Iowa colleges clash over removals and road bond push
The Courier reports on legal views opposing moving the Iowa City engineering college and Cedar Falls Teachers College, arguing constitutional limits. It also chronicles Des Moines Good Roads resolutions urging state bonds, a county engineer, and a permanent state highway commission to fund permanent roads.
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Frederick W. Lehmann
St. Louis
Black Hawk County
Teachers’ College
Engineering College
Iowa City
Lehmann
Ames
Iowa
Normal School
Cedar Falls
Lowa Good Roads Association
Des Moines
East
West
Middle West
Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Temperance Gone Amuck At Bartenders Union
J B O'Brien secretary of the Chicago Bartenders Union promotes a temperance club for 74 members. He urges officers election with notes urging sobriety and warns drinkers the boss dislikes on the job. The piece mocks temperance zeal and hints at tension between workers and drinkers.
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J. B. O’brien
Bartenders’ Union
Chicago
Pal
Iowa Moves Toward Normal Road Progress
A state effort signals a shift from makeshift roads to standard improvements with affirmed goals for steady, long term highway development and modernization across Iowa.
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Iowa
Merriment and Mockery in Christmas Observance
An editorial reflects on Christmas as either merriment or mockery, urges thoughtful giving over lavish presents, and notes broader concerns such as war on prices, storage needs in cities, and the role of capital combinations as expressed by J B Morgan.
A Happy Man At Christmas Of The Spirit
A collection of Iowa editorials notes intone that a man with home and children is happy at Christmas and suggests sharing joy with those less fortunate. Other items discuss party splits, Taft Roosevelt politics, and talk of future tax rate property purchases by counties.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Good Tidings By Dr J O Stevenson
The article reflects on Christmas as good tidings tied to the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. It argues salvation comes not from reform efforts alone but from a simple birth, urging personal renewal and moral transformation through the savior’s birth. It cites scripture and poetry to emphasize peace, humility, and social renewal.
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Christ
Bethlehem
J. G. Holland
City of
David
Christ the Lord
Lazarus
Niagara
Coronado Beach
Balkan Mountains
Kingdom of God
Nero
Claudius
Agrippina
Rome
Wilsons plan would hang panics and wreckers
Mason City Times notes consternation at President elect Wilson's pledge to hang those behind financial panics. The piece contrasts a strong stance with the former administrations use of a big stick and suggests a shift to a moose in tackling wreckers.
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Wilson
Mason City Times
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow
Nero the Roman Emperor and paving roads in history
A mixed historical meditation contrasts Nero’s tyranny with a modern arc of public works, arguing for paved highways to boost farm value and regional wealth. It notes Nero’s excesses and brutal rule, then shifts to a proposal for extensive road paving and its economic benefits for county seats and farmers.
Thinking is a Habit of Thoughtful People in Daily Life
Ruth Cameron argues thinking about small tasks separates the thoughtful from the crowd. She cites trains and seating as examples where careful planning yields better outcomes and rewards. Those who habitually think improve in business and home life, increasing earnings and impressing neighbors. Do you think daily, not only in crises.
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Arnold Bennett
Demand of the Times Calls for Bond Fuel in Iowa Roads
The piece argues that Iowa should adopt longer term bond financing to accelerate road building, irrigation, sewer and water upgrades, and interurban projects. It cites western and southern projects funded by installment bonds and urges the legislature to allow twenty year bonds to link county seats with concrete pavement, funded by automobile tax and existing levies.
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Courier
Iowa
Marshalltown
Kidney and bladder relief from Foley pills ad
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder disorders. It describes a busy woman’s fatigue backache nervousness poor sleep and poor appetite and claims the pills restore strength and health.
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H. W. Taggart
Coal for the heater at Blin & Co with phone 1748
Bargain coal for the heater offered by Blin & Co. Low price and good value for the money. Call 1748 for details.
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Blin & Co
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