Labor representation plan at Standard Oil refineries
The Waterloo Courier reports Standard Oil adopts worker representatives at three refineries Whitting Wood River and Sugar Creek to form a joint general committee. Employees may elect from among themselves for yearly labor council roles with recall rights and free association. The plan aims to ensure fair treatment, reduce arbitrary dismissals, and involve labor in company governance supervised by appointed officials and the secretary of labor in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Labor
Standard Ou Company
Whitting
Ind
Wood River
Sugar Creek
Soterk
Joint General Committee
Secretary of Labor
Washington
Standard Oil Company
Jock
Chicago Divorce Jumps and Political Goats In Washington
The piece laments Chicago’s rising divorce rates with judges handling vast caseloads and argues for earlier matrimony caution. It notes a Paris shift toward admitting Germany to the League, and mentions a goats and politics subplot tied to Congressman Pierce and returning soldiers from Council Bluffs seeking access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Pierce
Homestead
Council Bluffs
Mr. Pierce
Iowa
Cal
Matt Tinley
Chateau Thierry
Argonne
Col. Tingley
Wen Js
Health questions on melancholia and spinal pain
A reader asks about involutional melancholia in a young boy and possible cures. Dr. John B. Huber explains melancholia as a mental disorder with heredity factors and various triggers, noting edges of pregnancy and life stresses as influences. He discusses treatment approaches and urges professional evaluation for physical ailments such as spine pain and tonic symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Huber
Cnre
Little Life Confidences in a Couple Philosophie
Andrew and Imogene recount a downtown errand in which a box of candy is bought for Jennie to accompany a card. He calculates costs of theater tickets taxi fare and meals while Imogene defends Jennie’s generosity. The piece ends with a quip on gifts and skepticism about free offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Imogene
Bob Fulkerson
Jennie
Iti
St. Helena
Truit
Greak
Rome
Experience with tractors guides for American farmers
United States Department of Agriculture provides bulletins sharing farmers experiences on buying tractors. Notable bulletins include Illinois tractor experience, gas tractors in eastern farming, the farm tractor in the Dakotas, atomic study of the farm tractor in the Corn Belt, and farm experience with the tractor. Copies are available free from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
Farmers’ Bulletin
Illinois
Farmers
Dakotas
Madam Spider and the Mouse in the Attic Tale
A spider named Madam Spider guards her attic corner home against Tommy Mouse and Puss the cat. He offers a new door to spare her food supply, while the mouse shows reluctant kindness, reshaping their tiny conflict into a warning about coexisting in shared space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madam Spider
Madam
Tommy Meanse
Rvan
Puss
Tommy Mouse
Aha
Flere
Shell
Pugs
Madam Spider and Tommys Narrow Escape
In a tale of cunning and remorse Madam Spider traps Tom mouse with a sneeze causing Puss to fail. Tommy escapes through a new attic doorway after indebtedness fades from Madam Spiders memory. The moral centers on gratitude and unintended consequences of charity within a house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madam Spider
Puss
Tommy
Tommy Mouse
Flenaver
Tommy Mouselé
Madam
Can He Win Them Back and New Laws Debated
Iowa editors discuss whether political actions on prohibition will win temperance voters back. The Sioux City Tribune notes a Kansas City man seeks an injunction to stop planes over his land raising questions about property rights and aerial stunts affecting his chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Sioux City
Glimpsing Franco Prussian War and Local Notices
A 1869 Courier recap notes immigration trends from German states to the United States and German awareness of U S affairs, plus a condolence speech for Col. Elwell over a burglary loss. The piece covers Masonic lodge activities in Davenport with Col. John Scott and Dr. Jesse Wasson named in leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Lasch
Reinbeck
Hamburg
Prussia
Lasch
United States
America
Germany
Europe
Chicago
New York
France
S. Bagg
Board of Trade
Col. Elwell
R. A. Whitaker
Waterloo Lodge
Grand Lodge
Davenport
Burttis
Col
John Scott
Nevada
Jesse Wasson
la Rotte City
West High School graduates and local notes from 1879
A late 19th century caption lists graduates Cora B. Hosman Florence Mid ledge, William W Weller and Caro Crittenden from West High School with J L Pickard delivering a State University of Iowa address. Other items include corndropping champion John Risse and a town tragedy at Grundy Center where Tommy F perished after a saloon license dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora B. Hosman
Florence Midleditch
William W. Weller
Caro Crittenden
West High School
J. L. Pickard
State University of Iowa
Taft Revered Yet Dismissed As Public Figure
Twenty years ago Taft faced mixed views across Iowa towns like Anamosa and Waterloo. Reports note his shifting public stance from league of nations to editorial work, while locals discuss land values, a runaway death near Cedar River Park, and a planned monument funded by schoolchildren. Also mentioned are Glover’s new store, ministerial efforts to close Sunday stores, and upcoming weddings and appointments in La Porte City and Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H Hartsian CO
West Park Ave
Mariman
W. Peterson, Treas and
Gen’ Mer
Waterloo
Iowe
Wember
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Washington, D. C
Bitern
Munsey
Bng
BE. G. Dougherty
Ride
E.G. Dougal
New York
Phildephia
Chicagoy
Story
Brooks
Firley- Rep
Chicago
Senate
Juni
Republic
Siad
Board of Trade
Anderson
Cal
Julia McInerney
Heber Hoff
Faribault
Minn
John G. Hoff
Knox
Taft
Anamosa
Eureka
Frank
Putnam
League of Nations
Chicago Times-Herald
A. J
Cushman
Samuel Walker
Cedar River
Robert J. Thompson
Lafayette Memorial
George P. Beck
Ston
Thompson
Beck, Nauman
Watts Company
France
la Porte City
Freckle Reduction Lotion From Lemon Juice and Orchard White
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle of three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocers carry lemons and drug stores offer orchard white for a few cents. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and achieve clear rosy skin. Harmless and non irritant according to the advertisement.
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Feening Courier
General Assembly
Paris
Uncle Sam
Capitol Building
Bill Sadler
Alwars
The
Barclay
John Risse
Tommy F
Thomas Goughnour
Hudson, Wags
Grundy
Black Hawk Creek
Daniel Watters
Ed Tommy
Bologna
Cedar Rapids
Avitt
Jessie Balliett
Iowa Falls
Warness
George Frommer
Glover
Russell-Lamson
Robert Camp
Mabel Rechubert
Tune
Camp
Parkersburg
Mamie
the & RL
Wilson
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