Water loo Courier Explains Government Costs and Local Progress
The Waterloo Courier discusses the cost of government with census Bureau figures showing Waterloo's per capita spending and debt relatively modest for its size. It notes Des Moines residents suffering neck injuries, praising medical progress and advances in treatment, while urging readers to consider local fiscal realities.
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Census Bureau
Federal Department of Commerce
Waterloo
United States
Des Moines
Bert
Tor
Gur Bery
Signs of the Times in Football Progress
The piece notes stadiums and weatherproofing innovations show athletics conquering. It cites a Casper high school game under electric lights and a waterproof field covering at Michigan as examples. It argues football’s growth reflects broader social change and power.
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Casper
Wryo
Ann Arbor
Mich
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Tne
Joshuatike
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Fragmented editorials press death penalty stance in Iowa
Iowa editors comment on Gabe Simons death row case and the law’s role in punishment. Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and Marshalltown papers reflect on fragments of ideas, Mussolini’s fascist claim, and Judge Barker's shift toward abolishing capital punishment.
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Mustutine Journal
Gabe Simons
Simons
Marshalstown
Practical points in aseptic care for common illnesses
William Brady discusses the value and limits of antiseptics for ailments like coryza and influenza. He advocates cautious use of nasal antiseptic rinses or silver preparations under medical guidance, notes that natural nasal mucus provides defense, and shares Q&A on honey for diabetes, cold baths, and vacation timing.
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Coryza
Dobell
Tam
R. WL. Ansier
Ong
TV Am
The Surprising Sex Dred Barbo Ends in Departure
Gabriel Latour wrestles with duty and desire as a love triangle unravels. Julie learns Blake loves her, Latour plans to leave for France, and Anna Denniston’s schemes crumble. Blake confronts Julie, vows, and a senator’s future lures Latour toward public life while Anna departs for Europe carrying bitterness.
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Anna
Julie
France
Hladke
Jate
Anna Denniston
Liva
Jimmy Phillips
Poet
John
Latour
Miss Denniston
Blake
Juke
Gabriel
Serdie
Jalie
Donovan Street
Dad
Tye
Senate
Tait
New York Harbor
America
Europe
Gabriel Latour
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Question Answers
Nature Notes Dept invites questions on nature topics. Readers ask about lizards regrowing tails elephants lifespan crows preying on chickens and pine seed sowing guidance. The column promises answers in the next issue, citing Schildl's forestry manual for seed rates per acre.
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Nature Notes
Bae
Morrrow
Schildh
Uncle Wiggily and the Gobble Bird
Uncle Wiggily, Billie, and Johnnie play near the Bushytail home as a noisy turkey named Obble Obble Hobble hides from detection. The turkey explains his Thanksgiving disguise and fear of being roasted, while the group plans a playful trick with a birch basket before a visitor arrives seeking Uncle Wiggily.
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Uncle Wiggily
Billie
Johnnie
Rabbit
Uncle Wigg Ily
Turt
Obble
Grandpa Lightfoot
Thay
Early History of College Football Described by Uncle Ray
Uncle Ray recounts the origins of American college football from 1800s eastern colleges to the first recorded 1869 Princeton Rutgers game. Highlights include Harvard Yale Rutgers Princeton early scrubs, rugby rules, evolving team sizes, and notable 1876 Pennsylvanian uniforms. Readers invited to write letters about favorite Uncle Ray Corner stories.
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America
Harvard
Yale
New Haven Green
Princeton
Rutgers
New Brunswick
Columbia
McGill
Cambridge
University of Pennsylvania
Uncle Ray
Perseus
Iera
Uncle Hay
Abe Martin on nickels and al Monts' wife
A playful Abe Martin quip notes nickel cigars priced two for a quarter and jokes about Al Monts's new wife being “ clipped and painted ” to look good. The lighthearted item reflects local humor and social chatter.
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al Monts
Autumn Leaves in Abbie Farwell Brown Poem
A fragmentary poem about autumn leaves in russet and scarlet, moving through trees and wind. The piece references spring awakening and renewal, with lines on freedom from the bough and the enduring life of leaves. It blends imagery of nature, weather, and seasonal transition with irregular spellings and collage-like phrasing.
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