Courier notes and European circulation details
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists offices and foreign circulation points in Europe and America, with addresses in London Paris and Berlin. It discusses circulation strength, advertising rates, and telephones. The piece then shifts to commentary on party politics, mentioning Altoni Parker and Wilson, and speculates on Democratic and Republican prospects and party management challenges.
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Iowa's Progressives Split Realignment Sparks Local Concern
The Iowa situation shows Black Hawk county forming a local progressive group. Former progressive Republicans join to back a shift toward conservative and progressive blocs, aiming to save state representatives like Kenyon and congressman Pickett. Local politicians fear a heated battle before November as parties realign amid national Republican tensions.
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Wilson
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Political machine frays as Iowa Democrats stumble
Fragmentary lines describe Iowa Democrats craving spoils as President Tafs nears not seeking re election. The piece hints at a national plan to nominate a progressive figure while trading favors, but accuses Bryan of disrupting the scheme.
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Bailey
Tafs
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Bryan
Express rates rejection and political taint in Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star notes express companies reject new interstate rates as unprofitable. It questions political murder claims over Lorimer and urges Republicans to consider voting choices. The column also mentions a deadly buffalo incident and a weather quip about a long Turkish bath period.
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Lorimer
Kansas City Starl
Time to Get It Advertising Push Favorable in July and August
A compilation of brief notes from several papers notes political shifts and social views. The Iowa gaggle discusses July August ad campaigns, Taft versus the Republican party, rising living costs linked to consumer choices, and a nod to local sportsmanship and state policy debates.
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Cedar Falls
Marshalhown Times-Republican
The Evening Chit Chat on Love and Youth
The writer laments young women who feign indifference to men who adore them and argues that genuine love fuels art and life. Dora Melegari is cited on female detachment, while the piece urges recognizing love's value and warns of losing mutual affection. Ends with a note about Brady War Pictures for students.
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Dora Melegari
Express Companies Respond to Interstate Commission Rate Plan
The Chicago statement from all express firms discusses the commission’s zone based rate proposal. It notes current earnings under present rates near six percent, warns revenue losses from new rates, and expects Oct. 2 as a deadline to assess potential effects on business costs and future practices.
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Umbrella and Poem Talk Sparked at Gallery Visit
A light vignette captures a sunlit exchange about poetry and life while a couple on a bench near the sea share playful banter about poems and marriage. The scene shifts to a quip about umbrellas on a sunny day and a museum notices policy. The Iowa Homestead promotes farm news and agency terms with a mail-order club offer.
Roosevelt may delay trip as Iowa convention date debated
Oyster Bay July 17 Colonel Roosevelt works on speeches for a Midwest trip and may miss the Des Moines state convention of the third party next Wednesday. Progressives headquarter chiefs say plans shift if he arrives later in the week. Coliseum arrangements are made for his appearance with expectations of a large crowd.
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Indians Triumph At Stockholm Pentathlon And Decathlon
The American Indian Thorpe, a member of the Sacs and Foxes from Tama county Iowa, wins both the pentathlon and the decathlon at Stockholm. Tewanina places second in the pentathlon grilling event and Sokalexis fourth in the marathon. The piece notes Indians are few yet highly honored in world competition.
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Brevity and Banter From 1900s Gossip Columns
A collage of witticisms and light anecdotes drawn from early 20th century humor pages. Talks of antiquities suitors, marriage quips, church acolytes, piano tune requests, and Miss Lillian Russell commenting on divorce. Items reflect social quirks and comic exchanges of the era.
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Lillian Russell
Alexander J. Moore
Beginning of Drug Taking in the August Century
Chas. B. Towns in the August Century argues that people seek relief from pain and fatigue using opiates, and that most addicts began with small, occasional doses during moments of weakness. He stresses the natural urge to ease suffering and warns against early overreliance on drugs.
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Chas. B. Towns
Drug warnings urge tighter supervision of medicine sales
The article notes many people unknowingly take medicines containing addictive drugs and emphasizes the danger to all. It calls for close oversight of drug handling and sales to prevent harm and protect the public.
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Oan
Wife’s mother to share in estate after Denver crash
In Marshalltown Iowa July 17 Mrs Josie Myers Davenport mother of Mrs Kirk will receive two thirds of the 330000 estate from the Denver crash that killed Mr and Mrs Mahlon Kirk of this county. Mr Kirk’s father Nathan Kirk Bangor may contest but administratrix Mrs Myers will manage settlement as families consider litigation against the railroad for negligence.
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Mahlon Kirk
Josie Myers
Davenport
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Kirk
Nathan Kirk
Tack
Kirk Auto
How to Absorb an Unlovely Complexion
Phyllis Moore in Town Talk describes mercorized wax as a skin brightener that absorbs dead skin to reveal a clearer complexion. She cites an ounce from the drug store and nightly cold cream as steps, plus a home wash using oxide and hazel to reduce wrinkles.
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Phyllis Moore
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Scottville Mother
Mrs. G. Johnson of Scottville Michigan a mother of thirteen credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with maintaining her health through hard farm work and caring for a large family. She also notes relief for her daughter from painful periods and irregularities and urges others to try the remedy. The ad touts the product as a safe non narcotic preparation from native roots and herbs claimed to be a top remedy for women's ills.
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Scottville, Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
G. Johnson
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