Pioneering Age Is Over Says Sinclair Lewis
By Sinclair Lewis. An essay arguing America’s pioneering myth masks a broader cultural growth. It contrasts frontier bravado with Europe’s civilizations, notes how wealth and leisure shape modern life, and defends American cultural roots against claims of total novelty.
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Sinclair Lewis
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Minneapolis
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Frontier Kinship Through Time in Western Lore
A brief, reflective note ties Sam Clark to Kit Carson, arguing Sam remains a contemporary only in spirit, lacking Carson's courage and hardihood. The piece explores frontier identity and legend as it traces shared traits across eras.
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Sam Clark
Kit Carson
Courage
New York Evening Post, Inc
War Veterans Urge Lincoln and Washington Observance
R L Chase department commander of the state G A R urges observances for Lincoln and Washington birthdays to foster Americanization and loyalty to country and institutions. He notes Lincoln’s birthday falls on Saturday, recommending school visits on Washington’s Day. Several aides-de-camp appointments to Commander in Chief and department staff are announced, and the department encampment is set for Waterloo June 7 and 9.
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America
Birmingham
Paris
Nizhni Novgorod
James Joyce
Main Street
R. L. Chase
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
B. A. Leighton
G. A. R. Post
Commander Chase
Dros
John Averill
Chase
Waterloo
William A. Ketchum
J. M. Gregg
Fairfield
J. L. Larkin
John Wood
Rockwell City
W. &. Freeland
Wapello
J. FP. Clark
Pp. Schultz
F. Strickler
Jvreene
William A. Xetchuta
C. B. Weston
Greene
Ward Williams
J. D. Berton
Cedar Rapids
Walter Jones
Wyoming
J. W. Shafer
D. B. Cowells
Chariton
Europe
Spencer
Wruxtey
Darwin
Deputy Collector to Aid in Income Tax Returns
J A Fosselman deputy collector will be at the Waterloo Federal Building second floor from Sept 14 to March 15 to help residents fil ing income tax returns. He will provide forms and answer inquiries for those with annual incomes over 2000 dollars or single men over 1006 dollars.
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Uncle Sam
J. A. Fosselman
Waterloo
Conan Doyle's Daughter Explores Spiritualism and Faith
Mary Conan Doyle argues that thoughts live on after death and urges personal responsibility for justice. She links spiritualism to moral action, critiques materialism, and calls for faith practiced through right conduct and social law.
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Conan Doyle
Mankind
Gevern
Foley ad promises cure all for common ailments
A vintage advertisement urges readers to mail a cutout with 5 cents to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package. The bundle includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pains and kidney issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and digestion, sold everywhere.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Return
Foley
Health for Working Girls Health for Working Girls
A Springfield reader shares how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her weariness cramps and backache letting her work again. The ad promotes the remedy as a standard for female ailments with a long history and offers medical guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. based in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Springfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Rickus
R. R. No
Miss Rickus
Lydia B. Pinkham
WARTS TO HELP OTHER MOTHERS Mrs Wm Sager
An advertisement by Mrs William Sager at 01 Nichol Street Viea N offers Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for whooping cough and colds. It claims the syrup helps a child sleep and eases coughing by soothing inflamed membranes. Sold everywhere.
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Wm. Sager
Nichol St
Viiea
Foley
Kidney disease dangers and chiropractic claims
An ad explains how kidney failure causes fluid buildup and urinary toxins, warning that dull symptoms hide serious danger. It promotes Chiropractic spinal adjustments as the cure and invites readers to follow a Saturday series on diseases, endorsed by chiropractors and bearing educational credentials.
Chiropractors listed with Cedar Falls area contacts
Directory style notice lists several D C doctors with names Mary E Day O H Hoy R L Shores Vogel Roth W W Langenhagen and Thomas Block, including street addresses and phone numbers in Cedar Falls and Greene Iowa, indicating a local chiropractors directory segment.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Wm. J. Roth
D. C
Main St
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