Standpat politics and local moves stir Iowa districts
TheRock Valley Bee Sioux City Journal and Moriana County papers lampoon Judge William Hutchinson of Alton for standpat tastes while praising Congressman Hubbard and noting G L Hurd now a North Dakota homesteader and Adams County auditor. County Clerk Reiniger visits Treton Ledger notes and daughter Caroline teaching near Eagle township.
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Rock Valley Bee
Sioux County
Sioux City Journal
Moriana County
William Hutchinson
Alton
Congress
Perdition
Alta Advertiser
Storm Lake
Washington
G. L. Hurd
the Bee
Hettinger County
North Dakota
Adams
Adams County
Rock” Valley
Mr. Hardi
Olin G. Reiniger
Grange City
Caroline
Eagle
Good Words for Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A Barclay Maryland mother praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy noting success for her two year old daughter and herself after recurring colds. She mentions selling by Huizenga and Mimnaugh Druggists and urges others to try the product.
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Chamberlain
Edward Phillips
Barclay, Md
Catherine
Huizenga & Mimnaugh Druggists
Sioux City Daily News Subscription Offer
The Bee Printery advertises pencils and promotes Sioux City’s daily paper The Sioux City Daily News. The offer includes a one year subscription for $1.00 and a combined deal for both The Bee and The Sioux City Daily News at $2.50 per year.
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Bee Printery
Sioux City Daily News
The
Bee
Apor
Public service vs private enterprise in government work
A speaker contrasts civil service efficiency with private firms, citing 20 000 public servants and examples from city projects. He argues government work requires records and safeguards, while private enterprise advances with speed and measurable outcomes.
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Civil Service
Control and Public Ownership for Utilities
A compact debate on municipal ownership as a solution to corporate control of utilities. The text questions whether towns lacking power could manage private corporations by public control, asking if cities could then influence or curb the companies themselves.
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Este Ee
Why Do Country Boys Flock to Big Cities
The piece argues small towns lack young men and job openings. It notes many agreeable girls and families remain, but youths leave for cities where commerce and opportunity exist. The result is declining local merchants, overgrown streets, and no new business openings.
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Mary Ann
Public ownership argued to lower wages in labor debate
Peter S Grosscup contends that municipal ownership harming workers by reducing wages and labor's influence. He cites Glasgow Chicago and German and American pay scales while warning public control would dilute organized labor's voice. The piece notes government staff pay is low and depreciation issues plague short lived municipal electric plants and reports Council Bluffs rejects municipal water ownership in favor of a new private franchise.
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Dddge
Grosscup
Glasgow
Chicago
Purlic
Laborers' Industrial Protector
America
United States
Peter 5. Grosscup
American Magazine
Council Bluffs
M. O
Water Company
Ely
Municipal Journal and Engineer
Failure in Boston Municipal Utilities History Recalled
A 1906 vote blocked municipal gas and electric works stating Boston could not manage public utilities. A 1902-1906 review exposed waste in printing, ferries, and water departments. By 1906 reforms reduced some costs, yet critics argued city operations remained inefficient and costly for taxpayers.
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Boston
Iarvey Cigse
Collins
Thomas P. Nichols
Gréit Espesse
Kim
Elty
Anv
Prix Gate Corporation
Boston Racetyes Pure
Metropolitan Water Board
Harvey Chase
Water Départment
Nck Bf
Marvey Chase
Police
Commission
Fee
Daily Register and Leader Offer Subscriptions
An old newspaper ad invites readers to subscribe to the Daily Register and Leader for one dollar, with trial through June 18, 1907. It promises to deliver best dollars worth in Iowa and urges readers to send in their subscription.
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Towa
Daily Register and Leader
Register
Leader Co
Maines
Town
The
Boo
Des
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Huizenga & Mimnaugh
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Acme
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