JOHN BULL WILL BALE AND FREE SEAS POLICY DEBATE
The London Times editorial reprint in the Courier discusses Britain’s navy strength and the Monroe Doctrine amid Wilson’s Fourteen Points. It argues Great Britain will not accept restrictions that weaken maritime power, and notes America’s need to back up the doctrine with naval force if necessary.
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Tondon Times
Courier
Great Britain
England
Atlantic
Lloyd” George
America
Tuck
Monroe
United States
Western Hemisphere
Europe
South
Central America
Britain
Why Worry In Iowa Editors Warn About Readjustment Fears
A compilation of editorials from Webster City Freeman Journal Marshalltown Times Republican and Keokuk Gate City arguing against panic over wartime readjustment. They say production will normalize shelves will fill and inflation will ease with bipartisan recovery. concerns include Hoover rumors of a coffee shortage and political shifts with Republicans gaining control.
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Webster
City Freeman-Journal
Samantha Allen
Mother Hubbard
Congress
Tnreasons
Keokuk Gate City
Trumors
Hoover
Arthritis and its varied causes and treatments through history
This passage outlines arthritis as joint inflammation involving bones and membranes, noting that causes range from constitutional diseases to infections and injuries. It describes progression from acute rheumatic fever like arthritis to deforming, disabling forms, with treatments including rest, traction, fluid drainage, diet, exercise, massage, electricity, light therapy, heat, and patience.
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Santarium
A. C
Carrier
Courier
Tractor Industry Grows Amid War Era Analysis
Davenport Times discusses a federal farm equipment control study on tractor production and distribution from 1916 to 1918. It notes American output rising to 150 955 for two and a half years, with most tractors sold to farmers and limited exports, and warns about shifts in costs and labor efficiency. It also covers cost comparisons with horses and the broader impact on farm income and acreage. The piece ends referencing the 1917 wheat price of 2.05 dollars per bushel and a separate note on a Rock Island double killing.
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United States
Office of Farm Equipment Control
Department of ‘Agriculture
Davenport Times
Rock Island
Side Talks on Sympathy and Personal Connection
A narrator reflects on compassion shaped by personal experience, recounting Syrians and Armenians suffering, a typhus-stricken mother and son, and a greenhouse failure touched by a couple's crisis. The piece notes self focused sympathy can be forgivable when a direct link to one’s life exists, yet urges mindful outreach beyond self.
The Tell-Tale Goblin Part 1 Tale
The Story follows a Little Fairy tempted by a River God and a deceptive Goblin. The Goblin spies, seeking a silver cap, and the fairy flees toward a secret union with the River God as mischief unfolds by the moonlit river.
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Tairy
Sham
River God
Neptune
Tomorrox
Goa
Deli
Be a Belle of the Ball with Stuarts Calcium Wafers
An advertisement touts Stuarts Calcium Wafers as a beauty cure for pimples and skin eruptions. It claims calcium sulphide in the wafers nourishes skin health, clears blotches, and promises a pink smooth complexion. offers a free trial via a coupon.
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Stuart
Pink Pills Tonic for Blood and Nerves Promoted in Iowa Tale
Mrs J H Morgan of Correctionville Iowa reports nervous headaches and a run down condition eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims the pills build up the blood and nerves and improve the whole system. Sold by druggists or by mail 50 cents per box six for 2 50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY. Free booklet available.
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J. H. Morgan
Correctionville
Iowa
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Cedar Rapids mail handler credits Tanlac for health boost
L. V. Gordon, a Cedar Rapids Union Station mail handler, says Tanlac improved his appetite, reduced stomach trouble, and restored strength after years of poor health. He reports better sleep and meals that taste good, urging others to try the remedy at Schuneman Drug Co. or a local drug store.
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Tanlac
Cine
L. V. Gordon
Union Station
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue West
Tenlac
Taniac
United States
Schuneman Drug Co
Isement
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