Grand Jury Economy and Charity in Waterloo
The Waterloo Daily Courier notes grand jury indictments, questioning the likelihood of convictions for murder and larceny cases. It argues accountability in county justice, then shifts to charity, urging aid to the hungry and needy with practical support rather than mere theories of charity, warning that relief supplies are nearly exhausted and urging donor support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prand Jury
J. T. McCaskill
Rockefeller
Croesus
Solomon
Angi
Waterloo
Readers Offered Large Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
An old advertising notice promises a $100 reward and $300 to readers who report success with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes the remedy as a constitutional treatment that reaches through the blood and mucous membranes, claiming it cures catarrh by building constitution and guarantees payment to those who prove results.
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Fea
Ienet
Cura
Hall
Ficheney & CO
Toledo
S. S
S. Ss
SWIFT
Atlanta
Reform and self policing urged for saloon trade
A column argues for licensing to fund reform and self regulation of saloons, urging measures to curb drunkards and fund welfare. It critiques alcohol profits harming families, criticizes political capture, and warns of social decay contrasted with calls for responsible business conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Ames and Iowa politics clash over highway policy and labor
Disjointed Iowa press fragments discuss Governor contenders Holden Palmer and others, rail and road policy, and education notes. References include Ames, Washington, and Des Moines areas with republican and labor angles, plus a polemical tangent on university aims.
Lafe Young Likely to Decline Governor Nomination
In the Dubuque Times Journal and Webster City Freeman Tribune excerpts, pundits say Lafe Young will decline the governor nomination while remaining a potential candidate for Kenyon’s Senate seat. Kenyon’s growing national influence is noted as securing a long Senate tenure. A Des Moines law idea to force depot agents to tell the truth is mocked as unenforceable and a dangerous precedent.
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Lafe
Dubuque
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Des Moines
Easy Slippers and the Lazy Man
A collage of humorous snippets from old papers about laziness starting trouble and sly quips. The pieces include a optimist pessimist exchange, a wife asking a husband about marriage in youth, a joke about proof and verification, and a tale of a misheard door policy by a maid.
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Catholic Standard
Times
Jan Eats A Concrete Area And Deletes Ethi ods
Jan cleans a concere area and removes ethiods in a reported incident. Police investigate potential vandalism and property damage in the city. No further details available.
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Jan
The Farmer's Friend Birds and Winter Care
A mid twentieth century column urges farmers to thank birds as winter tightens. It notes how birds help with weeds and seeds and suggests keeping careful watch when snow covers fields so birds do not starve and can aid farming.
Protect Birds to Help Farms Says Mrs Small
Mrs W B Small of Waterloo urges shelter for quail and other game birds to control pests. She notes straw or fodder over brush, scattered grain, and suet on branches to feed birds all winter. Cats should be kept away as birds prevent insect damage and enrich farms, or else lose the music of the woods.
Motion Study For The Household From The Evening Chit Chat
The article argues that motion study can save work in homes and businesses by reducing wasted steps. It cites examples like clock checks during boiling eggs reading a distant dictionary and moving around a bed chair and coal shovel to illustrate common motion leaks. It invites readers to examine their own homes for inefficiencies.
Motion leaks and the habit of careful observation
The passage notes that many systems in business have leaks and suggests readers examine their own household for similar motion leaks. It implies even well organized places are not immune and urges vigilance.
Views of the People and Letters From Readers
Residents on Fifth Street West report repeated nocturnal horse whippings by a driver, disturbing sleep and neighbors. A Waterloo reader asks for an end to the cruelty and requests restraint. another letter thanks the Courier for a Waterloo improvement edition and notes cold weather, sleighing, and local industry. Includes snippets on China’s antitrust style and concerns about national honor.
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Courier
Fifth Street West
Waterloo
Bdtter Courier
William Galloway
Bovee
George Pikell
Fergus Falls
Minn
Flags and War's Grave Face the Nation's Honor
The quotation compares national flags, war dead, and peace casualties, asserting a country can keep its symbols while disgrace remains. It argues slums reflect a nation's shame and defeat. The speaker Jnlard-George is praised for daring imagination.
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Chicagoe Tribune
Lloyd George
Cardiff
Jnlard-George
Rainville Letter Answers Salem Son Search
The Courier received a letter from Thomas Rainville who was sought for his son C B Rainville of No 2 Cypress street Salem Mass He states he has read articles about himself and plans to contact his son The blacksmith of Shell Rock is praised and the outcome of the investigation is hoped to benefit all concerned.
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Thomas Rainville
C. B. Rainville
Cypress Street
Salem
Mass
Rainville
Shell Rock
Patents Granted to Iowans for the Week Ending Jan 9 1912
Patents granted to Iowans listed from the office of Clarence J. Loftus Des Moines include Draft equalizer by E Compton Barkham Guard for single trees by H F Corey Maine Miner's pick by F 5 Derschmidt Ankney Balance valves by W F P Gould Des Moines Paper bag holder by O R Hammer Harlan Combined chair and coach by T Kelly Clinton Music re af turner by F H Post Webb Ice cream cone machine by J W West Des Moines Aircraft by J W Wolfe Shenandoah Excavating scoop by W H Gade Cedar Falls.
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Clinton
Turner
F. H. Post
Webb
J. W. West
Des Moines
J. W. Wolfe
Shenandoah
W. H. Gade
Cedar Falls
E Duke Naven Accepts Des Moines Publishing Post
E Duke Naven of Waterloo accepts the business manager role at Iowa Publishing company and will arrive in Des Moines to assume the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Duke Naven
Des Moines
Waterloo
Iowa Publishing Company
Naven Wvill
Towne newspaper figure Mr Naven linked to Chicago firm
Prominent newspaper and magazine man Naven, long connected with a Chicago publishing company, is a well known figure in town and recognized for his publishing career.
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Naven
Chicago
Murtagh Moves to Algona From Emmet County
C B Murtagh, brother of Waterloo attorney James C Murtagh, plans to move his savings bank affiliation and home to Algona Iowa within weeks. He previously represented Emmet County in the last legislature, and his move has caused wide regret among friends who know him for his firm alliances.
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Ring ‘Ated
James C. Murtagh
Waterloo
Ty Savings Bank
Algona
Ilena
Murtagh
Emmet
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China
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M. Wray
M.D
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E. T. Jaynes
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Black Hawke
Franklin St
Robert G. Dakin
East Fourth Street
Edgar H. Knittle
Bank
Walter M. Blowers
Nat'l Bank
Hov.s
Liffring Osteopathic
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Osteopathic
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