The Returning Soldiers welcomed home in Waterloo
A Waterloo editorial praises Black Hawk county soldiers for their service at the border, honors their hardship, and laments the eight hour decision. It notes the supreme court's approach to the Adamson law, its potential upholding, and the balance between constitutional interpretation and economic impact on industry and labor.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Supreme Court
Brotherhoods
Great Britain
High Court
Congress
Suffrage Fight Revival Faces Two Paths Before Legislature
The suffrage leaders plan to renew efforts in the Town legislature. They may seek partial enfranchisement as in Minnesota or push for a new constitutional amendment. They favor complete suffrage, arguing it will hasten full enfranchisement despite court-tested delays.
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Miinais
Jas
Harry Thaw Again Sparks Front Page Scandal
The piece denounces Harry Thaw after a new front page scandal accusing him of kidnapping and horsewhipping a boy. It argues Thaw is likely mentally unsound and may be confined to Matteawan if tried, while lamenting ongoing sensational Thaw coverage. It also mentions acetylene explosion risks and alleged whisky bottle tampering in Virginia, ending with a jab at Chicago police.
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Harry Thaw
Parry RK
Thaw
Matteawan
Minneapolis
Senate
Sisal Trust
Inez
Department of Justice
Yucatan Corporation
Congress
Pitt and the Speakership in Iowa Editors View
Iowa editors weigh Speaker Pitt and the House outlook amid the nominating process. Commentary notes Pitt’s vigor as a leader and potential for useful legislation, with cautions on his temperament and the assembly’s cautious January mindset. Also discusses free textbooks, uniform text changes, and state concerns reflected by Davenport and Dubuque papers.
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Pitt
Nevada
General Assembly
Towa
Indian rights praised for Sells and Union’s mock plan
Press comments from the Springfield Republican and Minneapolis Journal discuss Cato Sells as a capable Indian affairs commissioner shaping citizenship policy and rights associations praising his work. Other items mock sensationalist aims of the Congressional Union and critique the sisal trust’s impact on farmers, plus a brief note on Constantine’s royal image and Mrs Lawrence’s trivial revelry.
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Cato Sells
Springfeld
Indian Affairs
Ile
Indiana
Hoe
Washington
Pluast
Indian Rights Association
Wilson
Hells
Interstate, Commerce Commission
Congress
Cnd
Commissioner Sells
Gossip and Musings From Newspapers of the Era
A collage of quips and snippets from Washington Star and Buffalo Express voices. The piece highlights playful asides on honesty, politics, suffrage, and everyday memories from old editorial clips. It evokes era mood with humorous observations and anecdotal lines about public life and personal recollections.
How Much Do You Give For Gifts And Christmas
A reader discussion in January asks how much people with moderate means spend on wedding gifts and Christmas. Varying amounts surface from four to five dollars for close weddings, two dollars for casual friends, sixty dollars for a working girl's Christmas, four hundred dollars for a comfortable family, and thirty dollars for a newlyweds with tight finances. A proposed anonymous symposium invites readers to disclose incomes and giving habits for wedding gifts, church offerings, and charitable drives while preserving privacy.
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Red Cross
Lella and the Prince in the Ogre's Cave
Lella a pretty girl in a troubled house endures a witch bewitched prince and a greedy ogress. Lella steals a magical powder to break the spell, reunites with the Prince, and they wed at the castle while the wicked stepmother and sisters face ruin.
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Lalla
Laila
Lelia
Ulm
Leia
Gay
Lela
Ahs
Ogre
Ogress
Leila
Ozress
Sho
Hig Castle
BicClure
SyMficate
Blood as a Nerve Tonic and the New Pink Pills
An eminent nerve specialist warns against worrying and overwork as causes of neurasthenia and nervous exhaustion. He touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a true nerve tonic extracted from blood, promising revived appetite, strength, and sleep. Readers are invited to request the free booklet Diseases of the Nervous System and to contact their local physician for Dr Williams Pink Pills at 50 cents per box.
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Williems
Rita
Dr. Willams ‘Medicine Co
Benectady
N.Y
Dr.Williams
Death and election notes in Sioux City Journal item
The Sioux City Journal notes the death of Col Cody and mentions Lil Yan Russell as a famed native. The item also references political results with Minnesota’s 410,970 ballots giving Hughes 12 votes and Texas’s 286,000 ballots granting Wilson 20 electoral votes.
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Sioux City
Col. Cody
Iowa
Lil- Yan Russell
Tad
Minnesota
Hughes
Texas
Wilson
Relief From Terrifying Eczema and Blood Diseases
A historic ad-style plea offers Switt Specific Co. treatment for eczema, erysipelas and skin disorders as a permanent remedy. It claims thirty to fifty years of use, promises no-cost medical assessment by a chief officer, and urges readers to write detailing their case to Switt Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Medical Department
Switt Specific Co
Switt Laboratory
Atlanta
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