Waterloo: Health parade idea and Congress busy day
A Waterloo editorial urges a future health parade to raise public awareness, citing Minneapolis health parade efforts. It also analyzes Congress busy day ahead with pressure to speed railroad and other legislation, calls for reform of procedures and a smaller membership. It cites Algona road-building effort as a practical rural example and notes shifting winter expectations.
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Congress
Senate
Tha Boussa
House of Representatives
Harry Thau
Aigona
Kossuth
Algona
Health Week Proclaimed In Iowa By Governor Clarke
Governor Clarke designates December 10 to 17 as Health Week in Iowa urging public focus on health amid winter risks. The piece stresses fresh air and exercise and warns tight rooms contribute to winter colds, urging constant attention to bodily vigor.
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Clarke
Iowa
Brgiente
Iowa editors sketch a mixed bag of quotes and quips
A collage of brief columns and snappy notes from Iowa papers mock price manipulation, liquor laws, and daily life. Items reference the egg market, preachers acting, bootlegging enforcement, Johnnycake meals, and mountain humor, presented in compact desk-article style.
Just in Jest Practicing and Preaching
A fragmentary column item mocks premature Christmas jokes and mentions early shopping. The text appears as a humor musings piece with odd spellings and unclear attribution. No identifiable people or organizations are readable.
The One Man Boycott and Reform Calls
The piece argues that consumer boycotts can curb price abuses by manipulators and monopolists, but warns against misuse for selfish ends. It praises collective, community-focused refusal to pay inflated prices, noting the broader goal of dismantling predatory labor and supply control while preserving democratic choice. The column cites Minneapolis Journal and Louisville Courier-Journal items on reform, voting, and Kentucky families facing hardship from food costs.
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Christian Berence
United States
House
Minneapolis Journal
Champ Clark
Congressional Record
House Visitors' Gallery
Spaaker Clark
Side Talks By Ruth Camero on Christmas Toys
The writer recalls a Christmas with lavish toys for some children and simple joy for others. A nephew plays with paper and boxes, while expensive gifts lie unused. The piece urges considering less for one’s relatives and gifting to those for whom a single toy is a marvel, as shown by a remote town family five years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aome
The Sandman Story Ends With Castle and Rescue
A peasant in a blue glass castle frees a princess by defeating a witch and ogre. A magical horse and a bean restore a prince to form, revealing a royal wedding. The peasant witnesses the wedding and dances with the bride as the king hosts a feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yart
Uy Cave
Uy McClure News
Mr. Fox
Nis
Tuberculosis Without Knowing It
A historical health note explains how tuberculosis can exist without symptoms for long periods. It describes how the germ hides in an unused lung area, gradually digests tissue, and then causes fever night sweats coughing and weight loss. Early doctor visits could help, but many ignore mild signs until advanced.
Roosevelt on platforms and voter indifference in Metropolitan
The Metropolitan piece quotes Colonel Roosevelt blaming voter disregard for political forecasts and platform promises. He notes the idea of a platform as an entry tool persists but public trust weakens as both voters and politicians treat pledges cynically. The Dartmouth College contract ruling is cited as a landmark in contract theory.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Metropolitan Magazine
United States Supreme Court
Dartmouth College
Power of Women and Moral Platform Debate
A collection of 1900s clippings notes women’s organizing power as a social contract and moral duty, urging use to regulate food costs. It contrasts New York World on women’s influence with Burlington Hawk-Eye and Ottumwa Courier quips on saving paper and corn used for whisky, suggesting practical reforms.
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New York World
Burlington
Hawk-Eye
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Ww. Oh
Artman CO
West Park Ave
John Hartman
Baker
AW. Peterson
Sec-Treas
Gen. Met
AILY
Pastofica
Waterloo
Laws
Morehan
Washington
Munsey Ride
B. G. Dougherty
New York
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Story
Brooky & Finley
Lige
Minneapolia
Minneapolis
Glatfarcin Lectres
Minnesota
Indiana
New York City
Bucharest
Paris
Health Week
Clinton Advertiser
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Des Moines
Beacchbuses
Bacchantes
Lady Montaigne
Hairbye
Higley
Boone News-Republican
Towa
Sioux City Tribune
Macon City
Cassius
Carolina
Cileaga ‘Tribune
Kentucky
Louisville Courier-Journal
Chicago Experiment Squad
Ruth Camero
Sandman
Mrs. A. Walker
Bell-Ans
Tekaloa
Newre
Sundreda
Net
Doug
Scott
Geatl & Bowne
Bloomfeld
Frank T. Hartman
Comer Fifth
Mulberry
East Side Library
G. W. Ellyson
J. A. Jerger
First National Bank
Phares
C. W. Bruner
Blackhawke Bils
W. E. Patterson
Commercial Bank
Ottumwa
Corp
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Galloway Brothers
ALLOWAY BROS @CO
Gulf Coast
Riviera of America
Pass Christian
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Gulfport
Mississippi City
Bay St Lous
Possicule
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Chicago & Eastein Iinois
Louisville & Neshville
Astractors
Amesca
Cabs Ex Plonda
Cvem
J. F. Govan
CG EL RR
West Adems Street
Iliinois
Hotel Radisson
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