Public policy notes on city management reforms
The Courier discusses modern city governance, tracing from the commission form to the city manager plan. It highlights Sumter as a pioneer in America adopting the new system and invites readers to review an article from Town Development detailing its execution and implications. The piece reflects on urban modernization and the potential benefits for Waterloo’s public wealth and prosperity.
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Waterloo
Courier
the Courier
Sumter
America
Summer Vacation Trip Promotion for Courier Readers
The Courier urges readers planning summer vacations to ensure timely delivery. It offers to mail copies and requests advance address updates so delivery remains prompt during the trip.
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Courier
Presidential Leadership Split Over Wilson Taft Tariff Tactics
The New Moines Register and Leader criticizes Senator Cummins for opposing President Wilson's tariff strategy while praising Wilson's leadership and denouncing Taft's approach. The Courier backs the Wilson path but urges weighing Cummins influence and his bid to unite remnants of the Republican party. Waterloo citizens face budget pressures with calls for parks a new city hall river sea wall and public restrooms amid current expense shortfalls and tax concerns.
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New Moines Register
Senator Cummins
Wilson
Congress
Taft
Register
Cummins
Courier
Leader
Waterloo
Mayor Seeks to Silence Times Sparks Free Press Debate
A Seattle mayor attempts to halt a major newspaper, but a judge on appeal blocks the move. The piece argues such power threatens liberty, stresses the Times’ credibility, and urges constitutional protection for presses against official overreach.
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Seattle
Seattle Times
Dementia telephonica sparks court fine in odd tale
In a bemused column a German medical term appears after an attorney is fined 65 dollars for eloquence on telephone wires. The piece riffs on insanity, deception by operators, and a judge’s reaction, then wanders through sports chatter about player trades and headlines. It concludes with observations on road labor calls and a Chicago objection to baby prize prizes.
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Central
Chicago
Modern French Poetry and the Quiet Power of Mood
A critique of modern French poetry argues that grasping its essence requires abandoning search for sense and embracing mood over ideas. It cites Paul Fort and one of his poems, illustrating decorative language where imagery and sensation eclipse clear meaning.
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Paris
Paul Fort
Houston the Great Southwest City in Boom and Brag
Houston vies for bragging rights as Texas strong city with 78 000 people still outtalking Denver and drawing visitors from ten states. It claims a rising port via Buffalo Bayou and a booming university while touting hotels climate and bank clearings as signs of modern growth.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Texas
Rahway
N. J
Yonkers
N. Y
Denver
Kansas City
Buffalo
Buffalo Bayou
Republic of Texas
New York
Omaha
Todd Mortimer Lewis
Waterloo real estate rumor and fruit pie mystery
A noted actress may have bought property in Waterloo sparking chatter about Factory City titles. The piece notes war stocktorpedo concerns and jokes about a Chicago baker producing a cherry pie made from watermelon pulp. The question remains which fruit bears the blame.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Mulhalls Future and Other Editorial Snippets
A digest of editorial chatter from Iowa papers. Includes guidance for Colonel Mulhall on handling investigations and a note from Council Bluffs on Christmas shopping. Cedar Falls mocks replacing Cummins, while Dubuque references a New Jersey supreme court decision about farm fences and livestock liability.
Why Not in Iowa Convict Labor on Highways?
Marshalltown Times-Republican reports Cerro Gordo County plans to test convict labor on a paved road between Mason City and Clear Lake. The county will board the men and pay small wages. The forecast praises convict road labor as a proven success elsewhere and predicts a favorable outcome locally.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Cerro Gordo
Mason City
Clear Lake
City Manager Plan in Sumter S C a Success
Sumter South Carolina adopts a three member city commission as a unit with a city manager. Malcolm M Worthington leads as working executive after selection from over seventy applicants. The change improves police morale and cuts water plant power costs with a shift to electric pumping saving expenses.
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Bumter
Sumter
Worthington
W.h
Easy Slippers and Opposites in Late 19th Century Panels
A fragment from a period page shows quips about Easy Slippers and opposites with quotable exchanges. It references Laughing exchanges from Louisville and Kansas City papers, touching on politics, marriage, fashion, and social commentary in a joking tone. It mentions Dolittle and Bumgardner as sample names in political and farming circles.
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Kansas
Dolittle
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Touted for Eczema Relief
A consumer testimonial from Mrs. John White in 1913 describes a two week old infant with widespread eczema and pleading itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment nightly the condition improved, with the ad touting Cuticura for skin and scalp care and offering a free 32 page book.
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Resbury
John White
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
Pillow of the books and rising early for meals
A fragmentary line quotes an old text about storing knowledge as a pillow of the books and waking early to work hard for three meals a day, attributed to Ate lanta Constitution.
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Atelanta Constitution
Freshness Accomplished at Colony Club Luncheon
Dr Lyman Abbott engages in a witty suffrage debate at a New York Colony Club luncheon with a leading suffragist. The exchange features brisk humor about women’s minds staying younger and more adaptable than men, capturing the era’s social dialogue.
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Lyman Abbott
Colony Club
New York
Wakefield’s Bitters Ad Offers Quick Digestive Cure
An old advertisement claims Wakefield’s Bitter cures diarrhea dysentery cholera infantum and all bettel troubles without constipation. It promises no opium or habit forming drugs and asserts it cures after other remedies fail. It is priced at 35 cents or three bottles for one dollar, advertised as available everywhere.
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Foley
Wakefield
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