The Courier and its World In A Local Era
A scanned Waterloo Evening Courier page blends advertising notices and mixed content. It discusses church aims toward moral rectitude and social creed, highlighting the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America and issues of poverty health and workers’ rights, then shifts to a column praising a revolution in business amid wartime price concerns and monopoly scrutiny.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Church
Social reform notes and varied political musings
A compilation of opinions and facts touching social welfare in New York and Kansas City, rail regulation, education, and criminal justice. It cites 25 000 women in New York seeking livelihoods, 400 of 17 000 marriage matches, Pittsburgh tuberculosis versus pneumonia, state prison farms in Iowa, railways and legislation, German press boasts on Emperor William, Des Moines road conference, Filipino independence hopes, and Wickersham targeting the candy trust.
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New York
Jo Square
Medal Won by Reed as Democratic State Chairman
Spirit of the Iowa Press notes Reed receiving the medal amid political shifts and persists in praising policy. It highlights Des Moines society photos, Roosevelt policy updates, editorials from Davenport and Grinnell on suffrage, virtue, and memory of William Larrabee, with scattered remarks on editors apologizing for omissions.
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Larrabee
Davenport
William Larrabee
Telephone and rails in a changing American life
A reflection on modern inventions compares the telephone’s reach and impact to daily life, noting both its conveniences and intrusions. It highlights the railroads’ growth, regulation in the public interest, and the need for transparent, fair operating practices to earn public support and profits.
Public Universities By Dr J C Stevenson
A long argument on Iowa education schemes argues for three linked universities Cedar Falls Ames and Iowa City. It defends keeping Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Ames and the State University in Iowa City while adding a teachers university at Cedar Falls to train high school staff.
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H. Tavenport
College of Agriculture
University of
Thenois
State Board of Education
University At
Iowa City
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ames
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
College of Applied Science
Nolice
College of Agriculture and Mechanie Arts
State University
Yale
Harvard
Bhoeth
Teachers’ University
Cedar Faille
Davenport
Teachers’ College
Railways
Public University Classical of
Industrial Ames
Teachers’ University At
The Evening Chit Chat By Ruth Cameron
A short column humorously contemplates expense accounts and a mysterious footnote G E W signaling money unaccounted for. The narrator recalls a friend’s answer that small, untraced spending vanishes into “good- ness knows what” and is charged up to G. K.
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Ruth Cameron
G. K. Wer
Saving With G K W The Hidden Budget Buster
Ruth Cameron argues the small daily costs hidden by G K W siphon funds from savings. She recalls a $6 day trip leaving $1.76 from ten dollars after magazines tips and snacks consumed by GK W. She urges recognizing GK W demands and cutting other expenses to protect savings.
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Tme
G. KW. T
Ruth Cameron
Memorials Mark Iowa’s Generous Governor’s Legacy
A governor described as a best friend to Iowa and a prolific benefactor left a lasting imprint through memorials he funded and erected. His wealth time and talent backed practical projects, ensuring continued honor for his thoughtful contributions and service to the state by the people of Iowa.
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Iowa
William Larrabee
Railroads And Public Cooperation In Legislation
The American Railway association offers lawmakers help in crafting railroad laws and asserts its aim is open public cooperation rather than hidden lobbying. It argues railroads have long influenced legislation, but pledges transparency and legitimate engagement with legislators.
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Chicago Tribune
American Railway Association
Public consensus shifts amid rail industry debate
The piece notes a long struggle between private business interests and public authority. It says both sides erred in extremism and inflicted harm, yet the public and its representatives made constructive progress. Railroad workers acknowledge real advancement in essential issues.
Girls Refuse Caps Gowns Graduation in Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa December 14 senior girls vote down cap and gown plan proposed by boys at class meeting. The girls reject limiting dress costs to twenty dollars as boys failed to limit their own expenditures. School board leans toward uniforms for economy.
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Sioux City
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Associated Pre
SBE
Bartman
West Park Avenue
Manihan
A. W. Peterton
Sec'y-Treas
Mgr
Gor Tribune
Allied B. Lukens
Chicago
Tribune
W Allen
Evening Courier
Cartier
Waterloo
Etrofe
Europe
Waterloo Evening Courier
London
Trafalgar Building
Northumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Vane's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Cornet Place
St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt
Her Trust
National Cash Register Company
Horseshoers' Trust
Tauney Truss
Chicago Porter and
Eee
Revcine
Philadelphia
HERI
Marriage Bureau
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Exchange i
William
Des Moines
Towa
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wickersham
Candy Trust
Cheney & CO
Taleta
F. J. Cheney
Waring
Ninnan Mervin Wholesale Drugalaut
Toledo
Pyrite
Opmla
Beton
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Grundy
Reed
Des Moines Register
Washington Society
Roosevelt
Council
Bud Brown
Jack Tohnson
Mien
Federal Court
Paisists
Johnson
Grinnell Register
Imbuque Telegraph-Herald
J. C. Stevenson
Waterloo Savings Bank
Ryn Ior Ney
Railroads and
Poreic
F.H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Lafayette Building
4Th St
Hicks
Waverly
MR. Geo. Hunt
Waterton
Bremer Ave
C. M. Wray, M. D
Nate Bank
To & B
Reedence
E. T. Jaynes
M. D
Black Bawk
Franklin &J. Houra
C. D. Pedersen Lawy
Joan Courts
Jefferson Steel
Robert G. Dakin
M.D
Blue Waterton
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
DE. Gerrit J. Bennett
Elmwood
IS. Bazard
Black Hawk Bank
DR. Bodwell
Ralston
Lamaom Building
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