Waterton Evening Chronicle publicité notice
A fragmented page from Waterton Evening Chronicle includes advertising rules, rates and notices. It mentions classified ad deadlines and payment terms, with references to Associated Press affiliation and bureaus in Washington and New York.
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Bundey Bri H. Hartman CO
Revere West Park Area
Eerste Son
Pea
Awerson
Treas
Curtien
Monca
Waterloo
Associated Press
Associated
Audit Bureau
Cire
Washington, D. C
Munser
Consider the Rat A call to exterminate the common brown rat
The Courier recalls an editorial urging rat extermination citing Iowa costs from rats and noting Black Hawk county could save money. It details breeding rates and a Ringgold county township campaign where farmers killed 1,585 rats in a week, using methods including a Ford exhaust. The piece urges initiating similar efforts locally.
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Courier
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Ringgold County
Mr. É
Ford
Power to Enforce Pledge in Contracts Emphasized
Secretary Davis of the Department of Labor urges strong enforcement to ensure adherence to employer employee contracts and arbitration pledges. He argues a binding set of teeth is essential for reliable promises in industrial relations.
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Davis
Department of Labor
Respect for Contracts Keeps Civilized Trade Alive
The speaker argues that a world built on contracts and pledged agreements requires penalties for default to prevent chaos. Without enforceable covenants between nations, corporations, labor groups, or individuals, progress halts and civilization regresses to savagery.
Tax Tangles and Taxpayers Speak in Wary Times
A Chicago style of rising taxes spurs talk of rent hikes as a ripple effect through cities. The writer notes a 100 percent levy rise in Waterloo over a decade, 123 percent in Chicago in six years, and potential 163 percent by 1921. He laments higher costs for heating, janitorial service, and maintenance and calls taxes a “corker.” He muses on remedies, global affairs, and President Wilson’s restraint as he hints at forthcoming public discourse and a possible book to the public.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk
Chicago
Courier
Solomon
Health Talks by Dr John R Huber on broncho pneumonia
Dr Huber explains broncho pneumonia as a lung infection linking bronchitis to airways and alveoli, noting it often follows infectious diseases and may involve all lung areas. Advice covers bed rest, room temperature, mild laxatives, cold therapy for fever, careful use of ipecac, and sealing with a cotton jacket after poultices, plus cautions on heart stimulants and the value of physician guidance.
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Jas
We Are Seven and Seven Sisters in a Spring Conversation
A rambling dialogue links memory to language pairs and cultural cues. The speaker references Helen of Troy, Damon and Pythias, and seven sisters hair restorers, then shifts to childhood hints like green peas and wiggle tails mosquitoes, ending with a spring night craving strawberry ice cream. Andrew groans as the exchange continues.
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Casitor
Pollux
Johnson
Alhlamith
Damon
Pythias
Hellespont
Golden Apple
Helen
Troy
N. Y
Johnson and
Ainsmith
Imogene
Andrew
Iowa Editors Rally Over Federal Revenue Office Move
The Waterloo and Webster City editors critique the federal revenue office shift from Dubuque to Des Moines. They argue Des Moines seeks central location for gain, while Webster City or Marshalltown would suit better. Tom Marshall laments presidential overreach and senate oligarchy, urging prudent restraint.
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Waterloo
Webster City
Freeman-Journal
Federal Revenue Office
Dubuque
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Friend Wife By ROW FULKERSON
A vignette follows Imogene and Andrew discussing porcelain carving and memory. Andrew links Chinese associations to cucumbers through a childhood joke about a Chinaman and a hammock girl, then shifts to quotes on punishment and editorials from Cedar Rapids to Sibley, reflecting on humor, memory, and politics.
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Imogene
Andrew
Politician’s stance sparks Post Office bid by local figure
President Hardin declares no place for mere office holder in federal service prompting Squire Marsh Swallow to offer joining the band if he gains the post office. Art Smiley receives a battered fountain pen and cigarette case as it injures his girlfriend.
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Hardin
Squire Marsh Swallow
Art Smiley
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd puzzle sketch
A military man at practice hints at three fish names in a puzzle form. The solution to the digits puzzle yields 342 minus 57 equals 6, with the answer to Westernlas's Puzzle requested.
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Sam Loyd
Westernlas
A World of Blossoms and Missing Sunshine
A lyrical meditation on spring's beauty and the missing beloved’s sunshine. The piece juxtaposes bright plains and blossoms with the ache of absence, suggesting emotional renewal tied to personal presence and prayer. A stray line notes a fundraising appeal, quoting Brother Dickey on heathen charity and backsliding.
A Comic Strip in Type Makes The Family Nervous
A dialogue takes aim at a nervous father and a domineering mother as children provoke conflict in a domestic scene. The exchange contrasts Mr Doveleigh’s demand for quiet with Mrs Doveleigh’s defense of the children, exposing friction over family life and nerves. The note hints at Miss Mary Gordon’s appointment as director of the Chicago Opera Company and a singer’s aborted plan to go to England.
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Oweill
Striebels
Margery
John
Junior
Gren
Mary Gordon
Chicago Opera Company
Tatum
England
Aberdeen
Murder at the Ledyard Dinner Reveals Pratt Motive
In a Riversville style mystery, a dinner hosts Corone and Mrs. Ledyard with Beatrice Led Yard and friends. Mrs Hartshorne leaves claiming a headache then dies at her home after a tense talk about Zenas Pratt, a former bank president jailed for fraud. Beatrice denies involvement but admits the body was moved. Swarthmore and Braddock, once lovers, are cleared. Detective Paul Harvey investigates, noting Pratt’s flight, the Italian suspect Caputo, and a key telegraphed confession. Pratt dies in custody, leaving more questions as the case continues.
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Corone
Swarthmore
Paul Harvey
Margaret
Mr. Pratt
Mrs. Hartshorne
Carmichael
New York
Paul
Chief Burke
Coe
Pratt
Tony Caputo
Prell
Bero
Answers to Previous Questions on Foxes, Willows, Birds
A speculative Q and A set discusses the silver fox raised in Canada and tried in North American sites, explains plant name origins from Linnaeus and Old World terms for willow, and speculates on an olive green summer bird likely a female finch.
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Prince Edward Island
Maine
Michigan
Alaska
Newfoundland
Linnaeus
Correcting English Suspicion and Corps Usage
The passage contrasts correct forms with misspellings and misuses. It notes that using I SUSPECTED that he was dishonest is proper, avoid blaming me for that, and distinguishes corps versus corpse and than versus then in proper contexts. It offers corrected sentences for clarity and accuracy.
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Engineers
Corps of Engineers
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