ANOTHER BIG WATERWAY PROSPECT FROM ST LOUIS TO TWIN CITIES
The Waterloo Evening Courier discusses extending the War rior barge line from St Louis to the Twin Cities, promising a cheap water route to the Mississippi interior. It cites higher ocean and land transport costs postwar, shifting manufacturing toward the seaboard, and endorses the St Lawrence Tidewater plan to rebalance regional trade. The piece urges farmers and business leaders to consider the canal proposal as a remedy to regional disadvantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Missiesinpi Valley
Hoover
St. Louis
Twin Cities
Ben
Mississippi
Midwest
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Middlewest
Seaboard
Seacoast
St. Lawrence Shin Canal
The Peril of the Th Doctor’s Degrees Debate
Frederick De Wott Pingree, a recent Harvard graduate, attacks medical and humanities PhD prerequisites for college instructors. He argues excess focus on degrees ignores teaching ability and warns against a tyrannical faculty clan. The piece notes that a doctorate does not guarantee teaching skill and urges tempered, merit based hiring focused on imparting love of learning.
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Frederick de Wott Pingree
Harvard
Liberty Magazine
Pingree
Natural Disadvantages Hit Fioritz and Wider Regions
A second hurricane devastates Fioritz within six weeks and a third big blow tests science’s limits. The article notes Florida’s vulnerability is not unique with arid California storms, western sandstorms, and midwestern cyclones, tornadoes, floods, and coastal commerce impacts shaping municipal concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fioritz
Florida
Peningula
Calfornia
Chistes
Shorv
Lotters -Cisinders of
Uric Acid Facts and Personal Health Advice
Reader notes on uric acid levels, diet, and medical attitudes. Claims that healthy blood uric acid is around three milligrams per 100 cubic centimeters, argues uric acid is not a disease cause, and critiques purine-heavy diets. Includes Q A on high blood pressure, iodine poison, drafts and sleep positions, with letters to Dr Brady for further guidance.
When AWeliness Is Beautiful By Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank president of University of Wisconsin and former Century editor reflects on a screening in a small town hall. He contrasts a melodrama’s dated style with the audience’s mix of old and young, noting beauty’s elusive power and the crowd’s varied emotions. He muses on art, memory, and the nature of beauty while touching on Florida’s disaster coverage and resilience.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wigeoasin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
vJisse
Willace
Sife
France
Florida
Miami
Mandafe
Burke Prophecy in an American Sesquicentennial Year
Sioux City journal notes Charles W. Kurs of the University of Pennsylvania arguing criminals vary by intellect rather than reformist claims. He supports that planning and nerve define crime, not mood or moral deficiency.
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America
Sioux City Journal
Charles W. Kurs
University of Pennsylvania
Win
Subways, Crime, and Theaters Highlight New York Life
New York City views a subway world of rushes and hazards with crowded cars and loud signs. The piece recalls pickpocket legends, subway patrols, and a safety mindset while noting Fred Stone’s towering Broadway fame and a big theater marquee.
Uncle Wiggily Honey Cakes Mischief in the Woods
Uncle Wiggily, Bunty, and Baby Runty seek wild honey cakes by trading sugar cookies with a poodle shopkeeper. They locate a hollow tree with bees and craft honey cakes, then return to find all the cakes stolen and suspect a mischief by Bunty while Uncle Wiggily reveals he heard a muffled remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tongears
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Bunty
Cunela
Uncle Wiggily
Baby Bunty
Rabbit Girl
Wigeli
Mr. Longears
Honey Cakes Stolen by a Blue Jay in a Forest Tale
In a playful woodland episode Uncle Wiggily notices honey cakes missing. A blue jay with a sticky beak confesses to stealing one cake and reveals the others hidden under leaves. The animals discuss payback for the honey cakes before resuming their picnic plan.
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Uncle
Abe Martin Hardly Hears Abe’s Honey Cake Plan
Abe Martin hears about honey cakes and a plan to make things right. Bunty agrees to join the adventure with friends arguing over party, marriage, and settling scores. The whimsy centers on Bunty and a rabbit gentleman amid imagined mischief and contrived stakes.
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Bunty
The Feast of Folly Synopsis
Diane Colfax, an 18 year old pressured by her mother to marry for money, frets between duty and generosity. Dr Patrick, a suave local physician, hires Diane for social presence, promising pay while Diane balances her mother’s moods and her own hopes. The story follows Diane’s circle, the doctor’s influence, and the unfolding social environment.
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Miriam Colfax
Diane
Gordon McCamas
Liane
Cara
McCamas
Strider
Pondar
É & Reason
Ann
Dr. Patrick
Flo
Luella
Lie
Dreiser
Carel
D. H. Lawrence
Cozanne
New York
Washington
Vanderbilt
Patrick
Mrs. Colfax
Dee
Richard
Colfax
Grand and Glorious Feeling Delayed Train Station Reverie
A dramatic vignette captures a traveler’s rush through a traffic jam toward a railway station. The information clerk explains the delay as waiting for Wll Vrain, who is ten minutes late, creating a sense of anticipation and humorous exclamation about a grand moment.
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Wll Vrain
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
Readers ask about protecting animals and a list of natural wonders. Answers reference tropical birds, colors, caterpillars, and snakes, noting pigment, cocoon growth, and that some snakes help control pests. The article cites use of a killed specimen for studies and mentions cautious handling of snakes.
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Eathiriis
Mme
Life of an Indian Boy Part I Just a Vapose
Uncle Rays Corner recounts the birth and early life of a Sioux boy named E hakeadah in Minnesota. The narrative portrays a grandmother caregiver, a cradle fashioned from board and sack, and ritualized experiences with kin and visitors, ending with a promise to continue the tale of Makndéety Trad and Moe Fram from white men with furs.
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Minnegota
Bertinses
Dawn
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Sar
W. H. Hartman Co. Courier
Corner Fork Ave
Commercial St
Gobn
Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Iy Mail
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Personal Health Service
William Brady, M. D
Nat'l Newspaper Service
Crimin
New York Py Bay
C. McIntyre Conyrights
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Mae Uugally
Ninckair
Uthd
Awe
Alma Clayturgh
Subway Sun
Daily Journal
Metropalis
Tadee
Dianess
Fred Stone
Broadway
Uncle Wiggily’s
Howard R. Garis
Abe Martin
BY Claire Pomeroye
Buddy
Reus
Dinane
Wrintuck
Colfax den
Culfax
Dowsal
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Roy
Thare
Uncle Ray’s
Aquirrel
Lakadah
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