An Act of Humanity Promotes Farmer In-County Spending
Editor E. T. Meredith in Successful Farming urges farmers to spend an extra ten dollars with city merchants and manufacturers over thirty days to put idle workers to work and boost prices. If 100,000 subscribers spend 100 dollars, eighty million dollars circulate, aiding merchants, manufacturers, and laborers, and benefiting the broader economy. It emphasizes prudent, targeted purchases rather than wasteful spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Meredith
Marchant
Courier and Reporter
State Department reply on neutrality and arms sales
The article defends U S neutrality and arms sales to allies, arguing selling munitions to France and England preserves impartial trade. It asks if reversing policy would force the United States to aid Germany and risk losing freedom of action on the seas, urging consistency with precedent and rights to ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
England
Great Britain
High Seas
Higher Passenger Rates After Shreveport Ruling Sparks Iowa Rail Rise
The Shreveport decision is cited to argue railroads may raise passenger rates within Iowa to align with interstate base. If one state cannot favor its own routes, railroads expect easier hikes between any Iowa point and outside states. The ruling limits state discrimination but fuels a move to higher interstate-structured fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Shreveport
Iowa
Louisiana
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas State Railway Commission
Texas Commission
Towa
Keeping Books And The Pitfalls Of Retail Accounting
Keeping books is a merchant’s delicate craft balancing cash flow, depreciation, and markups. The piece warns against overreliance on ledgers, noting dangers from over-dependence on figures, overdrafts, and misplaced philanthropy that can ruin a business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enyine
Acrogatha
Europe
Igurea Os
To the Heart of the Matter SANITY 18 A BALANCE
A compact meditation on truth and sanity arguing that reality blends opposites. It cites Chesterton and Pascal to claim orthodoxy, mystery, and balance sustain health while extremism and rigid certainty breed madness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maen
Chesterton
Pascal
The Yellow Streak and Prohibition Dissent In Iowa
A Cedar Rapids note mocks yellow license plates as conspicuous enforcement in 1915 Iowa. Manson Democrat discusses Democratic rifts over prohibition and party unity, warning of split if anti prohibition factions prevail. A Sioux City Tribune excerpt cites James G. Blaine on American maritime policy, urging either a government operated or people supported merchant marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Sheny
Manson Democrat
AD Automobile
Germany
Hom
Sioux City Tribune
James
St. Louis
Harmless Measure On City Manager Legislation
The Fockett bill would empower towns to hire a city manager and serve as an entry point for legislative discussion. Waterloo would still not adopt it, as it would not alter powers of the present council. The measure is optional and depends on local council choice, offering no immediate change for Waterloo.
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Watic
Waterloo
Two Paths for Merchant Marine Subsidy Debate
The excerpt notes that the American people face two options on merchant marine subsidies: either subsidize and keep ownership and operation domestically, or subsidize and transfer control to shipping interests to own and operate for profit. It suggests the public will likely favor externalization.
Urbana Readers Urged to Attend Interurban Funeral
Urbana Ia January 26. A spoof obituary argues the interurban line will kill smaller towns for city gains. It humorously notes Urbana plans many new homes and a business block as if preparing for death, inviting friends to attend a public funeral for the town along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Triana
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Blood Remedy Sustains World Claims Benefit
An advertisement extols a blood purifier, claiming it is a mature medicine opposed by those clinging to dangerous alternatives. It asserts mercury poisoning and mineral poisons, urges customers to choose S. S. S. as the world’s primary blood remedy, and promotes free advice from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tts
Natern
Weile
Medical Department
Swit Specific Co
One Bugaboo of Ala Enginemen Tralomen Lose Homes and Savings
Chicago report details clashes over railroad terminal moves affecting Western engineers and firemen. Testimony from the Brotherhoods highlights loss of homes and savings, with figures on typical wages and comparisons to state governors. The exhibit catalogs multiple terminal shifts by lines like Santa Fe, Canadian Pacific, and Chicago routes, noting widespread disruption among crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Railroad
Warren 3. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wen
Brotherhoods
James M. Sheean
West
Santa Fe Railroad
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chicago and Eastern Iinais Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago, Peoria and
Abboteford
Missouri Pacific
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
Northern Pacific
St. Louia Mas San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railway
Wabash Railroad Company
Engineers
Memorial Hall Discussed in Black Hawk County
In Black Hawk County the strong-box holds 16 000 iron men released from work for months. Taxpayers have set aside 16 000 dollars to build a memorial hall, arguing it may be better invested than left idle in circulation.
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Black Hawk County
Danderine Hair Product Promises Flawless Lustrous Hair
An old advertisement touts Knowlton’s Danderine as a cheap 25 cent remedy to stop dandruff and hair loss within ten minutes. It claims dramatic growth after two weeks, with soft glossy hair and a carefree scalp, urging readers to sample the product and cloth through hair for quick results.
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Knowlton
Site options discussed for veterans fund hall in Cedar Falls
The matter hinges on site selection with committees from the Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo Commercial Club meeting February 4. Cedar Falls offered sites, but veterans favor the county seat. Waterloo proposed courth ouse grounds or the west riverbank between Bridge and Fifth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Waterloo Commercial Club
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Bridge
Fifth Streets
Heron’s weight cited and Bangkok to use rice mill refuse for fuel
A discussion notes an average four pound heron and a pit containing three and a half pounds of fish per meal. It then states Bangkok plans a new electric power station fueled by refuse from rice milling.
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Samesa
Bangkok
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IRDA
Johnson County
Herald
Neers
Tentinque Telegraph
Duluqee
ALA
Kondon
Ogi An
Broadway
New York
Waterloo Evening Courier
Leo Slezak
Margarete Matzenauer
Metropolitan Opera Company
Song Books
Caruso
Tetrazzini
Matzenauer
Slezak
Melba
Farrar
Bonci
Goritz
Scotti
Fremstad
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