City Agencies Named for Reader Convenience
The Journal lists area vendors including East Sill and Hurlbut Grocery on East 22d Street, South Muscatine Totorg Bros. Grocery on Oregon Street, W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store on Hershey Avenue, Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery on West Hill, J. H. Fuller Grocery, and Wm. Van Zyl Grocery for reader use.
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East Sill
Hurlbut
East
South Muscatine
Totorg Bros
Oregon Street
W. C. A. Busch’s
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka'’s
West Hill
J. H. Fuller
Wm. van Zyl
Telephone numbers listed for Newsroom staff in Iowa paper
The page lists private branch exchange numbers 26 and 27 for reader inquiries. It directs callers to request person or department by number and provides staff roles including Throop publisher managing editor city editor society editor and advertising manager. It also notes business office calls to numbers 26 or 27 and mentions Mississippi Valley No. 5.
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Telephones
Iowa
Throop
Permanent Good Fellowship in Waterloo Kept Alive Year Round
Waterloo parties plan to formalize the Good Fellow club to aid the needy year round. A permanent fund will support emergencies, an open record of the deserving poor will guide relief, and committees will oversee clothing for children and presents for future Christmas efforts. The group aims to find employment for worthy individuals and maintain orderly, businesslike operations.
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Waterloo
Good Fellow
Good Fellow Club
Bureau of Information
Good Fellows
Editor's Chair Or To ga Senator Lafayette Young Weighs
Senator Lafayette Young assures his subscribers that should there be a shift in leadership the journal will continue to voice its views. He stresses independence and urges readers to remain vigilant about government actions and editorial standards.
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Lafayette Young
Editor Young and the Capital in the Senate Dilemma
The passage argues Editor Young should choose between leading The Capital or pursuing a senatorship, claiming The Capital cannot afford to lose him and Iowa would suffer more from his departure than from the paper’s decline. It concludes that Iowa might do well without Senator Young.
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Young
Iowa
Senator Young
Thumb rings for married men in New Jersey
The Cupid Wings club of Trenton proposes a state law requiring all married men to wear a thumb ring outside the home with a two year prison term and $500 fine for noncompliance. The effort faces opposition from editors, jewelers, glove makers, and some press workers who doubt adoption across states.
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Cupid Wings” Club
Trenton
New Jersey
Wilson
Charles Howell
Trenton Club
Dolliver Succession Contest Needs Dignified Tone
The question urges a shift from a loud print war between Des Moines newspapers to a more dignified, restrained discussion of the Dolliver succession contest.
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Dolliver
Des Moines
Evangelist Billy Sunday Opens Portsmouth Campaign
The Rev. Billy Sunday will begin an evangelistic campaign in Portsmouth Ohio on January 1. The city is described as harboring deep wickedness that will be publicly denounced in his discourse.
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Billy Sunday
Portsmouth
Ohio
Observer says no man becomes a big executive by micromanaging
An observer concludes that no leader can be a great executive if he must openly or covertly ensure every order is carried out. The statement implies the need for trust and capable subordinates rather than constant oversight.
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Ottumwa
Reminiscences of Long Ago Fifty Years Ago
December 29 Sunday and an informal meeting at the mayor's office discussed building ways and a boatyard. A committee was appointed to locate a suitable site and terms, with adjournment to next Wednesday for a broader turnout.
THIRTY YEARS AGO PRESS ARRIVAL AT NEW YEAR
The Journal´s new press will be set up starting New Year morning after tearing down the old unit. An experienced Chicago pressman will supervise. Busy holidays ahead for editors and staff. Mr Thompson says 150 families in the city receive county aid, aid rising with cold weather.
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Chicago
Thompson
Santa Claus in the Globe restaurant owner to treat city children
Ten years ago the Globe restaurant proprietor Robert LaGrille plans a New Year turkey dinner for all the city’s poor children next Tuesday, continuing a longtime custom that helps the youngsters.
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Santa Claus
Robert LaGrille
Globe Restaurant
Kingdom of Slender Swords Chapter Continues Romance
An excerpt from Hallie Erminie Rives shows a Japanese noblewoman and her adviser debating marriage to Lieutenant Ishida Hotaro amid shifting loyalties. They discuss duty, adoption, and the burdens of honor as she reads the Shundai Zatsuwa on samurai chivalry and fidelity.
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Personin
Japan
Board of Extraordinary Information
Ishida
America
Amida
When Barbara Awoke in Japan A Morning Scene
Barbara wakes in a Japanese room on her first full day in the country and contemplates the Imperial Review of Troops she may witness. A small cloaked figure on the lawn greets her with a cautious good morning as she takes in the scene.
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Brbara
Barba
Japan
Barbara
Panama canal toll estimate sparks talk of sinking fund
In the Oskaloosa Herald discussion Uncle Sam’s big enterprise could yield $7,000,000 annually in Panama canal tolls. The article notes a natural growth over time might support a sinking fund. Council Bluffs Nonpareil is cited as a related remark.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Harahan Still Active as Railroad Director After Presidency
Harahan, who recently left the presidency of the Illinois Central railroad, says he has not retired from active work because he still is a director of several roads. Marion Register notes 198 College for the Blind students in Vinton this year, Benton county sending 26, Linn 18, Polk 17, Dubuque 7, Pottawattamie 6, Black Hawk 5, and smaller counts from other counties.
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Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
Marion Register
College For the Blind
Vinton
Benton County
Linn
Polk
Dubuque
Pottawattamie
Black Hawk
California bill bars Japanese from land ownership and schools
Davenport Times reports a bill to debar Japanese from land ownership and public school attendance. It is expected to be pushed through the legislature this winter, risking friction as the United States and Japan seek a new treaty, signaling tough work for the state department in Washington.
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Davenport Times
California
United States
Japan
State Department
Washington
Minnesota promotes immigration via traveling railroad exhibit
The state uses a traveling railway car to showcase Minnesota products under the immigration commissioner. The car tours Illinois and Indiana to attract newcomers, a costly effort expected to pay off.
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Waterloo
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Waterlo o Reporter Prefers Power and Education for Growth
The Burling ton Hawkeye argues Iowa should expand manufacturing powered by water electricity to attract immigrants, noting streams like Des Moines and Cedar can be developed for power. The piece emphasizes linking education to industry, vacation bureaus, school trade and agricultural programs, and efficiency as key to progress.
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Waterloo
Burlington Hawkeye
Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar
The Man Who Knows How
Sioux City Tribune notes a feature on practical problem solving and expertise, highlighting a skilled individual famed for method and efficiency. The piece frames practical knowledge as a valued asset in daily work and community life.
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Sioux City Tribune
Why Women Keep Their Health and Beauty With Favorite Prescription
A period advice note argues female health reflects masculine organs, urging abstinence from alcohol and drugs. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, claiming women may write for free confidential guidance from the Werid's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N Y.
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Dr. Pierce
Werid’s Dispensary Medical Association
R.V. Pierce
Pres
Buffalo, N
The Closing Year Poem Reflections in Harper’s Weekly
John Kendrick Bangs items in Harper’s Weekly ponder the closing year with somber verse on time and mortality. The piece laments passing months and the endurance of readers amid fading light and remembered days.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Harper's Weekly
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Relief From Lumbago
J. W. Greer of Greenwood Louisiana suffered severe lumbago with paralyzing back pains requiring injections. He credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with ending his agony and restoring relief, while A. W. Morgan, a local druggist, endorses the medicine.
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J. W. Greer
Greenwood
Foley
A. W. Morgan
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