Fighters and Weather Inspire A Nation Reading The Courier
The edition features foreign postage notes praising fighters like Fighting Bob Evans and a list of historic American fighters. It also argues zero weather is healthy and encourages active outdoor living, urging Californians not to abandon the cold season but to embrace outdoor activity and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob” Evans
Miles Standish
Peter Stuyvesant
Samuel Adams
Ethan Allen
Paul Jones
Commodore Perry
Andrew Jackson
Stephen A. Douglas
Bob’ Evans
Theodore Roosevelt
Bob" la Follette
Sons of Peace
California
Roosevelt Again Declines Nomination Silence Cited
The Outlook company president Lawrence Abbott quotes Roosevelt in a Cornwall New York weekly dispatch. The piece repeats the line I am not a candidate and argues the ex president would have to state clearly if he will accept the nomination. It stresses timing over new policy and urges a definitive public choice now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Associated Pre
Lawrence Abbott
Outlook Company
Cornwall-on-Hidgon
New York
William Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Lion Hunter
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement claim
An early 20th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. It asserts internal use, blood and mucus action, and promises a $100 reward for proof of ineffectiveness, while noting testimonials and a Toledo Ohio origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatarth
Hall
F.s.cheney & “O
Toledo
Holden Looms Over Iowa Governorship Myriad Candidacies Stir Election Pool
The piece argues Colonel Holden risks overreach by pursuing Iowa’s governorship, weighing him against Cummins and Carroll, noting his lack of political seasoning versus a needed decisive leadership. It contends George W. Clarke remains a strong alternative and cautions Holden may trigger broader political maneuvers as the race heats up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
P. G. Holden
Ames
Iowa
Cummins
Carroll
Eldlden
Iona
George W. Clarke
Clarke
Wisdom and Merit in Moulders Strike Settlement
Both sides earned credit for ending the moulders strike through mutual concession. A prolonged walkout would have hurt workers families and city industries. Waterloo residents praise the spirit and peaceful resolution, noting that stubbornness could have blocked a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Wilson Voices Democratic Tariff Debate Short on Vision
Woodrow Wilson attempted a democratic tariff address but offered only a pledge that the party will not foster monopoly and that industry will fare without government help. The tariff question traps all Democratic speakers, Wilson included, in a weak stance. Local strikers face January hardship yet condemn the McNamaras violence, proving civic resolve and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Local Youth Faces Hard Labor After Marriage
A Colorado youth forced to seek work as a mine laborer after marrying without his wealthy father’s consent. He must support himself his wife and infant, proving resilience and eventual strength. The text also critiques a vague tariff argument and notes bitterly cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Unclean Meal Prompts Family Row and Cleaning Call
Fragmentary quotes show a domestic scene where a parent scolds a child for eating through book pages. The dialogue hints at a messy meal and a demand to come for cleaning, with siblings or relatives referenced in a chaotic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Puck
The Three Estates and a New Professional Class
The essay traces class divisions from nobility and clergy to the rising wealthy, managers, and workers. It argues modern society replays old estates with capitalists, professionals, and laborers, and warns of growing class consciousness undermining republican ideals. It cites fear of race and religion discrimination and predicts 1912 political realignments between upper and lower classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Kosciusko
Poland
Kossuth
Hungary
Garibald I
Italy
Friows
Sulzer
United States
Vardamans
Tillmans
Bleases
U. S
High Heaven
LaVollette
Saginaw, Mich
Building Word Pictures of Our Lives in Viewpoints
A reader column explores how mindset shapes happiness through humorous and vivid contrasts. Ruth Cameron notes two sisters creating opposing stories of daily life, showing how perspective can turn “a heaven” or “a hell” from ordinary events and urging readers to choose uplifting word pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Ebert Hubbard
Charles Lamb
Robert Louis Stevenson
Witte
Ruth Cameron
Haywood and Coercion Clash With Peaceful Season
The speaker rails against law as a tool of the capitalist system and declares support for the McNamara brothers, praising coercion as a means to overthrow capitalism and replace it with industrial democracy. He contrasts these views with the era’s holiday spirit and Peter Cooper’s humane ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Party
McNamara
San Quentin
Los Angeles
Haywood
Peter Cooper
Cooper Union
Harvard President Eliot Autograph Signed Letter 1875
A two page handwritten note by Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University, signed by Jetter. Dated 1875 with a later entry 2.26.22. Stored as a callier’s weekly collectible with a value of 0.50.
