Life in Trenches Teaches War Toughness and Comfort Tradeoffs
The piece argues American strategy in war hinges on trench hardships faced by European soldiers. It imagines Parliament and governments enduring trench winters to spur peace ideas, then praises trench life discipline. It ends by claiming returning soldiers would endure modern streetcar delays and crowded flats with fortitude.
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Europe
Parliament
Reichstag
House of Deputies
Home
Hogan
Mane Society
Riga
Alaire
Ed Austin
David Law
Charles Dana Gibson
Reappraising Iowa Primary Law and the Kimball Proposal
The piece argues laws must adapt as people change and endorses Senator Kimball's amendment to shorten the primary ballot. It favors replacing nominators for unspecific offices with delegate voting at a state convention, preserving US Senate selection by direct votes, and stresses the need for closer voter contact with delegates.
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Mar
Iowa
Kimpall
Pottawattamie
United States
Kimball
A Call to Shovels Urges Clean Sidewalks Citywide
The mayor appeals for all residents to shovel sidewalks, urging unity on social questions and noting that unshoveled paths after thaw and freeze endanger passers. The piece calls shoveling an act of chivalry and good fellowship and promotes it as ideal exercise.
Great Game in Senate News Signals Division Over Government Ship Ownership
The Senate debates government ownership of transportation means, with Republicans split between merchant marine subsidies and public ownership. Democrats fracture, seven bolting, five from the South, politics eclipsing commerce needs as foes aim to derail the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United States
South
Free Text Books Aid Justice and Democracy in States
Free text books for school children are a measure of justice and democracy in every American state. Requiring parents to buy books denies free education and imposes greater costs on movers who relocate. Private books waste resources, while free books broaden text variety without extra expense, amid debates at Des Moines lawmaking scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Maines
Milla
Superintendent of Schoola
City manager plan debated by National Municipal league
William Dudley Foulke of the National Municipal league favors the commission and manager forms as adaptable to each city's political status. He questions rushing reform, notes Waterloo's option, and suggests two convocations within six years as a compromise between annual sessions and long gaps.
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William Dudley Foulke
National Municipal League
Toromia
League
Foulke
Waterloo
To the Heart of the Matter on The Immigrant and Values
A reflective essay argues against equating moral and educational efforts with military models, stressing that organizations exist to serve the individual. It weighs the immigrant issue, self-preservation, and labor concerns against openness, suggesting personality and human welfare outweigh machine-like institutional power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Manna
Some Nuts to Crack in Views of the People
The Courier-Reporter discusses labor and immigration, noting preference for foreign labor in city and county industries. It warns that automatic machinery displaces American workers, expanding immigrant employment and harming skilled American artisans, and asks who can find a remedy through immigration policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Waterloo
Courier-Reporter
The
Indemnity Fund in Workers' Law Advances in Legislature
Des Moines reports the Clarkson bill 170 seeks to overhaul workmen compensation by placing indemnity fund management with the state. A three member commission would set premium groups, fund reserves, and issue insurance policies, with 125000 budget and a million dollar reserve goal, retaining main features of existing law while excluding interstate commerce.
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Des Moines
Clarkson
Gatat
Towa
Breaks a Cold in a Few Hours Without Quinine
A retro-style ad and snippets cover cold remedies and reforms. Includes Pape’s Cold Compound claims a quick cure for grippe and congestion, cost 25 cents, plus notes on child labor legislation, teacher contracts, and a recount case, all framed in early 20th century newspaper tone.
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Purdy
Charles G. Patten
Charles City
Melcher
Dallas
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Pape
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Mélchier
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Harding
Wilbur F. Crafts
DeWolf Grout
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Seattle
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Sixth and
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Rex Beach
Whitehall
SI Drug
Whitehall Megrimine CO
Sears Bothd
W. Selmneman & Co
Wangler Bros. Co
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J. K. Yoder
MR. Lincoln
America
American Economist
Black Hawk
Black Hawk Coffee
SpiceCo
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Mason
Wangler Bros
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Landgrat & Co
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