Ostrich venture rallies reader interest in Waterloo
A Waterloo farmer plans ostrich farming to challenge California in the plume market but faces climate and cost hurdles. The item notes California’s suitable hot sand, while cautioning against high feeding and care costs. Also covers reader responses praising editorials and a light column on various editorial discussions.
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California
South Africa
Tts
Sahara Desert
Waeoo Park
Chicago
Does It Pay Convention Activity At Waterloo
Waterloo’s convention bureau has momentum with many invitations accepted, suggesting a record year ahead as delegates return home pleased with Waterloo. The article also reviews the federal industrial commission's work, noting disagreements in minority reports but praising its public service and revealing newsworthy industrial questions and reforms.
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Waterloo
Convention Bureau
Bearn
Federal Industrial Commission
Crphal
Ffeveral
Odf
Walsh
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Pullman Company
Industrial Commission
Pepper Talk: Value of Honest Opinions
George Matthew Adams discusses how opinions gain value when firmly stated and defended by reason. He warns against letting others dilute or dismiss them and notes mutual influence, urging readers to express thoughts openly and stand by them on merit.
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Pepper Talk
George Matthew Adams
Shopping and the economics of women shoppers
A satirical critique argues that women shoppers spend beyond means due to lack of personal cash control. It contrasts male and female spending habits, notes price surveillance across stores, and imagines a world where reduced clerks and prices would alter behavior and household work. It ends by likening conclusions to political economy studies on supply and demand.
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Whiteh
Both Sides of Mealtime Punctuality Debated in Dinner Dilemma
A dialogue between an authorman, his wife, and a motorist explores whether strict meal schedules help or hurt. The author argues against rigid clocking, noting hidden burdens on cooks and maids, while advocating flexibility. He urges a balanced approach to meal times for happier households.
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Marion
Jack
Authorman
What Iowa Editors Are Saying The Coming Scarcity of Labor
A collection of editorials notes looming labor shortages due to the European War. Cedar Rapids Republican warns 1,000,000 fewer workers next year, with many foreigners and potential Mexican replacements. Marshalltown Times Republican critiques thank you ma am highway debris. Dubuque Times-Journal highlights Chicago plan to teach swimming in public schools at a cost of over a million dollars. Dubuene Telegraph Herald discusses Progressives and a Wilson-led real Progressive party. Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune mentions converting Sioux City breweries into a creamery and the rise of buttermilk stands as a poliar drink.
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Cedar Rapids
Typhoid Cases Rise in Des Moines City
Des Moines reports twenty one typhoid cases in the city health chief warns local wells and rainfall may spread the outbreak. He aims to curb the epidemic via a health board session and to target doctors for underreporting. Dairymen will be warned to improve sanitary practices at their facilities.
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Des Moines
Sarter
Sagler
Reute
City Health Board
Rags the Brave Dog Dies After Protecting Baby
In a tale from 1915, Rags the dog saves a baby during a mad dog attack at a yard parade. He and a rival dog fight, both are shot, and the village mourns as a white marble grave marker honors Rags’s sacrifice for another.
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Ittle Hagg
Hunk
Rags
Gaby Pauline
Unk
Little Pauling
Manly Praises Labor Unions Urges Living Wage Legislation
Chicago reports the second section of Basil M. Manly's U S commission on industrial relations summary cites unrest from low wages and weak unions. Lennon and O Connell contest unions faulting the cause, while Manly urges equal suffrage and public utility reform. The wage conclusions demand sufficient income for workers families, with most workers earning below that level, and a productive, educated industrial population.
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Chicago
Sumniiry of Ltd
Basil M. Manly
United States Commission In Industrial Relations
John B.lennon
James O'Connell
Manly
George P. West
Lennon
O’connell
Aishton
Ballard and
Weinstock
Department of, Labor
Menly
United States
Labor Standards and Collective Bargaining Debate
The passage discusses achieving a living standard through distribution rather than wage mandates. It argues wages should be set by collective bargaining, contingent on equal power and strong unions, with recommendations for government data on wages, hours, and unemployment. It calls for annual published statistics and uniform state laws on semi monthly cash wages unless altered by joint agreement.
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Ttia
Commis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Important Health Advice for Hot Weather
During hot weather care for bowels is crucial as constipation can link to serious illnesses. Mild laxatives like Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin are recommended for gentle, reliable relief. avoid salts and drastic purgatives. The remedy costs about fifty cents a bottle, with a free trial offer from Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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Rugatores
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