Incentives Boost Worker Output Says Waterloo Note
A Waterloo column discusses the value of incentives and bonuses to raise productivity. It cites firms like Marshall Field and Co. Swift and Co. and First National Bank of Chicago, noting bonuses improve effort, speed, and morale, with potential benefits for wider adoption. It speculates on political influence tactics and references local business practice.
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Marshall Field & Co
Swift & Co
Standard Oil Company
First National Bank of Chicago
Waterloo
Penetrating voice fades as nation eyes change
Fragmentary lines note a speaker saying farewell and urging another to stay strong while cautions are raised about blending with other places. The fragment hints at national pride and cautious diplomacy, contrasting with the gentleness attributed to the United States.
Health Talks On Pruritus And Nervous Disorders
Doctor John B. Hueda addresses winter itch pruritus causes in the elderly and middle aged, linking liver and kidney issues to persistent itching. Treatments include belladonna tincture, pruritic baths, and five percent vaseline or resorcin ointment. Also notes on creeping palsy and a case of spinal Pott's disease, with advice to seek professional care and mailed information.
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Pauritus
Pott
Friend Wife By Roe Yulker son
Imogene questions Andrews quiet reflection as he describes building a castle in the air. He explains he bought about 60 acres on the cape with Atlantic frontage and a back fence of hay fields. A sail boat with an auxiliary motor is included in the buy.
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New Jersey
Imogene
Andrew
Cape
Atlantic
Scott's
The Sandman Story by Mrs F A Walker
The Fairy Queen and the fortune telling daisies host a moonlit denouement for the little fairies. They learn that daisies reveal fortunes as each fairy touches petals and repeats she loves me. Some discover affection, others not, in a whimsical field tale full of magic and mystery.
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Jin
Slapping Wrists in Des Moines Tribune Report
Webster City Freeman Journal recounts that seven men were arrested near Lehigh with a large liquor seizure. Five pleaded guilty to selling to minors, over twenty high school youths got drunk, and judges fined the guilty $200 each, a token sum critics say sustains the bootlegging profit.
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Des Moines Tribune
Webster City
Freeman- Journal
Lehigh
Country folks plan dinner for town visitors at Christmas
In a reflective note, locals discuss inviting town residents to a Christmas dinner. Opinions shift as Sam Gompers remarks influence public sentiment, causing some to reconsider their stance before final plans are set.
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Sam Gompers
Riddle of Numbers Points to Animal Snout
The text presents a playful puzzle asking to spell names of little subjects and perform add and subtract steps to form an animal with a long snout. It then poses a nonsensical arithmetic challenge about numbers and a concluding garbled line.
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Eden
White Cap
Kentucky
Timogene
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Garfield
Congress
Fort. Dodge
Coon Rapids Enterprise
Friend Wife
Roe Yulkerson
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
Iowa
Scott & Bowne
SCOTT
Sam Loyd
Vinton Eagle
Colle
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Wangler ‘Bros. CO
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Tetela
Western Grocer Company
H. & D. Coal and Transfer
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