The Wilsonian School And Other Essays
A long column reprints opinions on President Wilson's alleged new anaesthetic approach to surgery, then shifts to De Valera and Ireland as well as Platt Amendment comparisons with Cuba. It also touches on the U.S. role in the peace treaty, the Fiume issue, and domestic views on marriage and divorce.
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London
de Valera
Britain
Ireland
United States
Cuba
United States Congress
Gov| Termanment
Auy
Andix
Senate
Health Talks By JOHN B. HULER
A newspaper column presents Dr. John B. Huler addressing reader questions on medical topics. It discusses chill and fever, possible tuberculosis, epilepsy versus dental poisoning, and the role of injury in disease, plus a playful note on whether the monkey has one or two stomachs and how to submit questions by mail.
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Tower
Tire
Matl
John B. Huber
Questioning Science In a Playful Parable Of Pork Chops
Imogene reads a magazine while Andrew and ROE FULKERSON's dialogue mocks science. The speakers jostle facts about weight of souls and moon mass, contrasting laboratory certainty with daily needs like pork chops. The piece lampoons scientific claims and human curiosity.
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Imogene
Andrew
Zuyder Zee
Troy
N. Y
Jupiter
H.C. 1
Jack Demps
Jack
Uru
The Sandman Story by Mrs F A Walker and Porcupine
In a woodland morning Bol Rabbit and Tim Hare roam the woods near Porcupine’s doorway. Reb spots Porcupine inside his house and warns Tim Ware to stay hidden from Hedgehog, hinting at quiet mischief or danger.
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F. A. Walker
Porcupine
Bol Rabbit
Tim Hare
Reb
Mr. Porcupine
Mr. Hedgehog
Tim Ware
Bob Rabbit
Mr.Porcupine
Altho
Tam
Rob
Tir
Southern Plowing Time by Frank L Stanton
Poem recalls Southern farm life as plowing season nears. The speaker notes children at school, mule work, cotton fields, and the toil of farm laborers. It hints at economic concerns as cotton yields may drop and sheriffs prepare for labor disputes, ending with a weary but bustling outlook.
An 1870 Waterloo note and porcupine tale
Fifty years ago the diary notes a newborn eight pound boy and a parable about a porcupine clarifying hedgehog confusion. It recalls Waterloo's 1869 growth with new hotels and churches, a punctual watchman, and local mischief amid a joke-filled column.
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Col .Oberhart
I District Court
Forty Years Ago In Waterloo Growth And Taxes Debate
A nostalgic look back at Waterloo with notes on growth including brick blocks by Pardee, new churches, mills and a woolen factory, plus local political satire about taxes and governance. Mentions North Dakota budget tensions, weather, and local figures like B G Button and J W Stout among others.
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Messrs. Pardee
Cedar Valley
B. G.button
H. H. Saunders
Emmons
Joanson
J. P. Hummel
Henry Nawman
W. H. Hartman
Fritz iKramer
H. W. Jenney
George P. Back
J. W. Stout
Richard Garton
J. E. Hoff
T. A. Jenney
A. T. Lusel
Waterloo
Messrs. Johnson and
Beck
Hoff and Garton
California
Local notices and social notes from Waterloo 1900
Monday February 9 1900 feature items report Zion City headquarters plans for Dr John Alexander Dowie donations received in area Franks F E Friend lumber merchant dead at Anamosa widow and two daughters survive funeral held at Park Avenue West Feb 17 James Black and F L Benedict travel east for Black dry goods E M Fullerton and Miss Nannie Clark wed Feb 14 plus 20 years ago note M H Kelly attorney relocating to Waterloo Burns Stewart firm gains Cushman brothers Cedar River Park board elects nine directors Cartie Berth wed Valentine Day.
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John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Frank FE
Anamosala
A. A. Tanner
E. Adams
Park Avenue West
Nature Notes I. Birds that build no vests and more
A fragmented Q and A about plant life and birds. It discusses weeds against Kentucky bluegrass noting ironweed as a strong rival and mentions bees transferring pollen into hive cells. It also asks about red-eyed vireo and describes its widespread presence and constant musical activity from May to August.
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Hudson] River
Kentucky
Vilage
Taxes Tripled in Iowa City Des Moines Context
A Des Moines Capital article uses a farmer’s figures to argue taxes rose sharply across four quarter sections from 1918 to 1919, noting increases like 38.65 to 93.26, 26.12 to 79.15, 27.41 to 55.46, and 33 to 108. The piece critiques government as a “morning after” warning reformers in North Dakota and references the Nonpartisan League’s public actions.
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Tawnley
Townley
Big Biz
Gig Credit
St. Paul
Des Moines
North Dakota
Mada
Word Puzzle Fragments From No 304 Reprint
A set of incomplete sentences and error riddled prompts asks to fill blanks with a common word. It includes phrases about meeting at a farm house dinner, boat back to freight yard, taxes from wealthy citizens, purchasing breakfast, a calf at the market, and a math substitution noting 38 times 38 equals 1 444.
Danderine Advertises Hair Transformation
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic that cleans dirt and oil with a damp cloth, leaving hair soft, glossy, and vibrant. It claims the product enhances color and youthfulness, prevents dandruff, and stops hair loss, urging purchase at drugstores or department counters.
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Battle
Pain Removing Oil Claims Quick Relief For Rheumatism
An advertisement touts a new oil that supposedly relieves pain from rheumatism, neuralgia, and swollen joints after one application. It also markets a separate remedy for coughs, colds, throat infections, and influenza and asserts deep penetration and instant effect, urging customers to accept no substitutes. The copy promotes Wangler Bros. Co as the seller.
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Wangler Bros. Co
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West Fork Ave
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Washington, D. C
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Dougherts
SIGE
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Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep
Wilson
Lansing
Sinn Feiners
Westminster Gazette
Iowa
Hawkere
Mr. Wilson
Fiume
Germany
Frederick
Medicine Hat
John B. Huler
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
2 I Fashion Sheet
Caroune
Hagin
Frank L. Stanton
In the Courier
A. C. Pomeroy
Mrr. Pomeroy
Here
St. Ansgar
Gerice City
Menzo Monroe
Lay, Porto
Ind
Valentine
Josh Billings
Council Bluffs
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Allen
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Nelson Strong
Co. E
Twelfth Town Infantry
James L. Henderson
Wheeling
W. Va
R. P. Fowler
Wheeling Register
Sylvester Bagg
Grundy Center
James Black
F. L. Benedict
Black Dry Goods Store
E. M. Fullerton
Nannie Clark
Cedar Falls
M. H. Kelly
Forest City
Henderson Block
G. A. Shores
Jbert Horner
Burns & Stewart
Cedar River Parks Association
SW. W. Miller
F.C. Platt
Oo. J. Fullerton
C. F. Fowler
C. P. Bratnaber
J. H. Sedgwick
C. C. Barnett
W. B
Nature Notes
John Burroughs
Rica
Uncle Niles Turner
Sam Loyd
Ame
Nty
Dr. Edwards
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