Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving
An essay on reforming Christmas giving urges restraint against forced collective gifts and costly displays. It argues for voluntary, heartfelt giving tied to goodwill, cites abuses like a worker taxed seventy five dollars on twelve dollar wages, and proposes renaming the movement to promote useful giving while preserving the season’s spirit.
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Christias
Society For the Prevention of
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Heligoland a small yet strategic island described
The article surveys Heligoland near the Elbe, noting its 160 acres, rock and beach, 2,600 residents, and mixed economy of fishing, tourism, and farming. It highlights fortifications, German ownership since 1890, geological instability with rising and vanishing land, and its historical significance and potential wartime risk if conflict escalates.
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Zune
Missouri River
England
Patriotism and flags debate divides Iowa readers
The Cedar Rapids Republican weighs Iowa state pride against national unity, arguing against adding an Iowa flag to public displays. It favors a robust display of Old Glory for national symbols while recommending Iowa remain a conventional, grounding emblem for state prosperity and loyalty.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jowa
Greater Iowa Association
When There Are No Jobs Conference on unemployment
A national conference on unemployment in New York gathered delegates from across the country, prompting public employment bureaus in Maryland Louisiana and New York. Washington state curtailed private agencies, but experts warn bureaus cannot create jobs, fearing potential unrest if work remains unavailable.
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Uprising over Bryan's diplomacy draws mixed reaction
A review of editorial opinions portrays Secretary of State Bryan as beloved by some church and pacifist factions yet criticized by others for keeping foreign affairs opaque. Writers from The New York World to The Chicago Tribune urge accountability, while Iowa’s Sioux City Tribune mocks Bryanism as neutral stance erodes. The piece notes progressive papers breaking from Bryan before March 4 and hints at broader political upheaval.
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Iowa
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Sioux City Tribune
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England
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Bringing Belgians to Iowa and the immigration debate
A Telegraph Herald editorial argues against importing 140 000 Belgians to farm Iowa, warning the plan ignores high land prices and the risk of bringing paupers or “unwanted” immigrants. It notes Iowa’s fertile land, wartime losses, and that Belgium’s able workers are already serving at home, making the proposal ill advised.
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Union
Iowa
Ibis
Belgium
Amelia
America
Altha
The Belgian Immigration Debate in Iowa and Its Fears
The Cedar Rapids Republican analyzes Belgium immigration to Iowa, arguing 100,000 Belgians would pressure wages, while unions resist as alien competition. It downplays alarm, noting Belgians aim at farming and that most Belgians will stay home after the war, with Germans likely to migrate instead as tax burdens rise.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Holland
Germany
England
America
Foley advertisement offer for honey and tar cough aid
A 5 cent slip offer from Foley & Co. of Chicago invites readers to mail five rents for a free trial package. The package includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup, Kidney Pills, and Fatey Catharite Tablets. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
To the Heart of the Matter on Air and Sunshine
A reader laments sunlight blocked by stained glass in churches and questions the link between custom and denomination. He imagines a sunlit Church of the Sunlight and jokes about movable walls, praising air and sun as superior, while noting prejudice against the poor and cheap.
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God
Church of the Sunlight
Imp
On Visiting from The Evening Chit Chat by Ruth Cameron
The writer critiques extended visiting as a tiresome ritual. She prefers vacations at a boarding house for freedom and personal choice, and admits a stronger inclination to host than to be hosted. She values returning home after social duties and dislikes the burden of perpetual social performance.
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Tean
Ling
Reader 'Priend
Keokuk Carnation Marks State College Plant Progress
In Ames at a Greater Iowa gathering a new carnation variety named Keokuk was christened by Governor Clarke, honoring the city and Chief Keokuk. President Pearson praised plant propagation work aligning with the Greater Town idea and hinted at future broader development across grains and fruits. Governor Clarke also mentioned a larger upcoming carnation named Greater Town and reflected on Iowa’s vast development potential.
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Des Moines
Dec
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State College
Ames
Greater Iowa Association
Alumni Hall
Pearson
Clarke
Keokuk
Iowa
Towa
Social gatherings and charity gifts acknowledged in city
An evening reflection lauds social intercourse over extended visiting. The executive board of the Associated Charities thanks donors for money clothing and provisions given for charitable use in the last month. Special thanks to Waterloo lodge No 290 BPOE St George Soria Caledonian Society and PEB O alsterlood for their donations. The note cites housing statistics: 3,686,935 dwellers in apartments and tenement houses and 1,079,948 in private dwellings.
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