Call of the Wild and Umpires In Legislative Echoes
The piece satirizes pending legislative adjournment and public calls for action. It notes public figures and events, cites a comet prophecy from the Atlanta Constitution, and jokes about Rockefeller Harriman and Osler. It ends with Cedar Falls couple Mr and Mrs Strong welcoming three sets of twins in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlanta Constitution
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Harriman
Strong
Cedar Falls
Keokuk Gate City
Easter’s Early Spring Sparks Bonnet and Coal Debate
Knoxville Journal notes early Easter blends spring with bonnet and coal bills, asks for a legislative remedy, while the St. Louis commissioner advertises 1 2000 feet of 1 percent inch manilla rope to be delivered in ten days. The Globe-Democrat objects, saying the plan lets the assembly adjourn and escape.
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Knoxville Journal
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
State dog tax proposal for damages to property
A query asks how to extend a state dog tax to cats to reimburse property damage and sleep disturbance from nocturnal cat activity, suggesting a tax-based remedy for nuisance. It proposes parallels to canine measures and seeks ideas for how such a law could be crafted and enacted.
Courts Should Follow Written Law Not Unwritten Codes
An editorial charges courts for invoking unwritten law beyond the line between right and wrong. It argues that disputes between individuals may rely on private understandings, but courts must adhere to the written law, particularly the sixth commandment.
Boone man robbed of seven hundred dollars in Des Moines
A Boone man was robbed of 700 dollars in Des Moines recently. The account notes the tendency of men to visit low dives in cities with cash in hand and criticizes carrying large sums in such places.
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Boone
Des Moines
Fort Dodge mayor drafts bachelor marriage ordinance
Mayor J. S. Bennett of Fort Dodge drafts an ordinance compelling bachelors to marry or pay a heavy tax, a drastic measure reflecting a belief that misery loves company and suggesting revenge motives behind the proposal.
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J. S. Bennett
Fort Dodge
Road Network Project Moves On Foot To Build Cement Roads
A fragment describes a plan to create a cement road network with an on foot effort and moving automobiles. It mentions a project, a network of cement roads, and a focus on construction progress.
Saloons in Dubuque Set Sunday Closures At Archbishop Keane Push
Dubuque saloonkeepers will close on Sundays, marking the first time in a quarter century that such a move complies with Sunday closing laws. Archbishop Keane is credited for spurring the change as residents, after trying it, may see past resistance to enforce Sunday business closures.
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Doctor Osler
Earth
Dubuque
Archbishop Keane
Inebriety hospital in Knoxville praised as disease cure
The Knoxville inebriate hospital, fourteen months old, is lauded by managers as evidence that drunkenness is a disease that can be cured. The piece questions prevention by saloon suppression and compares to the idea of inoculating populations for smallpox, urging government action.
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Knoxville
Lynnville Star
Senator Warren Emerges As Possible Congress Candidate
The Des Moines Register notes Senator J. L. Warren of Marion county as a leading figure in Seventh district politics and a likely congressional candidate. With Hull and others vying for prominence, Warren’s strong state senate record makes his nomination tantamount to election, per reports of Berry N E Coffin and Dowell of Polk also attracting attention.
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Des Moines Register
J. L. Warren
Marion County
Captain Hull
Warren
Senator Berry
N. E. Coffin
Dowell
Polk
Congress
Secretary Cortelyou Aids New York Stock Gamblers
The Creston American reports Cortelyou will redeem 35 million dollars of July bonds now and grant bondholders, New York bankers, the interest to that date to keep stock gamblers funded. The paper alleges the move sabotages panics and benefits a corrupt gambling set, asserting no real danger exists beyond New York’s speculators.
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Cortelyou
New York
United States
World improves as Democrats refrain from spitting into register
A political column notes with humor that Democrats visiting the office did not spit tobacco into a hot air register, calling it a sign of civilized progress in the twentieth century. The piece wryly observes the expected crude act and praises restraint.
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Democrat
No Smell From It Till Summer, Washington Democrat Says
A Washington Democrat editorial claims the subject will avoid any bad odors until the summer sun climbs high, implying minimal scent impact during warmer months. The remark underscores a skeptical view of a proposed plan to manage emissions.
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Washington Democrat
Why judicial nominees were kept from the primary law
The Des Moines Chronicle laments the exclusion of judges from primary elections. It argues constitutional overreach by courts and corporate influence, urging direct public control over judges just as voters choose senators. The piece calls for an explanation for this legislative decision.
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United States
Des Moines Chronicle
The Sale of Dissipation in McClure's Chicago Study
A McClure's April feature by George Kibbe Turner analyzes Chicago as a case study of the commercial machinery behind vice. It argues the city’s collapse is driven by cold, calculated business activity of dissipation makers and merchants, not merely moral failings, and foresees wide civic debate.
