Waterloo Evening Counter and Waterloo Resporter Ad Rates
A fragmented masthead sets the Waterloo Evening Counter and Waterloo Resporter as a Daily. It lists Associated Press and Audit Bureau credentials, identifies Hartman Company as publisher, and notes single copy price and annual mail rates. It asserts larger circulation than any other daily in Waterloo and outlines advertising rates including want ads at 3 cents per word and 15 cent minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Resorter
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
W. WL Hartman Company
Mack Vel
Jorn C. Hartman
AW. Bererson
Ser. Tees
Amit Gon
Carrion
Miail
Duraide
Poxsturiie
Waterton
New York
Philadelphia
Anit
Hasbrock, Story & Brook
Iowa All Right But
A compact defense of Iowa praising its overall excellence and usefulness. The author argues editors overstate drawbacks and urges presenting concrete facts about the state rather than idealized editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Laws
Emong
Falmti
Gold reserves rise abroad amid war chests depletion
Readers learn that the Bank of England holds 91000000 more gold than last year and the Imperial Bank of Germany 243060000 higher. The State Bank of Paris also reports a 1748000 gain, with other nations showing increases. Some warn of a gold drain to America and call for curbing American securities investments to offset exchange effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Imperial Bank of Germany
State Bank of
Paris
Ensuch
Cemjon
America
London
New York
Hampton Movement Promises Town as Regional Trading Center
The Hampton plan markets guaranteed goods to boost Hampton Iowa as a trading hub. Merchants push national brands and educate residents to buy locally, aiming to make Hampton the county’s principal trading center and spur continuous growth. Local firms adjust advertising to fit the plan.
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Hampton
Tuhrice
Hampton Plan
Anen
Degras
Armistice Day Observances Across Posts and Schools
The article notes nationwide observances of the surrender anniversary of General Lee to General Grant and Appomattox. It mentions veterans groups, schools, and civic societies marking the day, with anticipated large attendance and a focus on reflection of the Civil War’s century milestone.
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Lee
Grant
Ciel
Ameria
Washington
Leaders and locals hints from a wartime era column
A stream of fragmented notes mentions Col David J Falmer of Washington and a Grand Army of the Jepulife leader, plus a Waterlog arrest for intoxication and a plan for Billy Sunday to visit Chicago in 1020. It notes the Detroit landlord’s childless-rent stance, a bankrupt Wi siona chautauqua plan, and speculative peace talk in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
David J. Falmer
Washington
Grand Army
Jepulife
Anand Murely
Detroit
To the Heart of the Matter on Education and Examinations
A satirical riff on education critiques the overemphasis on exams and the idea that all citizens should be college-bound. It mocks exam culture, vocational diversity, and the push for universal schooling as a modern craze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fim
Denver and Rio Grande rail line history noted in odd editorial
An unsigned historical aviation and railroad piece discusses Denver and Rio Grande operations. It references the D and R G, Marshall Pass, and the Western Pacific, noting costs, dividends, and supposed neutrality issues. The prose mixes satire with technical rail details and European travel remarks, lacking clear contemporary dates or authorities.
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Pacific
Missouri
Kansas
Western Pacific
Plan of Two Dollars to Buy Joy for a Sick Friend
A narrator recalls Gretchen's typhoid recovery and a thoughtful boycott of pricey gifts. Rather than expensive powers, she plans a daily stream of small, meaningful items to cheer her friend. The sequence includes narcissus bulbs, photos, magazines, mayflowers, jelly, candy, and a single rose vase to lift spirits during convalescence.
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Favist
Ste
Gretchen
Iowa Editors Reflect On Road Policy And Politics
Port Dodge Chronicle notes ten years behind in highway policy and urges progress without rush to legislation, while Cedar Rapids Republican argues for cautious action and recognizing complex problems. Slowsity Journal and other papers discuss media clarity, party divides, and national leadership amid varied local concerns.
