War fears and scientific dreams of new weapons
A newspaper column discusses how rumors of world altering weapons born from gas, liquids, rays, and other innovations circulate from Germany to the United States. It notes talks by scientists globally about annihilating agents, powerful beams, and area destruction, then questions whether such advances might push nations toward peace and goodwill.
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Oppan
Germany
Mit
Italy
Edison
Garda
Paying the Fippler to New York Costs for 1922
A lively note on New York City’s immense annual expenses. It estimates 1922 municipal costs at 400,000,909 dollars, compares 1921 at 350,000,000, and contrasts the bill with federal and state scales. The piece teases readers about who pays and who benefits, urging rural readers to reflect on urban costs.
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New York
Gene Reader
United States
Army
Navy
Towa
Booze 18 the Criminal and the Personal Liberty Debate
A column argues that widespread drinking fueled a debauched orgy and tragedy, condemning unrestricted alcohol as driving crime. It denounces the notion of personal liberty as excuses for moral breakdown, urging the public to withhold liquor to curb crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Emma Goldman in Russia Sparks Old Controversy
A fragment from a period piece critiques Emma Goldman’s return to Russia after a year abroad. It argues she is out of place in the Soviet scene, labels her a noisy anarchist, and contrasts her with American liberty, noting poverty and a lack of impact in Moscow. The piece views Lenine supporters skeptically and mocks antiwar sentiments.
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Shevevit
Emma Goldman
Altho
Russia
Bely
Emma
United States
Lennie
Moscow
Goldman
Aniskind
Detroit
Lenine
America
Afterthoughts 2k and nature notes ponderings
Burroughs Nature Club Notes by Houghton Mifflin Co discuss questions on nature topics and answer requests. Readers ask about peacocks tails, skunks vs snakes, fish hatcheries in the United States, amateur evolutionists reading Darwin, dairy cattle congress insights, and unemployment remedies. The column invites more questions for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Teally
United States
Correct English Don t Say
The text lists example sentences showing how to use because to explain reasons. It contrasts phrases like BECAUSE and THAT with explanations tied to illness climate risk water or honesty. It notes preferred phrasing and common errors in forming causal statements.
Answers to old questions on elephants frost birds and city
An old quiz-like notice explains how elephants use tusks for digging and bark processing, why frost harms plants more in certain conditions, and how metallic feather colors arise from feather structure. It also cites a Quebec city population breakdown and a property valuation of 113,983,671.
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Quebec
Major Brower
The
Times
Health Talks Highlights Shortness of Breath and Public Requests
A health column by Dr. John Buber discusses breathing difficulties, heart and kidney involvement, and long recovery times. Readers are invited to mail questions, with topics ranging from anemia dietary questions to false teeth age requirements, and a note on wounded veterans' advocacy amid postwar red tape.
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Jand
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Imogene laments loneliness as Andrew offers love in varied forms. She longs for romantic affection beyond plain devotion and fantasy, criticizing dull married life. He counters with playful, affectionate reassurances, while she insists she seeks vivid, imaginative love beyond routine care and material comforts.
From Over the Hills by Frank L Stanton
A reflective poem about longing and separation as a heart seeks a spiritual path from darkness to light. The speaker contrasts earth's beauty and distant unknowns with a longing to reunite with a beloved person, urging a measured ascent to joy without peril. The closing line comments on humanity’s meddling with a divinely ordered world.
Abe Martin Miss Mame Moon Car Door Mishap
Local notes report Abe Martin Miss Mame Moon injured her finger when a car door closed on it this morning. Mrs Artie Small comments on the incident and mentions the meeting at Niary Falls where she was elated during the initial moment of being carried.
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Mame Moon
Artie
Fort Dodge gunner group seeks prompt aid after wartime wounds
A Fort Dodge boy wounded serving with the Rainbow Division faced delays in government help until friends connected with authorities in Washington. Similar delays affected another veteran shot through the head who wrote to Governor Kendall, prompting attention and likely action. The writer argues red tape hampers wounded soldiers and that influence should not be required.
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Fort Dodge
Rainbow Division
Washington
Kendall
Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle: Seven Pets Worth
A pet dealer received an equal number of rabbits and puppies. He paid $2 each for puppies and $4 per pair for rabbits. After selling all but seven animals at a 10 percent profit, he recovered his investment. Calculate the retail value of the remaining seven pets, given the word BUTTON as the puzzle’s clue.
