Evening Courier history notes and Lorimer case replay
The Evening Courier details its long running publication and offices while recounting the Lorimer Senate case. It covers testimony about Edward Hines and a $500 reward for an accuser, plus a critique of a conspiracy to smirch Clarence S. Funk’s character amid alleged bribery and perjury.
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Clarence 5. Funk
International Harvester Company
Lorimer
Senate
Frank
H. H. Kohisai
Record-Herald
Edward Hines
Cvertain Yegis Jators
Kohlsaat
Funk
Mr. Funk
Bathhouse at Waterloo Proves Crowded and Popular
The Waterloo bathhouse, once doubted, now operates at capacity on hot days. Hundreds are turned away while the facility serves large crowds. calls grow for expansion and possible funding to meet demand. City officials and park board weigh enlarging the structure to relieve crowding and improve access.
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Waterloo
Ubis
Onme
Community voices clash over music morals and highway finance
An editorial admonishes risqué popular songs and urges moral safeguards for children while proposing a binational fund for a Cedar Falls Waterloo highway. It argues small car owner contributions could fund the project and notes the Baltimore situation changes rapidly.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Police garb debate as city stalls on humane clothing
A satirical piece urges the police to wear coats only when the city supplies humane garb, notes horses receive hats while officers remain uncased, and mocks public behavior ahead of the Fourth of July with playful regional phrases.
Road building and political currents in early Iowa
Iowa editorials discuss permanent roads funding to boost land sales, Cummins’ political influence, and reactions to Roosevelt and Taft figures. The roundtable notes praise infrastructure as key to economic mobility and caution against partisan maneuvers at the national level.
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Marshalstown
Towa
Iowa
Billion Dollar Waste in Corn Belt May Be Stopped
Agricultural Commissioner urges widespread use of silos to recover misunderstood feed value in corn stalks and other residues. He compares farm waste to industrial efficiency, citing grain and by product utilization, silage as winter feed, and regional farming shifts toward dairying, beef, and drought resistant forage.
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H. M. Cottrell
Bock Island Lines
United States
New England
Middle States
Corn Belt
Standard of
Standard of Company
Rock Island Lines
Liberal
Kansas
Southwest
Analogy in Parties Sparks Republican Crisis Warning
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues Republicans face a crisis akin to the old whig era. It suggests progressives and a strong stand on principles, citing Lincoln’s split from the Whigs and the dangers of compromising for office. Bryan’s backing could strengthen a progressive Democratic nominee.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
Bryant
Republican Party
Abraham Tincoln
Whig Party
Slippers and road woes spark humor across papers
A collage of quips and anecdotes travels from Chicago to Washington. The missive mocks modern travel, road conditions in Missouri, and Shakespearean wit heard at a New York luncheon, reflecting a newspaper comic spirit and public curiosity about everyday hardships.
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Shakespeare
William Dean Howells
New York
Stratford
Oso
Washington
Growing Them Big in Iowa as Palzer Fights
In this Tribune note, Albert Palzer, an Iowa figure, is described amid boxing praise and misgivings about his rivals. Bombardier Wells recalls rough sparring, while Thomas Sharkey’s beating signals fierce competition. Iowa’s notable boxers Gotch and Palzer illustrate local strength and census-busting bulks.
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Albert Palzer
the Tribune
Bombardier Wells
Ihampion
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Mr. Wells
Thomas Sharkey
Palzer
Jack Johnson
Iowa
Gotch
Mr. Palzer
Uncle Sam Food Ad Cites Flax For Digestive Aids
An old advertisement claims Uncle Sam Food with flax helps digestion by turning in the intestines. It asserts the product is tasty and ready to eat, made from whole wheat and flax, sold by grocers in large packages.
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Sam
The Short Ballot Movement and Political Power
H. 8. Gilbertson argues that shifting city officers to independent elections weakened mayoral control and empowered political insiders. The piece criticizes the long ballot system as preserving bosses and urges a workable representative framework driven by voters rather than political experts, promising further discussion of the movement.
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Gilbertson
Omaha
Oregon
The Evening Chit Chat on Private Life and Confidentiality
A newspaper column critiques young married women who gossip about private marital matters with friends and neighbors. It warns against intimate exposure between couples and the risk of loss of respect, urging discretion and restraint in conversations about personal life.
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Tabitha
Lfe
Baby healed from cheek eruption with Cuticura
Mrs W J Cleland from Kingsley Michigan reports a severe skin eruption on her infant daughter’s cheek spreading to the eye and nostril. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores healed within days with no recurrence. She notes fear of scarring and praises the products.
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Kingsley, Mich
Mrz
W. J. Cleland
Cuticura
Dept.t. Boston
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