Avexing Courier Ad Snippet From Waterloo Daily
Short advertisement page shows courier rates and classified line pricing. It notes second class mail, special contract pricing, and telephone contacts. Foreign postings list Waterloo Courier distribution in Beedon Roorny Trafalgar building Northumberland Avenue Paris and Berlin.
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Avexing Courier
Aston Eentay
Tree wCamrany
West Par
Ranruar
Prewdest Sa
Ae Mars Pi Set
Ag York Mae
Tarre Benside
Waterloo
Paterson
the Courier
Etrofe
Europe
Waterloo Evening Courier
Fle
Beedon
Roorny
Trafalgar Building
Northemberland Avenue
American Express
Sand & Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Wy .Oteen Street
Paris
Rovieverd Des Capucines
Place de Lopers
Americas Express Office
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt
Best of All Resolutions for Cities and Nations
A 1914 editorial urges courage in personal and public life, arguing fear drives panics and poor business outlooks. It cites Waterloos timidity, praises Mayor Gaynor’s forward-looking resolve, and calls on the real estate board and citizens to adopt brave, confident conduct to shape the year.
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Waterton
Waterloo
Fai
Gaynor
Negotiation Achieves More Than Legal Action Against Telegraph Trust
A partial report notes that negotiation has accomplished more than law in breaking up the American Telegraph and Telephone trust. It asserts the approach yielded significant progress, suggesting the settlement may outpace litigation in restructuring the monopoly.
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Lawault
American Telegraph
Telehone Trust
Government and Bell agree to end trust in telegraph field
The piece describes a peaceful agreement between the government and The Western Union Telegraph Company and The Bell Telephone Company to dissolve a trust without disrupting business. Bell pledges no new monopoly moves and to cooperate on long distance traffic with independents. It notes Wilson’s stance and a rise in AT&T stock after the settlement.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Company
Largs
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Villa Calls Huerta Traitor While War Rages
American correspondents brand Villa a fighting patriot while denouncing Huerta as a traitor and bandit. The piece contrasts Mexican turmoil with new air travel in the United States, noting a Tampa to St. Petersburg service with excess weight fees of 6 cents per pound for passengers over 200 pounds.
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Huerta
Villa
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Fla
Suffering in Bulgaria sparks antiwar reflections amid Balkans turmoil
The report critiques American plans to invade Mexico to quell Balkan and wider regional strife. It recalls General Sherman on the costs of armed conflict and notes Mexicans suffer New Year violence while the Wilson administration moderates Sherman antitrust actions. The piece cautions against elevating the president's stature beyond his current role.
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Balkans
Mexico
Sherm Aan
Diplomatic Corps Skip New Year Breakfast Over Punch Menu
Members of the diplomatic corps refused to attend a New Year’s breakfast hosted by Secretary and Mrs Aryan. The abstention followed the serving of nineapple and grape punches instead of wine, a move seen as the reason for the boycott.
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Diplomatic Corps
Aryan
Horrible Alternative Echoed in Sioux City Tribune
The Sioux City Tribune notes the Mexicans hate water as much as expected, describing a desperate jump into the river to avoid Villa, illustrating a harsh wartime sentiment and perilous escape in the era.
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Sioux City Tribune
Villa
The Seismograph Aims to Warn Before Earthquakes
The article extols the seismograph as an ingenious instrument that records even slight earth tremors and distant quakes. It argues for a future version that can warn people before quakes strike, comparing past political delays to its current postevent role.
Ideas Of A Plain Man By Dr Frank Crane
Public domain essay argues heroism as the remedy for humanitys flaws. It highlights hidden acts of courage by mothers, workers, and the rich in daily life, contrasting crowds porning selfishness with noble self sacrifice. The piece praises unseen heroism over spectacular displays and urges recognition of quiet deeds.
