Waterton Courier and Europe Travel Ad Pages
An aged miscellany notices advertising rates for the Courier including private branch exchange, plus European travel placements. It lists locations where Waterloo Evening Courier is on file and mentions political coverage, Iowa onion anecdotes, and local land sale anecdotes with faded details.
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Arloo Evening Goors
Sasccisted Press
Publiabed
W. MB. Martman
Watertos
Ask Courier
Courier
Europe
Waterloo Evening Courier
Bendon Room
Trafalgar Building
Emberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Wisee de l'Opera
Scribe
Berlin
Unter den Linden
St. Petersburg
Reveky Proepekt
The Pipe Organ in Churches Open Weekday Recitals
Social workers urge turning schoolhouses into weekday social centers and propose using church pipe organs for free Monday evening recitals to provide accessible, sacred music year round. They argue this would better utilize investments, encourage reverence, and attract people back to church spaces for wholesome, low cost entertainment.
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Witherlon
New York
G. 11
Duffield
Old First" Presbyterian Church
Leslie
Waterloo
Alex
Senate to Discuss Contests at Chicago Convention
The senate will address the contests at the Chicago convention as part of efforts to retain unsettled state of knowledge and counter ignorance among proceedings.
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Senate
Chicago
Mellin's Food Praised For Teething Benefits
A series of testimonial notes praise Mellin's Food as especially beneficial during teething. One mother claims her baby thrived and grew thirteen teeth, walking early, while another from Brooklyn extols the product for a well and healthy child. Readers are invited to write for a free sample.
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Mellin
H.P Leonard
N.Y
R. E. Bent Brooklin
Maine
News of Price Increases Tied to Leather and Wool Tariffs
Public notice warns that fall shoe prices will rise due to leather market shifts from increased automobile demand and that wool cloth may jump 7 to 20 cents per yard next spring because domestic wool supply is 30 million pounds lower than a year ago. The text indirectly suggests reconsidering tariff barriers to ease the impact.
Roosevelt to Toward Iowa Visit Remains Unclear
Des Moines papers debate whether Theodore Roosevelt will attend the convention of his new party. They note no definite plan for a town arrival, though such plans could be set at any time if he chooses.
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Steet
Crane
Cummins
Des Moines
Teddy
Towa
Mr. Roosevelt
National progressives seek funds for Chicago convention seats
The article notes progressives aiming to raise a large campaign fund by selling seats at the Chicago convention. It warns of a lopsided parliamentary show seen as tame with only one side appearing in the ring. It lists possible Roosevelt vice presidential candidates as Governor Johnson of California and ex Senator Beveridge. It offers a quip on staying cool during rain.
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Chicago
Johnson
California
Beveridge
Two Candidates for President in Spirit of the Iowa Press
Sioux City Tribune notes two contenders for the U S presidency Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt. It argues the more party leaders recognize the split packer factions the better they can shield themselves from public odium attached to their methods and choices.
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Sioux City Tribune
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Caution urged after Waterloo crossing accident
A Waterloo railroad crossing crash injured many as Cedar Rapids Gazette notes the need for extreme caution at crossings after a week of numerous accidents. Authorities warn drivers and pedestrians to slow down and observe signals to prevent recurrence.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Doubt Over Bry Expenditure At Chicago Baltimore Conventions
No doubt remains about the claim that W. J. Bryan received 81 000 at a day for reporting the Chicago and Baltimore conventions for a syndicate. He did not take 14 00 in total for both conventions. Newspaper publishers show sound business judgment. Congress Next Most Important.
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Dubuque
The President Shapes Law Through Party Principles
The president, as chief lawmaker, expresses party principles by shaping laws. This role links governance to the party platform and policy outcomes, highlighting the executive's influence on legislative direction and political priorities.
Easy Slippers and Side A to It Quips
A collage of humorous snippets from early 20th century papers. A Pat and doctor quip ends with a judge’s remark about gratitude. Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete debate overcrowded offices and work. A hungry traveler and a parrot gift tale play against a dog and spelling pun.
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Mike
Pete
Washington Star
Placid Look and Cash-Only Buyer Noted
A fragment describes a man with a placid look and a strict habit of paying cash for everything he buys, emphasizing his orderly routine and thrift as notable traits.
