Four in Europe and local notes in Waterloo Courier
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists foreign offices in London Paris Berlin and St Petersburg and notes travel and advertising details. It also includes opinion on happiness money politics and road policy, referencing Senator Joseph Matres Odebolt and state welfare concerns. The column discusses highway width, farm land use, and the need for prioritizing major bills.
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Mloo Evening Courins
Mambai Amuristed Press
Gundey
BE W. M. Hartman Company
Mgil Iy
Beet Park
Ay Avenue
Joan C Matrman
Ww. Persasom
Bec’y- Tress
Geo
Mgt
York
Tobuue Belldi
Alfred B. Luai
Ofice
Isoz Tribune
AW. Allen
Waterloo Evening Courier
London
Trafalgar Building
Northumberland Avenue
American Expresa
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Comer
Place de Opera
American Exprese
Rue Scribe
Berlin
Voater den Linden
Petersburg
I Nevsky Prospekt Foreign
Iowa General Assembly
Joseph Matres
Odebolt
Iowa
Wilson Selects Progressives for New Administration
President elect Wilson pledges to appoint progressives to aid his policy and rejects partisan picks. The piece contrasts Wilson with Taft, noting Wilson’s reliance on progressive allies from his party, and argues he can endure opposition from reactionaries to push reforms.
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Wilson
Democratic Party
Mgr
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
What Hath God Wrought and Pole Discoveries
A newspaper photo marks the old telegraph milestone and notes that the north pole and south pole have been conquered in recent years. Daring scientists are pictured together, celebrating epochal discoveries and human presence at Earth’s extremes. The piece ponders what has been wrought and what lies ahead in exploration.
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Samuel HW
Morse
North Pole
Arctic
South Pole
Sligo Happiness Amid Regretful Mathers’ Cost Reflections
A garbled excerpt shows Chey New York City Mathers notes a group of girls stating that after calculating Tome upkeep costs, living with even minimal comforts would require less than $70.00. They argue happiness hinges on affordable living, lamenting a costly yearly standard and expressing a plea for affordable sustenance and joy.
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Enilecti
New York City
Tian
Spout Up the Iowa Press Good Editor
A compilation of editorials and notes from Iowa papers mocks politicians and party factions. It cites Gov Carroll, Ola Dingehnes, and local editors while touching on taxes, libraries, business, and party leadership shifts.
Mehlom & Wight Dissolves Partnership Forms New Firm
Notice that the firm of Mehlom and Wight has dissolved its partnership and that old accounts must be settled at once. The firm is now F. E. Wight and Company per the advertisement.
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Mehlom & Wight
F. E. Wight & Co
Albany's storied past and faded prominence
Albany, one of America's famed seven sleepers, once a bustling Dutch and French settlement, grew to 100000 as a capital and rail hub. The city hosts multiple railroads and canals with grand state buildings including a 25 million dollar state house. Its legacy features governors and Chester A. Arthur burial, while recent decades show a sleepy ascent toward Erie Canal hopes and central traffic revival.
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Albany
Cpital
New York
Stove
State House
Realizing what children cause when careless parents rise
A columnist reflects on how children act thoughtless yet generous. She recalls a wise mother who trained daughters to see the impact of disorderly habits. By withholding rewards and sharing family finances, the mother helped children realize consequences before it was too late.
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J Olly
Jin
Oarder
Davenport Special Charter City Saloons Moon Law Test Case
Davenport faces a testing of the Moon law as it applies to special charter cities. The issue centers on whether the law, tied to a general mulet framework, extends to Davenport by amendment interpretation or if explicit inclusion is required. Outcomes affect taxation, appropriations, and local governance beyond saloon controls.
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Davenport
Danderine Hair Care Ad Promises Immediate Benefits
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a remedy for dandruff and falling hair. It claims quick, visible results with use, promising light, fluffy, and lustrous hair after applying a small amount with a cloth. It urges purchase of a 20 cent bottle at drug stores or toiletry counters.
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Artifacis
Knowlton
Ben Nas
Iowa Deer Drive Ends in Fences Cut and Escape
Representative Hazen of Pottawattamie county notes a state bill to exterminate the western Iowa deer herd. a big corral was built under State Game Warden George Lincoln. Thanksgiving drives captured 166, then 47 behind the fence after stampede. later fences were cut and all escaped. A second drive captured 54 before more escapes. guards failed and the corral was abandoned. Hunters have killed many of the deer, leaving the problem unsolved.
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Iowa
Hazen
Pottawattamie County
George Lincoln
Setttement
Castro Case Now in Nagel's Hands
Washington January 15 General Cipriano Castro's bid to enter the United States is awaiting Secretary Nagel's decision after a New York board of inquiry submitted its reports. The board did not finalize admissibility and will guide Nagel on deportation or admission, with potential appeals by board members.
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Washington
Cipriano Castro
United States
Nagel
Special Board of Inquiry
New York
Castro
Board of Inquiry
Hints for Housekeepers Promote Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound
A vintage advertisement urges keeping Foley's Honey and Tar Compound on hand to quickly relieve colds. It claims no opiates, soothes inflamed air passages, and stops coughing, promising to save a doctor’s bill. Sold in a yellow package by druggists.
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Foley
Coal deal offer from Blim and Co in Illinois
An Illinois ad announces a coal sale offering five dollar coal for heaters and furnaces. Blim and Co markets the bargain and provides contact by phone 1716 for buyers seeking coal.
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Illinois
Blim & Co
Taft to occupy Yale suite with 8 by 4 foot bath
New Haven Jan 16 The Hotel Taft will furnish a special bathtub eight feet long four feet wide and four feet deep to replace the hotel bath in a nine room Taft suite. The former president will visit next week to review the Yale corporation meeting and inspect his rooms.
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New Haven
Conn
Taft
Yale
Yale Corporation
Cascarets Promise Quick Relief for Digestive Blues
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for sluggish bowels biliousness and headaches claiming gentle cleansing of stomach liver and bowels. It promises head clears stomach stays sweet and liver functions improve with a 10 cent box benefiting both adults and children.
Suffragists Use Feed Propaganda in Iowa War
Iowa suffragists claim to have found a vulnerable point in legislators stomachs and expect success this session. They report pledges from senate bachelors who will be entertained at Mrs. Miller’s home in Des Moines to win votes for women. The plan includes a later “Teed” propaganda against married men. Governor Clarke’s inaugural address drew cheers from suffragists, and Nina Wilson Dewey leads the legislative lobbying effort for the Iowa Woman’s Suffrage League.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Clarke
Nina Wilson Dewey
Iowa Woman's Suffrage League
Opposition to suffrage faces uncertain Senate challenge
The text notes that Senator Shirley Gilliland, long a formidable foe to the cause, did not return this session, raising questions about who will carry the opposition on the floor of the senate and house. Several democratic senators have signaled they will oppose suffrage despite the party platform.
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Ous
Senate
House
Shirley Gilliland
Hulls Catarrh Cure Claim Ad With Testimonials
An 19th century style advertisement touts Hulls Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure, claiming constitutional treatment via internal medication to reach the blood and mucous surfaces, promising a $100 reward for failure and urging readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Hall’s Family Pills are advertised for constipation.
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Ouarth
Hull
Mall
Lalis Eure
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Boldby
The
Toke Hall
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