Waterloo Courier Commends Mayors Policy on Dumps and Smoke
Waterloos Evening Courier praises Mayor Gnagy for new city policies to curb dumping in public spaces and to reduce smoke from boilers. The paper endorses a city dump site off La Fayette Street and supports a campaign by the Wo man’s club to abate the smoke nuisance while urging timely fines to fund cleanup.
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Courier
Gnagy
Waterloo
Shett
Lafayette Street
Nevada Street
Black Hawk
Woyoan’s Club
Pittsburgh
Real Help for Farmer and Food Producers
Senator Kenyon and his farm bloc push for real financial accommodations in farming. The article notes sympathy from eastern leaders and calls for aid to the western producers who feed the nation. It discusses the high costs of meat production, feed, and long cattle development times, emphasizing the need for accessible financing.
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Congress
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West
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Short
Left Handed Diplomacy and European Unity Debate
The writer questions a German Russian economic pact and warns such rapprochement could later trigger conflict. Friction with France and the prospect of a broader European alliance are discussed amid doubts about war risks and the coal strike, with reports on union and nonunion miners and production near four million tons weekly.
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Germany
Russia
France
Europe
Paris
Personal Health Service by Dr William Brady
Dr William Brady replies to readers on health questions with cautions about overreliance on simple remedies. He cites a study of 1 000 stomach reports by Dr J M Blackford showing many cases stem from non stomach causes or lifestyle, and urges medical guidance over speculative fixes. He responds on topics from blood heat to corsets, vaccination, and skin issues, noting letters require stamped envelopes and brief notes.
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J M. Blackford
Seattle
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Mise
J. V. Angywer
A. E
Bonn
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Willam Brady
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerison ends in cafe visit
Imogene and Andrew discuss marriage, liberty, and social expectations. She reveals curiosity about cafes and wicked people, while he anticipates a costly night out at the Cafe Royal with plans for lobster, trimmings, and a broker dinner tomorrow.
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Andrew
Old Fatson
Louw
Nana
Ashe
Ladyland
Madam Grundy
Cafe Royal
Payne
The Daffodil Murder in a London Park Case
Edgar Wallace narrates a London killer mystery where Moraion Lyne is found dead in a park with daffodils on the breast. Suspects include Tanning a Lyne cousin and Odette Ryder’s former employer. Tarling investigates at Hertford and in Ryder’s circle as Milbach’s embezzlement ties loom.
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London
Tanning
Lyne
Odette Ryder
Milbach
Tarling
Hertford
Miss Ryder
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier April 25 1872
The Courier reports council orders plank sidewalks on multiple northerly sides of Sixth Seventh and Wieventh streets from Commercial to South Eleventh and Fifth corridors. Susan B Anthony attracted crowds to Union Hall lecture on temperance and suffrage. editor’s critique framed women’s rights as a radical path to reform.
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South Street
Wieventh
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Union Hall
Farm sale in Waterloo township nets $6 300 at $60 an acre
The L. P. Carpenter farm sold to Adam Dilger of Eagle township for $6,300 totaling $60 per acre. A severe recent storm killed a horse and a drowning loss affected William Miller Jr. A wedding at Spring Creek church drew over 190 guests. Dr. Roberts plans move to Chicago and declamatory contest results are noted.
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L. P. Carpenter
Waterloo Township
Adam Dilger
Eagle Township
William Miller, Jr
Miller's Creek
Jacobeb
Spring Creek
Wilhelmina Harding
Gotlieb Grossman
George F. Roberts
Chicago
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Recap and Local News
Nature questions and answers from the Burroughs Nature Club column include queries on tree warblers dogwood medicine hydrophobia and mosquito control with answers promised in the next issue. The page also reports Local notices city council actions wolves killed and bounty receipts obituary and a street commissioner's salary update.
Property sales and plans stir growth in town
Twenty years ago in order again. J Reber sold his property at head of Second Street to Charles Cuthbert for 3500 dollars. Reber plans to build a home on the adjoining lot. John Jacobs will plat 40 lots on the hill west of the city along Cedar Falls road. Red Cedar addition lots are offered from 300 to 600 dollars each. Recall a season of abundant ice from spring to fall priced at 67 dollars.
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Cedar Falls
Red Cedar Addition
A Love Note About Memory and Eternal Youth
The piece reflects on time and longing as the speaker recalls a beloved face and memories. Vivid imagery of spring and violets evokes youth, with the speaker expressing contentment with love over heaven and sparsely mentioning burdens and crowns. The tone is wistful and intimate, like a period newspaper verse.
Feller's Cartoon Warns Against City Crime Temptations
Briggs cartoon in the Marshalltown Times Republic an emphasizes a jobless youth facing a smooth crook and a gang that thrives on ease and crime. It warns that padients of vagrants and thieves tempt the desperate with money and fine clothes, urging protective measures against such temptations in towns.
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Willett Seeks Grand Army of the Republic Command
Judge James W. Willett of Iowa seeks endorsement to become Grand Army of the Republic commander in chief. He would lead if endorsed by the Iowa encampment and noted Civil War naval service from age 16 under Foote and Porter. The Des Moines Capital reports strong support from Iowa comrades.
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Des Moines
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Seventeenth
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Illinois
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Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Improve Complexion
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are a vegetable compound advertised as a substitute for calomel. They claim to improve skin tone, brighten eyes, and relieve constipation by acting on the liver and bowels without dangerous after effects. Take one or two nightly. millions sold at 15c and 30c.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
The ad urges Modern Mothers to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease the burdens of balancing nurse cook teacher and moral instructor roles. It claims the product benefits suffering women and relieves their discomfort, presenting it as a remedy for fatigue strain and misery.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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