Waterloo Evening Courier Amid Europe Travel Ads
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists circulation details and advertising rates then notes U S readers can find the paper in Europe. It mentions offices in Waterloo and Describes foreign postage and travel ads across cities like London Paris Berlin and St Petersburg.
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Waterloo Evening Couritr
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Haymarket
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Place de l'Opera
Berlin
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Mt. Petereburg
Srerié
Waterloo Debates Commission Plan Compared to Growth and Debt
The article discusses Waterloo considering a commission form of government. It notes two conditions affecting acceptance: rapid growth and adherence to the old city government plan. If commission cities grow quickly yet remain less in debt, Waterloo could join low debt municipalities by adopting a modern plan.
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Tut Tut and the 1916 political clash in satire
A column jabs President Wilson over speech censorship and ballad influence, flags the dangers of executive powers, and notes Chicago unemployment, Salvation Army dinners, and Burleson backing public ownership of telegraphs. It mentions Thaw bail, currency bill timing, and Republican convention reform amid 1915–16 debates.
City debts soar as Waterloo leads in indebtedness
A state report shows taxable property values and city debts with Waterloo highest in debt percentage at 6.2 percent. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids follow among commission governed cities, while Sioux City and Davenport show varied progress. The analysis notes growth rate and prior governance influence debt levels.
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Waterico
Public mockery of cabinet official sparks presidential caution
A remark notes President Wilson could reprimand army and navy officers for ridiculing a cabinet member but suggests public mockery of the same official prompts a different response. The piece compares private discipline to public sentiment in the government.
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Army
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Weill
George Junior Republic Board Sees Holiday Risk
The board of trustees states it is no longer in the best interests to let George undertake the task. Indications suggest that Mexicana are preparing something unusual for Christmas morning.
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George Junior Republic
George
Reforming football with common sense and rules
A nostalgic lampoon argues the national football commission should adopt plain rules to curb injuries. It proposes one leg players, semaphore signals, a train-rule entry to blocks, and injunctions to curb interference, with golf divot restarts and cautious handling of Harvard’s Brickley.
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Wall Street
Brickley
Harvard
Ideas of a Plain Man by Dr. Frank Crane
The piece argues that war has hindered human progress and credits America’s postwar growth with rapid development. It advocates arbitration over conflict across nations and social classes, claiming evolution favors cooperation and intelligent justice over brute force.
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Frank Crane
America
Local housing crowd faces growing occupancy before holidays
An estimated 2000 people occupy the same houses amid wary shoppers counting days to Christmas. The scene prompts reflection on housing and holiday pressures as the season advances.
Popular Plan Critics Trust Dissolution Scheme
Des Moines Attorney General McReynolds proposes dissolving existing trusts by transferring holdings to new holders, a move he deems popular among opponents of trusts. The Dubuque Times-Journal notes Wisconsin actions on state aid to counties in construction projects.
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Dubuque
Wisconsin builds 1,360 miles of roads last year
A survey notes 1,360 miles of hard surfaced roads were built in Wisconsin last year and will rise to 1,400 miles this year at an estimated cost of 4 million dollars. The item suggests tax effects on different soil types and hints at broader state road finances.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Christmas Embroidery Outlet Gift via Evening Courier
The Imperial Embroidery Outlet distributed by the Evening Courier offers a useful Christmas gift. It can be secured at the newspaper office at a nominal cost as outlined on page 2.
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Four Moments of Fox and Twisted Mailbox Wit
A collage of newspaper quips from Cincinnati Enquirer Louisville Courier-Journal Baltimore American Boston Transcript and Chicago Record Herald riff on crime disguises holiday myths and social quirks. The humor sketches remark on heists plans exaggerated dialogue and Santa Claus fears with playful wordplay.
Two Half Truths In Everyday Conversation
Ruth Cameron's Evening Chit Chat examines half truths in daily talk. She shares examples from family life and reads how deliberate or sincere misstatements shape perceptions. The piece argues optimism should not conflict with truth.
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Ruth Cameron
Weep If You Wish A Million Sorrow In Chicago
A humorous note claims there are one million home sena cata in Chicago and encourages specialists in long distance sorrow to cry their eyes out. The text reads as playful verse rather than a factual report.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Salvation
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Dark Gray Hair
Advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims to stop dandruff itching and hair loss, costs about 60 cents a bottle, and is sold by H. W. Taggart.
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H. W. Taggart
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