Local Waterloo ads and traffic notes from 19th century paper
Waterloo area notices cover newspaper affiliations subscription rates and advertising policies. Des Moines traffic inspector T J Hubbard lobbies for driver licensing while a feature on signs illustrates public reactions to "No Trespassing" style notices and the variety of automobile terminology used in city reports.
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Waterloo
NOLO
WH. Martinin
A. Courier
Erner Park Ave
John C. Martiusi
Jackson McCoy
Treas
Yalles
Niga
Allj
Brember Audit Bureau of Circulations
Mannce i Trent
Paris
Rope Ag
Potley
Palley
New York
Pindelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Stary
Brooke & Finley
Representatives
Tee
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Masked Presidential Quotes Spark Public Confusion
A White House rule sought to keep utterances unnamed by attributing them to high administrative circles or an official spokesman. The policy failed as readers recognized the spokesman as a New Englander matching a well-known news agency’s description. The practice sparked questions about attribution and press branding.
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United States
Ohim
White ‘House
The Log Green Welcome to Spring’s Emerald Mantle
The passage describes the approach of spring as the log green and its hopeful awakening after winter. It notes how warm rains and sunshine transform bare earth into an emerald mantle, reviving mankind and bringing visions of forest and prairie flowers.
Rain for the Drake relays dampens hopes at Des Moines
Iowa editors note rainfall finally arrived for the Drake relays, though attendance and events were cut back. A mix of disappointment and benefit is seen as gardeners, farmers, and enthusiasts weigh the drought relief against fewer races and shorter program. Elsewhere, Tennessee moonshiners resist prohibition while rural education debates press for manual skill over pure book learning, arguing civilization feeds brains more than hands.
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Wart Dodge Messenge
Drouth
Les
Des Moines
Charles City
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
Burroughs Nature Club responds to reader queries on pest control for blackbirds, woodchucks, fish saltwater and freshwater tolerance, and other garden wildlife topics. The column presents a stream of questions and garbled answers about natural history and local flora and fauna.
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Dloeka
Aluminum ware fears and folk cures in midwestern letter
A dentist runs a scare about aluminum cookware causing heart trouble and other ills, while a physician columnist questions the claim. The dialogue covers infant care, seed chewing for digestion, aspirin substitutes, and cautions against self treatment, urging caution and scientific insight.
Autobiogranny Kathryn Letters On Marriage Contempt
Kathryn Jovans describes her contempt for the marriage ceremony in a proposal of marriage to Evans. The accused wife notes suspicion easing as she sees how foolish she was. Letters about personal earnings and marriage health will be answered by Dr Brady with stamped self-addressed envelopes. Only brief ink letters will be replies due to volume.
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Ohio
Lykienic
Aluminium Trust
Imposing
Proparana
Kathryn
Joaney Jovans
Evans
Fifty Years Ago in The Courier Chronicle
A serialized snapshot from April 1876 notes spring’s arrival with fish catches in the Cedar River, grain and stock updates, and local political shifts as city council debates appointing a town marshal. It reports on N S Hungeliara’s new stock of agricultural implements, street cleaning notices, and election results affecting council seats and vacancies.
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N.S. Hungeliara
Fourth and
Jefferson Streets
G. W. Barnes
A Modern Marriage and a Net of Secrets in 1920s Crime
A fragmentary account portrays Kathryn Wehevar as central in a web of scandal and murder surrounding her secret husband Rodney Fanks. Reports describe a dead body, arrestee suspicions, and a crowd at the curb as investigators probe whether Kathryn’s maid and Vernon Stedman, a wealthy broker, tie to the motive and culprit behind a fatal crime.
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Kathryn Wehevar
Aiton Moss
Pete
Rodney Fanks
Kathryn
Beanw
Richard Starmeant
the. Evans
Hag
Feerorhita
Uncle Wiggily Plays Doctor at Howard Garis
In a fragmented serialized tale, Rod and Kathryn navigate love, deceit, and murder plots tied to a manuscript and a pending marriage. Jim Kirby counsels the columnist. Kathryn’s hospital stay and a certificate of marriage stir plans to publish a sensational Sunday story. Uncle Wiggily begins a woodland misadventure as a frame.
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New York
Godlby
Kathryn Sam
Rod
Jim Kirby
Kathryn
Dirk
Hind
Vernon
Stedman
Vernon Stedman
5Th Avenue
Nathisn
Richard Starmount
Dim
Shysicians
Gang of Roughs
Rathlyn
Rad
Jim
Netie
Wheaton
Cate
Say
Hey Room
Lobin
Uncle Wiggily
Doctor
Howard R. Garis
Mouse Tale in Chalk Dust Trick at School
Uncle Wiggily overhears Tolmine and Billie Bushytail plotting to fool the Lady Mouse Teacher. The two squirrels scheme to skip class by feigning illness and chalk white faces to gain entry home.
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Uncle Wiggily
Tolmine
Billie Bushytail
cHimedl
Johanine
Jeannie
Tr. Possum
Mr. Posston
Uncle Wiggitt
Holten Stuma
Johnnie
Billie
Unelol
Reading Letters About Books and Dragon Tree Lore
A reader columns mix youth letters praising titles like Treasure Island and Little Women with notes on a Dragon tree from the Canary Islands. Uncle Wiggily presents a comic tale about a medicine prank at Holten Street School, ending with a teaser to continue the story and a note on upcoming book mentions.
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Canary Islands
New World
Wilbert A. Menke
Henry
Lee
Virginia
Birl
Aiveson
Abe Martin Depressed by Chimpanzee In Warnes Shop
A fragment notes Abe Martin speaking of depression after a chimpanzee incident. The speaker jokes about money wasted while wandering in Warnes shop seeking comfort, with a casual conversation tone.
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Warnes Shop
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