Origin of a Quoted Paragraph Traced to Rev John Paxton
Des Moines Capital reports Rev William E Barton of Oak Park informed W D Nesbit that the famed quotation about building a better mousetrap originated in the mind of Rev John Paxton and appeared in a sermon he delivered at the West Presbyterian church in Newark. The sermon on Religion in Its Relation to Righteousness is said to contain the line.
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Albert Hubbard
East Aurora
W. D. Nesbit
Chicago Evening Post
William E. Barton
Oak Park
John Paxton
West Presbyterian Church
Newark
Words that Love: A Partial List of Favorite English Terms
Ruth Cameron recalls readers favorite words in a brief essay about English language sound and meaning. The crowd favors home and mother, with twilight violet love charity strength heaven morning health peace and other evocative terms.
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Vassar College Chapel
Violet
Darien
Benny
Lullaby
Roam
Crystal
Ruth Cameron
Jowa as Seen by George Fitch in Iowa’s Cornfield Tone
George Fitch portrays Iowa with humor and pride, noting its vast cornfields, Carnegie libraries, and quirky politics. He extols Iowa’s farm leadership, population shifts, and distinctive local character while lampooning theatrical drama and grand opera as out of place in the heartland.
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Jowa
George Fitch
Lows
Carnegie
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa
Tawa
Grand Opera
Ita
Warning to property owners on weed cutting in Waterloo
East and west Waterloo residents are warned that any property with weeds not cut immediately will be cleared by Street Commissioners. The cost will be assessed for collection under applicable law and city ordinances with no further warning.
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East
West
Waterloo
Leslie D. Smith
M. D
D. O
Dr. Smith
Waterloo Evening Courier
Care the Courier
Smith
Orty
Corancard
Chan
H. Fletcher
Oma
Pastor Gruwell to Enter Banking Business Rumor
Marshalltown Iowa July 22 A strong rumor with basis claims Rev EB Gruwell superintendent Cedar Rapids district and former First M B church Waterloo plans resignation at the upcoming Upper Iowa conference set to convene Sept 25. He may leave ministry for banking in Montana holding stock in Union and Hampton banks.
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Hampton
Gruwell
Binding Twine Shortage Hits Cedar Rapids Farmers
A big grain harvest has strained supplies of binding twine in Cedar Rapids Indiana area, with dealers unable to restock. Farmers travel from surrounding counties to buy twine as prices rise from 8 to 9 cents per pound. Factories produced only normal output, prompting fears of a return to hand-bundling methods and a widening shortage across the region.
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Cedar Rapids
Final Notice of Poll Taxes for 1912 in Waterloo
All male residents of Waterloo aged 21 to 46 face a $2.50 poll tax. The amount can be settled by two days of street labor or paid in cash with a receipt from the City Clerk. Prompt payment avoids penalties and interest.
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City of
Waterloo
Pure milk safety and handling for clean dairy supply
A health column urges readers to trust pasteurized milk and scrutinize dairy sources. It shares a Chicago bulletin anecdote on contamination and offers practical steps for clean milking, proper utensil care, milk storage, and testing for preservatives, urging readers to investigate their milk supply and act to keep milk safe.
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Department of Health
City of
Chicago
Dairies
A. Leslie PD. Smith
Hygiene Congress at Washington Draws Iowa Delegation
Iowa prepares for its share of the Hygiene and Demography congress to be held in Washington in September. Governor Carroll and state officials back the effort. Dr. John S. Fulton notes strong interest and numerous municipalities already naming delegates. Waterloo will be represented by Dr. G. H. Bumner, secretary of the State Board of Health.
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Washington
Iowa
Carroll
Congress
John S. Fulton
Waterloo
G. H. Bumner
State Board of Health
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Scott County
Pleasant Valley
Iona
Mellin's Food CQ
Uoston, Marr
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Davenport
Ivan
Pat
Kerrigan
South America
O'Brien
Lance
Partridge
Quayly
Lippincott
Emerson
New England
Fiially
Marshalltown
Upper Iowa
E. T. Gruwell
Evening Courier
B. W. Schuneman & CO
Fast Fourth Street
Nature
Webster
Webster Chemical Company
St. Paul, Minn
C. M. Wray
Natl Bank
C. A. Waterbury
Russell-Lamson Bloor
Bretings
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk
Franklin St
Robert G. Dakin
Lafayette Building
Blue Waterloo
Edgar H. Anstyle
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
F. C. Liffring
Lafayette
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Elmwood and
Western
DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
Ralston, Orcurrior
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue
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