Parcel post boosts aid to mail order houses and hurts village merchants
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves a new parcel post order increasing weight to fifty pounds and lowering rates in zones three to six, aiding mail order houses while threatening local merchants. The piece also lauds Iowa banks for rural credit and contrasts Wisconsin’s new law with Iowa’s established lending practices, noting farmers’ access to affordable loans.
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Post Office Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
America
Mr. Merchant
Iowa
Wisconsin
Movie men oppose censorship at state convention
Attendants at the state convention of moving picture men record opposition to censorship. Cedar Rapids Mayor Roth urges a law punishing writing enacting and producing indecent plays and supports home censorship to shield the young, noting many parents lack control or concern.
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Moving Picture Men
Roth
Cedar Rapids
Telegraph Herald Supports Government Rail Ownership Stance
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald endorses government ownership of the railroads, aligning with its long held position since Bryan’s Madison Square setback seven years ago amid ongoing debates and varied strong opinions reflected in the paper’s editorials.
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Dubuque
Wilson cordial reception at Congress shocks critics
A Myth. Springfield Mass Republican notes the cordial reception of President Wilson by Congress, arguing it does not show the strained relations critics had anticipated and suggesting critics overstated tensions.
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Springfield
Mass
Congress
Wilson
Woman Keeps Temper As Her Perpetual Trait
A columnist quips that a woman never loses her temper and keeps it as a constant trait she can easily access, a playful reflection on temperament and character.
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Florida
Banker's Despair Leads to Self Destruction Near Des Moines
A Colfax banker, facing losses from loans totaling around twenty thousand dollars, chose suicide rather than ruin his patrons. Despite his and his wife’s substantial wealth, he took his own life after writing to his wife of the act, his body found by the Des Moines river. The piece argues that conscience bears true testimony against moral pretense.
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Colfax
State Bank
Des Moines
Michigan man who married seven women jailed two years
A Michigan man received two and a half years in prison for bigamy. The court and public felt the punishment was a partial expiation of his crime.
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Topeka
Michigan
No Truth in Egg Versus Beef Nourishment Idea
A late site reflects on the old belief that one egg equals a pound of beef in nourishment. It argues there is no truth to that popular notion and notes consolation in clearer nutrition knowledge.
Marshall Sizing Up Vice Presidency At Last
Washington Post notes his prolonged silence signals increasing comfort with the role. Marshall has begun to judge the job along accepted lines as he settles into duties and expectations.
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Washington Post
Marshall
Court resumes as Shanklin vs Iowa Telephone Co proceeds
The court reopened and continued the Shanklin versus Iowa Telephone Co case over alleged damage to a valuable mare from downed wires at the Anamosa fair grounds. The defendant denies causation and asserts the mare was a trespasser. Bootleggers Hastings Soper Merritt plead guilty to liquor charges and face sentencing. Several other cases update with judgments, intervener filings, property sales, and probate notices through December 13 1913 in Monticello Express.
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Shanklin
The
Iowa Telephone Co
O. H. Hastings
Merritt
Sherman
Peet
Foley
Soper
Zebregar
Baugh
James L. Ba
COBIB
Johnson
Friedrich Burrichter
Monticello
Rural Life Seminar Highlights Education and Community Needs
Dr Reed opened Country Life Institute with a sermon at the Presbyterian church arguing for broader rural education to treat agriculture as a professional field. Rev McNutt spoke on town country relations and urged rural leadership, better roads schools and churches, and increased cooperation. Lenox College professors and Mias Aris of Hopkinton discussed soil science and homemaking as a profession, stressing practical Christian stewardship in farming and community life.
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Country Life Institute
Reed
Lenox College
Presbyterian Church
M. E
Matthew Brown McNutt
McNutt
Laughlin
Mias Aris
Hopkinton
Man seeks slander suit over rhinoceros remark
A man asks a judge if he can sue for slander after being called a rhinoceros. The judge queries the timing, noting the alleged remark was about three years ago. The plaintiff replies that yesterday he saw a rhinoceros for the first time.
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Berliner Illustrite Zeitung
Lenox Hosts Winter Short Courses And Holiday Events
Lenox welcomes new students for Winter Short courses. December 10 Lenox plays Luther in basketball. December 12 YWCA offers Japanese art candy and doughnut sale downtown. YWCA Christmas meeting December 17 led by Miss Midkiff with Miss Dannemann on Christmas Spirit. Delegates chosen for Student Volunteer convention December 31 to January 4 in Kansas City. Lenox girls hosted a four course dinner for the 1918 football squad with toast lineup. Funds planned by YWCA and YMCA for Siam lepers and Straits Settlement scholarships. December 12 society programs feature Chayonian and Athenian events along with debates on Monroe Doctrine and suffrage educational qualification.
