Waterloo Courier lists travelers and notices in era
The Waterloo Evening Courier prints notices and travel references from foreign ports and agencies, including American Express and Cunard listings. It mixes local staff details with a broad column on politics and health, featuring a long excerpt on beauty secrets and breathing techniques attributed to Gaveus and Miss Russell.
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Waterloo
Lau
Trafalgar
Northrumberland Avenue
Ammencan Lepress
Haymarke
Lawe's Steamship Agency
City Manager Plan Gains Momentum In Municipal Reform
A Marshalltown citizen urges adoption of the city manager system, arguing it mirrors professional school administration. The piece contends mayoral and ward-based governance hinder efficiency and re election pressures, asserting trained managers could elevate city service and fiscal results.
Marriage strike by Miss Kate Barnard shocks Oklahoma
The upstanding official Miss Kate Barnard, Oklahoma state commissioner of charities, advocates a marriage strike to push national child and woman protection laws. Critics warn the plan harms balanced social reform and likely fails to deter men led by older generations from pressuring working women.
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Kate Barnard
State Commissioner of Charities of
Oklahoma
Miss Barnard
Siti Ag
Spirit of the 10wa press general managers for our cities
The piece discusses Jordan's commission plan versus the old city government, noting it is an improvement but not fully effective due to gaps in law. It critiques the school system where a board of trustees hires a superintendent who seeks broader acclaim and may move to better positions, suggesting the current setup needs adjustments to ensure consistent success.
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Marshalltown
Denis
Dean
Ermany
Vincent
Conte
Jordan
Guy Tinis
George F. Kirby
Weming
Tam
Oregon plan electing senators pitched to Iowa lawmakers
Amid scattered editorials from papers like Dubuque Telegraph Herald Osage News and Cedar Rapids Gazette a push emerges for the Oregon plan in Iowa legislature as a remedy for saloon petition disputes. The notes urge speed and advocate secret ballot to end ongoing fuss over consent petitions while calling for road spending wisdom.
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Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald
Oregon
United States
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Our Money or Yours In Marriage Says Evening Chat
A Ruth Cameron column debates whether a couple should share a common purse or split finances into his and hers. A young wife explains buying her own magazines from her salary while an older wife favors “ours” and warns absolute money power can become tyrannical. The piece argues fair share supports financial harmony and independence.
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Clatron
Fred
Ruth Cameron
Fragmentary 1900s Iowa notes on press and lawmaking
A garbled item references Webster City Freeman-Tribune Des Moines Register and Leader Sioux City Journal. Mentions advocates and defenders, a prize disturber in Waterloo, a saloon scene, and a prophecy about legislation creating rural aid and scrolls, with commentary on peace and governance.
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Webster City
Caday
Waterloo
Pertheas
Des Moines
The Complexion Industry in the Home and Theater
A satirical piece on makeup as a "complexion" used by women to secure husbands. It contrasts permanent and detachable complexions, notes their social impact, challenges of upkeep, and the absurdity of relying on looks over brains. It ridicules how society prizes appearances while highlighting practical burdens.
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Tim Ig
City manager plan urged to reform commission government
A reform proposal argues for three trustees and a general manager to run city operations, akin to a school superintendent, with the manager implementing approved plans. The plan aims to attract top talent, reduce trustee meetings, and apply business principles to governance, citing German cities as successful precedents. It notes current laws lack compulsory, uniform executive hiring and cites road paving tests and concrete road performance as evidence of improved methods.
Concrete Best Road Material and Michigan Pavements
Minnesota state highway officials report on early concrete pavements in Ann Arbor Michigan from 1909. Two coat base sections used 4 1/2 inch base and 1 1/2 inch wearing layer with three fourth inch joints. Wearing coat applied with bitumen and sand. labor and material costs detailed. Ann Arbor population about 16 000. pavements show little wear except expansion joints.
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Detroit
Woodward Avenue
City of
Minnesota
Winona County
Michigan
George W. Cooley
Ann Arbor
Mich
Cures All Humors and Ailments Promised by Sareatabe
Advert reads a claim to cure all humors catarrh rheumatism and the tired feeling restore appetite cure paleness nervousness and build up the whole system. Promotes Sareatabe in liquid form or deculated tablets.
Papes Diapepsin Advertises Quick Stomach Relief
A vintage advertisement promises fast relief for sour upset and gas from Papes Diapepsin. It claims the product digests food, calms indigestion, and stabilizes the stomach in minutes, with a large case priced at fifty cents in drug stores.
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Pape
Concrete rural roads favored for efficiency and value
A farmer comments on eight foot wide six inch thick concrete roads using Portland cement, sand, and gravel. He notes improved land values from 140 to 250 dollars per acre, eased loads, dustless surfaces, and minimal maintenance. He urges state aid and a state highway commission for Iowa’s rural highways.
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Cooley
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Clarke appoints Duckworth custodian of capitol
Des Moines reports Governor Clarke names Captain A W Duckworth of Keosauqua as custodian of the capitol building. The nomination now goes to the senate for confirmation. Duckworth is described as an old soldier and prominent business man.
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Des Moines
Clarke
A. W. Duckworth
Keo- Sauqua
Capitol
Senate
Duckworth
Aged Negro Found Guilty in Iowa Murder Trial
Sidney Iowa January 22 Henry Johnson a 70 year old Black man from Hamburg was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting Henry Porter claiming self defense. The verdict concludes a high profile case tested self defense claims and local attitudes.
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Sidney, Ia
Henry Johnson
Hamburg
Henry Porter
Johnson
Porter
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Tweek
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Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
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Lamson Building
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Osteopathic
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