Boston Professor Promotes Ten Cent Diet Plan
Boston Professor A G Woodman of MIT argues ten cents a day suffices for three meals and full nutrition. He outlines menus totaling ten cents per person with emphasis on simple foods, warning against spending for flavor and luxury. State educators will disseminate charts and slides to teach efficient, nutritious eating.
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Boston Post
Massachusetts
A. G. Woodman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Commonwealth
Industrial Accident Board
Woodman
Stephen Foster the Immortal Songwriter Born in 1826
A compact biographical note on Stephen Collins Foster born in Pittsburgh on July 4 1826 who wrote classic American folk songs. mentions Old Folks At Home Old Kentucky Home My Old Kentucky Home and Suwanee River with a nod to his death in 1864 in New York City. The piece highlights his status as a prolific musician and performer and notes broader Courier collection of Foster works.
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Stephen Collins Foster
Jon
Kentucky
Massa
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Suwanee River
Foster
Stephen Foster
Ohio River
George M. Cohan
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Stephen C. Foster
Courier
Sioux City Citizen Pushes Council to Record Stance on Vice
Edward L. Hicks of Hicks Fuller Pierson urges Sioux City councilmen to publicly state their views on vice conditions. He proposes a citizens league to force action if leaders fail to address rising drunkenness and dissipation in the city, citing deteriorating conditions since Patrolman Becker's departure.
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Sioux City
Heb
Edward L. Hicks
Hicks-Fuller-Pierson Company
Fourth Street
Hicks
Citizens’ League
Mr. Hicka
Lfe
Becker
Ed Becker
Special investigator and force the council to act
A fragment notes a call for a special investigator to compel action by the council. The brief outlines a push for oversight and accountability, citing a need to address delayed decisions and enforce governance. No further details or entities are provided in readable text.
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Council
Sioux City Police Order Targets Bootleggers Pimps and Vagrants
Sioux City police chief George E. Pierce ordered night patrols to arrest all undesirables on their beats including bootleggers vagrants tramp vagrants and pimps and prostitutes. The directive aims to curb illegal liquor delivery prostitution gambling and other breaches of the peace with police reporting to the chief.
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Sioux City
George E. Peirce
Jens Neilsen
Pierce
Greek hotel and coffee house sold on Jefferson street
The Greek owned hotel restaurant and coffee house at 708 Jefferson Street held by Peter Cortes Christ Vlachos has been sold to Gus Kritikos and Jim Limberis with possession to be given immediately. Also an advertisement from J J Southers Eau Claire Wisconsin extols Foley Kidney Pills claiming long lasting relief from backaches sleepless nights and kidney and bladder ills with druggists selling the remedy nationwide and a note to mark quality with ROTG'S cigars.
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Jefferson Street
Peter Cortes
Christ. Peter and Christ Vlachos
Gus Kritikos
Jim Limberis
J. J. Southers
Eau Claire
Wis
Foley
New and notes of La Porte City
La Porte City reports social and civic events from Feb as Dr Margaret Clark of Waterloo spoke on Eugenics and the Baby Health Contest at the M E church. Mrs Clark's talk followed music and a reception. a chain of social links formed west of town with gatherings hosted by Hager, Clark, and Salmon. Other items note property purchases, hospital exchanges, travel, and quarantine due to scarlet fever at the G A Hartz residence.
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la Porte City
Margaret Clark
Waterloo
M. EH
Mesdames Mayes and Simpson
F. D. Showers
C. A. Brust
H. G. Adams
Clark
F. E. Lehman
W. Esher
John Hager
John Clark
Grant Salmon
Jasper
Minn
G. E. Stebbins
Cedar Rapids
Ruge
Agnes Worcester
Frank Kline
Geo. Klock
Elgin
John Lehman, Jr
Lotus Club
H. J. Blanchaine
G. A. Hartz
Mable
Floyd Stover
Carlisle
Clarence
Charles Baird
Dysart
Fine Talks Before Advertising Club
W R Smith of William Galloway company opened the Town Criers Advertising club gathering in the Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo club parlors with a talk on wood cuts their origin history and present use Illustrations highlighted advantages for certain lines of work Other speakers included C A Draper J McGlyn R J Scofield and J Hamilton discussing advertising topics The club adopted unfinished bylaws and constitution sections and the meeting showed heightened interest and enthusiasm versus prior sessions
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W. R. Smith
William Galloway Company
Town Criers
Chamber of Commerce
Waterloo Club
A.B. Haswell
C. .A. Draper
Draper Grocery Company
J.' McGlyn
Des Moines
R. J. Scofield
Milwaukee
J. Hamilton
Chicago
Make Homemade Cough Medicine to Save Money
Advertises a home made cough medicine using Schiffmanns Concentrated Expectorant bought from J K Joder drug store. It costs about 40 cents for 2 ounces and mixed with sugar and water yields a full pint. Claims relief from coughs colds bronchial issues with a money back guarantee and availability from any city druggist.
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J. K. Joder
Schiffmann
Barn locks broken at Fourteenth and Washington
Emanuel Lumbus reports a break in at his barn on Fourteenth and Washington streets. Locks on the front and rear doors were forced, the alley exit was frozen shut, and he suspects burglars entered during the night to steal his team but avoided the front door due to his nearby sleeping room.
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Hig Barn
Emanuel Lumbus
Fourteenth
Washington Streets
Lumbus
Kidney Troubles Attack Waterloo Residents
Waterloo area reports widespread kidney trouble affecting all ages with symptoms from back ache to fatigue. A local testimonial from Mrs. G Borwig credits Doan's Kidney Pills with quick relief for a family member, urging readers to seek Dean's Kidney Pills priced 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Waterloo
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