Water utility assurance amid coal shortages praised in Waterloo
The Waterloo Guardian editorial lauds Citizens Gas & Electric Co. for assuring industrial plants they will not face shut downs due to coal scarcity, with electricity stocked to weather three months of fuel famine. It also surveys tax reform ideas, excess profits critique, and the need to support Europe economically to stabilize markets.
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Austin Burt
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Waterloo
Struggles and Triumphs of Barnum Ad Advertised
Fifty years ago in the Courier a notice promotes a new book “Struggles and Triumphs of T. Barnum” by Barnum himself. It is an 800 page octavo with 33 full page illustrations and a cash on delivery policy prevails after the date.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
MAN. CO
West Park Ave
John GC
Hartman
Walter
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Ad Geo
Mer. Ee
Nowa
Iowa
Waterloo
Associated Press
Nn Rn
Audit Bureau of Girculations
Washington, D. C
Bureau
Munsey
G. Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Storr, Brooks & Finley
The
Courier
T. Barnum
Forty Years Ago Meeting on Des Moines Rail Line Plan
A Monday council meeting discussed building a railroad from Des Moines northeast to connect with the C M St P. Attendees included Mayor Matt Parrott and many officials. The Fowler company seeks 15 to 20 experienced bean pickers for the west city warehouse. Cornelia Miller of Waterloo endowed $30,000 for Garrett Biblical Institute to establish The Cornelia Miller Chair of Practical Theology. Rev. Richard Garton will remain pastor at Hirst Baptist Church. Miss Mary L Leavitt and Robert A Davison wed in Cedar Falls and will move to Minneapolis for banking work. Diphtheria ravages Orange township, claiming several children from Miller, Cobaugh, Hildebrand, and Hoover families.
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Council Room
Des Moines
Matt Parrott
H. B. Allen
J. W. Richards
W. L. Illingworth
Harvey Smith
Lore Alford, Sr
Harvey Lindley
W. W. Miller
Horace Boies
H. W. Cleveland
Cornelia Miller
Waterloo
Garrett Biblical Institute
Chicago
Uesday
Mary L. Leavitt
Robert A. Davison
Cedar Falls
J. H. Leavitt
A. A. Ellsworth
Galesburg
Clayton Welles
Minneapolis
Davison
First National Bank
Davigan
Orange Township
Jonathan Miller
Iyj
Charlies Hellar
Sarah
Lewis Cobaugh
Paul Cobaugh
Anna
William Hildebrand
Franklin
Ton
Quiet Wedding and London Concert Highlight 1699 Notice
A fragment reports Henry Bratnober’s Alaska copper belt find and a wedding of Mixa Alicea Ettinger to Francis Braun, with a London concert tour note about Ettinger. Also mentions D M Dierdorf's 137 wounds from country laughter and Elks memorial address in Louisville, plus a Waterloo teachers’ social.
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Henry Bratnober
A. C. Bratnober
Waterloo
Alaska
The
Rothschilds of
London
D. M. Dierdorf
A. L. Ettinger
Mixa Alicea
Francis Braun
St. Stephens's Church
South Kensing
Mt. Q
Is it customary for cousins to marry a tricky question
Health talks discuss cousin marriages in terms of heredity and disease risk. They say if both families are sound the union can be fine, but cancers epilepsy and tuberculosis in either side warn against it. The speaker notes risks of stigmas and intensified traits in offspring.
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Public
CharlIey
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
In a library dining scene Imogene prepares a lemon drink for herself while Andrew, unseen, drinks the glass meant for her. He hides his action, then reveals a look of mingled pain and surprise as tears stream down his face.
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Board of Hearth
Imogene
Goodis
Jennie
Andrew
Europe
Isel
Jehosaphat
Simple Simon and the King. Princess’s laughter quest unfolds
The King seeks a suitor to cheer his melancholy daughter who will inherit the throne. Simple Simeon, masked as Simple Simon, loves the Princess and decides to win her hand, despite being viewed as foolish by all.
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Simon
Simeon
Syre
Simon Tricks Court with Molasses and Feathers
In the palace garden Simon carries a pot of molasses and a feather bed. The minister and court fool collide beneath his tree, struck by molasses and feathers as Simon laughs. The Princess, sad yet amused, laughs as the plan unfolds and the King is asked for his reward.
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Simon
Silmon
He's No Mollycoddle Webster City Editor Says
Gen Wood is a strong national figure with force of character and proven civil and military leadership. He is aggressive in Americanism and steadfast for his ideals. He was a warm friend of Theodore Roosevelt and earned Roosevelt's respect. Burleson criticizes postage costs and salary levels in Davenport remarks.
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Webster City
Freeman-Journal
Wood
Col
Roosevelt
Old Pinex Cough Syrup Recipe Promises Quick Relief
A vintage remedy touts making cough syrup at home using 2¾ ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or substitutes. It claims rapid throat and lung healing, easing bronchitis hoarseness and asthma, and guarantees satisfaction or money back from The Pinex Co Fort Wayne.
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Pinex Co
Ft Wayne
Miners Win Six Hour Day Victory Declared
A Marshalltown Times Republican note proclaims the miners have won a six hour day for all workers. The item appears amid a string of short clippings mentioning postal workers, insurance, and a quip on mule drivers and dancing dervishes, reflecting era concerns and trade news.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Brain Tests and Age Riddle by Loyd
A muddled puzzle claims a family ages riddle where a son equals five times the daughter and the wife five times the son, the father twice the wife, and a grandmother aged 81 with a total seven hundred eleven. The text ends with an answer note and unclear numerals.
Euclid’s dissection yields a reforming six-piece square
The diagram shows three squares dissected into six pieces that can be reassembled into a single square. By sliding an upper two-piece triangle, a triangular apace forms at the upper right corner, into which the lower left two-piece triangle fits. This is an application of Euclid.
Cured His Piles by an Internal Treatment Claim
The oldest active Michigan blacksmith in Homer reports his piles cured by an internal remedy. A letter from I E R Page of Marshall describes decades of suffering ending after trying the method, noting age eighty eight and renewed health, and urging others to try the treatment.
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Michigan
Homer
Jones Lyon
Mico
I. E. R. Page
Marshall
Mich
Niles
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