Fifty Years Ago In The Counter Sept 30 1871
A retrospective look notes extremely low water and drought affecting crops, streams, wells, and livestock in the region. It lists local clergy activity, church finances, road work, a proposed Fourth Street bridge tax, Hitt and Chapman's carriage factory employing 15 men, and stone crossings funded by private subscriptions. Farmers report abundant pears and apples from local ranches, with county fair anticipated for next week drawing ten thousand attendees.
Buffalo Bill to Appear at Burnham's Opera House in 1881 Ad
Forty years ago the Burnham's opera house advertised Col. William F. Cody Buffalo Bill and his large company presenting Prairie Waif a drama of the far west with six Indian chiefs in the troupe. The notice also mentions local merchants Israel Bros promoting low prices and notes a busy county fair with many entries horse races and crowds. It reports clergy reassignments in the Upper Iowa conference and a Waterloo telephone exchange connected with Dubuque illustrating early telephony marvels. The piece covers a county fair hose race won by L F Walker and lists many participants plus a Hope company speech and Fayette Place captains.
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Burnham
Opera House
Col. W. F., Cody
Buffalo Bill
Mammoth
Far West
L. F. Walker Hose
Hendersons
Cedar Rapids
L. FL Walker
C. B. Hobsen
Samuel Bodell
George E. Lichty
W. Cook
Warren Brown
John Hayzlett
Frank Siberling
Henry Bender
J. P. King
George Eno
N. Jacoby
J. C. Holden
B. Doxey
B. Keller
W. F. Parrott
Brown
D. Woodford
S. Fleisher
John Cook
Hope Boys
Fayette
Place
Ray Spafford
Casper Sargeant
Frank Nauman
Grant. McRae
E. Newton
C. Newton
Ira Garrabrant
Ed. Shaffer
Lewis Vail
George P. Beck
Henry Williams
Clayton Strayer
Billy Sunday party member gored by cow in Sioux City
The 1901 notice reports Mrs. John Muldoon of 326 Oak Avenue gored in the abdomen by a cow while leaving a stall to fetch a passing animal. A second item notes Rev. S. H. Basher delivering a law and order address at First Brethren church following McKinley’s assassination. The page also mentions a Bible lesson by Miss Grace Sare at the M. A. auditorium and local community scenes.
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John Muldoon
Sioux City
Oak Avenue
Muldoon
S. H. Basher
McKinley
First Brethren Church
Grace Saxe
Sare
Ambrose Doane faces trouble as fur monopoly dispute erupts
Ambrose Doane, a free trader, clashes with John Gaviller over a fur monopoly. Gaviller’s daughter Colina learns Doane’s views, triggering jealousy and threats. Doane plans to flee with Colima Gaviller as unrest among the Indians led by Waitusk escalates, with mills burned and a store stormed amid growing accusations and a looming confrontation with authorities.
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Toxi John Gaviller
Nesis
Gordon Strange
Warus
Ambrose
Ambros Doane
Jai
Sin
Lough
Matio
Job
Ambrosa A
Nesi
Frank Pinkerton
Miss
Art —Ling
Anglevysman
Ambrose Deane
John Gaviller
Colina
Gordon
Strange
Gavier
Watusk
Deans
Colina Gaviller
John Gavisher
Ambrose Doane
Waitusk
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Paps
Dougherty
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Fini
Europe
Nature Notes
Dairy Cattle Congress
Honolulu
Sue Teason
Burlington Ro Ivest
Tars Club
Tom
Smith
Cupid
Amnswezezs
John B. Huber
A. M
M. D
Buber
Owever
American Legion
Legion
Algona Upper
Des Moines
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Imogene
Andraw
Andrew
Jas
O'Er the Hills
Frank L. Stanton
Ailin
Arles
Earth
Rijly
Brother Williams
Abe Martin
Edipors
Rev. H. S. Church
Grace M. E
Fourth Street
Hitt & Chapman
Commercial Street
Griffin & Logan's Corner
Michael Reber
William McCall
W. Ellsworth
Israel Bros
Upper Iowa
J. T. Crippen
Cedar Falls
F.3. Cherrington
Grace M. EB. Church
Solon C. Bronson
M. B.jefferson Street
W. F. Paxton
J. C. Magee
Waverly
George B. Shoemaker
Clarksville
DeWitt Clinton
East
Janesville
X. Miller
Lyons
Fowler Company
Waterloo
Dubuque
Christ Episcopal Church
Mission Chapel
G. H. Somerville
Ray Taylor
Joseph Taylor
Virden's Creek
Lathrop
J. H. Goodrich
Hulbert Footer
Jack Chanty
James A McCann Company
Freu
Mel
Colima _Gavilier
Colina Gavilier
Angleysman
Tak
Bellans
Blue-jay
Bauer & Black
John M
Shell
Tex
John M. Nix
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