OUR NAVAL FIVE IS A AND A 5-4-3 RATIO
The editorial argues the U S Navy lags behind Britain and Japan in cruisers battleships and submarines. It cites Secretary Wilbur on a 5-4-3 ratio core to overall fleet while warning of unpreparedness and political calls to rebuild Navy strength for national security and election implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Britain
Japan
Curtis Dwight Wilbur
Navy
Wilbur
United States
Willa
Jay
Britten
Gnanvinini
Wington
Congress
Frial Marriage And Irrevocable Union Concept
A fragmented reflection on marriage duties and fate, noting that past rites made unions seem final and unavoidable. The text hints at social expectations and the weight of irrevocable commitment, while referencing discomfort with certain terms and notions surrounding nuptial vows.
Finland trade book and oddities spark cross country chatter
A fragmentary column notes Finland’s new republic and a Finnish printed work, plus diverse tidbits. It mentions Tim O’Brien in Los Angeles with stolen heads, a ruminant on perfume, a Mexican American claims panel, a Chicago kidnap case, patent rankings, a Santa Fe bridge project, Elisabeth Cobb as a humorist, and mixed reflections on war, nationalism, and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisland
West Shila
Finland
New Republic
J. Simelius
Heirs Printing Company
Helsingfors
Cedar Valley
Heart valve leaks and exercise boost reserve power
Dr Brady explains that damaged heart valves can sometimes regain efficiency through rest and graded exercise. A leaky left atrioventricular valve shifts blood flow and erodes reserve power, but conditioning the heart can compensate by enlarging muscular output. Training and hypnotherapy are cited as parts of valvular treatment alongside medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Albout
Iowa Editors Favor Clear House Majority
Cyrenus Cole a Fifth District congressman argues for a strong, responsible government with a clear Republican or Democratic majority. He criticizes insurgents and minority rule, noting party friction, failed legislation, and the tax measure’s fate as examples. Spencer News-Herald endorses “Talk Less, Do More” in facing international issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peeter
Mason
Cole
Verry
Spencer News
Hidden Conflicts Stir Among Girt Painters
Abe and Martin-Ther debate the same misunderstanding among our girl painters about when bloom and youth begin and end. The trouble lies as hard to locate as a base drum in this discussion.
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerston
Imogene and Andrew discuss Bessie Strathmore's life from school to marriage. Jim Strathmore fears his wife’s mind, noting her artistic phase, psychoanalysis interest, and questionable behaviors. The dialogue hints at social satire on marriage, gender roles, and male anxiety about control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Strathmore
Imogene
Goss
Andrew
Jim Strathmore
Old Jim
Bessie
Jim
Ely
Robtits
Dor Smith
Brain Tests by Sam novn
Puzzle text presents a word game with blanks and beheadings and an age riddle about Mary and Ann. The solution claims Mary is 2745 years old and Aub 16 percent, indicating garbled OCR. The piece reads as a nonsensical brain teaser column with inconsistent numbers and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteriar
Mary
Ann
The Lure of the Byroad in Quiet Countryside
An essay extols the byroad as a refuge from city life, painting pastoral scenes of woodland blossoms, birds, streams, and old farms. It recalls Wordsworth and Sam Walter Foss while highlighting memories, rustic relics, and a timeless pull toward simple, genuine living away from urban rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Walter Foss
Wordsworth
Caitle
Greenorn
Troyon
Millet
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
A 1923 nature column invites questions about fish poison magpies civet cats and trout ranges. It shares civet cat facts and explains the lake trout reaching Alaska and the Great Lakes use, plus a tale of wind flowers and a Little Brown Bear. Rein deer meat shipped from Nome last year totaled 195,769 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Notes
Viverra
North Africa
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Great Lakes
Nome
United States
Little Brown Bear Meets Mrs gray Squirrel in Spring
Little Brown Bear wakes from a long winter nap and walks by a brook. He admires pink and white flowers in a sheltered vale and encounters Mrs Gray Squirrel who teases him for sleeping much of the winter, prompting a polite reply from the bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Squirrel
Little Brown Bear
Mrs. ‘Squirrel
Mother Brown Bear
Brown Bear
Walter
Papale
Mrs. Gray Squirrel
How This Woman Got Strength At Norwalk Iowa
Mrs. G. J. Wenner Mark Norwalk Iowa writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Soap helped her recover from swelling and weakness after bedridden illness. She cared for four children, canned 300 quarts, made 500 jars of jelly, and plans to continue the remedy. She urges others to try it for relief.
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Norwalk
Lydia E. Pinkham
G. J. Wennermark
Towa
Lydia
Winkham
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Dougherty
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Story
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Her
Rigen
Roweman
Cedar Pally
Neo Land
Inga
Warther Wom
Tita Juth
Earl
Tier
Tim O'Brien
Los Angeles
Amazon
New
Élates
Santa Fe
Mississippi
Fort Madison
Elisabeth Cobb
Irvin Cobb
Hara
Evelyn Neem Jones
Phaw
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City Journal
London
Denmark
Des Moines
Hamlet
Doug
William Brady, M.D
Ime
Sume
John
American Medlead Assocation
N. Dearborn Street
Davis
Dr. Drake
Ip Wishek
J. J. Nichols Company
iSuperville
Toichera
Ibverst
Feld
Brady
William Brady
Iowa
Abe. Martin
Grand A Crove Park
Weene
Venus
Harry
Tye
Friend Wife
Rob Fulkerson
Matt
Sam Novn
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mipflin-Co
Sandman Story
Mes. FP. A. Walker
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