Waterloo readers urged to vote on school tax proposals
The Waterloo Daily issues a call to voters for next Monday's school election. Women east of the river may vote on a 339,000 schoolhouse fund tax while residents west vote on raising the school fund levy from five to ten mills. Existing officers are largely unopposed, with B. F. Swisher signaling a candidacy for the school board. The notice stresses the need to support school funding and urges turnout to back tax measures and reelection records.
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Waterloo
B. IF. Swisher
Wateriou Rat
Thas
Iowa
Waterson
Fiendish New York Anarchist Plot Foiled Near St Patrick’s
Modern Tyrandy reports a sensational, fear-driven front page about a thwarted bomb plot around St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. The piece snarls at anarchists blamed for a putative citywide carnage, warns of a terror reign, and critiques police demoralization while calling for mass roundup and national vigilance.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Emarchists
Manhattan
Schonts
Iowa Editors Debate Nevada Divorce Law Reactions
A compilation of editorials from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque criticizing states for recognizing Nevada divorces. Opinions condemn backroom contracts and urge states to honor their own laws, with notes on Governor Francis and political views across Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids Republican
Nevada
Ling
Jessian
Verdun the great fortress through ages of siege
Verdun has withstood centuries of attack as empires changed hands from Belgians to Romans, Austrians, Germans, and French. The fortress city endured air raids and sieges, its walls and trenches shaping tactics and inspiring resilience.
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Freoch
Verdun
London
Wat Tyler
Simple Dessert Helps Family Meals On Tight Budgets
A column suggests easing monotony at meal times with simple desserts like toast and honey or tea and coffee, arguing whipped cream is a luxury and hearty pies or puddings aren’t always needed after a big meal. It covers balancing meat and dessert and offers practical, homey guidance. It also answers reader questions about affordable nutrition books and birthstones by listing month names and stones.
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States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
To the Heart of the Matter About Thought Speed and Perception
A photographer explains how motion pictures capture a rose bud opening by fixed wires and a rapid frame rate. He imagines a world where thought moves at sixteen images per second versus one per minute, arguing impressions and art are relative to the mind's speed and location.
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Dinman
Alan
Fragmented OCR: unclear text about song and events
Readable portions mention a fete and waters and a Milton, but many words are garbled leaving uncertain names, actions, or dates. The fragment suggests a musical or festival context with tentative references to a song and a venue, but details are too damaged to confirm.
Legislature Must Hustle Its Work Des Moines. March 4
A morning session shows both houses of the Thirty third general assembly receiving a detailed printed record of proceedings to date. With an adjournment looming, lawmakers face about five weeks of work remaining as they decide final dispositions of hundreds of bills and resolutions.
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Ayrit
Sonia
Dane
Legaliae
Onis
Uae
Nine Senate retirements reshape nation’s political scene
Washington March 4 ten senators to retire or leave office this year including Elihu Root of New York and Theodore Burton of Ohio. The group spans deep careers in law, governance, and party service with several opposing key tariff measures and ship purchases. Successors include J. W. Beckham Charles Curtis Broussard and Underwood among others.
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Worhington
D. C
United States Senate
Elihu Root
New York
Theodore H. Burton
Ohio
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
Coe I. Crawford
South Dakota
Johnson N. Camden
Kentucky
John R. Thornton
Louisiana
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
George C. Perkins
California
Francis
Alabama
Senate
Root
Burton
Arieen
Senator Burton
Congress
Taft
Warren G. Harding
New York State
Joseph 3. Bristow
Clapp
Cummins
A Follette
Nelson
S. D. McHnery
Johnson M. Camden
West Virginia
William QC. Bradley
Wilson
Perkins
Gallinger
Lodge
John C. Spooner
LaFollette
Stephenson
Widenen
Benator Stephenson
Appleton
Wis
Francia S. White
Joseph 8. Johnston
White
Thornton
Bar Association
Crawford
Stephenroot
House of Representatives
Wet Dry Conflict in Illinois Towns
Chicago march 4 sixty down state towns and villages fight to maintain or repeal saloons this spring in a nationwide wet dry conflict. Kankakee Danville and Ottawa host major battles with notable figures Len Small Joseph Cannon and Lee Browne. Other cities Mount Sterling Beards Town Morris Naperville and more also vote on the option while new laws on enforcement and anti blind tiger actions top the agenda.
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Chicago
Kankakee
Danville
Ottawa
Len Small
Joseph G. Cannon
Lee O'Neill Browne
Mount Sterling
Beardstown
Morris
Naperville
Muurphysshore
Fixon
Pontiac
Centralia
Havana
Anti-Saloon League
General Assembly
Cascarets Gentle Perfect Bowel Regulator Ad
Sourced from an old ad describing Cascarets to soothe sour stomachs colds and headaches. Claims include sweetening the stomach removing fermenting food and excess bile, regulating liver and bowels, and promising relief by morning for a 10 cent box suitable for adults and children.
Dandeline Hair Tonic Ad Promises New Hair Growth
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline for 26 cents to stop falling hair and dandruff. It claims the tonic cleanses a neglected scalp, restores lustre and strength, makes hair wavy and fluffy, and after several uses grows new hair across the scalp.
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Knowlton
Mason
Wangler Bros
Influence of Julien Dubuque Over Indians
A historical anecdote from The Iowa Journal recounts Julien Dubuque’s early years in Iowa. The French settler won native trust through trade and lore, then allegedly used a conjured display to frighten Fox people by torching stream water, showing his reputed influence and cunning.
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Julien Dubuque
Iowa
Jacob van der Zee
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
State Historical Society of
Dubuque
Canada
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Gutsige
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Price Et Ceertract
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IGWA
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Texisteret Aitos
Conioleration
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United States
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Meise Fee
Teerad
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Uwa
Ute
Prue Cohogly
Mayra Poshanton Choerbinetnar
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Pers Ry
Duane Bus
Yorks
Minder
Ineery Wyel
Frank J. Marshall
Bar
Nien
Govprniy
Millard
Lestie Francis
Hoe
Down
Ola
Evedie
Frantis
Poe
Straighe
Canton Herald
Fort Dodee
Punk
James i, Funk
Hardin County
Tesislavure
State University
Cyis
Marshalltown
Japan
FOTN
Loren Ass
Petlenvirag
Fea Tire Ds
Aigacragy
Pietnes
Chad
Toren
Verdin
Wien
Samy NoWadlass
Xarrivon
Vesuvius
Or. Frank Crane
Milton
Datharse
Horton
Illinois
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Goodyear
Morris M. C. Co
Central Auto & Sup
A. C. Stewart Auto Tire Co
Waterloo Auto & Sup
Waterloo Overland Go
J. W. Bancroft
O. R. Langdon
John A. Campbell
Himer & Skull Auto Co
Cedar Falls
Chukerton
la Porte City
Mack
Gandgraf & Co
Yrans Aire
Dal
Call Wright's Tin Shop
West Fourth Sirent
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