Endorsed men seek renomination in June primary
In Black Hawk county two Republican candidates, A. W. McFarlane of Waterloo and C. B. Sunten of Cedar Falls, seek renomination. The piece notes their records, leadership as speaker pro tem, and broad support from peers, with readers urged to consider their experience amid national prohibition debates and dry issues.
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United States
Black Hawk County
A. W. McFarluant
Waterloo
C. B. Sunten
Cedar Falls
McFarlane
House of Representatives
Mi Te Fariane
Santee Unanimo
Newsprint Costs Push Papers To Higher Prices
A nationwide rise in paper and production costs driven by the war has led New York and other cities to increase page prices. The New York World and Sun report severe losses as papers struggle with inflation and material costs, while smaller city papers bear the hardest burden despite readers accepting price hikes.
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New York
Iriss Inn
New York World
United States
New York Sungars
Road travel hopes amid wartime limits in Iowa
The editor defends highway progress in Iowa amid wartime constraints, noting 40 percent of roads are surfaced in some states and less than half in others. He concedes improvements are needed but emphasizes steady progress, urging careful, economical spending after buying Liberty bonds and paying taxes. He questions why Caliber’s editor complains from a distant vantage.
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Calibers
Inne
Ofte
Smstecs
Rome
Union of Public Roads
Washington
Tielas
Judivan's
Massachusetts
Jows's
Kansae
Jowa
Kansas
Towa
Coller’s
The Model Reporter and War Era Wit
A fragment from a World War I era column reflecting on the ideal journalist as a model reporter named in Shakespearean terms. It notes spies in disguise, a New York bridge gambling scene, Turkish population worries, and King Winter as a wary figure amid club closures and winter holidays.
Editorial Fragment From The Cedar Rapids Gizette
Iowa editors not, folks root Cedar Rapids Gizette mocks political cliques and weather woes. The piece lampoons winter, appeals for spring, and rail trophies while riffing on figures like Taft Roosevelt and Gompers in a satirical local style.
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Cedar Rapids
Press Comment On War Time Food Saving Urges Civic Sacrifice
A New York Evening Post commentary argues Americans must cut waste and eat less bread to aid allies, insisting a shift in living standards is needed. It cites shortages in wheat and meat and urges patriotism at home, while contrasting with a Chicago Tribune piece defending German war aims and a New York World call for stricter food conservation.
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New York Evening Post
Armins
Europe
Raghind
France
Netty
Ameren
Sten
Floover
New York World
Taker
Elvil
Ureir
Alice
Germany
Catel Ain¢rientis
Masticate Your Food Says Dr Currier
YOUR HEALTH column explains that thorough chewing aids digestion from the mouth using saliva. It advises softening hard foods, warns against bolting meals, and notes problems from undigested food such as cramps and bad breath. Q A section offers brief health guidance and letters.
Pose as a Mirror of Self or Artful Facade
SIDE TALKS reflects on why people resent others poses even when agreeable. It explores whether posing is inherently bad or a natural response to striving for improvement, and contrasts genuine self edification with mere appearances. The piece notes that affectionate quirks can become tiresome if overdone.
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Citic
Bing
Untimely Advice on Style and Mannerisms
The text discusses staying true to one’s style rather than adopting borrowed airs. It warns against aging poorly or wearing out clothes and cautions against mimicry, stressing that worn out fashion is unbecoming and should be discarded. The author frames style as personal integrity rather than trend reliance.
Enemy press on food control in wartime Germany
The Berliner Tageblatt prints extracts from an eleventh report on food control from February to November presented to the reichstag. The official line promises adequate supplies for the future with coordinated effort by producers and consumers. It warns against overoptimism and urges restraint, while noting a shift toward a more cautious official tone amid war pressures. New coverage in the Frankfurter Zeitung and Zeitung stresses public peril and the enemy’s leverage in a "war of starvation."
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Berliner Tageblatt
Reichstag
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Russia
Radical Party of
Wurttemberg
Stuttgart
Herr Liesching
United States
pYice
Paris
Spoksan
France
Herr Naumann
Book for That Desert Isle by Harry LeRoy Haywood
A reader recounts choosing Matthew Arnold Essays in Criticism during illness. The essay praises Arnold as a rigorous, disciplined mind whose style hides a sharp, truthful judgment. The piece defends Arnold’s popularity issues, notes his careful phrasing, and highlights his Joubert piece as revealing his literary method.
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Desert Isle
Harry LeRoy Haywood
Arnold
Empedocles
John Burroughs
Waterloo
Mauria de Guerin
Joubert
Charles Dickens
Matthew Arnold
John Keats
Oxford
The Tree and the Vine Fable From The Sandman
A mother tree warns her discontented son tree about a grapevine’s tempting cling. The vine marries the tree, but as leaves grow large the tree is choked. Woodcutters cut the tree while the vine thrives, leaving the mother tree to mourn a son’s folly.
Shining Light on Ukrainian Factions in War Coverage
The New York World argues that nothing is absolute in war as it measures Bol chevik treachery against actions by Ukrainian factions. The piece suggests context and relative judgments shape perceptions of good faith amid ongoing conflict.
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New York
Human Vanity and Futile Efforts Reported
In a terse note from Atchison Globe, a satirical mockery highlights a man willing to sever limbs to achieve a mere two feet and to declare acceptance of a position. The piece contrasts this with a broader boast by Germans, claiming global superiority that remains unproven.
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Associated Press
Elec
Reval
Ersin
Audit Bureau of Circulatins
WH. Hartman CO
Park A . John C. Hertman
A.W. Peterson
Sec
Trea
Elt
Postofice
Iowa
Washington Bureau
Munsey Blay
G. Dougherty
Corraspordent
Shakespeare
Kent
Tam
New York City
Hubby
Witer
King Winter
Sioux City
Tritone
Kensyor
Pplp
Hyon
Aslaw Coneressyo
Gisant Gorigus
Sioux
Journal of the Puntry
Samuel Gonmpers
Henry P. Davison
William Tioward Taft
William Gibbs McAdoo
Theodore Roosevelt
Gaedhals
Shin Ant
Woodrow Wilden
Ferllu
Chicago Tribune
Dethmann-Hailwer
Snheriorns
Chicago
Vieraki
Chirage
Tit
Berty Aire
Andrew PF. Currter
Encluseyl Jr. Uerler
Tor
Andrew ¥. Currier
Courier
A. M.D
Munday
Annox
Eryer
Matthew Arnolt
Matthew Arnald
Lafe Young
George Meredith
Chesterfield
Sandman
Fla. Walker
McLuke
Atchison Globe
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