Twenty Years Morn Rubber Supply and Prices Outlook
Experts in Washington predict rubber demand by the United States will outpace domestic production for decades. Rubber growth experiments in California and abroad, plus Firestone ventures in Liberia, aim to ease the shortage, while price declines reflect conservation and surplus crops rather than improved supply.
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Eorernment
Washington
United States
England
Philippines
California
Malay Peninsula
Dutch East Indies
Liberia
Africa
Harvey Firestone
Langley Parole Bid Influences Kentucky Politics
A news item notes former Congressman John W. Langley of Kentucky, jailed in Atlanta for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws, has won parole board clemency. It highlights Langley's political sway in the Tough Mountain region and his impact on Senator Richard P. Ernst's reelection prospects.
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John W. Langley
Kentucky
Durance Vite
Atlanta, Ga
Federal Penitentiary
Richard P. Ernst
Langley
Ernst
Washington
Atlanta
Parole Board
Prohibition
Sargent
Hill Country
Personal Health Service by Dr Brady on Sleep Positions and Cold Myths
Reader questions and Brady’s replies tackle sleep position debates and cold illness terminology. He disputes ruling out left-side sleeping, discusses language in surgery, and notes public confusion fueled by writers and purveyors of fad health advice.
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Brady
William Brady
Travelers Reflections On Human Unity And Trust
A Paris breakfast table talk contrasts universal humanity with national stereotypes. An American friend claims the French are dishonest and discourteous, prompting a search for shared values as the narrator recalls a clerks’ kindness and a bond formed over books. The piece echoes faith in common interests shaping trust between peoples and nations.
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Paris
United States
France
Timbuctoo
America
Japan
Frien
Hellus’ Foo
Ike Woolworth
Omy Frinod
GO Pratret
New York Anecdotes on Tenth Avenue and Broadwayite Habits
In New York on Sept 22 McIntyre portrays Tenth Avenue as a mix of grit and vitality. Longshoremen, dock workers, and jockeys populate lower streets near West Street while theatres face monotony after long runs and Broadway life shows peculiar fads and domestic displays in Sutton Place.
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New York
Tenth Avenue
Hell's Kitchen
Fistiny
Itreight
Paul Reveres
Calien
West Street
Trana Atlantic
Sutton Place
Manhattan
Mayfair
First Avenue
Blackwells Island
Fifty-seventh Street
Uncle Wiggily and the Sweet Flag
Uncle Wiggily prepares for an adventure as Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy and the muskrat housekeeper debate accompanying him. The scene opens with the rabbit gentleman leaving his stump bungalow and joking about his pink nose before setting off with cautious plans for the journey.
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Uncle Wiggily
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Mr. Longears
Muskrat Indy
Uncle Wiggily Seeks Sweet Flag in Calamus Tale
The story follows Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane as they discuss finding sweet flag, the plant calamuma calamus, near water to use as food and medicine. The tale notes the plant’s swampy habitat and describes the root’s edible medicinal use when baked with sugar.
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Uncle
Talla' Ina
Uncle Wiggily and the Sweet Flag Candy Lesson
Uncle Wiggily learns sweet flag root is strong and biting when unsugared and must be eaten in small nibbles. Nurse Jane dries the roots to candy while Bob Cat suffers mouth burning after stealing the white roots from the woodshed roof.
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Wiggily
Jane
Uncle Wigsily
Uncle Wiggily
Bob Cat
Nurse Inne
Mr. Longears
Burroughs Nature Club Notes—Questions and Answers from 1925
The column invites readers to send nature questions. It covers plant bulbs storing food, whale tail anatomy, and bluebird window-daiting behavior. Answers hint at Burroughs writings and natural explanations for animal actions.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
Fifty Years Ago In Thr Courier September 20 1878
The equinoctial storm arrives early, rivers flood streets, and mud persists after heavy rain. A. Cottrell of Lincoln enrolled at the University of Iowa, the county’s sole known entrant. Miss Lottie R. Shau lis wed William H. Barron in Cedar Rapids. An ear of corn weighed two pounds one ounce with 16 kernels in 12 inches, another ear 11 inches with 15 rows and 1 008 kernels. Grapes sell for six cents a pound. The Cedar Rapids state fair drew about 7,000 despite bad weather. Vinton state guards serve as special police wearing red caps. A baby contest crowned Mrs A. C Keyes of Cedar Rapids mother of the winner. Macadam stones set on streets appeared to vanish during the wet weather.
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M of A. Cottrell
Lincoln
University of Iowa
Lottie R. Shaulis
William H. Barron
J. R. Berry
Robert Alpin
Vetow Town
John Owens
Cedar Rapids
Vinton State Guards
A. C Keyes
Mither
Local News Briefs from Lester Township and Waterloo
A. S. Cummings recovers from a roof fall ankle injury in Lester Township. Rev S J Schultz family visit brings a china set as gift. Judson B Palmer weds Marian M Hume at the Hume home. Rev Richard Garton officiates. M H Loomer moves from Waverly to Waterloo to open a jewelry store, leasing space on Fourth Street. Charley Conch becomes Gilbert's clerk. Dr. Thomas W. Scott advertises veterinary services. Simmons LaTier King photography firm dissolves. King remains as sole member. Lagan House appoints H I Allen and J D Platt to board with W O Richards. boiler repairs at Irving House underway.
Fifty Years and More in Waterloo Church History
The article notes the fiftieth anniversary of the Congregational church in Waterloo with remaining charter members J. Th. orgie and J. P. White named among early founders and lists original members and first minister Thomas LaDue. It mentions Rev. F. L. Loveland leaving the First M. E. church for Omaha and records several regional anniversaries and enrollments at State Teachers College Cedar Falls, with 1315 students today and projections to exceed 2,500 in twenty years.
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The
Congregational Church In
Waterloo
J. TH. Orgie
J. P. White
Toouvitt
J. B. Worcester
White
A. F. Hosford
Thomas §. LaDue
F. L. Loveland
First
M. E. Church
Torlay
Omaha
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
H. IL. Seerley
Mr Winslow Helps Plymouth Chief In Illness
In early Plymouth a sick chief named Maxsusoit nears death. Governor Mossanolt Tayurar sent Edward Winslow and two others to comfort him. Winslow administered medicine, rinsed the chief’s mouth, and offered water. The chief improves, messengers request more medicine, and Winslow returns after a hunt with a duck dinner.
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Edward Wiluslow
Winslow
Nitta
Monarch 5 & 10 Clerk Abe Martin Misa Pearl Resigns
Abe Martin Misa Pearl Moots of the Monarch 5 and 10 resigns today to attend up for the new fall curves. The reminiscence recalls a line about women being modest and a doorbell answered with sleeves rolled up.
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Misa Pearl
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Coday Rapids
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