Page header and banking law discussion in Waterloo paper
The piece outlines proposed Iowa banking legislation to supervise private banks. It notes about 100 private banks exist, discusses two-year transition, and argues stronger public protection via periodic examinations and public financial disclosures would aid depositors and the broader economy. It also touches on a Parisian mummy gossip and congressional election contests.
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General Assembly
Iowa
Nahodr
Germ theory questioned by credulous healers and charlatans
A curmudgeonly column critiques pseudo medical reformers who hawk “germ theory” cures, contrasts it with scientific methods, and defends standard medical practice. The piece cites experiments and historical examples while warning readers against sensational claims and advertising ploys.
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Antrow reads an evening paper while Imogene accuses him of nastiness and gossip. He defends business bluntness as necessary, urging irritation to command attention, then jokes about a coat sleeve lining and half truths as a moral test.
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Andrew
Catogere
Coinary Club
Trogene
The Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount
Regeneration tale follows Malcolm Starmount a rich young man disenchanted by self indulgence after a party for Nalda Courteney. He seeks seclusion at a country home where a surprising birthday party unfolds. Mary Devlin greets him with a taunt my lord prompting reflection on kindness over self interest.
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Starmount
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Tarnount
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Malcolm Stusmount
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Burroughs Nature Club Q&A Highlights 1931
Burroughs Nature Club column presents questions and answers on nature topics. Readers ask about poisonous weeds for cattle, nesting boxes for birds, mink farming, snake shedding, birds that feed in the gir, and why goldfish blow air and how air bladders regulate buoyancy.
Fifty Years Ago Waterloo Election and Local News
A March 6 1873 report lists elected officers Lewis Lichty mayor Henry Nauman treasurer J P Herring assessor J L Husted city solicitor G W Barnes Caris Brubacher J A Fowler H A Falter Matt Parrott L F Walker Lore Alford and A C Bratnaber as councilmen amid 1036 votes cast split 510 Waterloo west 526 Waterloo east. It notes civic notices letters from readers about local news and a blockaded railroad affected lectures by Rev Bir Collyer. Fourteen couples were licensed to wed in Black Hawk county in February and a new weekly Waterloo Eldora mail route via Grundy Center is described. Matt Parrott elected councilman from the Third ward, described as the fat man of the Iowa State Reporter. An appeal to readers ends with a call to Serenaders Hall at Union Ball.
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Lewis Lichty
Henry Nauman
J. P. Herring
J. L. Husted
G. W. Barnes
Caris Brubacher
J. A. Fowler
H. A. Falter
Matt Parrott
L. F. Walker
Lore Alford
A. C. Bratnaber
Waterloo West
Waterloo East
Death of Li Girton Shocks Community at 35
Forty years ago on March 7 1888 the town mourned Li Girton age 35 who died after a chickenpox illness left him an in eratic man. He joined Smart Parrott Iowa State Reporter in 1872 and the firm became Parrott & Girton in 1880 leaving a widow and daughter. Traffic notes report railroads recovering from snow blockades with Illinois Central moving 126 carloads daily and 77 emigrants goods westbound toward Le Mars.
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Iowa State Reporter
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Iowa
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Wallace Barber Wins Shooting Watch At Helmet Lodge
Wallace Barber won the shooting watch last Thursday at Helmet Lodge Knights of Py thias. The lodge received a full set of 14 officers jewels, heavily gold and silver plated, described as handsome.
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Helmet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Waterton boards plan growth after booster meeting
Twenty years ago on a Saturday in Dietz Nas returned from Oklahoma where he supervised construction of a store building in Oklahoma City. A booster meeting by the Board of Trade approved plans to bring Litchfield Manufacturing from Webster City, plus a new opera house and hotel and park commissioners under a new law. 4H James Tack’s gray horse ran away this morning but caused no damage. The Courier’s want ads department expands, carrying nearly two columns of wants. The big gray draft horse of the United States Express wagon died last night. Teachers for the Black Hawk county normal institute opening June 15 include Supt. A. T. Hukill, B. L. Coburn, W. H. Bender, Lydia Hinman, Yura Phillips, and Principal Henry. Grandma Popp of Hudson, 75, underwent toe surgery for gangrene. Miss Ethel Edwards, daughter of A. J. Edwards, named editor of the Normal Byte at Cedar Falls. Cedar Rapids Republican notes regret at Miss Sallie Van Metre’s departure from St. Luke’s Hospital. she is a Van Metre relative of this city.
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Waterton
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Webster City
James Tack
Black Hawk County
Hudson
Altho
The Birds by Frank E L Stanton and Miscellaneous Fragments
A compact collection of poem lines and dialogue fragments. The poems reference birds, morning fields, and resilience amid storms with recurring refrains. The prose includes skeptical musings on voting and society and a stray note on fish behavior.
Brain Tests By 9am Lod
A set of scientific blocks teaches the young reader to form letters and count. The blocks are arranged so numbers are spelled out in sequence, continuing from block to block. The exercise asks how many numbers can be spelled, prompting the answer WALCELOWER.
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Dr. Brady
William Brady
Care
The Sandman Story Ends With Foiled Feast
In a rustic tale by Mrs. F L Walker, Mr. Fox and friends plan a grand supper with a plump turkey and a famed biscuit. A mishap at the oven leaves the feast in doubt as the biscuits crumble, prompting comic chatter about their chances of salvage.
Three Friends Survive Poison Plot In Odd Supper
In a strange tale a fox possum and raccoon share a meal while a supposed poison scare unfolds. A fake Paris green incident leads to comic panic before the trio laughs it off over supper and a kitchen stove.
Public education and road funding reform debate
An editorial argues free public education may survive as taxpayers seek reductions elsewhere. It critiques government complexity and suggests reforms including a state road system funded by state money, federal aid, and prison labor, to relieve public enterprises and road taxes.
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Rauncht Bluffs
Ghway Commission
Iowa
Views of the People roads compared in Iowa editorial
A reader from Chicago writes editorial observations on U S roads from a cross country car trip. The letter ranks Iowa worst among states visited, contrasts with California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and others. It praises California roads and criticizes Iowa paving, drainage, grading, and taxes. The writer commends the editor for criticizing the state Senator.
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