Waterlo o Evening Courice editorial on utility rates crisis
The Waterloo Citizens Gas and Electric Company faces a rate request to raise charges after skyrocketing costs for coke coal gas oil and labor since 1914. The piece argues the crisis requires public action or court intervention to set rates to cover costs and provide reasonable profit while warning of possible service shutdown if relief is not granted. It also reflects on wage trends and economic changes influencing pricing and policy.
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W. JH. Hartman CO
Weet Park Ave
Neorgiereee
Gebo G Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Geo
Mer
Iowa
Waterloo
Associated Press
Dispatches
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Washington, D. C
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Bas
Giehr
Cleveland
Citizens Company
Wre
Farm versus sanatorium asks about a livable option for TB son
A reader seeking a livable farm to help a 19 year old with tuberculosis asks for advice. The reply suggests requesting an Agriculture Department booklet on abandoned farms for a one cent cost, noting that ownership could come with a few hundred dollars over time and that the patient would not work until medically cleared.
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New York Estate Department of Agriculture
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
A scene unfolds with Andrew mocking dancing and couples as he strips to pajamas, while Imogens works with hairpins nearby. A scientist’s quip about gas jets warms a room, as Ellwood the newsboy recalls honesty and the owner’s small cash reward amid a street ad scene.
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Andrew
Imogens
de York
Ellwood
Laniis
Grees Hotter
Tellet
Mike
Eliwodd
Nature Notes Answers To Previous Questions
A condensed recap from Nature Notes answering reader queries. Topics include noreaster storm origin, bobolink song variation by locality, and calves feigning death after first feeding as a bluff before defending themselves.
Frog and Froggie Tie The Red Hat Knot At Pond
The Frog presents a red hat to Miss Froggie. He plans to marry her, and with Blue Jay and others aiding, a red leaf hat is found. That night by the pond the wedding occurs with many animals watching the ceremony.
Lemon Juice For Freckles Beauty Lotion Tonic
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint lotion for freckles and tan. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to reduce blemishes and brighten the skin. Inexpensive beauty aid available at grocers and drug stores.
TO SING OF YOU Frank L Stanton Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse by Frank L Stanton praises a beloved name as sweetest, noting joy in singing about the person. The text blends affectionate imagery with incomplete lines and musings on fame and time.
Frog Hat and Birds Inspire Whimsical Pond Romance
A red and brown hat hangs from Roofe by grass ribbons as Mrs. Frog is tied beneath her chin. Villagers remark on her sweetness while the couple flees the bank, then hides at the pond bottom. Mr. Frog credits a wise bird for fashion tips and past truths.
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Mrs. Frog
Roofe
Mr. Frog
Brain Tests by Sam LoydHeadline Riddle from 19th Century Ad Text
The Newlyweds faced a furniture dealer offering terms of five dollars cash plus five dollars per month, with a ten dollar spot cash discount reducing total to sixty dollars. The installment plan prompts readers to question the true cost of using the money. The puzzle answer references a list of Latinized words culminating in a complete sentence.
Iowa Editors Town A Tourists Delight
Marshalltown Times-Republican praises a state parks commission report on Iowa beauty spots and lakes. It laments low circulation, urges public access through homes and schools, and promotes a self guided auto itinerary to northern and northeastern Iowa highlighting natural scenery and heritage for future generations.
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Marshalltown
State Public Parks Commission
America
Canada
West
Iowa
Readjustments Necessary Read in Freeman Journal
The Freeman-Journal notes railroads must pay higher interest rates. Trainmen's wages will rise, shop and road hands receive boosts, and costs of all supplies climb. Freight charges are expected to increase, but share the burden to ease impact, with coal rates kept low. An ad in Bangor Morning News seeks two sober barbers in Ft. Fairfield, Maine.
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Webster City
Freeman-Journal
Bangor Morning News
Ft. Fairfield, Me
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Featured
A Knoxville reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for curing chronic back pain and female troubles. The letter credits a sister’s advice, notes restored appetite and ability to work, and urges others to try the remedy for women’s illnesses.
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Knoxville
Lydian B. Pinkham
Lydis E. Pinkham
Peart Hill
Jacksboro St
Tennessee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Brinkham
Wenan
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