New Party Call Sparks Debate on Public Representation
The Committee of 48 calls for a St Louis meeting December 9 to 12 to organize a Liberal Independent party. The editorial questions whether new parties deliver real reform, flags risks of shallow leadership, and urges voters to demand accountable candidates and sustained civic effort.
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Committee of 48
St. Louis
Union
U.S. A
Committees of
House
Senate
Health talks on energy foods and growth questions
An article explains energy nutrients including carbohydrates fats proteins vitamins and minerals found in cereals fruits vegetables and dairy. A reader asks if short parents mean a short child and how to increase height. the reply says growth up to full potential is possible but later gains are limited with emphasis on exercise and nutrition.
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Tam
West
Pienty
Couple argues over hats and animal plumes in plea for ethics
Andrew confronts Imogene about wearing egret and partridge plumes, urging her to give upfeathers to spare birds. She concedes and plans a costly alternative hat, while noting the fashion issue and cost. The scene ends with a quiet resolve and a copyright note from 1919.
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Dearie
Tove
River of Silver and Green: A Sandman Tale, Part IV
The Prince and Princess escape the Witch with White Elves guarding their fate. They locate the Gold Palace by the silver river where the Prince is crowned king and the couple vows marriage. A return visit reveals no river, leaving them to keep their magical journey a secret as life resumes.
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Ile
Gold Palace
Iuess
Prings
Happi
Deadlock signal in senate over peace treaty amendments
Sioux City Journal reports a likely senate deadlock in the peace treaty debate. Test votes show 4 in favor of amendments and 40 against with ten paired votes. If five favorable pairings join, pro amendment support reaches 48. three senators abstained.
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Sioux City Journal
Senate
Amendmenis
McCumber
Jones
Why Not a Preachers' Strike
A Dubuque Telegraph-Herald opinion questions if widespread strikes could spread to religious leaders. It argues preachers face long hours and intense duties and suggests a protest model might apply to clergy as costs and wages ripple through the economy.
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Dubuque
Artie Small and Family Return Home
Mr and Mrs Artie Small and party returned from a weekend visit to Mrs Link Gage of Bloom Center. They report she is a charming hostess and an accomplished brewer, noting beauty as a georgette waist deep.
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Artie Small Lava
Link Gage
O' Bloom
Georgette
Convricht National Newspaper Service
Reactions to Tariffs and Labor in Iowa Papers
The Webster City Journal criticizes the Republican tariff as a father of trusts while the Democratic tariff is the stepfather, denouncing its impact on workers. The Des Moines Register quips about aviation reaching the moon, and a farm incident notes a 500 shot cost to a farmer as Glorinda reports Timothy Smith, 15, recovering in Glorinda Iowa on September 27.
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Webster City Journal
Glorinda
Timothy Smith
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd No 181
Puzzle asks to rearrange 16 checkers so that no straight line of three occurs in any direction. It notes two-of-three checker lines already exist and seeks a new arrangement with no line of 3. Includes Loyd’s 1915 copyright note and a solution cue.
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New York
Wall and
Broad Street
Roday
J. P. Morgan
Towa
Jack Hawk
Thors
Ted
Ank
Sam Loyd
Harland suit ends after two-day jury verdict
The district court heard a $15,000 damages claim from Th Harland against a group of youths who raided his melon patch. A shot fired by Harland wounded one boy. 22 pellets hit him back. The jury took two days to reach an agreement.
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Th. Harland
District Court
Smith
Harland
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