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Port Dodge
Iowa
New Sioux City Postmaster Under Fire in Town Gossip
A Sioux City resident accuses the new postmaster of incompetence claiming he previously led a Sanborn Iowa man named Ker and that the former postmaster once ran an opera house in a nearby country town turning a profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Sanborn
Iowa
Ker
Postbero
Taster
Commercialized Amusement and the Home Life
A reflection on how commercial amusements crowd out wholesome play for children and adults. It warns that parks and theaters must balance profit with fitness, urges families to reconnect through home play, reading, and simple pleasures, and calls churches, schools, and homes to lead a return to wholesome recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melingdon
Why bridge firms oppose the highway law prompted by policy
The Atlantic News-Telegraph questions why bridge companies and other beneficiaries of old conditions resist the new highway law now in force. The piece argues the opposition is clear and self evident, implying motives rooted in preserving prior profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Mr Bryans Career and State Department Critics
Collier's notes Taft praising administration amid foreign policy crisis while critics accuse the Bryan era of bungling in Mexico. It highlights state department influence by John Bassett Moore and Robert Lansing and hints Lansing’s papers will outlast Bryan’s. Lansing is Foster’s son in law, raising questions about guidance from veterans.
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State Department
Lansing
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Lapsing
John W. Foster
Benjamin Harrison
Direct Legislation Not Soon in Iowa
Des Moines reports the house released its report on the resolution proposing the initiative and referendum amendment to the constitution. The measure's status appears unresolved, delaying any immediate move toward direct legislation in Iowa.
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Iowa
Des Moines
House
Inside Approach to Pimples and Blackheads
The guidance urges against squeezing pimples or blackheads as a temporary fix. It promotes treating the cause from within by using Hollistera Rocky Mountain Herb Tea tablets weekly for about nine months to improve complexion.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Wangler Bros. CO
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa constitutional tussle stalls direct legislation push
Unanimous committee vote to indefinitely postpone the resolution for direct legislation ends its second round. Opposition argued the plan was unworkable and unsatisfactory to both sides. A separate constitutional amendments panel seeks to kill a tax class proposal favoring state taxation of railroads and utilities, while the county superintendent appointment bill moves toward indefinite postponement. The reforms aim to protect school governance and keep the existing better schools commission intact amid current legislative debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sane
House
Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Wisconsin
Cites
Milter
Senate
Schools Committee
Roe
Better Schools Commission
Firesent
Abolish School Treasurer Office Proposed in Bill
A bill to end the county treasurer paying school finances directly is urged for passage. An ad notes groceries offered at a 403 West 4th Street location with a prompt liquidation by April 1. Memorial lines praise Mrs. C. Aros and reflect on faith, family, and church.
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le Vou
Arcade Sture
4Th St
C. Aros
C. H. Mether
Middle West
Polarine
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure for Hair Loss
An advertisement claims that dandruff irritates the scalp causing hair to loosen and fall out. It advises using a 25 cc bottle of Danderine, rubbing into the scalp, and after a few applications dandruff disappears and hair stops shedding.
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Egrope
Hampton Movement
Awan
Wisiona
Hhautauqua Assembly
San Francisco
Aribald
Turkey
Courier
Europe
Tnt
Carranza
Vicw
Marshall
Onis
Dr. Frank Crane
Uenver
IO Gia Nba
George Mich
Denver
Lg Grande Caile
Deupeir
Seunery
Lablade
Nagazies
Tor Salt Lake
Niagara Rapids
Mat
Great Marshall Pass
Thoir
Cedar Raunds Republican
Washinston
Slowsity
O'Toole
Ye Oni
Tangistan
Bowis
Hues
Democratic
al Bowse
Stony City Tribune
Werberg
Raven
Imbuque Tres Journal
Mr. Berbers
Merchants of
Waterloo Savings Bank
Savings Bank Building
Wenzelman’s
Pipe & Fittings
G. W. Petit
West Fifth Street
Polarisj i
Standard Oil Company
Chicago, Hil
Tvice
Ieee
Ajax
Cedar Falls Union Mill
Ares L25
Avanteed, Co
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