Havana prize fight lure shifts profits to Cuba
The Havana boxing bout between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier looms as a major money maker for Cuba but would strip Uncle Sam of a large share of gate receipts. The piece argues prices across the economy must be cut in a coordinated way to avoid harming farmers, manufacturers, and workers, warning against uneven wage and price reductions and urging broad cooperation.
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Crelone
Jack Dempsey
Monsieur Georges
Carpentier
Havana
Samuel
Cuba
Theyranav
Uncle Sam the Lion
Beaze
U. S
Kingdom Come
Jamaica
U.S.A
Dempser
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Treasury Department
Pearl of
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Antilles
America
Tulip Mania and its Worldly Rise and Fall
A historical account traces the tulip’s journey from Turkey to Europe and its crash in Holland. It covers price surges, stock exchange trading, social fascination, and the eventual bust that left many destitute while leaving the flower revered as a relic of ill‑fated wealth.
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Turkey
Conrad Gesner
Constantinople
Holland
Admiral Liefken
Jan
Fi Jan
Ior
Harlaem
Paris
London
McClure
Iowa Editors Keep The Roads Open
Northwood Anchor notes last winter waterloo to dubuque was mostly impassable, rail service essential. a road grader kept independence road usable, urging authorities to fund and maintain open highways year round to avoid six months of road closure, criticizes over reliance on winter conditions. Mason City Globe-Gazette links road maintenance to economic vitality and prudent public investment.
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Northwood
Waterloo
Dubuque
Trafsis
Independence
Honger
Prosperity and production facilities lag in two years
The Sioux City Journal notes that despite the idea that prosperity grows with better facilities, the normal expansion in production capacity has not occurred in the past two years. The column ends with a quip about aging wisdom and the undertaker inspecting a man.
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Sioux City Journal
Phoebe’s diet and squirrel jump behavior noted
A Phoebe may eat small fruits like persimmons in obscure terms, but mainly loves insects. snow is described as nature’s newspaper in the sense it records weather and events on the ground. Squirrels react with careful leaps when dropping from heights, using balance and quick adjustments to land.
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Phoebe Bird
Perries
Nature
Pine Grosbeaks In Winter Visit Western States
Walking through a snowstorm I spotted dark ash color plump birds with forked tails near a maple. They were pine grosbeaks from the far north, arriving irregularly, and seen on rocky grounds across the states for wintering.
Health Talks by JOMN R HUBER AM MD
Health talks discuss vital urges and safety valves as factors in human behavior and neurosis. The column explains nutrition urge, food seeking, power ambitions, and self protection, with a note on dream content to follow. It includes reader questions about stuttering and how nervous origin may influence speech, inviting inquiries to Dr. Huber.
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R Huber
Huber
Don
Don Sung
Dee
Borteil-Dogger Co
Columbia Bidg
Indianapolis
Tad
Friend Wife By ROE FULLERSON
In a chatty scene Imogene and Andrew discuss an old Baltimore thief and a watermelon caper from their youth. Andrew recounts joining friends to steal melons from a mean farmer, dodging a gun, and barely escaping with a green watermelon, ending with a playful confession and a wartime award note.
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Tam
Baltimore
Uncle Nites Turner Visits Tharp's Cross Roads
Uncle Nites Turner went over to Tharp's Cross Roads to watch the accidents while Miss Gert Moots minds Mrs. Em Tanger's children until the campaign closes.
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Nites Turner
T’ Tharp
Gert Moots
Em Tanger
The Four Paws Club Part VII Sees Buzzard’s Bid
Mr Fox praises Buzzard for help at the meeting while others doubt his membership due to looks. Buzzard volunteers to attend the next gathering to tell a tale, prompting interest despite initial objections and lingering caution among the club members.
I Reckon I’d Run for President in 1900s Verse
A fragmentary monologue imagines a candidate’s bid for the presidency and the pull of home life. It riffs on fame versus domestic comfort, referencing the Washington plate and coal trust. The speech hints at political critique and longing for independence from energy power interests.
Fox Club Refuses Immediate Membership for Buzzard Candidate
President Fox tells members they will consider Buzzard as a potential new member at the next meeting if his story proves worthy. The group agrees to wait and see, with no guarantee of immediate inclusion.
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Pearance
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