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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1923
Page
3
Telegram heavy front matter notes publisher Hartman Co with address Waterloo Iowa. Advertising policies outlined with rates, payment terms and restrictions. Correspondent E G Dougherty listed with offices in major cities.
The piece notes the Farmer Labor party split into radical and conservative factions at Chicago, with Minnesota’s state party having elected senators and local officials. It discusses wage disputes, coal prices, and the US Coal Commission’s proposed arbitration principles aiming to ease industrial conflict and protect workers while ensuring supply.
The anthracite coal strike ends with a 10 percent wage increase and unions allowed to appoint agents in company offices to collect dues. Deductions from workers' pay are rejected, signaling a half way settlement. Ratification by union representatives is expected, with work to resume once assets are confirmed.
A health column by Dr William Brady discusses treating irritations with antiseptic solutions for underarm sweating, foot care tips using petroleum jelly and cold elevations for erythromelalgia, and cautions about misdiagnosing gout. It includes reader questions on boys versus girls, punishment methods, and submitting letters for Brady's responses.
Andrew arranges a summer debate over a seaside trip while Imogene questions his fidelity and bachelor plans. He denies plans for a yacht party, insists on keeping their marriage intact, and suggests a future autumn getaway for Imogene.
In the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald the exchange notes that Democrats proved the tariff raised sugar prices, yet the commodity later fell without tariff changes. The debate highlights embarrassment as the topic shifts to W Ho filling his place. Also mentions cab driver William Patrick Flaherty of New York, honored by his company for thirty years of taxicab service with no incidents.
An excerpt notes Mexico's rapid strides since U S recognition and mentions removing a bolsboyist reader and organizer from the country. It contrasts with a casual remark about traffic rule violations and a vow to mind one's business as keys to success in business.
Muscatine Journal coverage reveals Senator Brookhart’s 240 acre farm near Muscatine facing heavy drainage and tax costs. The piece connects the land’s moisture issues, mortgage debt, and drainage district warrants to accusations about state profits and political favors tied to a $20,000 Des Moines loan. It notes legal challenges over drainage projects and questions the land’s agricultural viability versus its tax burden.
In a tangled scene Binny Clay consoles Terry and Irma as debts loom. Terry confesses ruin due to Benjamin Clay, and Binny offers help only to be rebuffed, revealing a doomed friendship and mounting tension among the show’s principals. A separate fairy tale excerpt threads through, with Princess Teresa debating marriage and ball etiquette.
A masked Prince Damor, posing as a royal attendant, visits Princess Teresa as a grand ball is arranged by a poor king. The Queen provides a white satin gown for the Princess, while Damor schemes to win her hand in the royal matchmaking event.
Nature Notes asks readers questions about birds bulbs and coat colors. The column invites inquiries about blackbirds with white tails bulb parts plant anatomy and Persian lamb Bekins. Answers promised in tomorrow's Nature Notes.
Three readers submit queries on local wildlife and a pet threat. A 16 inch nonpoisonous eastern fingernaped snake is described with coloration and behavior. explanation that woodpeckers enter hard wood via existing openings and use barbed tongues to reach borers. albino tigers are rare and noted as pale with faint stripes in a reputable manual.
Squire Marsh Swallow fined a bandit a dollar and costs after leaving his engine running in front of the bank this morning, while critics argue flour and bread prices stay tied to wheat.
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