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Two cities join strong Mississippi Valley league
Marshalltown and Ottumwa exit the Mississippi Valley league next spring and Davenport and Rockford Illinois likely enter. The Cedar Rapids meeting notes these changes will boost attendance and gate receipts with populations listed for all member towns and improved road links tying the circuit together.
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Election Day Workers and Voter Decision Timing
The piece argues most electors decide early in 1932 and vote straight tickets, reducing effectiveness of last minute election day publicity. It notes little impact from pickets and parades near polling places, suggesting such efforts are mostly general advertising and morale boosts for party contributors.
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Question of Sportsmanship in Holman Eligibility Probe
A Des Moines protest over Allan Holman’s eligibility as Ohio State faced scrutiny over sport fairness. The piece questions motives, cites Holman’s path from Parsons College to Iowa State, and notes a two year Big Ten residence rule before play. It argues that improper reporting harms sport and questions the team’s own sportsmanship.
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Pity Mr Hoover Faces Prohibition Tour Burden
The remark highlights Herbert Hoover’s looming lead in enforcing prohibition as he plans a South American tour. A Nebraska divorce case shows a wife suing her bootlegging husband for support, awarding $10 weekly alimony, illustrating the era’s dry-law pressures and social costs amid enforcement.
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Prohibition Violators Spark Public Discontent Across States
Widespread disobedience to alcohol laws fuels social unrest as illicit suppliers prosper. Citizens observe bootlegger wealth and police corruption, prompting anger and distrust. The piece notes President Hoover faces a tough task shutting off the rum market and other looming challenges.
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Gentleman Jim Corbett Pioneer of Applied Physiology in Boxing
The article profiles James J. Corbett as an early adopter of applied physiology in boxing. It notes his experiments with water intake during training, including drinking cold water gradually after exercise to restore appetite, and compares his practical science approach to later physiological insights. The piece emphasizes his analytical mindset and practical methods in training regimes.
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Questions and Answers in Dr. Brady's Health Column
Readers submit unsigned health queries on topics like boiler makers felt cataracts and public speaking nerves. Dr Brady replies that cataracts cannot be dissolved, advises caution against quack remedies, and suggests practice and public speaking courses. personal letters with stamps are answered.
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Big Families and the Genealogy of Genius
Glenn Frank argues that large families boost the chance of producing genius and leadership. He cites Wesley, Arkwright, Wedgewood, Franklin, Scott, and Bach as examples of long lineages where the eighteenth or ninth child achieved lasting impact, warning that small families may withhold potential greatness from history.
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Sir Walter Scott
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Johann Sebastian Bach
New York Hotels Embrace Hostesses and Subways Tale
The piece discusses hotel hostesses in New York attracting graduates, highlighting their role in creating a family atmosphere, entertaining, matchmaking, and earning 50 to 150 dollars weekly plus living quarters. It also reflects on subway safety, New York’s underground systems, and the city’s pace, with notes on technicians, trains, and the city’s hidden infrastructure.
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Uncle Wiggily's Sodawater Slide
Uncle Wiggily and Jack Frost converse as the cold elf approaches. They plan to surprise their friend, the Fuzzy Fox, with a playful trick as winter scenes unfold.
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Uncle Wiggily Outsmarts the Fox With Jack Frost
Uncle Wiggily and Jack Frost foil the Bad Chap Fox by a trick to nibble his ears. Frost freezes the fox with ice from the wet tail, allowing the bunny to escape toward his bungalow. A sodawater ice slide aids his getaway as Bob Cat lurks nearby.
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Prohibition and faith collide in small town commerce
Abe Martin muses on a comic clash of religion and prohibition within everyday business. He imagines a son emulating the old timer by slowing before a grocery, honking for bread as a humorous social commentary on mixing belief, law, and commerce.
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BLUE MURDER AND THE LIZARD ENIGMA AT THE VILLA
In a tense continued chapter Dighton and Taverner scheme to move Greta before Ahlberg’s plans unfold. The Lizard identity shocks the group, Marney reveals a key, and Dighton’s guilt and loyalty collide as the crew plans to act amid danger. Marney later reports a telegraph about Leckie, deepening the mystery.
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Public Ledger Notes Beetle Problem Highlights Need for Conference
Philadelphia Public Ledger reports on suburban and farming districts dealing with the Japanese beetle infestation. The piece underscores the importance of conferences and cooperative action to address widespread agricultural and horticultural impacts.
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Coronado's Quest for Quivira Misled by Plains Indians
Coronado and his 77 day expedition cross the plains seeking the fabled Quivira. They find no grand city, only earth lodges and modest huts. The Teyas Indians say no stone towers exist. copper ornaments are rare riches. The expedition leader returns south disappointed, food scarce, dreams of gold dashed.
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Business women urged as model moral guardians
Charles City Press notes that Detroit Salvation Army reports deem business women the most moral in the world. Edith May Cummings agrees, saying businesswomen stay occupied, gain worldly judgment, and have healthy social contacts, bolstering high morals as American women enter business in record numbers.
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East and West: Fossil dispute echoes western myths
The Columbus episode mirrors old frontier myths as Chinese authorities seize 85 Gobi Desert fossils and block their export, while Roy Chapman Andrews faces blame amid a heated public debate. The piece argues the incident resembles western tropes and questions responsibility.
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Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Advised
A 1928 Burroughs Nature Club notes column invites readers to submit questions on nature topics to the Nature Notes Dept. and promises answers in this newspaper feature. The page copy repeats copyright and department guidance for readers seeking general interest nature information.
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Answers From Tomorrow’s Nature Notes
The column answers three reader questions about nests, aging toads, and chin differences between humans and animals. It also explains bird lime dangers, lizard tail shedding, and fern spore vessels, presenting concise natural history clarifications.
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