Evening Courier and Portage Advertisements Summary
The Hartford Evening Courier announces daily publication with weekend exceptions, listing editors and offices in New York and Watertown. It notes prices for ads, telephones, and circulation claims, plus a brief note on European travel offices for the Waterloo Evening Center with locations in London, Paris, and Berlin and service details.
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Trlweeely Mondey
Weterien
Watertoo
Cairn
Ask Courier
Courier
Europe
Waterloo
DE Eee Xoom
Trafalgar Building
Northumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Meet
Paris
Mt. Petersburg
Nevsky Proapekt
Help Japan Aid Wanted From Iowa Citizens
An editorial urges Iowa readers to organize relief for Japan after famine in the north and a southern volcanic disaster. It argues for shiploads of food clothing and medical supplies from the United States and notes sympathy from President Wilson. The piece links benevolence with potential long term political goodwill and stresses practical aid over sentiment.
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Japan
Russia
United States
America
California
Wilson
Iowa
Middle West
Jewa
Mrs Burkitt to retire from humane work in Black Hawk county
The county’s humane officer Mrs. Burkitt will discontinue her long service citing insufficient pay. The Board of Supervisors plans to hire a replacement at a lower salary, while noting her extensive cost of living and household responsibilities supported by the role. The Courier argues losing her would be costly.
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Burkitt
Parcel post ups express earnings and prompts rate cuts
A year end survey finds six express firms earning more while four report losses despite a slow economy. Parcel post prompts carriers to moderate rates and improve service, aligning private aims with public service as government influence grows.
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Parcel Post
United States
Hfe
Uncle Joe Cannon Plans Memoirs and Political Currents
Uncle Joe Cannon announces a memoir project to begin immediately and finish within a year. The piece weighs potential revelations about Congress and party politics, notes Kirkpatrick’s feud over Ottumwa postmaster appointment, and discusses Democratic investigations and copper miners’ strike implications.
Roulette concealed in parasol handle catches Paris eye
A roulette wheel hidden in the handle of a parasol is the newest Parisian novelty. It enables gambling anywhere at any moment. These parasol handles are popular, finely made and often gold or silver.
Hunger as the core of a man's self in Crane's ideas
A compact meditation on craving as the essence of character. The text argues that hunger drives beliefs, speech, and behavior, linking originality to personal desire. It suggests that deeds reveal potential, and even an ideal is shaped by what a person longs for.
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Tunger
Angel of God
Les
Christan Register
Pennsylvania Avenue: America’s Grand Street Through Power
Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington is portrayed as a symbol of fame and political power. The piece reflects on its history, grandeur, and grimy realities from Capitol dome to White House, noting its role in campaigns, diplomacy, and national identity with vivid, period voice.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Major L’enfant
Washington, D. C
Capitol
United States
Congress
White House
Pat Slaherty
Aldrich
Cannon
Winding Party
Good Roads Problem and Poultry Prosperity Features
A collage of Iowa editorials notes optimism on road improvements sparked by auto ownership, praises persistent study of road laws, and hints at eventual amendments. It highlights Iowa hen fruit as a major farm product, mentions vast national farm values, and jokes about poultry wealth funding state debt.
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Winterset News
Iowa
Traitors in Cummins County Sabotage Democrats
Readers report a harsh political incident as individuals accused of crossing party lines into Cummins County to undermine Democratic candidates. The exposé frames their path as a long, unyielding road toward political punishment and accountability.
A Moment of Fun and Courtroom Curiosities
A collage of quotes and brief captions from various papers recounts witty political banter and courtroom anecdotes. It features Senator Sorghum on fickle affection, defense suggestions in a trial, a handkerchief theft joke, and playful exchanges about honesty and mischief in social scenes.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
How To Heal a Stubborn Abscess
Very old style ad copy promoting S. S. S. 8 for cleansing and healing an abscess. Encourages cleaning, bandaging, and seeking a specialist if needed. Warns against mineral mixtures and urges readers to request S. S. 8 from The Swift Spectro Co. in Atlanta.
