alligator growth and alfalfa nitrogen facts in old Q&A

A fragmented Q A review notes how alligators in Florida once ranged from 1 to 15 feet with 12 feet a rarity, and that skins drove hunting while tourists kept babies as curiosities. It explains alfalfa’s nitrogen-fixing nodules enrich soil and mentions Lombardy poplar as a quick growing tree, though often short lived.

Florida Tropics North America Lombardy

Brain Tests By Sam Loyd Puzzle Rebus Challenge

Puzzle text presents a Loyd rebus about a principality and a calculation of rent per acre. It states a 10 cent per dozen price difference leads to a $2 per acre rent difference, with 21 dozen eggs per acre and a deduction for eggs leaves $2 per acre cash. The solution yields fifty acres.

WHERE YOU ARE Nor By Frank is Stanton

Poem fragment contrasts longing with seasonal imagery and faith, noting a distant beloved as light after darkness. Vivid lines describe weather as a veil over brighter days and hint at renewal through love and faith. The speaker imagines seasons brightening once the beloved is near.

Frank Stanton

The Moon Girl's Garden Fairytale

The Moon Man grants his daughter a night garden of daisies from Earth. Fairies help her gather flowers and return them each morning, keeping the Moon Girl from loneliness. The daisies become the stars taken to her blue sky garden each night.

Moon Man Mr. Moon Man Moon Jay

Moon Girl’s flower: daisy’s early bloom linked to fairies

A poetic note describes a sleepy daisy opening with the Moon. Moon Girl’s influence, fairies, and a two charmed life explain the flower’s unusual hours.

Sandals Stir Couple's Debate On Fashion, Comfort, and Men

Imogene and Andrew argue about sandal wear for women as summer fashion shifts. He jokes that sandals expose too much, mocks toes, and likens outfits to risky behavior, while she plans summer footwear options and cross talks about trends. Andrew estimates the cost at 25.

Imogene Andrew Moving Picture Aneaya Atlantic City Ite Tine Gene

Substitute Millionaire Ensnared By Anarchist Threats

A tale unfolds around Silas Gyde’s heir Jack Norman who learns of threats and blackmail linked to an old millionaire's estate. Amid letters, a fake stenographer, and a planned murder, Gyde’s secrets surface showing blackmail schemes and cautious outcomes as Jack weighs loyalty and danger.

Jack Norman Silas Grde Walter jDelamare Jack Vance Kate Madagascar Gyde Silas Gyde New York

Beatrice Blackstone Haunts Echoes Of Hidden Plans

Fragment from a diary narrative revealing a hotel room intrigue and a dangerous heir plot. The narrator describes Beatrice Blackstone, a 23 years old brunet with hazel eyes, elegant figure, and a distinctive mole, as a potential threat while detailing surveillance and threats toward the rightful heir. The entry ends with “TO BE CONTINUED.”

Is .S. G Silas Gyde Beatrice Blackstone

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