Tractor Race and Trade Woes Highlight Iowa Page
A late 1930s Waterloo page reports on Charles City tractor races drawing farmers and noting plow tests and efficiency. It also examines July trade data showing a $350 million export slump and a surge in imports, with European currency woes and a call for policy action. Issues of marriage law and title checks are debated as social concerns. The piece weaves agricultural, economic, and civic themes across local life.
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St Ville
MAMCH
Associated
Associated Press
Ada
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Washington
Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story, Brooks & Finley
United States
Europe
Europa
France
Rvgliso
America
Senate
Aire Ute Mediunl
Federal Reserve Board
convulsions in infancy and related inquiries explained
A medical column discusses that fever, infections, toxins, or digestion issues can trigger convulsions in healthy children. It notes varied symptoms including eye deviation, jaw grinding, and limb jerks, with outcomes ranging from single episodes to coma and possible death. Also covered are drooping eyelids, eyelid palsy, possible causes, and when to seek physician care.
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Econ
Aden
Little Life Confidences in the Experience of a Couple
Conversational piece explores romance and matrimony in modern relationships. Imogene critiques insincere suitors who woo without intent, noting women seek genuine commitment rather than empty flirtation. Anecdotes recount women judging men by appearance, money, or practicality, concluding many pursue safe options over grand romance. Copyright 1919 Twenty-first Century Press.
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Andrew
Imogene
Rot Falkirkson
Mary Millmore
Billy Sands
Mary
Billy
Twenty-first Century Press, Inc
The Sandman Story Told By Mrs Frog
Mrs Frog warns her two children of pond dangers as night falls and Madam Duck becomes a potential threat. The kids resist listening but soon spot two strange birds on the bank, prompting a wary check by their mother.
Those are rabbits not ducks in a frog lesson tale
A frog mother corrects her young about misidentifying a Madam Duck with a long bill. The froggies recall the size clue and narrowly dodge a duck attack as their mother lectures on paying attention to lessons and perils.
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Madam Duck
Covenant and shipbuilding shape looming Senate issues
A Washington letter forecasts the League of Nations covenant ratification and rail privatization battles as political theater. It notes President Wilson seeks a public fight to bolster support while new Shanghai shipbuilder Sung Fuh Yue plans a large yard backed by Japanese interests.
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Jay
House
Washington
Philadelphia
Ker
League of Nations
League
Shantung
Wilson
Senate
Shanghai
Sung Fuh Yue Shipbuilding Company
Canabie
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd No 170
A Loyd brain teaser presents 10 minutes to answer by transforming cooking utensils tools and objects to spell NEW YORK. The puzzle notes two cars form a right triangle in 2% hours with the hypotenuse measuring 10 units.
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Daily Journal
New York
Sam Loyd
Berger's Socialist stance draws mixed editorials
Ottumwa Courier notes Victor L. Berger resigned from the Socialist party executive committee after a twenty year prison sentence. Burlington Hawk-Eye comments on presidential disclosures to push ratification of the peace treaty, while Algona Upper Des Moines Republican notes labor and strike issues and social views among Borico women.
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Berger
Ottumwa
Victor L. Berger
National Socialist Party
Socialist Party
Berver
Burlington
Algona Upper
Des Moines
Toilet water bans alcohol sales after intoxicated guest
Huntington police forbid sale of toilet water containing alcohol after a hotel guest became intoxicated from a bath. Investigation showed the contents, meant for massage, were ingested. Future hotel guests needing massage will be provided with currycombs.
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Huntington
W. Va
Nutty remark marks day of beans and shoes
Mrs Tipton Bird received a can of army beans opened by mistake. Late Bud quips that he would rather be a nut than pay $25 for shoes, reflecting small town humor in the day.
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Tipton Bird
Bud
National Netwspaper Service
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory tour describes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound production for women. It emphasizes large herb use, seasonal gathering, solvent extraction, sterilization of equipment, antiseptic sealing, and the role of roots and herbs in treating female ills, with letters from users praising its health effects.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tobacco Habit Dangerous Promotion by Doctor Connor
An advertisement touts nicotine as a deadly poison harming thousands and promotes Nicotol tablets sold at drug stores. It claims a simple, risk free way to quit and promises a refund if ineffective, urging readers to await a forthcoming in paper feature by Doctor Connor.
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Doctor Connor
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Connor
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