Waterloo Evening Courier long historic issue notes growth and parcel post debate
The Waterloo Evening Courier discusses regional business growth, the Chicago Board of Trade link through the Waterloo Board of Trade, and the impact of the parcel post on express companies. It highlights competition, service quality, and the need for bold public policy to sustain progress. It also mentions widows' pensions in Illinois and a proposal to curb stock gambling, plus a remark on California’s weather.
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Express
Parcel Post
Ite
Waterloo's Problem and Smoke Ordinances
The Courier relays federal guidance on municipal smoke rules. It classifies cities by size and urges Waterloo to act now with civic groups and informed guidance to prevent future smoke nuisance. Women may lead local regressive efforts, countering fears that regulation harms commerce.
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Waterloo
Courier
Federal Bureau of Mines
Board of Trade
KEEP Is ROLLING Board Trade of Waterloo Boosts City Spirit
The Waterloo Board of Trade supports growth by uniting Waterloo east merchants and promoting cautious cooperation among the West Side Club Town Council and the three sectional commerce bodies. A proposal for a common board of delegates aims to enhance promotion and publicity across the city.
Read this paper for a $100 reward cure claim
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh and related ailments. It asserts internal, constitutional action, claims high success, and directs readers to buy through Fryney & Co in Toledo, Ohio, with a money-back implied guarantee.
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Setenies
Hall
Pawern
Ianlale
Andres FO Cryney & CO
Local Notes and Opinion Snippets From Iowa Papers
A collage of small-town items and editorial quips from Iowa newspapers. Merchants gain from new conveniences. a Hopkinton farmer receives a pitchfork by parcel post. A senate vote labeled not guilty in a notable Archbald case is cited. Eleven-year governorship reflections flag Cummins era. Filipino independence debate cites Mexico as example. Governor candidate Clarke is praised for bipartisan appeal and broad support.
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Hopkinton
Savings Club grows fast in Burlington
A Burlington Savings Club in 1915 rapidly enrolled about 1200 members, a plan to help people save money for the holidays. The piece praises disciplined saving and notes the club’s potential impact as a practical remedy for financial need. It also advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reputable cure-all widely known.
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Savings Club
Burlington Bawkeye
Waterloo
Edge of cultivation tale defies limits and proves progress
Ruth Cameron argues there are no real edges to cultivation as history shows steam flight grafting and bold ventures beyond accepted limits become normal. The piece contrasts youth and age, urging belief in possibilities and the grit to pursue them.
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Darius ‘Greene
Wilbur Wright
Van
Ruth Cameron
Registration of Births Urged by New Children's Bureau
The U S Department of Commerce and Labor Children s Bureau urges universal birth registration to improve vital statistics and infant mortality reduction. Immediate birth notification aids health services and child protections, with a model birth registration law included.
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Washington
Children's Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Julia C. Lathrop
New England
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Children’s Bureau
Arthur Newshulme
England
Sioux City seeks state approval on smoke nuisance action
Burlington Hawkeye notes the town must obtain Iowa legislature permission before acting against smoke nuisances. It laments state control over local affairs and cites a law restricting ordinances to cities over 65,000 inhabitants, suggesting the law stifles municipal needs.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Sioux City
Iowa
Towa
Axe
Hypocrisy Explored as Public Sanctioned Vice
The piece argues hypocrisy as a social weapon used by reform opponents and praises vice as honest. It cites past hypocrites, contrasts perfection with reform, and asserts hypocrisy as a national curse until fear of it is overcome.
Iowa Senator Moves to Shield Soldiers Pensions
Des Moines Iowa January 18 Senator Arney of Marshalltown intends to introduce a bill to amend current law to prevent the state from taking any soldiers pensions at the Iowa Soldiers Home. He argues federal pension increases should benefit the veterans, not the state, and says no extra buildings will be needed. Separately Senator Webber Ottumwa will propose a measure to regulate 406 private banks in Iowa currently uninspected by authorities.
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Illinois
Cummins
Efort
S.S
E Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Des Moines
Arney
Marshalltown
Iowa
Congress
Mr. Arney
Webber
Ottumwa
Cascarets Advertise Quick Relief for Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement claims Cascarets cleanse and regulate the stomach by removing sour undigested food and foul gases. It asserts the product purges the liver and bowels, relieves headaches, biliousness, and foul breath, and works while you sleep for lasting relief.
Public debt talk and salary raise proposal noted
Senator Webber criticizes private banks exposing depositors to risk while lawmakers discuss assessor salary increases. Representative Boettger plans a bill to raise city assessor pay to 4 per day in towns of 10 000 or more. The article references Illinois coal and local ads.
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Webber
Boettger
Davenport
Scott County
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