Daily Sparporter in Waterloo Iowa Announces Staff and Rates
AKU Warauss Daily Sparporter offers daily publication except Sundays with W A Herriman as president and editor and Jackson McCoy as treasurer and general manager. Subscription rates listed for weekly, monthly and yearly mailing within and beyond 50 miles, with advertising policies and rate changes subject to change.
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Rural Fire Protection in Lenawee County Michigan
In Lenawee county near Adrian a farm cooperative built a rural fire protection system four years ago. 900 farmers joined, with Adrian fire fighters staff the truck and respond to calls. The county telephone network supports alarms with no toll charges. Milk vans aid water recharging and farmers assist until the fire truck arrives. Up to 42000 dollars of property saved annually, depending on traffic and distance.
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Lenawee County
Michigan
Adrian
Lenawee
Dogs and Poison Gas Stir Washington Controversy
Washington uproar follows revelation that dogs from the city pound are sent to a Maryland arsenal for poison gas experiments. A woman seeking a pet tried to adopt Rover but was told the dog had been sent for vivisection. Arsenal officials defend the practice as legal and necessary, sparking criticism over animal welfare and public awareness.
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Washington
Maryland
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Printing The News On A Probable Siamese Operation
A columnist recalls the Siamese twins publicity stunt that misled news agencies and papers. The Courier printed the tale with minimal space, balancing fair coverage against overreliance on unproven claims while avoiding scooping or sensationalism.
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China’s hair policy sparks clash with modern reform
In a page from history, China pursues forced modernization while clashing with traditional symbols like hair bobbing. General Chu Yu-Pn bans women from bobbing their hair and faces deposition, and Beijing authorities threaten a “desencracy tax” for under thirty women. The move reflects broader struggles in the transition from Old Manchu norms to a new era, with resistance and uncertainty ahead.
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China
Russia
Peter the Great
Chu Yu-Pn
Chiha Province
Municipal Bureau of Public Safety
Peking
Pei
Peking Mayor Imposes Taxes on Foot Binding and Queues
Mayor Ho Chi-Kung orders men with queue hairstyles to pay a heavy monthly tax and women to remove foot bindings or face periodic fines. Reformers push, but centuries of custom resist change. taxes and fines likely until the reform effort ends.
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Ho Chi-Kung
Peking
Surgical Relief For Varicose Veins By Dr Brady
Dr William Brady describes two surgical options for varicose veins, excision of enlarged veins and the chemical obliteration method. The chemical approach uses injections in or near the veins, with smaller varicosities treated painless and large ones causing brief burning. Doctors can learn technique from medical journals. beware quack institutes posing as clinics.
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Kidd
Questions and Answers in Health Column Debates Cold and Tobacco
A reader dispute over whether cold exposure spreads germs is addressed. The columnist notes no scientific evidence linking cold, wet, or chilling to catching infections, citing polar explorers as contrary proof. The column also covers tobacco’s effect on athletic endurance and banana spiders, with medical cautions and emergency treatment for bites.
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Walt
Thurce
Building the Future by Glenn Frank
The author argues civilization stands between two material piles. One pile holds wreckage of old beliefs and failed authorities. the other holds raw materials from science and new thought. He believes society may yet recognize, organize, and use these renewal resources to build a better future.
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Dean Inge
Via
Gadding By Bay J 0. OF MCINTYRE Mayhem of Old Albuquerque
Albuquerque notes describe ruins of prehistoric streets with painted adobe houses and Indian scenes. The author observes 4900 foot altitude, 40000 population, and reviews Gallup and Flagstaff landscapes near the Santa Fe trail. A mix of travel humor and reflection on vanished Indian hubs and western city life ends with anticipation of California journey.
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Tail trouble for Gup the Horse in Uncle Wiggily tale
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wun points out a thinning tail on Gup as Uncle Wiggily trails the old horse along the road. The scene notes Gups youth contrasted with a balder tail, sparked by a possible fly-swatting mishap and aging among characters in the whimsical adventure.
