Road funds and Vanderlip tale in Waterloo paper
The article discusses Black Hawk county road financing with bond plans and 25 percent assessments on benefited land. It also profiles Frank Vanderlip’s rise from Chicago reporter to president of National City Bank and urges readers to seize opportunities.
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Red Cross health mission calls for worldwide health progress
Health column explains the Red Cross aim to spread science and human sympathy, fight disease, and educate the public on prevention and hygiene. It promotes nurses, child and maternal welfare, and cooperation with health agencies, inviting readers to submit questions for answers.
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Little Life Confidences in a Couple Philosophie
Andrew suffers tonsillitis and lies in a Morris chair as Imogene administers milk punch and bursts into a rambling tale about Hazel Littlepage and her divorce. Her voice shifts to memories of Dr Littlepage and a parade of playful, gossiping anecdotes while Andrew drifts toward sleep awaiting further punch and the promised afternoon recap.
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The Bee and the Butterfly in a Garden Tale
A blue and black butterfly persuades a bee to abandon work and chase pleasure. The bee neglects duties for a season of play, leaving the hive short of honey and prompting the other bees to drive him out when he returns hungry and cold. The fable ends with a warning about shirking labor.
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What Did He Really Mean? Wilson Speech on the Presidency
The Burlington Hawk-Eye notes Wilson said the presidency is not an easy job. The piece asks whether this warns hopefuls or signals that a truly capable, experienced man is needed and he is willing to serve if asked.
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When the Fairies Get You
Mutilated text from a children's piece recounts Mr. Bee fleeing a cold day and a bird’s interference. He hides under a leaf until summer returns and resolves to be twice as busy next year to compensate for wasted time. Future episode teased as Tomorrow's story.
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Black Hawk County Leads State Paved Roads Vote
Black Hawk county Iowa with Waterloo and Cedar Falls tops the state in bond issues for paved roads. The proposition carried by a strong majority as road construction begins. The honest work is expected to trigger a statewide good roads movement.
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Tyranny in Mexico and Good Roads Victory
Sioux City Tribune reports Morelia imposes male pants mandate with punishment in calaboose for noncompliance. Fort Dodge Messenger notes Black Hawk county votes for hard surfaced roads boosting regional value and state progress, amid historic public improvements. The piece links local option momentum to broader road modernization and economic benefits for farmers and adjacent counties. The page also mentions a Lake Forest girl inheriting Gates wealth and Chicago furniture shipment valued at $100,000.
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No Repeal of Closed Season and Other Opinions
A Waverly bulletin questions exterminating quail and prairie chicken in Iowa, urging support for a five year closed season. Cedar Rapids Gazette notes a five hundred mile auto race at Indianapolis with three deaths. Davenport and Manson editorials mock prohibition and navy expansion, framing political voices and public sentiment.
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YERWA’s OF THE PEOPLE. Manual Training
A Waterloo reader praises Cedar Falls' manual arts exhibition at the high school. The writer notes well crafted furniture and projects by supervised students, urges parents to visit, and argues manual training steers boys away from idleness by channeling spending into tools and useful crafts.
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Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
A 1919 Sam Loyd puzzle item lists short sentences each containing an Italian city name. It notes a ten minute, ten answer challenge and includes a diagram about hanging twenty hats to form rows.
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