Tariff Talk and National Spirit Across News Pages
The article surveys tariff revisions proposed by Ways and Means, detailing free lists and duties on wool, cotton, meat, grains, and farm implements, noting protective aims and political division. It then shifts to Montenegro’s stand against Austria-Hungary, praising heroic defense and future Scutari plans, followed by England’s penal policy shifts and U.S. tariff politics affecting industry.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
White House
Iowa
Marvelous gains in wire communication in modern era
The article extols remarkable progress in wire communication from London to San Francisco and envisions a future where direct instant global contact is possible. It notes a long tradition of improving services by wire companies and highlights competition among telephone wireless and other wire methods, signaling broad promise for quicker global links.
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London
San Francisco
A Matter of Taste and Political Echoes in Iowa
A miscellany from Sutherland, Iowa Falls and Cedar Falls weighs in on party reform, suffrage debates, and President Wilson’s popularity. The column cites anti and pro suffrage arguments, quotes Henry Watterson on Woodrow Wilson, and notes that good roads trigger surrounding interest in Cedar Falls.
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Sutherland Courier
Iowa Falls
Witizon
Tufts
Henry Watterson
Woodrow Wilson
Harvey
William Randolph Hearst
Catastrophes and faith in divine love through disaster
Dr. Walter H. Rollins reflects on how wind and flood reveal the universality of trouble and test faith. He argues nature acts under law, humanity bears responsibility for many losses, and true resilience comes from reliance on divine providence and the love of Christ.
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Ohio
Treacher
Johnston
Eugene Sue
Paul
Tam
God
Christ Jesus
Lord
County to pursue permanent highway amid party tensions
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a strong push for a substantial highway project in the county, hoping for broad support to advance the plan. Republicans previously at odds are urged to unite to quell the crisis, as the Barnes policy is criticized as divisive and unsuitable for sustaining the party's legacy.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Lincoln
When He Has to Quit
A devoted business man and merchant is described as the store’s daily fixture, loyally working nights and Sundays. Despite wealth and success, he remains tied to his shop and declares he is not satisfied anywhere else. Yet aging spares no one, and the time will come when he must leave the store.
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Marshalltown
Hey
When Is Enough Enough and the Value of Retirement
The speaker questions how a man should endure life when his sole satisfaction ends. Retirement and death blur for a man clinging to work, likened to an old horse left to die. Some lack the judgment to quit and enjoy old age, missing the art of play. Without work, what life remains for such a man? The solitary prisoner still requires more than food and shelter.
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Jika
Substantial Comfort and Sudden Threat in Small Town Tale
In a fragment from a small southern town tale, a jail term ends for a man named George. The sheriff’s parting line, a warning of fatal danger, hints at a looming incident and a tense atmosphere amid faded dialogue and colorful local color.
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George
Burr as a cautionary tale of genius and ruin
Aaron Burr, born Newark 1766, rises through the Revolution era to high office, then pursues power and duel tragedy. His brilliance is spoiled by ambition and attractiveness to women, leading to a treason trial, a fatal duel, and a controversial later life.
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Aaron Burr
Nature
Burr
Newark
N. J
Washington
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Alexander Hamiton
Real estate transfers and local anecdotes in Courier
Real estate transfers by Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co. list numerous Waterloo area parcels with prices, parties include Mary R. Garthoff Thomas Perry and others. A Moravia birthday surprise for a church deacon is described, with twenty congregation members invited. Courier want ads are advertised as savings.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Mary R. Garthoff
Thomas Perry
Dunkerton
W.A. Brannger
George +H. Thompson
Jock
Wood
Lawn
Waterloo
James Birney Allen
W. G. White
P. J. Martin
A. T. Whittle
J. J. Clyde
Minnie Anton
A. L. Anton
Mary Buckholtz
A. H. Stahnke
George M. Crownover
Iowa Real Estate Co
Burnside Addition
Caspar F. Toolle
Lena P. Henning
Whitney’s
Waterloo Loan & Trust Co
J.A. Aungst
Summit Addition
Moravia
Deacon Fumbles in Dark Hall at Arrival
In Albia Iowa the deacon was summoned to town for a planned greeting. Guests darkened the hall to surprise him and struck a light when he arrived. He stumbled on a chair, exclaiming in frustration about the hidden furniture.
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H—Il
Albia
Cascarets Best Laxative Advertisement
An old newspaper ad touts Cascarets as the best laxative for constipation biliousness and indigestion. It promises quick relief from headaches dizziness nervousness and stomach distress with a 10 cent box claimed to bring months of health and a clear head. It urges use for both adults and children and notes all druggists carry Cascarets.
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DR. Pierce
the & J
Invalids
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Rode
R. V. Pierce
Aged Pioneer William C Ladd Dies at Plainfield
Plainfield Iowa April 5 Special William C Ladd living 24 miles east of town died at 1 o clock yesterday afternoon at his home He came here forty years ago was known for his joking manner A Civil War veteran he leaves a wife and four children Della Lashbrook Minnesota Ella McDonald Frederika and Fred Bremer County Poor Farm steward He had been ill but not seriously until a week ago. Advertisements tout Foley Honey and Tar Compound and its genuine yellow package with a note to reject substitutes
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Plainfield
William C. Ladd
Town
Della Lashbrook
Minnesota
Ella McDonald
Frederika
Fred
Bremer County
Ladd
Ale
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Aterloo Evening Courier
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W.H. Hartman Company
Weat Park Avenue
Baisee
Eny Daly
Ieee
Europe
Terlos
Boulevard Des Capucines
Finct de Vopers
American Express Office
Berlin
Cuterden Lindes
No. P
St. Petersburg
Nevsky Proepekt
Coatrions
Montenegro
Bomba
Scutari
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Nicholas
United States
England
Mrs. Pankhurst
Woodrow
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Des Moines
Wilson
Cedar Falls
Hood
Walter H. Rollins
Christ
Apostle
Siloam
John Stuart Mil
Gol
Charleston
Pele Mole
The
Hotel and Surgical Institute
Hamilton
South Carolina
South
America
Alexander Hamilton
Willie
Boston Transcript
Titus
Mada
Waterloo Savings Bank
Bridge Streets
H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Lafayette Building
4Th St. E
Foley
C. M. Wray
M. D
Natl Bank Bldg
DR. I
Bazard
Black Hawk Bank
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk
Franklin St
C.D. Pedersen
Joan
Consolidated Phone
Jefferson Street
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
F. C. Liffring
Lafayette
Towa
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Elmwood and
Western
Ralston
Lamson Building
DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
Year of Waterloo
Bri Floor Syndicato Blige
I. W. Bouldin, M. D
Crystal Theatre
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