The Courier in Europe Ampericam travelers in Europe will fool the
Foreign travel notices appear in The Courier as carriers guide readers to European travel services. Listings mention American Express Offices in London and St. Petersburg routes and shipments. Details include addresses and contact points for travel agencies and steamship services.
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E. Bart
Pcourany
Fapang West Park
Mestey
Europe
Ampericam
Ateriog
Trafalgar
Expres
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Porie
Southwart Dea
Americen Expres
Berits
Tlater
Petereburg
Nevaky Prospekt
Summer Vacation Trip Readers urged to send address changes
The Courier invites subscribers to provide advance vacation addresses so copies can be delivered promptly during summer travel. The notice promises careful handling of address changes to ensure uninterrupted delivery while readers are away.
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Courier
Sex hygiene teaching to be introduced in Chicago public schools
The Chicago board of education plans to teach sex hygiene in public schools with safeguards and separate sexes for most instruction. It will not be compulsory and parents may excus e their children by note. The article argues social purity is essential and forecasts broader, compulsory inclusion in the curriculum.
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Chicago Board of Education
Department of Hygiene
Spying on the Railroads Described as an Odd Experiment
A railroad president hires his son’s college roommate for 85 a month to ride trains nationwide and report back on conditions from a traveler's view. He will note poor or courteous service, poorly kept stations, and dining car quality, writing letters to the president with findings. The plan aims to reveal public-facing issues overlooked by staff reports.
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Railwar Age Gazette
Keokuk's Opportunity Powering Growth For Cities
Keokuk's electric generation from its river power houses lights two thirds of St. Louis street cars and promises vastly more for Burlington Fort Madison Quincy Warsaw and Hannibal. Each horsepower could support five industrial workers, potentially lifting a million people. Keokuk and Waterloo must unite to prove cities can grow with this natural asset, or risk stagnation.
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Keokuk
St. Louis
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Quincy
Warsaw
Hannibal
Iowa
Waterloo
Political Scandals and a Bleached Public Image
A provocative editorial analyzes ongoing political scandals in England and the United States, arguing moral charges mask practical gains and that reform movements face aggressive lobbying. It contrasts aristocratic hypocrisy with domestic probes of municipal to senatorial corruption and questions progress driven by wealth and power.
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Lish
Hercules
Martin Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Mulhall
Congress
Prayer and Deeds and a Social Mind in the Church
A discussion on church charity notes that prayer often surpasses deeds, urging pastors with social mindsets. It recalls a Seattle charity conference tale where a minister considers how to wield church influence against social evils, and cites a California killer’s plea to oppose capital punishment. The June bulletin of the International Institute of Agriculture forecasts wheat crops worldwide, with Bulgaria up 106 percent, Denmark 113, Italy 310.9, the United States 123 and 76.3 for winter and spring wheat, Japan 165.2, and India 96.7, tying to humanity’s bread supply.
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Seattle
Wash
International Institute of Agriculture
Bread of Humanity
Bulgaria
Denmark
Italy
United States
Japan
India
Corn Values in Incies and Public Notices
A collage of clipped headlines notes corn values in incies and items from Marshalltown Times Republican on corn value linked to an automobile and gasoline barrel, rail fare issues raised by Iowa Falls Sentinel, and Davenport Times remarks on national banks. Des Moines Tribune questions Friedmann cure reports and Colfax debate, urging caution until more justification is shown.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Des Moines Tribune
Colfax
Friesmann
Skiddoo Story Sparks Town Name Trend and Satire
A columnist notes Skiddoo’s imprint as a Nevada town name and jests that New England’s Skiddoo would verge on nonclassical. The piece cites a fictional “involuntary sale” of Jack Johnson for 30000 dollars, praising Uncle Sam or David Harum for shrewdness. It mocks police summer uniforms as useless as a Sahara raincoat. An ad fragment for Mens Suits Meaned and Pressed at Waterloo Cleaning and Dye Works appears with contact details.
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Skiddoo
Nevada
New England
Jack Johnson
United States
Uncle Sam
David Harum
Lobby investigation delayed by nonchalant congressional stance
In the Sioux City Journal excerpt, the writer notes that Congress did not start an inquiry into the lobby until it was certain the lobby would die. The commentary highlights Congress’s characteristic timing and deliberate approach to such investigations.
