Watersoa Insight on War Debts and Progress in Aviation
A Waterloo Iowa column weighs postwar debt figures, comparing US and France per capita burdens, and notes rising world debt to $265 billion. It comments on John Larson’s all metal plane feat, and critiques selective law enforcement and profiteering, urging action against price gouging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sam
France
Texs
Jand
Great
Britain
Germany
Iso
Minster
John M. Larson
Omaha
New York
Atlantic
Health Talks on swollen lips and nervous conditions
A reader describes recurring facial swelling with itching and a doctor’s indigestion theory. The advice suggests cutting eggs, avoiding fish and meat together, and considering ulcers or mouth infections, plus possible neurotic causes. The piece warns the illness may be nervous in origin and stresses medical care.
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Andrew returns home for lunch and debates table modesty with Imogene. He rails at women in public, mocks visible skin, and describes women as an x ray like sightline while discussing dress and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Andrew
Imogene
George
Fragmented Verses and a Death Note Case
A fragmentary poetic plea argues for grace and punishment in a night scene while a separate historical note reports a man who killed himself leaving a note claiming peace. It is later revealed he had three wives.
Cleveland Lawyer Advices First Client After Bar Admission
Samuel Kest of 1155 East Eighty Fifth Street was admitted to the bar at 11:10 a m and had his first client at 11:12. The client was East himself. On leaving the courtroom he was arrested for parking in a safety zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Samuel
Kest
East Eighty-fifth Street
East
Irving
Dubuque Maltyhouse
Ing
Bridge
Oe - Bridge Street
Waterloo- Dairy Courier
Bridgestreet
C. L. Kingsley
Kirgeley
Hart
Emma Lamphere
Chica
Man
Bridge Strest
Peter Hallowell
Raymond
Brain Tests By Sam Loyd Incomplete Puzzle Clues
Fragmented puzzler by Sam Loyd titled Brain Tests No 448. Includes garbled text about filling blanks with words ending in ice and a tepid scene involving an iceman. Notes a paid answer from No 417 Crow and Caw with sums and conflicting lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soma Accu
Mr Frog and the Red Hat Part I in The Sandman
Mr Frog sits by his pond feeling sad as Miss Froggie ignores him. Blue Jay suggests a red hat to attract her, using a red leaf as a hat. Frog admires himself, then sails away on a log with his red hat, while Froggie watches and a question lingers about their budding romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
1oWa
Lucre
Chicago
Iowa
Prolteet
Murise
Oregon
West
Tonah
MR. Frog
Miss Froggie
Blue Jay
Miss Frogere
Miss Frogesie
Frog and Friend Tease Mystery on the River
A playful scene follows a character in a red hat aboard a boat as a frog watches from cover in the bushes. The narrator hints at a future revival of events, promising to reveal what happened when Mr. Frog returns tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McAdoo
White House
Mr. Frog
Nature Notes by John Burroughs Answers To Questions
Questions ask about the northeaster storm origin bobolink songs in different localities and calf play. Answers discuss bees using trees with cavities, a bee hive swarm relocating to an old apple tree, a loon’s diving speed and tail feathers, and primrose blooming in England with varieties oxlip and cowslip.
Iowa Editors Stay With It in Warren Harding Era
The Iowa piece rails at persistent editor culture and the drift toward national figures like Harding. It critiques rural editors' ambitions, the evolving press, and the strain of sustaining a local paper while noting prominent editors and political players, including Good and Lake, amid a broader shift in American journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagle Grove
Warren G. Harding
Josephus
Republican Party
Admiral Sims
Hoge
Bill Allen White
Herron
Bolsheyists
Caesar
Bill Jamieson
Democratic Committee
Jay Junction
Fifty Years Ago In The Coartee
Fifty years ago in Coartee new slavery limits and gradual emancipation were debated. Elder Samuel J. Hoot to preach at Champlin chapel. Editors James Gordon Bennett and Horace Greeley aging and ill. Locals criticized loafing youths on the bridge approach. Town officials discuss removal of Swift's hotel pole and a new water crisis. Depot location for the Burlingon Cedar Rapids line announced with future expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gam Io SO
Leto
tHarbin
Adelaide Gay
Spain
Tajlen V. Hoxie
Emma Ballou
Lucy
Emancipa
Loomiston
Samuel J. Hoot
Champln
James Gordon Bennett
Hora Ace Greeley
Thaill
Crescents
Des Moines
New York Herald
Gringell
New York ‘Tribune
O. K's
Forty Years Ago in Waterloo Comes To Light
Forty years ago items note N C Deering renominated by Republicans in Lake Forest district, graduates at Iowa State Normal Cedar Falls, Anna McGovern elected to faculty, and local mischief at Hanoverian political events. A circus act by Zazel at P T Barnum's July 14 show draws awe. Two decades ago Waterloo streets hosted catfish, carps, ice cream, and Ringling Bros circus plans. Local real estate sales, Chautauqua opening, and wage-health concerns for clerks reflect daily life in early July editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Oo Normal School
Cedar Falls
Hancock
Anna McGovern
Hanit
English
George W. Bartha
Gilbertville
D. Sands Wright
Eliza Raw Langing
Greencastle
Ind
Dietz
Waterloo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watersoa
W.H Hartman
Johan C. Hartman
AW. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mer
Associated Press
Associated Preas
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Washington, D. C
Bures
Munser
G. Dougherty
Philadelphia
Story, Brooks & Finlas
Bep's
Larson
SormeGody
Tate
John R. Hober
Xtas
Fas
Mai
John B. Luber
Tis
Ima
Gene
London
Frank L. Stanton
Lawer
Sam Loyd
Sandman
Mrs. F
Joe Spry
Leonel Meadows
Nature Notes
John Burroughs
Jim” Good
Alex Miller
Washington
Bro. Lake
Rome
Congressman Good
Cedar Rapids
Alot
Galt
Good
Lake
Jim Good
Miledar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Mark
Josef
Harding
Ora
Coartee
Durance
D. W. Foote
Model
New York City
Maine
Lore Alford
Mear Swift
Daniel
Bridge Street
G. W. Miller
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railway
Mullan
Bluff Street
Man. Parker
Lizzie L. Ballou
N. C. Deering
Lake Forest Female Seminary
Greeley Farm
Lincoln Township
Zazel
P. T. Barnum’s
Theodore N. Vail
Boston
Mass
Bell ¥ Telephone Company
Marion J. McFarland
Hector Falls
Fred Stolte
Nicholas Lies
Chautauqua
America
Frank Crane
FF. J. Sessions
W. M. Sindlinger
Fe Ringling Bros
Citrcus
Bayer
VER
Bayer Manufactura
L. E. Glaza Tin Shop
Commercial St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!