Billy Sunday era and its impact on Boston religion
The piece argues the Billy Sunday campaign showed strong religious fervor in Boston, attracting over 60 000 attendees and raising more than 50 000 dollars. It contrasts this with lingering belief in hell among skeptics and notes the enduring allure of religious revival despite modern science.
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Boston
Billy Sunday
Jake
Mason
Chicago
New York
Bestep
Hell
Amon College
Side Talks By Ruth CameroX Discusses Attractiveness Traits
The column notes that women prefer broad shouldered tall men and rugged features, while beauty in men is less appealing. It highlights two appealing manners: protective caressing leadership and a bold admiring style. The author invites readers to share their views on what women find attractive in men.
PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY AND OLD SCOTLANDS BARD
A wartime editorial discusses peace without victory as essential to lasting harmony and cites dangers of victor’s terms. It contrasts current posts by allies and central powers with hopes for just peace and stability beyond conquest. It honors Robert Burns on his centennial, praising his lasting national influence and patriotism amid modern warfare.
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Senate
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Jostin
Lstul
Hhis
Ouihi
Earth
Villa seeks U S belligerent status for gains in Amexico
The text argues Villa has effectively conquered northern Amexico and urges Washington to recognize him as a belligerent. It claims Villa demonstrated military strength by attacking an American town and escaping consequences, comparing the situation to previous recognition decisions.
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Villa
Washington
Amexico
Garranza
Villatas
Daniels and Bethlehem clash over naval munition pricing
In a press comment from the Minneapolis Journal, Secretary Josephus Daniels’ defense of awarding a contract to a British company faces scrutiny. Critics allege price hikes by U.S. makers after war began and question preparedness rhetoric, noting Daniels’ past lukewarm stance and defense on ship armor standards. The piece also riffs on railroad wages and Swiss military service recalls, framing broader debates on national defense and labor costs in wartime policy.
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Daniels
Bethlehem
Minneapolis
Josephus Daniele
Randiestickemaker
Daniela
Ray
Daniel
Forty Years Ago Items January 24 1877 News Briefs
A collage of brief notes from 1877 includes E G Miller named route agent on the B and n railway from Waterloo to Clinton replacing C Harrison. Prohibition debates feature William J Bryan and Flo pushing for state action. Carranza Villa outcomes queried. Local items mention a court clerk Gates, train time postings, Union Hall lecture by Ward Beecher March 1, and John Moody fire-eating event. Jesup council sets mayoral salary at 25 cents and 26 cents per member per meeting. Thermometer hits 18 below zero. street workers clear bridge snow for pedestrians.
Fifty Years Ago Im Bbc Courier 1867 Chronology
A past column from the Davenport Gazette notes Horace Greeley’s dull lecture on negro suffrage and mentions beer and wine sales. It records city time alignment with whistle signals at the steam sawmill and school bells, winter ice supply, a marriage, county finances, prohibition enforcement, and harsh January cold. It also summarizes a Washington dispatch on Iowa’s Civil War contribution, including enlistments, bounties, and discharges totals.
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The
Davenport Gazette
Horace Greeley
Tavortible Thought on Peace Move from Iowa Editors
A Sioux City editorial ponders Wilsons peace initiative and questions why allowing Mexicans to settle differences without interference is acceptable yet European belligerents are denied the same approach. It argues the policy may not advance peace abroad or at home and questions continental implications.
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Sioux City
Dune
Wilson
Tate
Just In Jest Words of Wisdom and Pleasures
Fragmentary dated verse fragment notes Burns quote about wisdom and pleasures. The readable lines hint at a literary or editorial note quoting Robert Burns about folly and delight, with garbled remnants suggesting a page-wide poetic snippet.
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Robert Burns
Twenty Years Ago News Bits and Weather Notes
A 1897 Waterloo Waterloo weekly page reprints class graduation, local weather extremes from 20 below to 13 above, and a mosaic of opinions. It highlights Miss Frances Miller’s oration, oblique editorials from Des Moines and Marshaltown, and notes on the Lowa Grinder & Steamer factory along with city salaries. It closes with reflections on nature by Minneapolis and quotes from Maurice Thompson and John Muir about storms and wild landscapes.
Mr Fox and Johnnie Goose Rescue Night Escape
In a moonlit barnyard tale a clever fox aims for a meal but ends trapped by a wire cage. Johnnie Goose inadvertently frees him, prompting a quick escape as the fox mocks the gullible goose and plots further mischief. Tomorrow the Little Oak and His Three Brothers.
