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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1923
Page
3
A reprint essay outlines labor progress over a century from voting rights to wage laws, with notes on court attitudes toward unions. It argues labor gains are lasting, while protections remain uneven and legal changes continue shaping industrial democracy.
A health column explains September brings heavy pollen from rag weeds and warns only rain can relieve hay fever. It notes Dr. William Brady cites rain as a natural remedy and mentions inoculation tests to tailor treatment.
Imogene accuses Andrew of secretly planning to leave for a vacation with letters and ads proving schemes to entertain lonely widowers. Andrew protests the charges as Imogene reveals unsealed mail and insinuations from gossip sources. The exchange ends with Imogene defending her loyalty and doubt about his plans.
The author warns that Europe could reexperience assassinations and occupation while major powers claim neutrality. He asks why conflict cannot end with mutual friendship and invokes Corfu and Belgium defenses as parallels. A satirical note adds a claim about art and plant pests as unrelated observations.
Mr. Bear and Mr. Fox discuss the honey in a hollow tree. Bear worries his weight will cause a fall on the rocky hill while Fox hopes Racey Coon or Billy Possum could scout the honey. They consider a plan where Fox rides Bear's back to reach the hole.
Davenport Times reports that winter coal prices will rise due to higher wages and fuel costs. The piece cites a 1923 U S coal commission finding that labor costs add 4 12 dollars per ton, with profit margins rising after strikes, and warns the public would lose if a strike occurs. It also includes quick takes from Webster City Freeman Journal Burlington Hawk Eye and notes on rodents as a separate fact.
A fragment notes Abe Martin Heinie Moats' uncle in Germany was killed last week during a payroll heist. The passage mocks politicians unfamiliar with pitching style after observing President Coolidge.
Binny Clay, a singer on the runing board of an auto, navigates a tumultuous life after Lola Arnaut’s murder and her own rise in show business. Terry O’Farrer becomes entangled with Binny as she embraces a new chance, singing and dancing her way toward stardom while haunted by gasping pasts and Benny Clay.
In a village tale the clock maker's apprentice adds extra hands to a town clock to test the keeper. The prank aims to see if the keeper can identify genuine minute and hour hands and read the correct time. The puzzle ties to yesterday’s answer about 1 921 peanuts with a division sequence ending in Mary.
Questions from readers prompt nature answers in this column. Topics include fur seals age, birds attacking snakes with mongoose tactics, poisonous catfish spines, mantis natural enemies, damp weather effects, and plant lice control via aphids and scale on stems and leaves.
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