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Swift Spectrc Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Gia
Dolly Hoopla Prompts Prize for Best Home Play
In the spring, Dienne launches a challenge via the Cleveland Plain Dealer offering a prize for the best home for her new play. A suggestion arrives to name it The Splash.
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Dienne
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Banks in Chicago District argued for Iowa and surrounding states
Western bankers at a Chicago meeting urged that Iowa Nebraska and the Sioux City area be included in the Chicago reserve bank district. Iowa and Detroit officials supported Chicago jurisdiction while Minneapolis and the Twin Cities pressed for regional status.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Treasury
McAdoo
Houston
Twin Cities
Chicago Reserve Bank
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
J. G. Rounds
Des Moines
Frank Epperson
Eddyville
C. M. Davis
Iowa City
John McHugh
Sioux City
Nebraska
South Dakota
G. H. Russell
W. J. Gray
Mr. Russell
Douglas A. Fisk
Civic and Commerce Association
Mr. Fisk
Fisk
Joseph Chapman
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis
Kirkpatrick Raps Porter in White House Protest
In Washington on January 20, Representative Kirkpatrick pressed against the nomination of Grande R. Porter as southern district attorney over Dan Hamilton. He warned the move would spark trouble and asserted his rival W. H. Hamilton had been defeated decisively in the Sixth district race. After meeting with Secretary Tumulty, Kirkpatrick predicted Iowa nominations would be delayed and that Hamilton might still prevail.
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Sant” Kirkpatrick
Washington
D. C
Wade
Kirkpatrick
Iowa
White House
Grande R. Porter
Dan Hamilton
Porter
Hamilton
W. H. Hamilton
Congress
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Tumulty
Dubuque Firms Win Big Freight Rebate in Lumber Case
Dubuque firms Carr, Ryder & Adams and Farley Loetscher sash and door makers win an $8,000 rebate on car load shipments of lumber from the coast after an interstate commerce hearing in federal court. The rebate stems from rate reductions officially made in 1909 amid three years of dispute.
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Dubuque, Ia
Carr, Ryder & Adams
Farley, Loetscher Firm
Sash and Door Manufacturers
Dubuque
Put Church on a Business Basis
Dr. A B McGarrah urged Presbyterians at Westminster church to run church finances like a business. The plan, titled Every Member, calls for two canvassers per ten families to secure pledges for church and benevolence and to adopt careful bookkeeping to prevent misuses. Budget reports are due by March 25.
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A. B. McGarrah
New York
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dr. McGarrah
Hitle
Cave Dwellers Still Exist in Tunisia Atlas Review
New York January 19 8 F E B Johnson reports from Tunisia on troglodytes or cave dwellers in the Atlas Mountains. They abandon high burrows due to cold and exposure. Many are undersized and deformed from intermarriage. They migrate to valleys but cannot sleep indoors. Only about 500 previously believed, now estimated at least 5 000. Their intelligence is limited and they show strong tendencies to burrow.
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New York
F. EB. Johnson
Tunisia
Geographic Magazine
Atlas Mountains
Johnson
Simple Pinex Sugar Syrup Cough Remedy Card
Mix a pint of pranulated sugar with 44 pints warm water and stir two minutes. Put 244 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle, add the sugar syrup, and take a teaspoonful every one two or three hours. Claims quick relief for ordinary coughs within 24 hours and helps with whooping cough spasmodic croup and bronchitis. Pinex is a pine extract concentrate with guaiacol. Includes refund guarantee and druggist directions.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Woman Recovers After Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Richmond Pennsylvania woman reports dramatic health improvement after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes relief from internal troubles, insomnia, headaches, and nervous prostration after two bottles, praising the remedy and recommending it to other women with female ailments.
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Richmond
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Eee
Frank Clark
N. Tulip St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynd
Mass
Johnson Reissues Roman Road Maps of Tunisia
Johnson presents maps of Tunisia’s Roman roads built over 190 years before Christ, claiming they remain as valid today as when created and offering a model for contemporary road construction in this compact feature.
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Johnson
Tunisia
B. C
Geometry at Stake in Boy's Football Goal
A student questions his geometry, while his father explains the pupil can only take geometry if he makes a certain percentage in football. The exchange highlights a school policy linking athletic performance to course enrollment.
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