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MR Fox
Johnnife Goose
Mr. Fox
Rome
Iman
Farmer Brown
NASA
Johnnie Goose
Johnnie
Johnnaie
McClure News-paper Syndicate
Little Oak
Robert Burns Birthday Observed in Burlington
Burlington commemorates the 151st birth anniversary of Robert Burns with praise for Scotland’s greatest name and enduring national affection as Scots gather to honor his legacy in song and memory. The New York World notes daylight saving convention plans to set an example by rising with the sun next week.
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Robert Burns
Burlington Hawk-Hye
Scotland
Scotia
Saving Daylight
New York World
National Daylight Saying
Gauss Combined Catarrh Treatment Free Trial Offer
STOP You Are Violating Nature's Laws. Gauss' Combined Treatment for Catarrh advertised with free trial packages. C. E. Gauss promotes 2000 trial packs sent prepaid from Marshall Michigan. coupon invites name and address to receive by parcel post.
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Gauss
Catarey J
C. E. Gauss
C. ER
Main
Marshall, Mich
G. B. Gauss
Main St
Surprising Home Made Cough Syrup Claim
An ad touts a cheap home made cough syrup using Pinex and sugar to rival store bought remedies. It promises rapid relief for dry coughs, hoarseness, bronchitis, and even whooping cough, with a money back guarantee and directions from a local distributor in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Pines
Ft Wayne
Ind
Fragmentary line prompts question on New York habits
Readable fragment questions whether bed with the chickens will lapse into New York habits of keeping late hours at both ends of the day. The text seems to discuss daily routines and timing without clear events or names.
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New York
No Need to Fear Baldness Advertising Potent Hair Treatment
A hair specialist warns baldness stems from dirt and dandruff. Regular shampooing and Parisian Sage, used to destroy dandruff germs, can stop itching and hair loss. The ad claims the product nourishes roots, adds luster, and is favored by women. Wangler Bros. Co. sells a generous bottle at low cost.
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Wangler i Bros. Co
Adier-i-ka touted for bowel relief by Wangler Bros
An advertisement claims Adier-i-ka quickly relieves stomach trouble and constipation by flushing the entire alimentary tract. It praises instant benefits for a merchant’s wife who could eat only toast and hot water, stating the product cures sour stomach and gas and prevents appendicitis. Wangler Bros Co., druggists, 229 East Fourth Street.
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Wangler Bros Co
East Fourth Street
Simple Home Treatment to Remove Hairy Growths
Two or three minutes of delatone paste removes facial and neck hair. Mix water with powdered delatone, apply, then wash skin to remove residue. Obtain renal delatone from a druggist for best results.
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Doughert Correspondant
Philadelphia
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Old Scotland
Robert Ray
Bobbie Burns
Shaynd Hesqntey
Burns
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VALOR
Frederick Palmer
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Thermoprise
Light Brigade
Congress
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Switzerland
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Soga
Renteal Bangs
E. G. Miller
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William J. Bryan
Flo
Pershing
Carranza
Louisville
Canrier Journal
G- Gates
Vila
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Atchison Globe
Weary Ward Beecher
Union Hall
John Moody
Jesup
Bbc Courier
Beck, Nauman & Bros
HW. Knapp
Knapp
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I. c. Munger
Lizzie Jenkins
Cedar Walls
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Chicago Tribune
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Towa
Frances @. Miller
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Harding
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Marion Regist
Ming
Des Moines Register
Mr. Taft
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Turstin
Stax
Washington Star
Satan
Willi
God
Willie
Mrs. Newlywed
Susband
M. Carrigg
Ilinois Central Wardbasic
Lowa Grinder & Steamer Company
D. W. Bover
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Eighth Streets
Waterloo Choral So‘siely
Matt. Parrott
Gertrude Addill
H. V. Taylor
FU. Winninger
Rex. E. E. Madeira
S. L. Morrison
G. Willingworth
W. IF. Parrott
J. Vale
J. M.groat
Nature
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Maurice Thompson
John Muir
Sandman
Syvouns
A. Wanker
Poumies
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Eanlix
Frank T. Hartman
Fifth and
Mulberry Streets
East Side
C. W. Bruner
Black Hawk Building
W. E. Patterson
Commercial Bank
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