Holden Candidacy Sparks Iowa GOP Debate Across Papers
Iowa papers discuss Holden entering the gubernatorial race, noting mixed support and shifts toward Clarke. Editorials praise Holden as a strong agricultural advocate while others doubt his steadiness, with Palmer’s influence shaping the split in opinion and the sense of a broader campaign under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Fraf. Holden
Clarke’s Qualifications Highlight Political Sanity for Governor
The passage argues Clarke is well qualified for the governor’s chair and emphasizes that he is not an extremist or factionalist. It portrays him as possessing political sanity, a point noted even by some opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Exaggerated Ego and Vintage Quips in News Parlor Bits
A collage of comic fragments from old papers, including a pun on bean soap from a diner, misread bar gains, and elderly quips. It features exchanges about orange artfulness, a barber’s proxy joke, and a Johnsonian note on life insurance. Notable gags reference public notices, famous names, and a 1893 autograph catalog price of 0.75.
Cordiality Among Women Reveals Concealed Feelings
In a Washington Star excerpt, two women exchange effusive cordiality yet reveal hidden emotions as they greet each other. Miss Cayenne notes their pride in masking true feelings with graceful, practiced politeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Mellin's Has Largest Sale
Mrs Robt Ferdon of Stevens Point Wis recalls a severe bout of typhoid fever that left her three week old baby skeletal and underweight. After trying many foods she used Mellin's Food for ten weeks and the child gained to 23 pounds. She credits Mellin's Food with saving the baby's life and invites readers to request a free sample from Mellin's Food Co Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellin
Robt. Ferdon
Stevens Point
Wis
Mellin’s Food CO
Boston
Mass
Dr C M Wray Practice Limited to Office Work Surgery
Dr C M Wray lists address 509 10 First National Bank building with limited practice hours from 10 to 12 a m and 2 to 5 p m on weekdays and Saturday 5. Other hours by appointment. Office phone 827 residence 2260 Red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Wray
M.D
First National Bank
Edgar H. Knittle
Nail Bank
Walter M. Blowers
Nat'l Bank
Hou.s
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W. H. Hartman Company
West
Park Ave
Johan C. Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Sec-Treas
Rew Fork
Tribune
Alfred B. Lukens
Menseee
Chicago
A.W. Allen
Maragee
Tri-Weekly
Wattree
Town
Coosrzs
Associated Frase and Lows Evening Press Association
Ute
Black Bank
Tvart
Pelepahones
Oeerter
Europe
Amcerican
Tre Wateries Courier
Leades
Trafalgar Building
Northcounterland Avenue
American Express
Dawe’s Steamship Agency
Paris
Foulevard
Ae Topera
Ewe
Berka “Ater den Linden
Peterebore
Nevaky Prosnert
Taft
la Follette
Republican Party
Hell
Militon
Seetea
Tron Trade Review
D. Maywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
Mas
Hicks
Capu Dine
R. V. Pierce
The
Invalides’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Woath
Association
M. D
N. Y
Mhent
Seminitellei Dente
Desteale
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Office Bee
Helden
Marshalltown
Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Geo. W. Clarke
Alice
Boston Herald Transcript
Cleveland
Shippin
Gill
John Quincy Adams
Rabelais
Gutenberg
Dante
Goodspeed
Park Street
Sullivan
John L
Waterloo Savings
the Bank
Commercial Street
Bridge Street
Savings Bank
Emmons Johnson
E. L. Johnson
W. C. Logan
Carleton Sias
J.J. Miller
Heleman & Gindt Eyesec
F.H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
Lafayette Building
4Th St. B
Mellin’s
C. A. Waterbury
Russell- Lamson Block
Asa
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk
Franklin St
5 &T
Robert G. Dakin
East Fourth Street
Blue Waterloo
DR. F. CO
Liffring
Lafayette
Towa
DR. Bodwell
Ralston
C. D. Pedersen
Consolidated
Jefferson Street
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