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Sioux City Journal
Congress
Wilson’s First Four Months Outshine Taft’s Record
The Webster City freeman-Tribune argues President Wilson’s four months in office surpass Taft’s early tenure. It claims Taft yielded to Aldrich-Cannon standpatters while Wilson has captured Clark-Underwood adherents, leaving their scalps noted as a sign of reform. The piece laments the lost chance if Taft had truly been a Progressive novelty.
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Webster City
freeman-Tribune
Wilson
Taft
Village Quip From Punch On Heritage Question
A Punch cartoon caption shows a visitor asking if the woman is the oldest in her heritage. The native responds he is only the village idiot, highlighting humor about lineage and identity in a rural setting.
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Hla Job
The New Steamships of 1913 Closely Watched Ocean Giants
The 1913 ocean liner model attracts wide attention with a length near a thousand feet and five miles visibility. It carries 5,009 passengers and offers gyms, baths, theatres, roof gardens, and tramways. The vessel features vast power, many lifeboats, watertight compartments, and a skylight. it is large yet keeps its place in the ocean, promising comfort over seafaring joy.
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Washington Boulevard
Manhattan
Becker
Paterl Vest
Commodore Perry
Lake Fire
Hner
Cla ude Porter Unfavored in Iowa D A Nomination
Claude Porter of Centerville is not favored for the southern Iowa district attorney post. Rumors point to Dan Hamilton or John Craig of Keokuk as likely appointees. Pressure mounts from supporters including Judge Wade and Congressman Pepper, but administration support remains uncertain. Mark Evans of Des Moines named immigration inspector at 2500 dollars yearly, to be based in Chicago. Kirkpatrick assisted.
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Washington
Claude Porter
Centerville
Iowa
Dan Hamilton
John &. Craig
Keokuk
Porter
Wade
Pepper
Newman
Senate District Committee
Oliver Newman
Senate
Wilson
Kenyon
Jowan
Mark Evans
Des Moines
Kirkpatrick
Evans
Chicago
Town criers visit Detroit factory tour described
Frank Bryant of the Chalmers Motor Car Co returns from a tour of the Chalmers factory in Detroit. The town criers, part of a recent eastward invasion by special train, pose in a semi circle for a photograph. A smaller copy will go to each traveler.
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Frank Bryant
Chalmers Motor Car Co
Chalmers
Detroit
Cinera
Bryant
Towns incorporation rests on one ballot in Iowa
Town City Iowa July 12 with the vote at 35 to 45 and one defective ballot the fate of North Liberty's incorporation rests with Judge Howell in district court. If the rejected cross against Yes is counted the measure fails. if not counted the election proceeds. Every man within the proposed town limits voted.
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Town City
North Liberty
Howell
Do It Alone and the Hard Guess in a Scrambled Page
A compiled fragment from newspapers includes poetic lines and quips about vocation pleasure and risk. It features fragments about a girl learning to swim and a vow, a circus man’s fear in a spree, a beauty fading, homeliness enduring, and a householder facing car pets and rugs on a clothesline.
A Good Investment by Whitemound Merchant
W D Magli, a well known merchant of Whitemound Wisconsin, bought a stock of Chamberlains medicine to supply customers. After receiving it he fell sick and says one small bottle of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the cost of his entire stock. For sale by all dealers.
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W. D. Magli
Whitemound
Wis
Chamberlain
Chaberlain
Waterloo Board Lowers Water Rates for Excess Use
The Waterloo board voted to offer a 50 percent discount on water used above the average three month bill starting after July 15. The measure mirrors last July and August’s low rate. The secretary’s report was received, extensions requested, and funds are nearly exhausted for this year. An extension was ordered in the sanitary district on Third avenue west from Bluff to Washington streets where closets have been removed. The fourth well matter was discussed with the superintendent.
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Waterloo
Board of Trustees
Third Avenue
Bluff
Washington Streets
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
A Missouri resident reports relief from displacement and nervous prostration after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter extols its strength gains and decline in symptoms, urging others to try the remedy after other methods failed.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
T. Hancey
Eldon
Missouri
Water pumpage rises amid dry spell by 400000 gallons daily
The report notes continued investigations and records a daily water extraction increase of about 400000 gallons during a dry period, highlighting heightened demand and ongoing inquiry into supply management.
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble
A Plainfield New Jersey woman reports relief after using Chamberlain's Tablets. After months of stomach upset, reading testimonials convinced her to try the remedy and she has nearly finished three quarters of a package, now able to eat almost anything. Sold by all dealers.
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G. Stengle
Plainfield
N. J
Chamberlain
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