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Lenox
Luther
Epworth
Loomis
Midkitfand
Dannemann
Professor Hayes
Saxon
Gearhart
Kansas City
Prof
Hayes
Zucch
Melroy
Williamson
McKean
Siam
Straits Settlement
Chayonian
Miss Brokaw
Miss DeShaw
Mullen
C. Williamson
Thing
Perry Williamson
United States
DeShaw
F. M.S
Nickleas
Miss Wickwire
Garvins
Athenian Enterprise
Spense
M.S
Miss.DeShaw
Miss Gearhart
Reed
Midkiff
Wilson
Miss Trevarthen
Niles & Watters Bank Directors Reelect. Tax Sale High
The annual stockholders meeting on December 2, 1918, re elected the old board of directors and declared a ten percent dividend on stock after a prosperous year. The tax sale last Monday drew about 35 descriptions, double the usual, including a D Weaver estate property that went under the hammer for unpaid taxes. The Anamosa basketball schedule lists games from December to March against Tipton Monticello Independence Manchester Grundy Center Belle Plaine and other teams.
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Niles & Watters Savings Bank
Said Bank
D. Weaver
Anamosa Basketball
Tipton
Anamosa
Monticello
Independence
Manchester
Grundy Center
Belle Plaine
Belle Plains
Monticello Interests Deny Saloons Closure Rumor
The Cascade Pioneer reports a rumor that Monticello interests push saloon closures in Cascade, which Jones County Times says is false. Monticello prospers with rapid town growth including new construction, paving eight blocks, a $10 000 gymnasium, and more houses, while sister cities decide saloon policy.
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Jones County Times
Cascade Pioneer
Monticello
Cascade
Republican fidelity to time honored tenets praised
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues the GOP should stick to its traditional principles and avoid radical injections. Citing Massachusetts as an example, it says attempts to tailor the platform for a candidate’s campaign failed and that voters prefer sanity over new nostrums.
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Cedar Rapids
Republican Party
Massachusetts
Sullivan ex governor Sulzer tours west after conviction
Clinton Herald notes Sulzer, ousted former New York governor, is on a lecture tour through the western states including Iowa, while criticizing Mrs. Pankhurst who returned from a tour with $20,000. The item comments on public gullibility and notoriety in vernacular terms.
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Clinton Herald
House Dresses and Children's Dresses at Doutrick D. G. Co.
The Doutrick D. G. Co. offers house dresses priced at 98 cents plus children's dresses ranging from 48 to 63 cents.
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Doutrick D. G. Co
Cattle Losses From Free Trade Hit Iowa Farmers
Congressman James W. Good cites an Iowa cattle loss of 23.8 million dollars from tariff removal. He says 3.31 million grown cattle in Iowa lose about 7.50 to 8 per head, with price drops driven by Canadian and Argentine imports while meat prices stay steadier for consumers.
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Fred Davis
Washington
Iowa
James W. Good
Congress
Congressman Good
Bureau of the Census
Mr. Good
Livestock Commission
Good
van Buren County
Chicago
Farmer Good
Representative Good
Canada
Argentine
Towa
Public tariff report urged to ease living costs
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat calls for immediate publication of the department's annual report on tariff effects claiming it will relieve public suspense by confirming reductions in living costs caused by tariff measures.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Christmas swap regresses to a mutual grumble
In a Philadelphia North American discussion, Christmas is said to have devolved into a swapping event where each participant feels they receive the worst deal. The piece highlights widespread dissatisfaction and mutual blame amid gift exchange frustrations.
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Philadelphia
Harmony Hair Beautifier and Shampoo Ad
Be jealous of the beauty of your hair. Harmony Hair Beautifier improves beauty and health with a rose fragrance. Harmony Shampoo cleanses the scalp with instant lather and quick rinse. Both in ornamental bottles, beautifier $1.00, shampoo 60c, guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Rexall Store Monticello Iowa.
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Harmony
Rexall
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Harmony Laboratories
Boston
W. W. Stickford
Monticello
Iowa
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University of Iowa
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W. F. Hellberg
F. B. Sigworth
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Waterloo
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William J. Burns
Glenn Thompson
Clifford Hale
Joe Quigley
Quigley
Lawrence Boos
Young Boos
Arthur W. Ranft
Grundy County
Niagara Falls
G.B. Hutchinson
Agnes Friedell
Black Hawk County
J. A. Dalrymple
Mr. Dalrymple
Rev
Dalrymple
W. C. Bradke
Mr. Bradke
Chicago, Anamosa & Northern Railway Co
George R. Caldwell
Louis E. Myers
Henry Kiene
Paul Kiene
Peter Kiene
District Court News
the Country Life Institute
Anamosa Eureka
Monticello State Bank
H. M. Carpenter
Wm. Stuhler
H. &. Richardson
I. Decker
the Bank of Personal Service
Lovell State Bank
Soo” Strip
Saskatchewan
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C.D. Chase
Monticello, Iowa
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