Almanac style notice from Hartmas Company and AP
Advertising directory and office listings for Hartmas Company and the Associated Press. Includes contact addresses in New York Chicago London Paris Berlin and Saint Petersburg and notes on circulation, rates, and foreign postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Analdo Evening Courier
Associated Press
RN Wo
Hartmas Company
Aap
West Park Avenue
Ans
Harman
Bec'y-Treas
New York
Alfred B. Lukens
Chicago
Tribune
A.W. Allen
Sen
Ofice
Ang Wanet Oy
Callin
Ask
Fox
Amercan
Waterloo
Ndon
Trafalgar Building
Memberland Avenue
Haptesa
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Paris
Significant shifts in Italian education and rights remarked
A King Victor Emmanuel speech signals broad reforms in education and legal rights for Italian women, aimed at elevating national standards. The article notes reforms in elementary to university education and civil codes, framing it as a new epoch for Italy. It also contrasts western smoking norms, highlighting Iowa’s anti cigarette laws and urban smoking culture in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Yeaty
Italy
Tango Fails to Thrive in City Recreation Centers
The fifteenth annual New York City school superintendent report finds tango and turkey trot declining at recreation centers and vacation schools. It notes a shift to the fox-trot style dances and reports higher standards of refined sociability in many neighborhoods while press comments express tempered enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
New York
Extending social center use to boost community well being
Opinion argues if entertainment thrives in low quality dance halls, schools could serve as social centers to maximize positive outcomes. It suggests leveraging existing associations and surroundings to their fullest to achieve admirable results for the public good.
Roaming Caruso and the 1913 Holiday Fog
A collage of reminiscences and quick takes on fame privacy and public life. It notes Caruso’s growing confinement by celebrity and chatter in New York, mentions Wilson’s progressivism and Roosevelt’s politics, and ends with musings on Urbana Waterloo and a December fog for Christmas shopping.
Political Opinions Split The Peoples From The Press
Fragments show editors and politicians debating railroads ownership and presidential term ideas. Notes mention Secretary of State views on suffrage and ownership, with letters criticizing or praising local nominees like Claude Porter and political shifts in Iowa and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahant Bryan
Webster City
Ideas of a Plain Man Pleasures and Contentment
A reflective piece notes that enduring contentment surpasses seeking thrills. It argues tempering desires brings daily warmth, valuing modest joy over intense climaxes. It suggests prudent pleasures, women’s gentle joy, and faith that lightens daily life.
State Y M C A Buys Site for Boys Camp near Spirit Lake
The Des Moines Capital reports the state Y M C A executive committee purchased a twenty eight acre tract near Spirit Lake for a new boys' state camp. The land fronts Lake Okohof with plans for a boat house dining hall tents in summer and a baseball diamond tennis courts and a running track by spring.
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State YM. C. A. Corp
Des Moines
State Y. M. C. A
Spirit Lake
America
Lake Okohoff
Moment of Fun in Shipping Circles Tale
Barr Bars Slovens and Warr are described as strict disciplinarians aboard Carmania. A diver boasted of dangers, leading to a joke about leading a different life and never washing hands. A humorous exchange about life at sea and a feather trimmed hat follows, with local newspaper slang and travel fair anecdote ending the piece.
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Barr
Slovens
Carmania
Warr
Captin Barr
The Church Social by George Fitch
A satirical piece on church socials as fundraisers. It praises their financial impact while humorously describing lavish meals and the ease with which they raise money, claiming the dinners rescue churches and even nations from debt through overeating and generosity.
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Panama Canal
Tax questions on church bonds and fiscal year returns
A series of tax questions covers church bond exemptions, ownership certificates, and how to report income. Topics include taxing bonds held by church members, filing returns for estates and executors, fiscal year designations for corporations, withholding by payers, and handling interest coupons under the new law.
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Treasury Department
Telegram Confetti Gift Sparks Curious Reply
A telegram sent with 19 pounds of confetti for a fair prompts a humorous response: How do you cook it. The exchange appears in Everybody's Magazine reflecting lighthearted wartime era wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's Magazine
Fried To Himself and Other Curious Ads
A quirky advertisement collection includes a drugfully dubious cure by J L Deniel the shoemaker claimed to have tested for twenty five years. A separate quip notes Huer’s intoxication with champagne and a rumor it was petroleum.
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J. L. Deniel
Marek
Cincinnati
Income Tax FAQ for 1913 Returns and Withholding
The document outlines return deadlines for annual net income by March 1 each year and June 1 assessment notices with June 30 payment. It includes required withholding records for coupons or interest and notes changes from the old to new tax law affecting corporations and exemptions. It discusses withholding on salaries of American citizen agents abroad and indicates awaiting a department ruling for foreign agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Law drafted to bar interstate shipments arouses federal interest
The measure aimed to bar all interstate shipments of the kind and drew attention from the law department of justice. Assistant Attorney General A. Robbins traveled to St Paul when the case was filed to study the issues and its impact on enforcing the liquor laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lown Department of Justice
A. Robbins
St. Paul
Ruling on Webb-Kenyon Law in Liquor Shipping Case
Des Moines Iowa December court ruling holds the Webb-Kenyon law does not bar shipment of liquor into dry territory for personal use. Judge Charles A Willard in federal court at St Paul decided in Hamm Brewing Co v Chicago Rock Island that shipping to a buyer for personal consumption is not illegal, though transport to an unpermitted recipient remains restricted by Iowa law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Webb-Kenyon
Charles A. Willard
St. Paul
Hamm Brewing Company
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Cosson
Brewing Company
Moss
Iowa
Rock Island
Willard
Resinol Free Trial Promises Skin Relief
Resinol Ointment stops itching and begins healing, with Resinol Soap clearing eczema ringworm pimples and blackheads. The ad offers a free liberal trial by parcel post from Dept 17 M Resinol Baltimore, claiming doctors prescribe it for 18 years. A San Francisco user reports clear skin after using Resinol products.
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Resinol
Baltimore
W. B. Hackett
Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco
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Evening Courier
Autede Sity Courier
RIER
Europe
Cedar Falls
Schences Mandrake
Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Pene
Signor
Caruso
Carusa
Opera House
Wilson
White House
South America
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Brian
Mr. Bryan
Urbana
Waterloo Spirits
Spirit OF the
Ounmwa
Ken Coms
Savernental
Strongton Porter
Manson Liemnerat
Claude Th. Porter
Panent
Lewa Toy
United States
Porter
Chartey Porter
Nore
Sioux City
Moexteo
Republic
South
DR. Frank Crane
Coventry
Sean Christning
Wall Street
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mississippi Valley
Lewis
Knw
Andibon Society
Neston
Albany
the Church Social
George Fitch
Congo River
Ulster
ROR Social
Scott
Ke SU
the Fowowler Co
F. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Roy
Bor
Lafayette Building
4Th St. FE
Calumet
France
I. S. Bazard
Black Hawk Bank
E. H. Knittle
NAT. Bank
Dr. C. A. Waterbury
Russell-Lamson Block
F. C. Liffring
Lafayette
Geerit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Elmwood and Western
Ralston
DR. Bodwell
Srd
C.D. Pedersen
Farma
Jeffernan & Aan
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