Reciprocity Pact Divides Opinion Among Citizens
The proposed reciprocity agreement faces criticism for not meeting all progressive demands yet remains preferable to nothing. Supporters argue it is the best possible deal and could be improved by Congress later, while opponents like La Follette weaponize it to appeal to farmers. The piece notes Canadian tariffs and warns the pact cannot be altered easily, yet insists the two-nation deal requires mutuality to pass.
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Courier
Late Young
LaFallette
Controversy on Reciprocity and Public Policy
A fragmented editorial piece argues about reciprocity policy and protectionism, praising practical builders while condemning destructive critics. It cites tariff debates, Chinese walls, and proposed trade shifts, urging readers to choose a path favoring free trade or continued high protections amid urban crime talk and political commentary.
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Bob Ingersoll
Middle West
Unbecoming Green Seen Amid Baths Campaign Fallout
Following the Courier's push for free public baths, observers detect unsettling green undertones within a civic sanctum over the river, signaling rising tensions between reform efforts and established interests.
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Courier
Function of the Press in a Free Society
The Chicago Tribune discusses the press duty to publish truthfully, noting freedom of the press is guaranteed by law. It cites Collier's Weekly critique of fearful editors and urges editors to act with duty, believing light is antiseptic and silence harms progress.
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Chicago
Waterloo
Chicago Tribune
Collier’s Weekly
Warning on eye care and polite habits in daily life
A column cautions readers about sun and water glare harming eyes and shares a tale of lasting eye damage from sunburn. It also praises small courteous habits such as asking to sit, noted as marks of a true lady. A father’s long term endowment policy example shows children saving and choosing to maintain policies.
Geneseo Notes On Local Visits And Movements
Geneseo June 24 Robt Speer returns from Mancatine where he attended a G A R encampment. Mr and Mrs Jyde Baxter and daughter Madelyn of Davenport visit relatives. Irene Purnertrent plans Friday travel to visit sister and assist with new nephew. Nannie Rauser of Tipton visits her sister Mrs Mabel Speer. Rog Wilkinson buys Weisslag farm. Mrs Othe Thomas of Grange Two visits friends. Mek attends Holstein cattle sale in Lake Mills Wisconsin. FE Merritt and family Sunday with Waterloo friends. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised and sold locally.
Fragmentary Note From Obscure Newspaper Text
A highly fragmentary OCR item presents a dramatic exchange as a fevered speaker asks Where am I, with his wife soothing him and claiming to be with him. The text reflects literary style rather than a clear news event or report.
Revised wool tariff passes vote split widens party lines
Washington June 21 The house approved the Underwood wool tariff revision by 221 to 100 with 24 Republicans voting with Democrats and one Democrat voting against. Iowa's Woods and Haugen supported final passage while Hubbard was absent. The debate lasted nearly five hours with one minor amendment adopted. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended for whooping cough support.
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Washington, D. C
House
Francis
Ohio
Payne
New York
Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Board
Underwood
Elks Train to Sioux City for State Convention
More than 100 Elks and Elklets from Waterloo traveled by Illinois Central special train to Sioux City for the state convention. The trip featured three Pullmans and three day coaches, engine 1031 in new paint, and a lively band. In Sioux City the Elks enjoyed a warm welcome and humorous verses about Waterloo, ending with a rousing chorus.
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Elks and
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Sioux City
Elks
Fort Dodge
Harry Boehmier
Wylie
Cedar Falls
Jolly Elks
Pierce Street
Seventh Street
Westcott
Town and Country Opinions Across Iowa Echo Campaigns
A mosaic of editorials from multiple Iowa papers criticizes or praises figures, policies, and civic trends. Taft is fêted by some papers while others urge renomination. debates on vanity, interurban earnings, and municipal advertising appear alongside cautions about self-praise and the road problem. The column ends with a note on using Chamberlain's Liniment for musculoskeletal relief.
Bennington Twp Notes on School Events and Visits
Children day program at Mt Hope church featured songs readings and class exercises. Edges from Edgewood Texas Carrie Sherman visiting. Waterloo eighth grade graduates from Bennington listed Alfa Mueller Eva Shining Alice Whitney Wayne Hilmer Joseph Sage Casper Burk. District No.4 Coral Shining closes term. 21 pupils average daily attendance seventeen.
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Bennington
Mt. Hope
Carrie Sherman
Edgewood
Austin Whitney
Waterloo
Alfa Mueller
Eather Shining
Alice Whitney
Wayne Hilmer
Joseph Sage
Casper Burk
Etery Steely
Dewar
Misa Esther
Louis Mether
Gresham
F. Shining
Louis Widder
Theodore Poock
Adolph Heese
College of Commerce
Coral Shining
Florence Burk
Elizabeth Sage
Helen
Warren Wood
Allen Steely
Dan Holdiman
Effe. Sage
Sam
Hazel
East Janesville
Bisel
Pennsylvania
Sam Wetzel
Iowa
T. c
Chas. Burk
Coral
Grace
Sage Tea Will Darken Tee Hair
An old remedy claims sage tea can restore hair color, now sold as Wryeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. Chemists provide a guarantee refund if not effective. available from druggists at fifty cents per bottle through H W Taggart at 63 Commercial Street.
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Wryeth
H. W. Taggart
Commercial Street
Two Misses Daniels Plan Western Pleasure Trip
Misses Mayme and Katheryn Daniels of Waterloo leave Wednesday for a pleasure trip through the west. They will visit the National park and relatives in the Pacific States, returning home via Salt Lake City and Denver.
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Mayme
Katheryn Daniels
Waterloo
West
National Park
Pacific States
Salt Lake City
Denver
Acting Versus Drawing In Ellen Terry Quote
A group of friends hears Ellen Terry compare acting to drawing saying acting cannot be altered once performed. She notes how sketches can be rubbed out and redone, but acting must stand as it is and cannot be corrected during a performance.
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Dfield Regulator CO
Ellen Terry Ounce
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