Grand and Glorious Feeling Frustrates Reader Over Copy
A reader laments not finding a fresh unread copy of a murder story on the other side and orders a second paper for herself. The note expresses strong emotion and desire for a clean copy amid a humorous complaint.
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Wee
Predice
W. H Bartaian CO
Wrest Park Age
John C. Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Mgr
Carrier
Mall
Ween
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
Burau
Circusstiona
Ced
Ics
Waterloo Touring Bureau Promises Big Boost for City
Waterloo Evening Courier reports United States Touring Bureau under L. B. Strothman sells over 4 000 maps to tourists and positions Waterloo as a national hub for touring information. The piece contrasts Waterloo with Des Moines marketing prowess and notes potential delegate activity around state politics and county conventions.
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Waterloo
United States Touring Bureau
L. B. Strothman
Iowa State Automobile Association
kKeap
United States
Cedar River
Gates Parks
Des Moines
Black Hawk County
U. S
Congress
Tower House
Senate
Booze kills and county warping thoughts on crime
An editorial lament on alcohol’s harm linking a murder by Ervin Bonker near Mason City to a fatal drink. It argues booze alters judgment, may lead to prison or execution, and urges readers to reject intoxicants while noting weather, politics, and distant conflicts as context.
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Ervin Bonker
Mason City
Bonker
Miss Nelson
Livingston
Simmailer
Brain Tests by Sam Loud
A short puzzle item notes a sign maker asked to craft a sign board exactly four feet long and the maker drew a sketch in his memo book matching the diagram.
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Sam Loud
Scrambled riddle hints at a spring bouquet clue
A reader questions how a memo about feet leads to a spring flower answer and hints at a wordplay puzzle from Yesterday's page. The message notes the term BUT TERCUP as a potential clue.
The Protein Problem and Modern Diet
Dr William Brady discusses the protein problem in modern life. He links rising meat consumption and altered metabolism to cardiovascular degeneration and midlife mortality, urging natural foods like whole wheat bread and moderation in meat intake. He also includes reader questions on wounds staving, dreams, and a wheat cooking method.
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Natural
Fife
Bright
Frien d Wife by Roh Fulkerson
Andrew and Imogene struggle with a stalled car after a failed DIY fix. Imogene recounts oiling and jacking wheels then stalling in the driveway. After a failed forward start, Andrew braces the radiator and uses brute force to push the car to the alley, revealing the jacks left under the vehicle.
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Gus
Imogene
Andrew
Abra
Gabra
Can You Answer These Questions About Nature
A 1911 nature notes column invites readers to send questions to the Nature Notes Dept. The page lists queries about how toads drink the roosters crowing at night and the origin of the potato, promising answers in tomorrow’s issue.
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Nature Notes
Jank
Answers on Birds Insects and Peony Care From a 19th Century Query
Reader questions cover kestrel inks, ostrich vocalization, aphid greenfly on ferns, and peony flowering. Also identifies the American golden plover as a scarce migratory game bird, detailing its range breeding Arctic, wintering Patagonia, and size differences from the black bellied plover.
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Blairsburg
Iowa
Arctic
Patagonia
Atlantic
The Daffodil Murder In London Park Case
Inspector Tarling probes the Thornton Lyne murder found in a London park with daffodils on the breast. Suspects include Odette Rider and Milburgh as motive and embezzlement link. Milburgh recounts entering Odette's flat, finding Lyne alive then dead, and fleeing. a later threat hints at Sam Stay and a looming continuation.
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Thornton Lyne
London
Tarling
Lyne
Odette Rider
Milburgh
Hertford
Miss Rider
Ian
Nal
Sam Stay
Lyme
Stay
Lyzle
Bto
Line
Odette
Millburgh
Mr. Thornton Lyne
Baze
Mr. Milburgh
Jodette Rider
Orette
Tim
Camden Town
Rest for You by and by in a Grim Forsaken Night
Poem recounts a graveyard scene where a rider and a grieving widow seek final rest. A grave is staked out, a mother pleads for her own grave, a child is mentioned, and a plea that all the weary may find peaceful sleep. The repeated refrain promises rest on a dreamless bed for the weary.
Abe Martin Smiley Missing as Fears Rise
Abe Martin Smiley, aged sixty, has disappeared and grave fears are entertained that he has been led astray. Mrs. Jake Bentley's brother died this morning, death resulting naturally.
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Art Smiley
Jake Bentley
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Coge
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France
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M. D
Sean
Joe
National Newspaper Service
Friend Wife
Roh Fulkerson
Netter
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mitflin Co
Bere
Edgar Wallach
Smal, Maynard & Company (Incorporated
Nody
Hitler
Beling
Whiteside
Mr. Lyne
Asy Motorcar Company
Shea
shim_ on
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Frank L. Stanton
Thare
Abe Martin
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