Waterloo Eves and Daily Reporter Ad Clippings 1916
The item states a December 4 1916 issue note from Waterloo Iowa, with details about circulation, offices, and staff. It includes editorial commentary on road construction economics and Christmas shopping encouragement urging early purchases and warnings to late shoppers.
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Waterloo
Washington
Stinsey Ride
FLOG
Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finley
Mgrs
A New Slav State Proposed by Emperor Charles I
A Vienna report outlines Charles I plan to proclaim an autonomous Slavic kingdom within Austria Hungary. It would unite Croatia Dalmatia Slav regions Bosnia Herzegovina Montenegro and Serbia under a central alliance with local self rule and a parliament akin to Hungary. The move could bolster Charles power and reshape empire. The piece also notes rising millionaire figures and calls for tax and wage reform amid wartime prosperity. Road maintenance gains emphasis at a recent builders' convention urging focus on upkeep costs vs traffic.
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Vienna
Sty
Charles I
Austria
Germany
Warsaw
Serbia
Montenerve
Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Budapest
Croatia
Dalmatia
Slavoots
Bosnia
Herzegovinia
Montenegro
Peter
Charles
Free States
Great Britain
American Head Builders’ Association
Municipal Journal
Iowa roads through Collier's critique and naval pride
The article cites Henry E. Joy blasting Iowa roads after heavy rains causing farm isolation and school disruption. It notes editor Dave Brant as a potential defender and mentions the Chemung sinking by an Austrian sub, praising Captain Duffy's defiant flag. Also comments on Chicago health chief Robertson and a shift from lodging-house scarcity to milder coal shortage weather.
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Iowa
Collier's
Henry E. Joy
Detroit
Caasas
Dave Brant
Iowa City
Mediterranean
Boser
Duffy
America
Iowa editors debate primary law changes in Iowa
Iowa editors express general unease about altering the primary system. They favor keeping primaries for county officials legislators Congress and U S Senators and possibly governors. They support conventions for state offices below governor and seek reforms to election machinery and judiciary law.
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Iowa
Congress
United States
When the War End In Europe Says World
The World argues Europe remains far from peace as Pole and Serbian suffering pales beside the Confederate South. It asserts popular pressure will drive terms and mediation only after exhaustion or a willing surrender, noting Russia and third-rate diplomacy as risks to terminating the war. It also cites a Chicago Herald opinion on war weariness and a Louisville Courier-Journal jab about seized eggs.
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New York World
Europe
South
Poland
Serbia
Sheridan
Shenangoah Valley
Sherman
Atlanta
Connfederacy
Heron
Vienna
London
Paris
Petrograd
Rome
Russia
Fouth
Just In Just Good Alibi and Quick Wit Bits
A collage of humorous exchanges and captions. A motorist asks for time to consult a lawyer before a case, with local justice quips about guilt. Scattered jokes cover actors, literature, Christmas woes, and light political commentary.
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Country Justice
Jake
Puck
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron The Pendulum Swings
The column argues mistakes are inevitable and warns against fearing the same error while also avoiding rushed and opposite missteps. It recalls examples of buying a house in haste and settling for less when salt purchases saved money, noting the balance lies mid swing.
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Wayland
British Museum
Gladstone
The Miller's Wife Sandman Tale Revival
A poor miller and his wife wish for riches after a talking fish grants a palace. The wife graces wealth but ignores the fish’s pearl bargain until the price returns in peril. She begs release, and the couple regains the millhouse, choosing a content life over luxury. The tale ends with a moral about gratitude.
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McClure News. Paper Syndicate
Blue Castle
Tone Up Your Stomach With Dr Williams Pink Pills
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a stomach and blood tonic. It claims enriched blood improves digestion and energy, warns against thin blood and poor digestion, and offers a free diet book plus mail order availability for fifty cents.
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Dr. Williams
Schenectady
Tuberculosis and Street Sanitation Urges Clean Streets
An article argues street dust spreads tuberculosis through spitting and dust-covered edibles. It cites Professor Schnirer of Vienna who found germ-laden grapes from a street stand, urging sanitary measures and householder vigilance to prevent infection as cities grow denser.
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Professor Schnirer
Vienna
Les
Housewives’ League
Guarding the Ballot Northe and South
The Minneapolis Tribune accuses the federal government of sending secret service agents into Minnesota to prevent Republican vote theft for Wilson. It argues southern disfranchisement of Black voters shapes electoral votes and keeps Wilson’s presidency secure, criticizing northern patience with electoral discrimination.
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Minneapolis
Congress
Wilson
United States
North
Minnesota
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Richard the Lion- Hearted
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Park Avenue West
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Fifth and Mulberry Streets
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J. A. Jerger
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Cook Book Free
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