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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1887
Page
3
A lengthy commentary defines the term kicker as an elder who opposes new ideas, often from a conservative stance. It argues kickers push back against rapid change yet safeguard public funds and steer proposals toward cautious reform, remaining useful as a brake on rash youth and new methods.
Citizens after years of effort and repeated defeats finally secured sewerage approval by a substantial majority. Proposals for factories and the soldiers home had failed earlier, but persistent campaigns with facts and figures convinced taxpayers of the mutual benefits for all. The decisive vote marked a turning point for the city’s welfare and prospects.
Eight of nine wards approved the sewerage measure, distributing one hundred thousand dollars to citizens, mainly laboring class. The editorial urges ongoing effort to boost business and industry, warns against complacency, and critiques free book proposals for schools as potentially undermining value of public education.
An opinion attributed to Judge Kinne defends the prohibitory law as supreme and duties bound for jurors. The piece argues his stance reflects honest judicial duty regardless of party, noting skepticism toward reformers and emphasizing the law’s authority over individual beliefs. It also urges women to seek relief for chronic female ailments with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
The piece reflects on the 49th Congress, praising its workload and major laws such as the inter state commerce bill, electoral count bill, presidential succession bill, and navy expansion while criticizing tariff failures. It argues for a cabinet responsible for legislation and a constitutional amendment to require cabinet members to sit in Congress, plus notes a failed agriculture and labor department bill and hopes for a broader department of industry next session. It ends with an advertisement for art plaques and a catalog offer from The Estrire News Co.
The author argues remunerative work for women exists only for those willing to work hard and endure. Painting is rarely profitable beyond refinement, while skilled needlework can pay if done reliably. Many women workers are unreliable, and a charitable view of female labor harms prospects. true progress requires pride in honest work and long-term learning beyond immediate gains.
The piece discusses ambitious women seeking homes and independence, noting five sisters who planned to earn their own living but abandoned the effort due to publicity concerns. It then surveys royal figures in Europe, highlighting Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria as a rare scientifically productive royal, and mentions a Vienna physician related to the Empress. It also touches on bird prophecy and superstitions about weather, citing historical anecdotes and names like Louis Napoleon and O Meara.
A reminiscence on historic New York swindlers and mock auctioneers. The corner of Wall and Pearl streets hosted a notorious shop where red auction flags drew in targets. buyers were duped by substituted inferior goods. A Virginia merchant's list was copied, leading to a costly scam. Another conman used a safe trick with a rolling paper payoff, then vanished with cash. The piece also notes other famed impersonators and the era’s streetwise schemes.
A shaggy compilation reports on Horne Tooke and John Wilkes quarrels in London, church tensions in Jerusalem, confections from Philadelphia and New York congregations, Greek education advances, temperance cures with Golden Specific, a Baptist university gift, and varied ad blurbs. Names include Wilkes, Tooke, Philadelphia’s Beacon Church, and Greece’s gymnasia.
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