Waterloo Courier and Associated Press Notes Classified Ads
A collage of notice snippets and editorial fragments from the Waterloo Courier includes postal listings, foreign post offices where the paper is on file, and an announcement of a candidate for state senator Jacob Pfeiffer. It also references political debate over term limits, a New Orleans cooperative farm project, and social issues from delirium tremens to self destruction, ending with a note on school savings programs.
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Jacob Pfeiffer
Deserts of Cairo Mob Case Ends with Retribution
A detailed indictment of a Cairo mob attack on a jail over a petty theft. The leader, son of a former mayor, led rowdies to seize a prisoner. The defenders fired, the mob wounded and dispersed. The killer died. others faced no justice. The piece condemns the authorities and calls the outcome retributive.
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Catro
Cairo
Hell
Heaven
Stand patters urge against joining against cannons and cantonisn
Advocacy argues for a firm policy to authorize responses to overwhelming testimonies. It suggests the public will not break with cannons and cantonisn, and presents material to persuade people not to join.
Return to the Farm Drives Rural Population Shift
A Marshalltown Times-Republican observation notes spring movement toward farms as high living costs push ex-farmers and urban workers back to agricultural work. It urges landowners to build tenant housing to attract disciplined, educated workers from towns, predicting lasting economic readjustment and opportunity for farming prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Long
Jim Hill
Traveler
Cedar Rapids Gazette on Legislature leaders
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes that the average general assembly includes a few real leaders among many members. The piece highlights the presence of capable figures while reflecting on the overall quality and dynamics of legislative leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
General Assembly
Teaching children not to mock fear through pranks
A reflective piece urges parents to curb child pranks that frighten others and laughs at terror. It cites mothers who laugh at fear and old anecdotes of siblings locking others in a closet, warning such behavior breeds cruelty and anxiety. The author stresses talking to children about fear, using reason, and harshly reproving repeated misdeeds.
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Dmg
Bradfield CO
Atlanta, GA
Debate on qualifications and party loyalty in Iowa politics
Iowa faces a standard raise for legislators as third class candidates fade. Editors argue leaders are rare, yet every county must vet candidates to ensure public service outweighs party obedience. Cummins is touted as presidential material, while suffrage opinions split with warnings about benefits to states and municipalities.
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General Assembly
Iowa
New Plan to Cut Living Costs in New Orleans
A charter grant to the Consumers' Household Supply company sparks a local plan to ease living expenses. Starting with a $30,000 capital, the mutual venture will supply shareholders with vegetables, poultry, and eggs, later expanding to dairy and cattle products, aiming for broad farmer ownership and profit only to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Consumers’ Household Supply Company
Haskell probe advances as Guthrie panel seeks Lasler deposition
A subcommittee investigating Governor Charles M. Haskell's handling of state funds traveled to Oklahoma City to seek the deposition of detective C. A. Lasler. Lasler was summoned to Guthrie for testimony but was too ill to travel, per his doctor.
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Guthrie
Okla
Legislative Committee
Charles M. Haskell
Oklahoma City
C. A. Lasler
Lawler
Taft Plans Narrowed Abridged Legislation Agenda
Washington dispatch says President Taft will push only four major administration measures this session. The program centers on interstate commerce law changes, regulation of common carriers, public land withdrawals for conservation, and road to statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. Postal savings bank bill moves toward passage as hearings on a commerce court and stronger carrier regulation finish. Fast-tracking expected via early committee action and senate passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Taft
Congress
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate
House
Capitol
Senate Committee On’ Interstate Commerce
Bii
Commerce Court
Rochester Coffee Percolators Price List
A shipment arrives from A. W. Covell & Son at 301 Fourth Street West. Percolators priced at two dollars two twenty five two fifty and two seventy five, all in stock.
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Rochester
A. W. Covell & Son
Fourth Street West
Mason City Man Gets Off Easy
E. D. Henry of Mason City was brought in on drunkenness charges. He pleaded not guilty, claimed three drinks all day, and was fined 15 dollars plus costs. The judge, showing mercy, suspended the fine on condition he leave town to support his wife and child, warning of harsher penalties if he returns.
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E. D. Henry
Mason City
Charles Dahl
Kepford
Strong Talk to Men at the Y in stirring service
More than three hundred men filled the Y auditorium for nearly two hours as Uncle Asa Turner of Farrar Iowa delivered a spirited sermon on Does it Pay to be a Christian The message stressed lifelong service to the Master and the worth of Christian living Prayers were requested at the end led by RE Dickinson and the singing by Paul Davis Ensign Douglas of the Salvation Army and a Y orchestra composed of W Z Parks Forest Anderson George Sherrill and E Yearsley accompanied the event
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Asa. Turner
Farrar
Iowa
Turner
Paul Davis
Ensign Douglas
Salvation Army
W. Z. Parks
Forest Anderson
George
Sherrill
E. Yearsley
Fragmentary courtroom remark on dining etiquette and money
A judge remarks on French phrases at a dining table, noting a person’s reaction to menus and tips. The clipped exchange references 25 cents and a request to say please, with implied legal context.
A Poor Combination of Intentions Linked to Judgment
A reflective note argues that faulty links between intentions and judgments cause many of humanity's gravest ills, warning that misaligned motives and misapplied decisions destabilize ethical life. The piece links personal conduct to broader social consequences, urging clearer moral alignment.
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Waterloo Daily Courier
JHE. W. H. Hartman Company
West
Perk Ave
Febn C. Hartman
Daily Courier
Wat-arioa
Associated Pres and Town Evening Press Association
Hawk County
Corn Ball—Courier Exchange
Pacagee
Europh
Amesican
Europe
Waterloo Courier
London
Roor
Trafalgar
Northum
Heeland Avenue
American Express
Daw's
Atanas Agency
Greenstreet
Charing Cross
Roa Park
Boulevard Des Gapucines
Place de Opera
Seribt
Berlin
Chicago Tribune
Cannon
Old Guard
Uncle Joe
Roosevelt
Lost Nation
East Side
Endo Pntoclen Orden Tiareaseas
MO Teley
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Party Solidarity
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Cummins
Boone News-Republican
Hughes
Dubuque
A. Connelly
Haskell
Waltham Watches
Hachman
Waltham
Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Asa Turner
RE. P. Dickinson
H. C. Weigert
General Machine Shop
Ferguson Mfg. CO
Rath St
Both Phooss
F. H. Latier
la Fayette Street
Fourth Stree
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
la Fayette Building
Corn Belt Automobile Company
Ford, Overland
Marion Flyers
Baker Electrics
EALT
Fifth Street
Wholesale and Reta
Waterloo
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