Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter Notice
Classified notice from the Waterloo publication describes circulation details, pricing, and office contact. Mentions Associated Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation, and staff names. Includes rates for weekly and daily circulation, mail and carrier options, and advertising guidance.
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Blember Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circula Tons
W. 1 Hartman Cumban
West Park Ave
Tel
John & Hartman
Hollier
ACW
Peterson
Lee-Treas
Gen. Mer
Carrier
Wall
Dutside
Trntoffice
Waterloo
Peril of Unprotected Grade Crossings Called Urgent
The article argues that grade crossings remain deadly threats in Waterloo and rural areas. It cites Fourth street as a risk with only a lone flagman, lacking night protection, and urges bells or broader safeguards. The piece favors state bans, elevating tracks, or tunneling highways to end grade crossings.
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Durton Avenue
Waterloo
Fourth Street
Johnny Appleseed Honored With Midwest Monument
A monument in Ashland Ohio honors Johnny Appleseed John Chapman remembered as an eccentric pioneer who planted apple trees across Ohio Indiana and Michigan. He traveled by foot and canoe, often sharing seeds and coins, earning reverence from Indians and locals as a benefactor who helped shape the region’s leading apple-growing era.
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Ashlland
Ohio
Johnny Appleseed
John Chapman
Johnnny Appleseed
Middlewest
Indiana
Michigan
Eleanors
August Snow Sparks Debate in Waterloo
An August snow episode in Waterloo Tuesday forenoon divides residents. Some claim no snow fell while others insist on seen snowfall, with numerous eye witnesses supporting the event and prompting local discussion.
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Thomases
Waterloo
Witty Commentary on Skeptics and Weather Oddities
The passage mocks people who doubt straightforward observations, claiming they would deny even a gunboat on the Cedar River or a fallen levee. It notes such disbelief persists despite undeniable changes, likening the era to a chaotic "anno diabolius" or 1515 in spirit.
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Mexicen
Cedar River
Leavitt-Jotmeon Bank
Does the atmosphere travel with the earth or vice versa
A reader letter questions whether the air moves with the earth or if the earth travels through the air. It argues common sense shows the atmosphere must move with the planet to prevent buildings from tipping and asserts theoretical travel by air would force underground movement and make wind useless against poles and rulers.
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Europe
Gates
Lesus
Sim Space
T. R
W. J. BR
Pepper Talk Ode to Columbus by Adams and Miller
A reflection on the poem Columbus by Jacquin Miller and its Western poetic inspiration. The piece recalls the steadfast voyage theme, urging perseverance with the refrain Sail on and on.
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Pepper Talk
George Matthew Adams
Columbus
Jacquin Miller
Columbis
Rotterdam a seaport city of ships and canals
Rotterdam stands as a centuries old seaport hub fed by the Rhine and Meuse, famed for its extensive canal network and busy harbor. It handles vast imports for Germany and Europe, hosts a tall office block and statues, and is noted for its wooden clogs and industrial pace.
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Rotterdam
Noth of Holland
Belgium
Holland
Thie
Europe
Germaany
Cone
Ideal Husbands Made Not Born Says Woman Who Thinks
A fretful wife seeks advice from the Woman Who Thinks on handling a cross husband and a late sister in law. She is urged to let the two troublesome forces meet and to calmly confront faults. The adviser recalls making an ideal husband by action, not birth, sharing a tale about testing the method with a maid. The exchange ends with the plaintive woman doubting Henry differs from hers.
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Nille
St. Dust
Jim
Henry
Rouke
Jagatu
Iowa editors weigh Marsh as potential governor candidate
Strong Democrat may win over a Republican nominee who could split his party, risking a Marsh surge. The Knooksvilles Journal notes Marsh’s votes would draw from Republicans, endangering Harding and potentially reshaping Iowa politics. Other papers discuss geography errors and cabinet criticisms amid political and social woes.
