Old Fashioned Man and a Safer City Spotlight
The piece reviews Senator Jacob H. Gailinger of New Hampshire calling himself old fashioned while commenting on President Wilson and the tariff push. It argues the president pursues reform with public support, implying a newer, progressive tone among voters. It also reports a recent accidental gun injury to a girl and warns against carrying firearms on outings, urging guardians to restrict youth access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob H. Gailinger
New Hampshire
Senate Lobby Inquiry Committee
United States
Witega
Wilson
Moat
The Lobbyist's Endless Chain Roils Public Opinion
Witnesses before the lobbying investigating committee discuss how sugar interests sparked protests and letters to legislators. They warn that friends and business allies influencing lawmakers create a manufactured chorus that misreads public opinion. The piece notes the dangers of the endless chain and endorses the president's caution against manipulated sentiment. It also covers regional civic events in Iowa, urging readers on housing, rail rebates, and constitutional reform debates while praising Waterloo's cross‑regional Town Criers and Elks activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
The
Chicago Record-Herald
Congress
Langley’s Dream of Flight Honored by Tablet Mark
Dr. Walter H. Rollins notes the shift from ridicule to respect for aeronautics as Langley’s early flying attempts are honored with a tablet. He cites Langley’s Aerodrome, early funding, and launch failures, alongside modern gains, rising fatalities, and a federal bill to regulate aeronautics emphasizing safety and registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
United States
George Stevenson
McCormick
Edison
Wright
Marconi
Knight
France
Congress
Bureau of Navigation
June Days Bring Fewer Nights in Summer Dwindle
The brief note reflects longer daylight and shorter nights as June progresses, noting unusual warmth and shifting daily patterns. It hints at seasonal change affecting routines and activities without detailing events or places.
Public Spirit and Rail Road Feat Across Michigan
A Cedar Rapids Gazette excerpt highlights a 263 mile road built in one day by 5000 men and 2500 horses, funded at under 75 dollars, showcasing public spirit. It contrasts past and present civic work, noting donations by lumber firms and unpaid labor during Bee day, and cites similar editorial takes from Times-Republican, Tribune, and Dubuque Times-Journal on social progress and tariff debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapida Gazette
Bay City
Mich
Mackinaw City
Michigan
Easy Slippers Riley Homecoming In Heat
A humorous vignette recounts Riley returning home after a hot day and finding his wife exhausted from washing. She vents about the heat and chores, while Riley grouses about supper. Scattered quips about golf as a pastime and a playful newsroom remark close the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Harper’n Magazine
Going up Against It by George Fitch
A compact meditation on facing misfortune, using historical and famous figures to illustrate how people meet trouble. It argues that true grit turns away fear, while many mistakingly retreat, and notes the varying outcomes when facing “it” in life and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fitch
United States
Alfred the Great
George Washington
Valley Forge
Cyrus Field
Hin Ife
Chartes
Firat
Aman
Lincoln
Washington
Caesar
Thomas A. Edison
Grant
A Case of Necessity as Clergyman Debates Sunday Work
A clergyman questions why a boy digs on Sunday while a Boston Transcript fragment cites a tale about necessity. The brief exchange includes a pun about fishing without bait and references to newspaper lines from the Houston Post and Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Iowa Historian Aims Four Year Series On State Elections
Prof. Laula B. Schmidt of Ames heads a plan to publish a complete history of congressional elections in Iowa. Based on articles in the Iowa Journal of History and Politics, the work will span from 1848 to present, with deep dives into platforms and candidate personalities. The project, still ongoing, will eventually form a volume to be placed in libraries statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Laula B. Schmidt
Department of American History
Ames
Ellis FE. Wilson
Western Avenue
Iowa Journal of History and Politica
Schmidt
Iowa
Journal of History and Politics
Bistorians
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
State Historical Society
Hampton Institute's Remarkable Negro Training Efforts
The forty fifth annual Hampton Institute report highlights industrial training as the core of success. From a 16 pupil school to a bustling campus of over a thousand, students work on farm tasks and building Clarke Hall at a cost of 26142 dollars. The program aims to educate men, not merely train workers, with labor serving as a means to a higher end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Institute
Hampton
P. P. Claxton
United States
Hfe
Trade School
Clarke Hall
New York
Virginia
George P. Phenix
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise in Midwest and Rhode Island
Woman from Warren Indiana and Mrs Anna Hane Esmond Rhode Island report relief from female complaints after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Both describe reduced pain and improved health enabling daily work and reduced distress. The letters advocate the remedy for bearing down pain irregular cycles headaches and low spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Mra
Andiz E Hamplton
R.F.D. No
Warren, Ind
Eamond
Lydia
B. Pinkham
Anna Hane Sen
Esmond
Rhode Island
Women Who Stand For The Best In Communities
A fragment reflecting on women returning to their communities and using their skills to contribute to local betterment, highlighting civic virtue and service as guiding ideals.
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Anwoisted Press
W. M. Bartman
Co Courier
Materica
Eurupe
Fmalien
Op Fle
Fidon
Trafalgar Building
North
Mimberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Dave's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Perieu Boulevard
Dea Capacines
Supress Ofice
Berlin
Unter den Linden
St. Petersburg
Y Nevsky Prospekt
Berg
the Courier
Mulberry Street
Burlington
Elks
Des Moines
Federation of Labor
Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
Illinois
Elka
East
Walter H. Rollins
Guillaux
Belgium
Holland
Spirit OF the
OWA Press
Marshalltown
Republican
Wall Street
Sioux City Tribune
China
Des Moines Tribune
Grenville M. Dodge
State Historical Department
John A. Kasson
Dubuque
St. Paul Dispatch
Houston Post
Palm Garden
Hampton Distitute
Dave Stones
Dean
Wateroo & Cedar Sells
Ue Ae Ee
Waverly
MR. Geo. Hunt
Bremer Ave
F. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Lafayette Building
4Th St. E
Mrs. Hamilton
Warren
Ind
C. M. Wray
M. D
First Nati Bank
Dr. A. Waterbury
Russell-Lamson Block
E. T. Jaynes
M.D
Black Hawk
Franklin St
C.D. Pedersen
Consolidated Phare
Jefferson Street
Sea Ee
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
DR. F. C. Liffring
Osteopathic
Lafayette Bldg
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Elmwood and
Western
T. A. McManus
Commercial Bank
Ralston
Lamson Building
DR. Bodwell
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