Waterloo News Column Discusses War, Labor and Europe
A Waterloo paper recounts editorials on British miners strife, postwar wages and leadership, plus Lord Bryce’s assessment of Versailles diplomacy. It notes dangers from rapid agitator rhetoric, warns workers to weigh costs, and critiques France Britain Italy and Russia shapes after WWI.
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Versailles
Lord Brice
Germany
France
Europe
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Villerngss
Lord Pryce
Britain
Austria
Italy
Russia
Baltic
Caucasus
Turkey
Lord Bryce
Lord Bryce Addresses Global Relations View at Williams
British ambassador James Bryce, now Lord Bryce, long trusted observer of American and world affairs, gave a deliberate address at Williams College on International Relations of Old World States. The speech outlined Europe’s current conditions and the need to understand historic dynamics for future policy.
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James Bryce
Lord” Bryce
Washington
Bryce
United States
Farthermore
Lord Bryce
Lord Bruté
Institute of Politics
Williams College
Europe
The Ways of Juries and Justice’s Eddies
A critical column questions the jury system amid graft and miscarriages of justice. It cites 1915 World Series intrigue and a Kansas cigar case as examples of acquittals that shake public faith, then opines on naval spending and a shifting weather pattern.
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Black Sox
Chicago
Kansas
Gealer
Tax on Bank Checks Considered by Ways and Means
The ways and means committee weighs a two cent tax on every bank check issued. The proposal aims to raise revenue, though observers question the burden on banking and financial transactions and its practical effects.
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Ways and Means
Bedbug Perils and Health Tips From Dr John R Huber
Health talks discuss bedbugs as carriers of relapsing fever bubonic plague smallpox typhoid and typhus. Advice covers entry points from hotels cars and laundry plus prevention and seek bulletin from the bureau of entomology Washington for eradication guidance. Questions address seasickness like sickness and home care, emphasizing rest, light diet, and avoiding excess strain.
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Mne
Cimekx
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Afterthoughts on Caruso Death and Legacy
A tribute piece reflects on Enrico Caruso as one of the era’s most gifted tenors and memorable personalities. It notes his role in popularizing opera in America, the enduring memory of his voice, and compares his fame to Jenny Lind while considering the publicity surrounding great singers.
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Enrico Caruso
Caruso
Stich
Faust
Samson
America
Jenny Lind
P. T. Barnum
Aliko
German Defeat Plans Highlight Imitator's Brief Popularity
The article notes Germany's wartime preparedness contrasted with the transient popularity of an imitator, predicting an Alaskan summer trend where nothing lasts as long as the imitator's fame. It frames the imitator's brief appeal amid broader expectations of fading wartime support.
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Germany
The Sighing World and the Plow in Summer
A reflective piece contrasts sunlit nature with human sighs and faith. It notes trees, bells, birds, and blessed life amid deserts, while comparing plowing joys to weather wisdom. A farmer’s humor blends with a pastor’s thermometer sermon and thoughts of the hereafter.
Caruso’s Voice Passes From Fame to Posterity in Phonograph Era
The article reflects on Caruso’s enduring impact beyond stage fame, noting how modern recording preserves his voice for future generations. It contrasts American opera access with Europe’s subsidized system, observes that most Americans rarely hear live opera, and praises how even fragments heard on phonographs give a sense of Caruso’s genius.
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France
Paris
Chicago
New York
Caruso
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
Andrew asks Imogene to shop down town for household items and clothes. She lists many precise errands at Farley’s, the department store, and local offices, detailing items, prices, and a coupon. Andrew insists on a remedy coupon and hints at upcoming purchases.
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Thomas’s
Potato bug origins and astronomy notes in imprecise column
The piece mixes reader questions and notices on natural history and science. It traces the potato bug Lapinotarsa decemlineata origin to eastern Rockies foothills, its expansion to the Atlantic coast by 1874, and discusses astronomy nomenclature urging use of standard sources. It also mentions robin worm-hunting theories and a light survey of related anecdotes and editor remarks.
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West Park Ve Tel
Dob C. Hartman
ASW. Paterson, Treas
Gen'l Mgr
Waterloo
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ste
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Altogeth
Dougherty
Washington, Dc
New York
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley
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Rockies
Thomas Say
Atlantic
BE. C. Clarke
M. B. Martin
New Iowa Geography book praised for practical focus
A review extols the Iowa State Geography textbook by Alison Aitchison from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls as the first of its kind to emphasize the pupil's immediate environment. It covers Iowa’s surface rivers soil flora fauna industry and history with modern teaching methods and 100 illustrations. Ginn & Co. publishers.
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Towa
Alison Aitchison
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Florida
Ginn & Co
Bird similar to mockingbird smaller dark slate with stripe
A bird matching the description is a black phoebe. It is smaller than a mockingbird, has dark slate coloring and a dark stripe from beak to the back of the head. Males feature reddish or rust-colored spots near the tail.
Beecher quote on outdoor life fuels 75 year old’s pep
Davenport Times recalls Henry Ward Beecher praising the outdoors as the best for the inside of a man. Levi Shambow of St. Cloud Florida, age 75, declares outdoors as a path to staying young and full of pep.
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Davenport
Henry Ward Beecher
Dars
Levi Shambow
St. Cloud
Flo
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
A reader recounts a Loyd brain teaser about weighing a mother, baby, and dog using a penny-in-the-slot machine. The note describes attempts to deduce individual weights and notes that the dog weighs 60 percent less than the baby and the mother weighs 100 pounds more than the baby and dog together.
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Sam Loyd
Correct English Dont Say A House to Be Hired
A reformulated version uses proper forms for rental and lease phrases. It replaces ill chosen words with standard equivalents like have a two year lease and a house to rent, and corrects capitalization and invitation wording. The text also clarifies remembering and recollecting past kindness.
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MR. Jones
Wasto
Cuticura Heals Skin Trouble
Mrs. P. B. Miller of Thayer Missouri reports eight month old son with disfiguring facial rash. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin improved quickly and fully healed after two boxes. Sold widely Soap 5c Ointment 25c and Ste. Talowma 2c.
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P. B. Miller
Thayer
Cuticurs Laboratorias
Maas
Open Letter From Woman in Philadelphia Promotes Vegetable Compound
Mrs J S Sirrus recounts severe menstrual irregularities and left side pain lasting over a year. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered enough to resume daily housework and recommends the product to others suffering similar symptoms.
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Philadelphia
Sheney
Yoin E. Pinkham
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