British Delegate Saklatvala Barred From U S Visit
A lengthy profile examines Shapurji Saklatvala, the British Labour MP and Communist, barred from entering the United States on grounds tied to his anti imperialist stance. The article surveys his life from Bombay to London, his work for Indian and working-class causes, and his views on dissolving the British empire to avert war. It discusses Kellogg’s objections, Saklatvala’s replies, and the broader implications for labor and empire.
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Raklatvala
Shapurji-Saklatveli
Interparliamentary Union
Washington
Kellogs
Kelloge
Rennie Smith
Btr
Saklatvala
England
Isota
House of Commons
Bombay
Sakiatvaia
India
London
United States
Salsigivala
Changes at Pennsylvania Railroad Prepares New Leadership
A historical look notes Samuel Rea retiring after 13 years as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad on Sept. 1, age 70, with Gen. W. W. Atterbury succeeding him as president after advancing from a car shop apprentice to the same top role. The article reflects on long service and leadership succession within the company amid broader world events.
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Rotton
Pennsylvania Railwoys
United States
Samuel Rea
Piaced
Mwe
Pennsylvania
Wears
Ren
Ww.sherbury
Come Wing
Wat
P For Lovey Burt
Tea
Gen. Atterbury
Vox
Imanager
Washington Post
The
Coolidge
Nowshe
The Honing Convict System in Texas
A Des Moines Capital report recalls Texas early honor system at prisons allowing 60 top inmates to farm with supposed freedom. The plan failed as many fled. guards replaced trusted convicts to run the farm. Ottumwa Courier notes an efficiency engineer on dressing times, claiming seven minutes for a bath shave and dress with two minutes for women. Des Moines Register argues for a unified air service relying on pilots to deliver timely meteorological reports for fliers.
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Des Moines
Texas
Touvier
Ottumwa
Des Moines Register
Serum and Sanity in a Diphtheria Tragedy
A poor ignorant family trusts a local doctor and a druggist for a child's cold. Diphtheria worsens as antitoxin is scarce and mismanaged. The bereaved father blames negligence and notes a need for accountability of practitioners and vendors in unsafe medical practices.
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Palley
P. i. S. Nother
Health Department
Muon
State- Health Department
Zai
The Surprising Sex Concerning the Action
Wealthy lawyer Joh Blake rises in politics and hosts his ward Julie Latimer after her father Horace dies. Anna Denniston, eager to wed Blake, vies for his attention, while Blake ultimately marries Julie amid family feuds and social intrigue. The Washington visit and society dinner expose jealousies, flirtations, and power plays among Blake, Anna, and Jenning.
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Joh Blake
Politi
Cleo‘don
Congress
Jule Latimer
Horace
Latimer
Blake
Anna Denniston
Julie
Jimmy Philips
Taker F
Mart
Bizkette
Washington
Dus
Peir Aml
Anna
Jennings
Pen
Denniston
Agatha
Phoke
Miss Benniston
Raux
Acatha
Cail
Sentig
Tor
Agatha Jenning
Mr.ennings
John Blake
Senie Avourt
Denniston Eit
Night Walks to Power and Raincoat Tales
In a moonlit street scene Blake contemplates a Senate path while Anna schemes to be the senator's wife. A kids' tale follows Uncle Wiggily seeking Flitter in a rainforest rainstorm, aided by Mrs. Bushytail who fashions him a raincoat from rubber plant leaves.
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Anna
Blake
Ft Alk
John
Senate
Bixby
Uncle Wiggily's Raincoat Adventure in the Woods
Mrs Squigsie Bug fears her boy Flitter is lost after he wanders from home. Uncle Wiggily promises to search the woods, hopping with his umbrella to wake and find Flitter and bring him safely back to Mrs Squiggle Bush and Nurse Jane Fuzzy.
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Mrs. Squiggle Bug
Nurse Jane
Uncle Wiggily
1St Squiggler
Mr. Longears
Mel
Mrs. Bushytail
Johnoie
Billie
Tor
J Bolles
Squirrel Lady
Johnnie
Bangalow
Jane Fuzzy
Squigsie Bug
Mrs. Squiggler
Tam
Bing
Mrs. Squiggle Bush
Remy
Wiggy
Burroughs Nature Club Questions Answers 1926
Burroughs Nature Club Notes presents reader questions about local wildlife and insect identification. It includes inquiries on an enclosed insect with two long legs, lynxes coats, and wintering patterns of the black or blue martin, with a note that answers appear in tomorrow’s Nature Notes. The column also recounts previous questions on butterfly caterpillar to butterfly transformation durations and related timing across species and temperatures.
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Nature Notes
Nature
New England
Fifty Years Ago in The Courier Wartime Ties and Township News
An 1875 Waterloo Courier item thanks Illinois Central for a free special train to Independ ence for J M Sanford funeral and praises conductor Thomas Saunders. It notes the press office move to the new postoffice block and calls city officials to address a Mill street crossing. The issue defends Republican county administration against Democratic charges and mentions Dry goods firm Treey Talcott near First National Bank and a reminder to vote for Samuel J Kirkwood for governor.
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Waterloo Lodge
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Waterloo
Independence
J. M. Sanford
Thomas Saunders
Courier
Postoffice
Treey & Talcott
Rockford, Ill
First National Bank
Forty Years Ago in Waterloo Local News Split
A collection of brief notices from Waterloo, Iowa, October 6 1885 reports a child smothered by oats after being placed in a wagon by threshers, society delegates heading to Des Moines from the Ladies’ Literary Society, bank directors noting a $3 00 surplus increase to 54100, an upcoming horse fair with twelve entries, Patti Ross’s successful opera performance, Dr WO Richards purchasing the Key City house and planning rentals, a wedding, and the first killing frost of the season on October 2 lingering in the area.
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John Sherbon
Melrose
M. F._Robinson
J. N. Leavitt
F. Richards
Des Moines
Ladies’ Literary Society
IoWa Women’s Congress
Twenty Years Ago Notices and Local Updates
Twenty years ago on October 7 1905 reports from Enon church area note a new government post office in Orange township and readiness to install 429 lock boxes. Other items include roads impassable after rains, calls for better highway improve ments, a Barbers' union share price denial, a bank presidency change, and a note on local farming produce access. Also mentions on railroads, rural ministers, a public sale at Fox township, and long journeys by Waterloo motorists.
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Klias Bickley
Enon Church
Orange Township
Tory
Stamford
Conn
Wondered Why Breath Was so Bad
Brooklyn office Rose Dittmar writes that despite brushing teeth and using mouthwash her breath remained offensive until Carter’s Liver Pills helped. She notes improved complexion, brighter eyes, stronger appetite, and relief from constipation, concluding bad breath stems from the stomach. AL Ginagiata, 2a, red packages.
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Brooklyn
Ofiss Rose Dittmar
Carter
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JDAY
Howsit
Uncle Wiggily’s Raincoat
Howard R. Garis
Sqriggle
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
the Courier
Cedar Mills
la Porte City
Samuel J. Kirkwood
FE. E. Kligamay
Mother
J. F. Klingaman
Kimball
Commercial National Bank
Patti Ross
Bob
Flo. Coofcia
Bliss Mattie” Fisher
Hiarrind
Jay Rev. E. . Barrett
B. J. McLean
Barbers’ Union
F. J. Fowler
First Nationaal Bank
CG. O. Barkett
Patna
Ephraim Adams
Eldora
W. Ll, Clark
Fox Township
Clark
Idaho
Boies
Lewis Witty
Cedar Rapids
A. H H. Joyner
Janesville
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