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Uncle Wiggily Tracks Gup and Cowbird Tail Trouble
Uncle Wiggily follows Gup the horse to a barbed wire fence and notices Gup’s tail hairs being taken by a selfish cowbird. The rabbit observer suspects the bird’s influence and plans to intervene as he watches the scene unfold, with Bunty waiting for the next tale.
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Burroughs Nature Club Notes and Reader Questions
Burroughs Nature Club Notes by Houghton Mnifflen Capreight 1928 presents reader queries on cliff shapes animal names and sea turtle capture, followed by prior answers about bird cages diving powers and a local insect nicknamed praying mantis known as the rear horse. The piece mixes questions and informal natural history observations in a period tone.
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Fifty Years Ago In The Courier Aug 28 1878
This Waterloo era item reports Vashni Hemenway death at 40, born 1788 in Shrewsbury Mass, moved to Freeport Illinois then Allamakee County by 1868, visiting his son when illness struck. It notes Rufus Wilson, 1812 veteran, died aged 80, and local civic notes including gas works details, street lamps, and a water melon donation.
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H. C. Bemenwey
Cedar Falls
Shrewsbury
Mass
Freeport
Allamakee County
Mr. Hemenway
United States
Gedar Fells
Rufus Wilson
Wilson
Richard Garton
First Baptist Church
Waterloo
Local and regional notes from 1908
Twenty years ago Miss Merle Sarvay of Carthage decides to remain and teach in the Hudson school while Miss Blanche Martin resumes teaching in Hampton and Percy's family address is given. A boy named Percy Hanna sustains a forearm fracture while playing circus. Maurice Welsh of Illinois Central aids local police at circus grounds. The Waterloo Daily Reporter editor Lou Parrott returns from a fishing trip to Lake Francis, Minn. Thunderstorms drenched crowds watching the Hanging Brothers’ circus parade, with trains unloading amid rain and chill. Early settler James Virden attends a reunion at Chautauqua Park. A 13 foot corn stalk from Hodamar farm is on display at Leavitt. Eva Sheeman plans kindergarten studies at Iowa State Teachers College. The piece ends with a critique of Minnesota press law and free speech in the U.S. Supreme Court context.
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H. H. Hanna
Vermont Street
Maurice Welsh
Illnois Central
Hlngling Brothers
Berlin notes from Uncle Rays Corner in 1920s style
In Berlin, the capital, roughly 4 million live in the greater city as Uncle Ray describes daily life. He notes polite locals guiding him, the Reichstag's female members, and Germany's currency shift from three million marks for four dollars to 23 cents per standard unit, plus he jokes about the word fersprecher meaning far speaker for telephone.
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Reichstag
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France
Minnesota law on malicious publications sparks debate
The Philadelphia Public Ledger critiques a Minnesota legislature act empowering courts to suppress periodicals deemed malicious or defamatory. The piece questions intent, suggests protection for victims, and notes concerns about overreach in judicial power.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Minnesota
Cracks and Notes From Iowa Paragraphers
A collage of quips and quotes on cars roads crops prices and social woes. Mentions Boone News Republican Cedar Rapids Gazette Charles City Press and Columbia Missouri and discusses New Bedford textile strike and southern competition in mills potentially ending New Bedford’s textile era.
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Columbia
Making the Best of Garbage in City Sanitation
In the Woman's Journal piece cited by the Atlanta Constitution, the author argues city sanitation is its best advertisement and that proper odor control will attract economic benefit, stating take care of the scents and the dollars will take care of themselves.
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Atlanta Constitution
Woman's Journal
Abe Martin on a Brass Tangle and Banquet Talk
A fragment from Abe Martin jokes about a patty platform and a grocer named Lon Moon. It mentions Stew Nugent gaining favor and a claim of two cases of lemon extract while describing a royal banquet by the King’s Daughters in a rustic, humorous tone.
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