Senator Stones Abolition? Roosevelt Debate Sparks Partisan Clash
A Waterloo Evening Courier column rebukes Senator Stone for attacking Colonel Roosevelt. It defends Roosevelt, argues his writings advance the country, and criticizes Stone’s loyalty claims. It also mentions the upcoming Liberty loan and the impact on citizens finances. The piece notes the heavy snowfall across the Alleghenies and the potential floods from spring melt.
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Senator Stone
Colt. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Gumshoe Hill
Mr. Stone
Keiser
America
Ft Hl
Col
Pro War Sign and Brest Litovsk Note in Wartime Britain
A quirky wartime miscellany notes a YMCA sign with antique spelling, a dwindling profanity trend, and adds satire on Austro Hungarian views at Brest Litovsk. It cites Belgium lace exhibition in London, a presidential council scouting the "prettiest girl" in the US, and tensions between weather forecasts and fuel policy as coal underpins global life.
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Brest Litovsk
Russia
British Losses In Seven Wars Reported By War Office
The War Office states Britain suffered 27 043 killed and wounded in seven wars with over two thousand killed. The past week saw no major engagements yet the casualty list is heavy. The piece questions artillery losses and the allies' gunpower superiority amid laconic London reports.
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War Office
Great Britain
London War Office
Missouri quail hunger prompts feeding appeal
A St Louis dispatch reports quail across Missouri starving from hunger. The state commissioner urges farmers to feed the birds with grain and offers reimbursement, noting the corn would be a worthwhile investment. Similar conditions are seen in Iowa, where snow and ice block natural food.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Iowa
Iowa Editors Call For Minimal War-Time Programs
Davenport council urged public input to limit programs this year as war demands labor coal and transport. Iowa Falls Sentinel laments waning public spirit for essential utilities amid war, warning of costly delays. Cedar Rapids Republican questions Garfield’s political fate if drastic actions succeed, while Des Moines Register notes coal shortages loom for many residents.
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Davenport
Iowa Falls
Cedar Rapids
Garfield
McAdoo
Baker
Press Comment and Trotzky Still Lives
A Chicago Post column mocks Trotzky and the Brest Litovsk scene, imagining an empty conference room after grand rhetoric. The Kansas City Star item profiles Herbert Hoover’s rise from humble beginnings to national leadership, noting Quaker humility and modern West Branch changes. The Chicago Tribune and Marshalltown Times-Rep comment on Congress, scientific experiments, and U S stance toward Bulgaria amid war tensions.
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Trotzky
Chicago Post
M. Trotzky
Herlin
Brest Litovsk
Kayty
Stockholm
Mike
Kansas City Star
Herbert C. Hoover
United States
Bert” Hoover
West Branch
Cedar County
Ull
Society of Friends
Hoover
Herb’ Yloover
Herberts
Why Cold Weather Feels Better For Health Than Warm
Reader questions on respiration and health note cold air tends to be purer and stimulates breathing to supply oxygen to the blood. Deep breathing exercises are advised to increase chest capacity and improve wellbeing. The column also includes medical Q and A about hydrocephalus and deafness with professional guidance from Dr. Currier.
Side Talks on Democracy Class and Social Preference
A woman reflects on democracy and social caste while at a hotel with the state's elite. She insists equality of opportunity but admits preference for peers with similar breeding and education. She asserts superiority of her own class and sees no contradiction with democratic ideals, viewing herself as part of a future generation shaping standards and ideals. Her stance prompts no strong objection from a friend.
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Jess
He Wang
The Sandman Story and The Fables of Madam Ten
A combined tale featuring Madam White Hen who discovers oversized eggs and faces consequences for neglecting her duties. Lessons from Grays Ten and Ned Dog stress doing daily work, sharing resources, and avoiding greed, with a farmer and neighborly animals illustrating prudence and responsibility.
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Madam Ten
Ned Dog
Madam White Hen
Madame White Hen
Karn
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offered With Reward
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh claiming it treats constitutional causes. Proposes a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Chaney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio and noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Chaney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Nervous Debility Promoted by Pink Pills Ad
A testimonial style ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a universal tonic for nervous debility neurasthenia and related disorders. It cites a Mrs. J W Creighton of Oxford Michigan and her husband as benefited and urges readers to obtain the free booklet from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY. The pills are described as non alcoholic and suitable for neurasthenic patients.
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Williams
Waterloo Lady Says Mayr Remedy Healed Her
A Waterloo woman credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing gall stones severe colic and stomach trouble for over a year sheRenews recommending it to others claiming it removes mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract and relieves stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis one dose proves it or money back Wangier Rhros Slowers Drug Co Hansen and Hansen endorse the claim.
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Waterloo
Mayr
Wangier Rhros
Slowers Drug Co
Hansen and Hansen
Remedy for Coughs and Bronchial Ailments Promised
An inexpert home remedy boasts quick relief for inflamed throats chests and bronchia. It claims to loosen phlegm ease breathing stop throat tickle and provide a good night’s sleep in hours. Instructions describe mixing pine extract sugar syrup to make a pint supply marketed as a superior cough syrup for adults and children.
Gets-It corn remedy promises instant relief and clean lift
An advertisement touts Gets-It as the world’s best corn remedy, claiming immediate pain relief and clean corn removal. It stresses safety, lack of irritation, and universal use, urging readers to buy at drug stores or via mail order from E. Lawrence & Co. of Chicago. Local druggists and stores are listed as distributors.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
Associated Press
H. Hartman
Park Jobn GC
Hartman
Peterson
Lee
Av Pastoffier
Wwnnerioe
Iowa
Washington
Munacy Bidg
Es Rty
Ned Dog
Ned
Ned Dag
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Waterloo
Wangler Bros
H. W. Taggart
C.y. Miller
Hansen & Hansen
B. W. Schoneman & Co
Horns Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Sievers Dreg Co
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