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Frank Crane
Sodom
Frank Fletcher rises to supreme command in Mexican Waters
A fragment describes Frank Fletcher, once a troublesome boy among bellicose playmates, later sent to Annapolis, and now commanding American warships in Mexican waters. The terse line reflects a notable transformation and rising naval career.
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Annapolis
Frank Fletcher
George Roberts Rabbbit Foot and Local Fort Dedec Note
George E. Roberts, editor of Fort Dedec, is described as remarkably lucky with a long political and career run. The piece recalls his early start as state printer and notes a string of favorable turns, suggesting he cannot be voted out or legislated away. The text reflects a hometown gossip tone about Roberts’ enduring success.
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George Roberts
Cedar Raunds
George E. Roberts
Fort Dedec
New Currency Bill Board
Roberts
Towan
Fort Dodge Politician Seeks High Office Vacancy
From Fort Dodge comes a candidate to fill Van Wagenen's vacancy as rumors swirl in campaign chatter. The piece notes John Rowley’s gubernatorial bid on the Republican ticket, with Keosauqua opponents accusing Rowley of favoring high taxes prior to a capitol extension case. An ad cites Dr. H. W. Sigworth at 300 Russell Lamseo Bidz, phone 1123 or 1128.
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Council Bluffs
John Rowley
Keosauqua
Rowley
H. W. Sigworth
Russell
Lamseo Bidz
Faust Up to Date at Montreal Grand Theatre
A Montreal audience enjoyed a clever replacement of Margaret’s spinning wheel with a sewing machine by the stage manager during Faust. The device proved so smooth that no note was missed, and Margaret praised the maker’s machine as incomparable and affordable at sixty dollars.
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Faust
Grand Theatre
Montreal
Margaret
Messrs
Thule
Egg Problems Are Solved Expert Cites Marketing Stats
Fort Worth reports an investigation into poultry conditions as egg prices rise. Peter Radford of the National Farmers' Union cites Texas figures and national data on egg production, distribution, farm and retail prices, and the Iowa hen population with state production and values.
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Fort Worth
Farmers’ Union
Peter Radford
National Farmers’ Union
Texas
St. Louis
Spain
Japan
United States
Seveene
Verve
Eges
Iowa
Union
Supervisors Commended for Home for County Insane Care
The board of supervisors of this county is commended for securing a home for the care of the injurious insane. The county has many insane in the hospital at Independence and a large number.
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la Porte City
Board of Supervisors
Independence
County plans new hospital for incurables at Waterloo farm
About fifty are classed incurable and to be cared for at a county hospital to save taxpayer expense. Some 35000 dollars will be available next year for county improvements and the building will start early in spring. The county farm north of Waterloo will host the hospital, making the county among the first in the state to establish such an institution.
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Waterloo
Evening Chit Chat on Debts and Reminders
Ruth Cameron recalls a tale of two young women Eleanor and Grace who borrow and forget debts. A sequence of forgotten loans and delayed repayments unfolds amid social obligations, church gifts, and pre holiday rushes, ending with a memory triggered by dwindling funds.
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Ruth Cameron
Eleanor
Grace
Trades Schools Needed to Maintain Skilled Workmen
Marshalltown master painter argues for trade schools to wet offate, ensure a steady supply of painters and paper hangers amid dwindling apprentices. Davenport Times recalls a boy from the 1860s farming near Oskaloosa who would not detour home from school to avoid trouble.
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Marshalltown
Republican
Davenport
Oskaloosa
A Little Candor Snafu in a Simple Debt
Eleanor frets over Grace owing a dollar while Grace recalls Eleanor owes her. both feel slighted, yet neither loses a cent. The narrator notes the irony of a minor debt and the principle behind repayment, reflecting on candor and the difficulty of practicing one’s own lessons.
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Eleanor
Grace
Turn Hair Dark With Sage Tea
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair, claiming a natural look and added shine. Sold by H. W. Taggart for about 50 cents a bottle, with easy application via a comb or brush to a strand at a time.
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Wyeth
H. W. Taggart
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