No Free Sanatoria For Consumptives In Europe
The article warns that tuberculosis patients cannot rely on free sanatoria abroad or outdoor jobs. there are no free facilities except for certain union members and only scarce outdoor work. It notes Colorado papers urging eastern readers to avoid traveling west with no funds, and mentions a Courier reprint from the Gazette of Colorado Springs titled Facts Which Consumptives Should Know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
California
Sanaatoria
Woodmen and Typographical Union
Courier
the Gazette of
Colorado Springs
The Third Party and the Press Analyzed
An article examines how office holders and newspapers face pressure when shifting political alignment. It notes Iowa papers split between pro Roosevelt third party support and loyalty to the Republican framework, highlighting key editors and ownerships shaping progressive influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Movement
Roosevelt
Republican Party
New Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Iowa
Davenport Times
Cummins- Kenyon
Sioux City Tribune
la Follette
Des Moines Register
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Marshalltown Times
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Cummins
Kenyon
No Panacea for Consumptives Across Southwest States
The southwest states face a shared challenge in caring for indigent consumptives who have migrated from other states seeking health care. The article notes widespread concern from midwestern and western regions about crowds and strain on resources.
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Southwest
Eget
Middle West
Ali Ai
Catarrh Cure Claim Adverts Across Nation
A dated advertisement promises a universal Catarrh Cure by Cheney and Co of Toledo offering one hundred dollars to any proof of failure. The text touts a family taken remedy that cleanses blood and mucus, asserting cure through internal treatment and nonspecific health benefits.
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Teatimoninla Adder YY Cheney & CO
Toledo
Foreign nations pay tolls while US ships sail free at Panama
The writer questions why foreign nations are charged to pass the Panama Canal while American ships avoid tolls. He notes England Germany Spain and France did not pay and calls for a government subsidy for US merchant marine. He compares this to life Insurance firms promoting public welfare with a booklet on child and maternal hygiene.
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Panama Canal
England
Germany
Spain
France
United States
Truancy Row Delays Congress Sessions
Statement condemns congressional truancy and calls for attendance until a quorum is reached, urging a stern sergeant at arms to enforce compliance.
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Wille
The Bureau of Railway Economics Explored
The Courier reprints a London Times statement on the American Bureau of Railway Economics dated June 28. The piece contrasts readers’ summer beauty concerns with the drudgery of modern civic life, noting the congressman as a key burden and implying the era’s bureaucratic weight.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
the Courier
London Times
Interurban road plans loom from Urbana toward Cedar Rapids
Reports from the region between Urbana and Waterloo note early completion of an inter urban line extending from Black Trankenmunty metropolis through Brandon to Urbana and onward toward Cedar Rapids. The piece also recaps political shifts around Governor Deneen and the rise of a new party amid GOP tensions.
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Waterloo
Cedar Raphe Gazette
Urbana
Watering
Black Trankenmunty
Hrandon
Cedar Rapids
Coal dealers agree to raise price in Des Moines
Des Moines coal dealers met at Gideon's Wall and agreed to advance the retail price of Town coal from 3.75 to 4 per ton. The effective date of the new rate was not fixed at the meeting.
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Des Moines
Gideon's Wall
Coal Dealers Balk at $3.75 Per Ton for Winter Supply
Fourteen of the city’s largest coal dealers met but attendance was disappointing. They refused to lock in contracts at $3.75 per ton, offering to sell any quantity before Oct 1, signaling a potential rise in heating costs for households and plants.
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Conbuenet
The Maid and the Homelike Room Dispute
Ruth Cameron argues about the treatment of maids who seek a homelike room and reasonable respect. She notes both sides share fault, but faults lie more with mistresses who view maids as a separate species rather than fellow humans deserving happiness and decent working conditions.
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Ruth Cameron
London Prefers Creation of a Railway Economics Bureau
The text discusses the need for a dedicated agency to study general railway questions. It notes that data variations can lead to conflicting conclusions and that railway offers could divert attention from broader issues. A 1910 meeting urged exact facts as the basis for solutions.
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London
Railway economics bureau formed to study railways
A historic meeting led to the creation of a six president executive committee and the bureau of railway economics in Washington. It aims to provide accurate railway information, avoid polemics, build a library, and collaborate with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The bureau offers specialized analyses on railway earnings, expenses, and general studies for subscribers, while differing from ICC in purpose and use. Summer colds note Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for relief.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
American Railway Association
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau
Foley
W. H. Allen
Chelsea
Wis
H. W. Taggart
Facts Consumptives Should Know About Tuberculosis Treatment
Colorado Springs Gazette outlines essential facts for tuberculous patients considering treatment there. It stresses unlimited funds for living quarters and food, no guaranteed free sanatoria, heavy need for rest and special care, high costs for quality nutrition, no rapid cure, and suggests home open air methods if funds are insufficient.
Seek to Forge Lower Rates for Iowa Passenger Tariffs
Des Moines reports a bill to empower the state railway commission to regulate passenger rates, matching freight tariff powers. Commercial groups in Des Moines and other cities urge action after Western Passenger Association refused special rates for the Iowa State Fair, Interstate Fair at Sioux City, and National Cattle Congress. They argue railroads withhold favorable rates, hindering agricultural events, homeseekers trips, and regional growth. The measure would broaden commission authority beyond the current two cent per mile rule. A Courier want ad will rent your house.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Western Passenger Association
National Cattle Congress
State Railway Commission
Railway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Clinton
Dubuque
Keokuk
Fort Dodge
Town City
Council
Humorous Snippets and Advertisements Parade in Page Teasers
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple papers alongside medical ads and product notices. Items include a lampooned remark on Dim Light and a hotel joke, a fish plate mislabel, a suffrage debate quip, and a wry list of daily exercises. Foley Kidney Pills promotion appears with health claims. Public notices mention Brady War Pictures and dog muzzles at Bob Apfel's.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Sikeston Missouri resident Mrs Demma Bethune says seven years of illness and bed rest ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports regained strength to do housework garden and entertain and urges others to try the remedy for displacements inflammation and other female troubles.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eve
Demma Bethune
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Waterloo Evening
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Mumberland Avenue
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Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Ice Man
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Deacon
Deneen
Tlmois
Tribune
THE
Bob Apfel
Woodmen of America
Typographical Union
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America
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Infanta
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Cleveland
Western Railways
Pennsylvania
E. F. Cowperthwaite
Observatory
Good City
East Fourth Street
Bown & Bown
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue
C. M. Wray, M. D
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E. T. Jaynes
M. D
Black Hawk
Franklin St
Robert G. Dakin
Lafayette Building
Blue Waterloo
Edgar H. Knittle
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Natl Bank
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
Kee Street
MO Utam
F. C. Liffring
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Dr, Gerrit J. Bennett
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Launson
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