Evening Courier Advert Rates and Europe Travel Listings
The Evening Courier announces advertising rates and contract pricing, notes larger circulation, and lists offices in New York Chicago and abroad. It mentions European travel file locations for American travelers, and notes foreign postage and distribution points.
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Eurole
Europe
Cethe
Vidon Root
Trafalgar Building
Northumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Honest advertising demands open circulation records
An essay argues that advertisers must demand sworn circulation proofs from publishers. It contrasts the honest publisher with liars and notes the public has no gauge besides open books. It singles out Louis Wiley of the New York Times and James Kesley Rederal as voices in the debate.
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Louis Wiley
New York Times
Merve
Wiley
Gale
Ike
James Kesley Rederal
Chicago Tripune
The
Courier
James Keeley
Chicago
New York
Kern County Bond Election for Road Building
A June 30 issue reports Kern County plans a $2,500,000 bond election to fund county road construction, with 327.5 miles of roads projected if approved. The county board of supervisors backs the plan, expecting a two thirds vote, and frames it as an investment rather than a cost.
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Delano
Kern County
Cal
Kern County Board of Superlingors
Thoughtful drift of press notes on finance and society
Sioux City Journal notes Wetterloo's shift from victory celebrations to revenue questions. Charles W Morse gains control of river line interests and eyes new boat routes on Long Island Sound. A restaurant music trend prompts chatter on dining room conversations and public propriety. President Wilson denies using federal patronage to secure congressional support for tariff measures.
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Sioux City Journal
Wetterloo
Des Moi
Charles W. Morse
Hadeon River
Long Island Sound
Wilson
Charles City Intelligencer
Pat Tanase
Congresamen
Congresa
Forty Years Ago Publisher's Notice and City Affairs
Fort lies of the era recount carrier changes and missing papers. Council orders Fifth Street sewer with river mouth, deputy marshal J W Brown hired at $60 monthly. Councilman Warnes plans Tennessee trip. La Porte City to gain a new Cedar bridge. Jubilee visitors from Chicago among Waterloo guests. Grand Pic-Nic planned for June 16 weather permitting with tickets at local outlets.
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Fifth Street
South Street
J. W. Brown
Imperial Shriners Conventioneers Leave for Cincinnati
Twenty years ago on June 10 1893 Messrs J L Henderson and C Hult depart for Cincinnati to attend an Imperial Shriners convention and visit the world’s fair on return F C Platt goes to Chicago Rev G F Holt returns from Kansas Rev S H Basher plans college chapel talk on The American Hog the rev erend man’s chosen subject and Mrs R W Dinzy drops by with snow balls Sells Bros circus draws smaller crowds but offers good performances a street shooting incident on Mulberry near Fourth nearly wounded a passerby
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J. L. Henderson
Hult
Cincinnati
Imperial Shriners
Democratic tariff views and English suffragist death
The Freeman-Tribune argues voters favored protection and that the Democratic tariff bill will provide protection, while noting some interests may suffer. The Dubuque Times-Journal reports Emily Davison, the English suffragist trampled by a Derby horse, died, with militant suffragists calling her a martyr though many view the act as fanaticism.
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Emily Davison
Derby
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Goth Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Dubuque
IG Business Shows Decrease On Winds Central Line
A local official reports traffic on the Winds Central line is unusually light for this season. Floods in the south and a lack of fruit shipments from the west have cut freight, causing crew layovers. Illinois Central overall year to date shows growth despite these bottlenecks.
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Winds Central
Illinois Central
Ninth district Christian Endeavor convention at Monticello
The ninth district convention of the Christian Endeavor society will be held in Monticello from June 12 to 15. Officers this year include Rev. FLW Wood of Urhand as president, Miss L. R. McCormick of Tipton as vice president, Miss R. Bray of Anamosa as secretary, and Professor Wadell of Bennett as treasurer.