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Harding
Wilbur Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Iowa
Knooxvills Journal
Marshalltown
Fimes
Cosson
Allen
Marsh
Republicaan
Campaion
Joss
Towa
Tutto
North Country Heroine Helps Stranger In Snow
Laura, a 12 year old in Alaska, adopts an ill father and a sick Indian woman with a baby during a cruel storm. After aiding a fellow traveler, gold is found beneath a creek, restoring hope and ending their long hardship. Tomorrow's story Miss Tomorrow.
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Laura
Alaska
Steele
Hera
Aura
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York City
Militia Duty Benefits Individual and Nation
Carleton Sias, banker and captain, urges employers to ease militiamen’s camp leave as Waterloo men prepare for the Iowa National Guard encampment at Iowa City August 16 to 25. The two local companies boast skilled tradesmen, a well equipped armory, weekly drills, and biweekly range practice.
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Carleton Sias
First Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Iowa City
St. Francis Hospital
Sins
Sias
National Guard
Aeldiers
Tder
Red WU. Fisher
Waterloo
Stas
Gus Julien
George Weilein
Armory
Tohnson
War and reason questioned as world conflict endures
A Minneapolis Journal reflection on World War I notes the global coverage of the war yet questions its origin and cause. It cites Premier Asquith on endurance and describes the war as a chain of sieges where modern means are used to destroy life and property across eleven great powers, excluding the United States.
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Sioux City
Tim Sullivan
Minneapols Journal
Asquith
United States
How to Rid the Skin of Objectionable Hairs
A simplified method shows quick removal of hairy growths with a stiff paste of delatone and water. Apply to the surface for 2 to 3 minutes, rub off, wash the skin, and the hairs vanish. The treatment claims to be safe if real det is used with care.
The Most Hellish War and Its Futile Enduring Tyranny
The piece laments modern warfare as brutal and pointless, noting poisons, starvation, assassinations, and civilian suffering. It contrasts war's sordid reality with no noble gallantry, parading only atrocity and futility while hoping tyranny ends and a republic of the world emerges.
Potatoes and large strawberries on display at Waterloo farm
Robert Anderson, a truck farmer at 1620 Conger Street, displayed groundgrown potatoes and two inch strawberries at the Evening Courier and Reporter office. The spuds were sizable though not extreme, and the berries were described as deliciously alluring. Anderson said he trimmed the berries this spring.
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Evening Courier
Robert Anderson
Congera Street
Anderson
Germany favors unions in wartime orders
Berlin reports that since the war began Germany has prioritized artisan workers and their unions in army contracts. A recent example is an order for 1,000 provision wagons costing 4 million dollars, reflecting a policy of industrial coordination with unions.
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Germany
Berlin
England
Don’t Use Soap On Your Hair Advised
An old advertisement urges avoid soaps and shampoos for hair care. It recommends plain refined coconut oil as a pure, greaseless cleaner that cleans thoroughly, adds softness, shine, and ease of handling, and lasts for months with few ounces. It claims cocoanut oil produces rich lather with water and promotes healthy hair free of dust and dandruff.
Prussian War Contracts Favor Corporations Over Small Makers
The article notes bias toward artisan organizations like the Handwerks- or Cham ber of Commerce in war procurement. Associations press ministers to raise orders to manufacturers while small firms seek direct contracts. Some small manufacturers complain contracts go to large contractors who sublet to many small makers at onerous terms, profiting middlemen.
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Rotterdam
Rhine
Mississippi River
Europe
Tamaus Hotterdammars
Erastius
Hrandelstag
Association of Chambers of Commerce
Interior
Hunterstag
Adler-i-ka Advertisement Claims Quick Constipation Relief
Waterloo advertisement touts Adler-i-ka as a famous compound laxative using brekthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. It claims bowel cleansing success including appendicitis and promises relief within one minute, with dramatic claims about rapid effects. Wrangler Bros. Druggist is named.
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Waterloo
Wrangler Bros. Druggist
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