Waterloo Courier Seeks Smoke Nuisance Reform Opportunity
The Waterloo Courier argues for cheap reform to curb city smoke pollution. It endorses smoke less furnaces and proper firing, recommends a part time smoke inspector, and cites a federal Bureau of Mines report on ordinances. The piece urges council action and even mobilizes local women to petition.
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Waterloo
Federal Bureau, of Mines
Courier
Bureau of Mines
Samuel B. Flagg
Watering
Water- Joo
Jesus
Railways Protests Prompt Calls for Rate Relief
The railways face legislative scrutiny over rates and service, with protests and reports of claimed revenue shortfalls. Public pressure grows as newspapers publish stories on the industry’s finances and calls for relief measures.
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Boon
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises Big Rewards
An old advertisement touts Heise Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh and constitutional issues. It claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous membranes, offering 100 dollars to anyone who cannot be helped, with testimonials available through F S Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and local druggists.
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Moma
Cheney
Woolley Leaves Prohibs and Sways to Temperance Reform
The former prohibition party presidential candidate John G. Woolley deserts the Prohis. He argues a national temperance cause needs a broader organization and not a single party ticket. The piece notes struggle within reform movements and adds a witty aside about George Ade and winter work.
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Woolley
Prohibition
John G. Wooley
Prohibition Party
Opinion collage from Iowa papers on roads and governance
A compilation notes debates over state aid for roads and governance prompts. It cites Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City Times, Marshalltown Times-Republican, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Council Bluffs Nonpareil, and Webster City Freeman-Tribune with references to Goethals canal work, taxes, and public virtue.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Express Companies Face New Parcels Post Challenge
The passage notes the decline of express firms after Senator Platt's death and describes the parcels post as a potent threat. Progressives are blamed for hard times, with fears of dividend cuts and pressure to lower rates to compete with government policy.
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Thomas C. Platt
Thomas
The Evening Chit Chat: Not fretting over what cannot be done
Ruth Cameron advises housewives to stop fretting over tasks beyond their strength. A recovering mother is slowed by worry about curtains and carpets while her health needs rest. The piece urges prioritizing health and wisdom, asking readers which class they belong to.
Oil production steady in 1912 despite eastern decline
United States oil output showed little change from 1911 to 1912 though the year featured notable events. California’s San Joaquin fields remained at peak activity while eastern fields waned, with total product value rising to about 150.9 million dollars. Prices varied year end and civil service exams were scheduled for the post office.
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Washington
United States
David T. Day
United States Geological Survey
California
San Joaquin Valley
Midway
McKittrick
Maricopa
Escaped After Fifteen Years of Kidney Trouble
W. P. Broyles reports a fifteen year kidney and bladder illness cured by Foley Kidney Pills. He claims they relieved a severe backache and painful bladder irregularities and urges others to try them. For sale by all druggists. Also big coal price reduction offered by Harman Coal Co. Phone 405.
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W. P. Broyles
Foley
Allt
Harman Coal Co
Otumwa Board affirms saloon petition approval
Otumwa Iowa board of supervisors ruled the saloon consent petition sufficient by a vote. The session included hearings on wet and dry testimony with anti saloon forces claiming a reduced majority of withdrawals amid the debate.
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Otumwa
Board of Supervisors
Millard Fillmore’s Rise From New York to Presidency
A concise portrait of Millard Fillmore, 13th U.S. president, detailing his New York beginnings, congress tenure at 32, 1848 Whig nomination, and presidency marked by Webster’s secretary role and territorial gains. It notes his later life in Buffalo, death in 1874, and moral about humble origins leading to national prominence.
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Millard Fillmore
United States
General Taylor
Fillmore
New York
Buffalo
Daniel Webster
Webster
California
America
Bill to Employ County Prisoners for Labor Reform
Des Moines Iowa report on a proposed Iowa legislature bill by Representative Walter Jensen to replace idle county jails with county or district work farms. The plan would employ offenders of minor crimes at hard labor with wages partially supporting families and partially reimbursing counties, aiming to cut criminal prosecutions costs and keep offenders from prison.
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Des Moines
Walter Pp. Jensen
Pocahontas
Iowa
Jensen
George Cosson
George Junior Republic
Danderine promises shiny hair boost for all
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a hair cleanser and conditioner. It claims lighter, wavy hair with doubled beauty, plus a purified scalp and new hair growth after a few weeks. The ad urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.
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Knowlton
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Grippe Cure
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a rapid remedy for colds and grippe with two hour dosing. It promises relief from headache feverishness nasal congestion and body aches and claims a 25 cent package contains no quinine and needs no substitute.
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Grippe
Pape
Idle men at local jail could run penal farm
The report notes numbers 236 and 445 for 1910 and 189 to 499 for 1909 and suggests that the jail holds enough idle men to operate a penal farm on a section of land using intensive farming methods.
Foley Kidney Pills Promised To Aid Backache And Kidney Troubles
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy for backache rheumatism weak kidneys and bladder irregularities. It cites Mrs J M Findley of Lyons Ga claiming full cure and notes, for sale by all druggists.
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J. M. Findley
Lyons
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