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Monticello
Christian Endeavor Society of Town
Flw. Wood
Urhand
Ll. R. McCormick
Tipton
R. Bray
Anamosa
Wadell
Bennett
Grand Jury Opens Inquiry Into Birney Case In Iowa
Judge Kellay allows an oral grand jury session in Charles City to investigate charges of alleged criminal operation by Dr. Birney of Nora Springs against Mira Irish of Hopkinton. The June 12 proceedings outline the inquiry into the alleged offense and identify involved parties Iris and Birney.
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Birney
Charles City
Kellay
Tr. 1
KE. Birney
Nora Springs
Mira Mable Irish
Hopkinton
Quotable Snippets From City Papers and Cartoons
A collage of quotes and light items from various newspapers including Kansas City Journal Boston Transcript Cincinnati Enquirer and Houston Post. Jests about dressers, weddings, copyists and street fashion mix with wry observations and urban humor.
Llangis Adopts Bill for Equal Suffrage
Springfield Ti June 12 The woman's suffrage bill passed in the senate was approved by the house with 77 ayes. The measure allows two U S citizens aged 21 to vote for statutory officers including presidential electors and local officials. Adjournment motion failed before final roll call. Harry J Sine, son of Sine, Sine, accepted a draftsman post at American Steamfitters in Seattle. Guy Andrews of Cedar Falls accompanying Mr Line is now employed in Tacoma.
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Springfield
Senate
House
United States
Board of Equalisation
Board of Assessors
Board of Review
Sanitary District
Harry J. Sine
S. 3. Sine
Seattle
Wash
American Steamfiltters Company
Guy Andrews
Cedar Falls
Line
Tacoma Wash
The Incandescent Lamp Rise of Modern Inventions
A dated brief extols the incandescent lamp as a simple carbon filament in vacuum that shines without matches, stays on to illuminate everywhere, and boosts reading and commerce. It claims vast cultural shifts, notes perpetual lighting, and jokes on the Chicago fire caused by a lamp in 1871.
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Europe
Venereal Diseases and Blindness From Dr Evans
Dr Evans explains that most infant blindness stems from gonococcus and syphilis infections of the eye. He advocates universal newborn eye prophylaxis with boric acid cleansing and 1 percent nitrate of silver, noting some states supply kits to midwives. The approach, used by Germans, could prevent about nineteen twentieths of infant blindness, with occasional milder cases among older children.
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W. A. Evans
Chicago Tribune
State Boards of Health
Eye Infection Dangers Highlighted by Doctors
Medical experts warn that gonococcal eye infections can cause lasting harm beyond blindness, with a month or more of sore eyes. The statement notes that eye disease severity varies and milder forms still present risks.
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Sopirts
West Park Avenue
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Rditer
Perensox
Sec'y-Treas
Gen. Mgr
Tribune
Alfred
Lekows
A. Ww
Sien
Postofice
Wateries
Courier Porete
Cedar Rapids
Ety Tanga
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Mudge
Rock Island
OWA Press
Tennessee
Warnes
la Porte City
la Porte
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G. W. Hanna
Waterloo and
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Aggie
E. K. Ware
C. F. Couch
S. Bagg
Frank Neeley
H. W. Jenney
T. N. Kellogg
Jenney
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F.C. Platt
G. F. Holt
Kansas
S. H. Basher
College Chapel
R. W. Dinzy
Sells’ Bros.' Circus
Mulberry Street
Fourth
Congress
Hicketi Protection
EL AF
Kansas City Journal
Boston Transcript
Pelt
Cincinnati Enquirer
Washington Star
Llangis
O’leary
O'Leary
France
ALUME
Waverly
Waterloo Courier
Geo. Hunt
Bremer Ave
Owa
Beecham
F. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Lafayette Building
4Th St
Intel
Swift Specific Co
Swift Bldg
Atlanta
C. M. Wray
M. D
Natl Bank
I. S. Bazard
Black Hawk Bank
D. A. Waterbury
Russell-Lamson Block
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk
Franklin St
Fhones
C.D. Pedersen
Juan
Consolidated Phare
Jefferson Street
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
Hone
DE. F. C. Liffring Ostropathic Physician
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Commercial Bank
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