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April McClure
Chicago
George Kibbe
Turner
Galveston
McClure’s
Baptist College Puzzle Amid Iowa Church Meeting
The final Baptist college in Iowa faces a Grinnell meeting in October to resolve a long running dispute between Central College Pella and Des Moines College. Des Moines College seeks affiliation with Drake University while remaining a Christian church denomination school, prompting debate over consolidation and plans for new buildings depending on the Grinnell decision.
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Iowa
Grinnell
Central College
Pella
Des Moines College
Des Moines
Drake University
Christian Church
Des Moines, College
Meeting of the
Baptist ‘Churches
Des Moines College Philosophy On Unity In Iowa Baptist Affairs
Cedar Rapids Republican notes that Des Moines college delays until meeting action is known while quietly moving ahead. The piece argues Waterloo is used as diversion and Des Moines college does not back real Baptist educational unity in Iowa.
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Des Moines College
Waterloo
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Administratrix Sale At Public Auction 1907 Itemized Property
The undersigned living near J Blommers Co mill will hold a public auction on Saturday March 6 1907 offering items including a horse wagon buggy cultivator plows tools lumber glass frame a Kimball organ farming gear and household goods. Terms: cash for five dollars or less and credit on bankable notes until January 1 1908 at six percent if paid when due.
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J. Blommers & Co
Kimball Organ
Public sale terms and executors notice announce sale details
Notice states eight percent interest from date of sale and four percent discount for cash on sums over five dollars. Sale to begin at 2 o'clock. Administratrix Mrs H den Hartog with N Boland auditor and G F Stegeman Clark listed. Also an advertisement for Mary-Dark Circles health claims by F D Stubenrauch selling Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents.
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H. den Hartog
N. Boland
G.f.stegeman
Clark
F. D. Stubenrauch
For Sale Twenty White Plymouth Rock Cockerels
For sale twenty full blooded White Plymouth Rock cockerels. Also mentions Mrs Lillian Payne and medical reference to DeWitt's Little Early Risers for headaches and biliousness. Items sold at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar.
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Lillian Payne
DeWitt
Langerak
Vander Linden
Ko dol for dyspepsia sold at Lang erak’s and Vander Linden’s
A 1906 reader note from C N Cornell of Roding Georgia recalls buying a fifty cent Ko dol bottle and receiving lasting health. The advertisement claims Ko dol for dyspepsia is sold at Lang erak’s Drug Store and Vander Linden’s Bazar.
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Georgia
C. N. Cornell
Roding, Ga
Langerak
Vander Linden
Physician Ad Focuses on Women and Children's Diseases
Dr Luella Shaw Dean specialist in diseases of women and children. Office near the creamery with hours 1 to p m. Phone 186. KODOL digests what you eat and quickly overcomes indigestion. Made under National Pure Food and Drug Laws, guaranteed relief, sold at Langeraks Drug Store and Vander Lindens Bazar.
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Luella Shaw
Langerak
Vander Linden
Pella plumbers offer radiator painting in any color
The Pella Plumbing Heating and Repair Co announces readiness to paint radiators in any kind and color at any time. Also promoted is ritf DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve touted as the best relief for piles, sold at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar.
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Pella Plumbing, Heating and Repair Co
Ritf
DeWitt
Langerak
Vander Linden
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Sadler Bros., Proprietors and Publishers
E. K. Pitman
Lowa
Kansas City Journal
John D. Rockefeller
Baptist College Puzzle
College Pantatorium
John Hollebrands
R. Fleisher, Prop
Galume
Calumet
Grac
E Medical CO
Hiram L. Modandless
Wavington
Towa
A. Pritchard
Maxwell
Grace Medical CO
Locust Street
Linden’s Bazar
OWA
Ayer
J. B. Lutz
Toledo, Ohio
EOE
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Bass
Kyor
Officers
Simon Vanderzyl
M Kruger
Eense Sae Neen Anes
C Kaypes
den Adel
Toeeessetene John Carson City
Gaass
Wro, Schreiner
Ward
van der Sluis H. F
Johnson
C Slob
Joges Jansma
E. M. Cole
H. Kuyper, C. N. Cole
F. M. Frush
Wagednes
H. Rietveld
H. J. Vanden Berg
Peter van Siltert
J. S. Rhynsburgar
Post Office Directory
Offics
Wfice
Overland Mall
Parham
Cetters
Etters
College Directory
L. A
Gaille Hill
Otto Wal
Kruger
Opera House
Vielung Brothers
Vander Myden
Kimmell
Pahaska Tribe No. 79
Vietting Brotherra
Alt. Vander Wiede Sachem
CC. Heutaekoos, C
W. A
Opera Block
L. M, BD
Donal, V. C
Peter van Sittert
Main
Franklin Streen
U. M
of A
Viersen
Kall
T Kalderburg
Pres
Welch
Church Directory
Second Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor
Third Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
Second Christian Reformed Church
Sunay School
W.S. Riddle
T. J.edmond
Epworth League
First Reformed Church
Waennedys
Kennedy
Vanderlinden
Bazar
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