Senate Tar Revision Moves Draw Fire From Both Sides
The Iowa paper reports rapid Senate action on the tariff revision bill, with open debate likely. Changes include delaying excess profits tax, adjusting personal and corporate rates, and reflecting shifts in exemptions and child credits amid tax debates. The article notes opposition to a wide beer tax and Smoot’s proposed sales tax plan, plus expectations of House-Senate conference battles.
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Senate
House
Senate Committee
Iowa
Smoot
Afterthoughts on Autumn and Current Affairs
Autumn’s arrival brings mild days and talk of a Dairy Cattle Congress next week. The piece riffs on Prohibition, church leadership debates in Cedar Rapids, and current politics in Congress, with quips about public sentiment and world affairs.
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Dairy ‘Cattle Congress
Cedar Rapids
Healthful Home and Sanitation in Daily Life
Health Talks by Dr John B Huber discuss choosing salubrious homes with pure water and sunshine. They stress ventilation, drainage, waste disposal, and personal cleanliness as foundations of healthful housing and warned that healthful homes fail if inhabitants neglect cleanliness. A Q and A section answers a reader about tongue-tie concerns for a 13 month old, recommending a family doctor assessment.
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Abrakham
We Ted
Friend Wife by Roh Fulkerson
Andrew returns at night to find Imogene reading a novel and demanding fourteen fifty. She explains painters earned the sum for roof and garage work, while Andrew questions rivals Billy Sands and Whiting Estes, fearing a hidden stake. The mystery ends with a cash payment and mutual relief.
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Andrew
Imogene
Billy Sands
Whiting Estes
Whitingastes
Billy
Whiting
Hopeful Song Amid Storms and Love Beyond
A hopeful lyric speaks of not being sorry through hardship and rain. It contrasts sorrow with a blossoming future as storms pass and birds sing tomorrow. It questions love's power to uplift, cherishing a lasting, comforting bond beyond trouble.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers from 1921
Burroughs Nature Club notes answer readers questions on local wildlife and plants. Topics include robins wintering in Mississippi, walrus tusks, acorn toxicity, smallest single celled animals, cardinal song, and methods to deter pests in houses and trees.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Hodgrton
Mississippi
Movie of a Man at a Country Railroad Station
A man at a rural railroad station throws several stones at a telegraph pole. After three attempts his arm hurts, he sits down and whistles. The actions unfold over about one hour and fifty minutes.
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Walt
Ant Control Tip Sparks Controversy in Toronto Report
A Toronto correspondent describes using a damp sugar and Paris green mixture in a saucer to attract and kill ants when placed in hot water. The method reportedly works well but raises safety concerns about children and pets.
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Toronto
Time Puzzle of Two Ladies Calls and Meeting
A social affair riddle traces Mrs C and Mme K as they visit each other on a day last week. They depart opposite homes, meet at a midway point at 4 o clock, and the timing seeks the moment Mme K left home. The puzzle uses a gossip frame to deduce the exact start times.
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Mrs. C
Mme. K
Mrs. C’s
C. Mansion
Jack
Jean
Mrs. Spratt
Change of Jailers in Ambrose Doane’s Turbulent Tale
Ambrose Doane faces accusation and betrayal as Macfarlane insists on jail rules. Amid tension, Ambrose warns his captors of a setup while Myengeen and Watusk plot fate. Bound and loaded into a canoe, Ambrose is taken toward Kakisa country with the loyal dog Job following.
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Lloyd George
Washington
Arthur J. Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Brinn Root
Cela
United States
Ambrose Doane
Colina Gaviller
Fur Company
Gavnier
Myengeen
Ambrose
Tole
Simon_Grampierre i
Iyork Boats
Meyengeen
Watusk
Rody
Call
Tom Moosa
Balloon Bureaus and a Fallen Ace of Spite
A snatch of Abe Martin style chatter recalls a big spend on a balloon and a related disaster. The column riffs on public theater and a once feared beauty fading amid city talk and vanished bravado.
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