Waterloo Evening Courier details and notices
The Waterloo Evening Courier offers subscription rates by carrier and mail, lists staff led by John C Hartman, and notes wartime era press affiliations. The issue includes AP and International News, advertising policies, and a feature on Prof Hayford and scientific progress, plus scattered society and entertainment items.
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W. H. Hartman Co
Courier Bids
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
John C Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Treas
Gen
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
International News Sieneer
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Bureau of Circulations
Geo
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Stary, Brooks & Finney
Representsatives
Oracks in St Pauls Reflect Architectural Debate
London debates architecture and safety as tests confirm no foundation collapse in St Pauls after sensational reports. Drums show seasonal expansion while metal hoops, grouting, and steel reinforcement urged. rebuilding piers deemed impractical. A public fund mobilizes to cover repairs and preserve the cathedral designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
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ST. Paul's
London
Waterloo Bridge
St. Paul's Cathedral
Dante
Christopher Wren
Iowa Editors Debate Farm Tenancy And Soil Health
A collection of editorials from Iowa papers arguing for longer farm leases to reduce moving, preserve soil, and boost profits for tenants and landlords. The Ottumwa Courier discusses Secretary Sanders and government spending. Marshalltown Times-Republican notes boxing politics and Dempsey. Council Bluffs Nonpareil praises Coolidge’s broad vision. Shenandoah items on gas tax leave choice to the driver.
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Wastefus
Boones News-Republican
Iowa
Personal Health Service notes on operation myths
Letters to Dr. Brady address the belief that surgical mastoiditis operations cause deafness and debunk the idea that antitoxins or other factors blame the surgery. The piece argues most hearing loss from mastoiditis improves after treatment, cites diphtheria toxin history, notes occasional surgical slips, and includes Q A on tonics and nutrition with practical dietary guidance.
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Dr. Brady
William Brady
Sandersons and Time Clean Up Domestic Scandal
Imogene and Andrew debate responding to Sandersons gossip and divorce rumors. They invoke Father Time as a moral judge, arguing about whether to intervene or let time reveal truth. The scene touches social hypocrisy as a convention of 220 delegates with notable female participation is noted.
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Imogene
Andrew
Sanderson
Nemesis
Time
Father Time
Lothario
Jock
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd Eight Minutes to Answer
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd presents a timed puzzle set challenging readers to solve within eight minutes. The feature blends logic, spatial reasoning, and clever wordplay to engage casual solvers and puzzle enthusiasts alike.
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Sam Loyd
Abe Martin TARLOYD X word Puzzle Panel
Fill column from top to bottom with words in order of given definitions Money powdery residue porker At rest If filled right, strike out more words A chopped mixture A stopping place a wife with aversion fer housework and husband with aversion fer takin a livin Some tolks won't pay Inothtin The remaining letters spell a large ostrichlike bird of Australia and Papuan islands Words inserted Camal ton rib plum dont ridl Words struck out Melton plumb trtf Remaining word Cart dou
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Australia
Papuan Islands
Camal
Ton
Melton
Cart
Fifty Years Ago In Tri Comrter 1875 Election News
A March 10 1875 notice recalls local elections with J G Hott and L Houricout elected directors in the west district and Fred Morrill and R A Whitaker in the east. It notes long lists of society items including a postmistress return, a demolished building public nuisance, a serious injury from a fallen branch, a stalled Burlington toad, a birth of a daughter, a marriage, a calaboose fire near Independence with a prisoner burned, and remarks on President Coolidge’s era. The piece also covers weather, tax issues, and regional reports.
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J. G. Hott
L. Houricout
Fred Morrill
R. A. Whitaker
Saloonkeepers fined for Sunday openings in 1885
Forty years ago on a Wednesday in 1885 two saloonkeepers faced the mayor for Sunday openings and were fined five dollars each. The piece notes pleasant weather, melting snow, Moody meetings in Des Moines with round trip fares, a Chicago trip for an engineer to fetch a new artificial leg, injuries from a trap door incident, property sales in Waterloo, school board elections, tax votes in west and east districts, and a fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration in Black Hawk township.
Political contest and local incidents in early 1905
Twenty years ago on March 11 1905 I R Rector led the People’s ticket for mayor with council candidates James Byrnes J C Miller William Kurth and W Lingworth Be I Swisher sought the city solicitor post Weasley Stokes county board member was reported ill Black Hawk County Bar held a memorial service for deceased members B G Stewart J F Burns and FE Maxwell Illinois Central trainmen saw thousands of wild ducks and geese near Fort Dodge Efforts to locate Valentus Heinen who drowned in the Cedar at Gilbertville Tax collections to Jan 1 stood at 51000 The Cedar Rapids American Cereal mills burned causing 1500000 in losses and 860 layoffs Mary Matthews died at the county home after a long illness described with vivid detail.
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I. R. Rector
James Byrnes
J. C. Miller
William Kurth
W. L.lingworth
I. Swisher
City Solicor
Weasley
Stokes
Black Hawk County
B. G. Stewart
J. F. Burns
Maxwell
Illinois Central
Fort Dodge
Valentius Heinen
Burroughs Nature Notes Answers From Tomorrow
Answers to student questions from Nature Notes 1923 discuss whether flies are poisonous, starfish feeding, and earwigs in the country. The column explains hawk flight styles, fishes using fins for resting against vegetation, and rattlesnake rattles as a warning rather than a mating signal.
The Test of Jimmie Cox Editorial Reprinted
A Mason City editor quotes from Dayton Daily News praising Calvin Coolidge on inauguration day. The piece reflects on Cox’s 1920 defeat and celebrates Coolidge taking the oath, calling it a landmark moment for the nation with hope for four years of happiness and stability.
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Jimmie Cox
Mason City Grote-Gazette
Brookharts
Pat
Mr. President
Jimmis Cox
Calvin Cooildzs
United States
America
Calvin Coolidge
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