Courier press notices and foreign postings for readers
The Evening Courier lists offices in New York Chicago and overseas bureaux in London Paris Berlin and St Petersburg. It details postage rates travel guides and foreign editions while discussing a state highway bill proposing a county funded incentive system to boost road construction without centralized control.
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Chicago
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Dawe's Steamship Agency
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Paris
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Mace de l'Opera
American Express
Berlin
Unter den Lindes
Petersburg
Nevsky Proepekt
Bloodhounds in Waterloo Highlight Risks and Respectability
Bloodhounds aid law enforcement by tracking criminals but their presence can unjustly affect innocent residents. In Waterloo a respected citizen was jailed after bloodhounds crossed his yard, though he claimed innocence. A later arrest tied to stolen goods confirmed another suspect.
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Waterloo
Worry and Brains Rule Out Insanity Says Doctor
A noted doctor declares worry causes insanity in the United States and that brains and responsibility help avoid it. The piece argues worry spreads small troubles and urges mental calm as a defense against insanity.
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United States
State aid highway bill advances in Senate of Iowa
The Balkema measure proposes a state highway fund from vehicle taxes with a five member highway commission, state college at Ames to manage records, and state aid covering one third of permanent improvements. Counties pay two thirds with local levies and tax limits, and counties must raise funds before state aid is issued.
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Preaman-Tribune
Final Week in January Without Wins Reported
Mason City Times notes the slow start with no victories yet in the final week of January. Des Moines Capital comments on a statesman shifting to support woman suffrage, embracing it widely, while Cedar Rapids Republican reports Dr Longshore of Waterdon convicted of criminal malpractice and urges speedy prison transport with the case to follow.
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Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
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Mason City
Iowa
California
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Cedar Rapids Republican
Longshore of
Waterdon
Clouds and the playful, perilous cloud world
A humorous dive into clouds describing them as a trust that governs weather and life. It pokes fun at rain on events and agriculture while outlining cloud types and whimsical scenarios from Switzerland to New York. The piece blends satire with meteorology and local color.
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Umbrella Trust
Switzerland
Canton
Iowa Roads Debate and Political Cartoons Shoot Down
A compilation of editorial stances urges testing seed corn and warns against wasting tax money on road funding. Des Moines Register and Leader backs creating a state commission with real powers before a 1 mill road tax. Knoxville Journal ridicules Brockway for opposing permanent roads while urging immediate state aid and supervision.
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Knoxville
Brockway
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Towa
Reaction and marriage inescapable law of life
The piece discusses action and reaction as universal, noting Christmas reactions and predictable quarrels after happiness. It cites newlyweds and parents as examples, suggesting many divorces occur in the first six months after marriage due to reaction to anticipation fulfilled. Ruth Cameron signs off.
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Johnny
Ruth Cameron
Evening Chit Chat Reflections After Christmas Blues
In Ruth Cameron’s column, Molly the stenographer confesses postholiday blues following a cheerful Christmas. The Wants-to-be-Cynic and the Author-Man observe reactions to festive cheer while the Lady-who-knows suggests the common postholiday reaction and a return to normal soon.
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Molly
McComb City Students Split Time Between Class and Rail Work
In McComb City Mississippi high school students alternate days between classes and Illinois Central railroad shop work. They earn 12 to 18 dollars monthly while attending school and receive 12 cents an hour in the shops. Officials praise the cooperative plan as keeping boys in school and providing a trade.
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Des Moines
McComb City
Miss
Illinois Central Railroad
McComb High School
Hughes
Education notes push for compulsory continuation schools
A piece on youth crime urges work training over idle living. It outlines a Berlin girls continuation school with six hours weekly, and cites Massachusetts and Stockholm spending on education. It notes plans for a German student union at Columbia and a Washington bill for compulsory continuation schooling.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Sweden
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Deutscher Verein
Columbia University
Massachusetts
Washington
Local Board Takes Charge Of Vocational Training Proposal
The measure mirrors a Wisconsin 1911 law and resembles the Cooley proposal in Illinois by enabling the local school board to appoint a board with direct authority over vocational training. Courier want ads promise time and money savings.
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