After Uncle Sam Lets Go on Transportation
An Iowa newspaper discusses the government’s planned exit from operating transportation lines and the looming shift back to private management. It highlights street railways in Waterloo and the strain on fares, wages, and costs, warning that revenue must adapt as control returns to former operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Uncle Sam
Cedar
Rapids
Sam
W., CF, & N/ railroad
Bevinae ii
People Should Decide On Key Peace Document Showdown
The Des Moines Register advocates public verdict on a peace document amid calls from Senators Borah Lodge Johnson for direct citizen input. It notes Filipino progress toward independence and compares labor contract disputes in Chicago to uphold the need for honored pledges in bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Borah
Lodge
Johnson
Des Moines Reg
Register
Post Office Profits Spark Public Complaint
The Traer Star-Clipper criticizes the post office for claiming vast profits while service remains crippled. It notes postage increases and higher rates for distant subscribers, urging that the department serve the people at cost and warning of rising annual costs to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O
Traer Star-Clipper
Post Office Department
Ste
Pacific Coast
Women Seek Safe Hair Removal Methods for Facial Hair
A reader requests a reliable long term remedy for facial hair growth on women, lamenting ineffective depilatories and risky methods. The columnist notes most sufferers are young, and promises general health guidance while offering to send information with a self addressed envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyce
John B. Huber
Little Life Confidences in a Couple Philosophie
Andrew and Imogene discuss Estelle’s marriage prospects and the matrimonial market in a dialogue filled with jokes about wives, husbands, and social expectations. The exchange touches on courtship, finickiness, and advice from a neighborhood perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Imogene
Roe Fulkerson
The Sandman Story or Mrs. F A Walker
A fox schemes to steal eggs from Madam Hen but fails when he tries to hatch them himself. Madam Hen’s absence draws suspicion from another hen who learns Mr Fox’s deceit and warns of danger. Fox’s greed ends in ruin as the eggs break and his plans unravel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Altho
America
Sam
Islands
Philippines
Baguio
Luzon
Moro
Congress
Lgorot
Hadji But
Madam Hen
Pare Jr
Mr. Fox
Dog
Jesus
Cleveland Harrison
Tes Moines and McGregor Railway Progress and Local Outlook
Fifty years ago on July 22 1869 the Tes Moines and McGregor railway survey reaches Lester Center crossing the Wapsi river, with plans for two lines from Fairbank toward McGregor. Local reformers urge factories to diversify economy citing water power shipping and need to employ hundreds of local workers. Also notes dog bite incidents involving W H Lavi tt and concerns over Water 1 dog population and city council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tes Moines & McGregor
Lester Center
Wapsie
Black Hawk Valley
H. Leavitt
Mr. Ernst
P. J. Siberling
Jewelry Theft Confession and Postage Stamps Note
A 1878 jewelry store robbery in Fort Dodge is recounted with a thief’s letter directing Wheeler and Virden to search a corncrib by G W Gilbert. Five watches 20 chains and 75 rings found. thief repents and returns items to ease conscience. Also notes postal age of stamps and local lore on hunting, farming yields, and religious commentary by Andrew Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE. Hamilton
John Wheeler
James Virden
G. W. Gilbert
Cattle Aid for France Campaign Moves Ahead
Miss Minnie J. Bronson, a former Iowan, leads a Davenport effort to raise 100 000 dollars to buy and ship cattle to France. She represents the American Committee for devastated France, with support growing and no Red Cross overlap. Alice French of Davenport endorses the plan in a Des Moines article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Davenport
Minnie J. Bronson
Miss Bronson
American Committee
Red Cross
Alice French
Des Moines
Alaska rich by kissing bug tale and other notices
A clipped 1899-style montage reports a Alaska claim about a kissing bug, fishing trips on a river, a July 18 drowning near Finchford, a Charles City wedding, death of orator Robert G. Ingersoll on July 21, and a Salvation-like quote from Evangelist W A Sunday. It also mentions Henry Lampe’s 10 cent “conscience money,” and a trip for rest to Hot Springs South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantons
George
Penn
Alaska
Ant
Klondike
Ralph £. Dunham
Goldie Wise
Charles City
Robert G. Ingersoll
Nobbs Ferry
N. Y
Henry Lampe
Joseph L. Leavitt
W. A
Tower and Ely
Mina
Failure of Ignorance in Biblical Temptation Debate
A Cedar Walls reader argues that Daniel in the lions den and the furnace tale differ from a man who deliberately faced a snakebite. He says miracles were for a past era and that the Holy Spirit guides into truth, even as scripture closes.
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Apostle Paul
Timothy
Christ
The
Agricultural College
Theological Seminary
Cleveland Harrison
Andrew Scott
Cedar Walls
Daniel
Bayer aspirin packaging and safety markings noted
An old advertisement stresses genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and an unbroken package with directions. It highlights uses for headache toothache neuralgia and colds, mentions tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages, and calls Bayer the manufacture of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Cal California Puzzle by Sam Loyd
Word puzzle from 1919 by Sam Loyd, featuring arithmetic wordplay to spell CALIFORNIA. Includes years, clues, and a playful answer sequence with musical and chemical hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sam Loyd
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La-Lala
LA -Hee
le Ho
Agnes
Yoo- Hoo
Mrs. Mees
Walcrice Canning Courier
Miastman Co
West Hark Ave
Lal
Wartman
Joe Peterson
Treas
Ent Mgr
Iowa
Associated
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of
Washington, D
Munsey Biég
G. Dougherty
Bigg
G. Dougherts
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finler
Rep
Aealth
Humallnese
Ji' Nat
Estelle
Mike
Fopper
Inogene
Helen of Troy
Ahip
White House
Twenty-first Centurr Press Inc
Sandman Story
Mrs. F. A. Walker
In the Courier
H. P. Herring
Our City
Lore Alford
Flaw
Bob Roby
George W. Barnes
K. Russell
Council Bluffs
Lillian
Gen. Pershing
Eaton Springs
Mich
W. Mullan
C. P. Bratnaber
George E. Lichty
Ted Anderson
Pearl Hunter
Rockford, IL
Finchford
J. K. Joder
J. H. Crippen
G. G. Bickley
Richard Holmes
James Holmes
C. W. McWilliams
H. E B. Taylor
E. H. Russell
Hot Springs
Sioux City
Baker
President Willson
Mr. Baker
Secretary of War
Marshalltown
Woodrow
Washington
Burleson
By Sam Loyd
Art Smiley
Lafe Bud
National Newspaper Service
L. &. Glaza Tin Shop
Havespouting
PeRadiator
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