COURT RECORDS AND POLITICAL NOTES FROM WATERLOO
Courant page outlines Republican county convention plans for Black Hawk County Iowa, listing caucus procedures and delegate counts. It also comments on Senate pork-barrel politics with Senators Lea and Kenyon opposing a Utah project. Additional pieces discuss county financial reforms, uniform record-keeping, and farming notes on mink and corn practices.
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Kenyon
Lea
Tennessee
Urah
Senate
Smoot
St. George
Utah
Warren
Wyoming
Taft Efforts in Iowa Fail to Halt Cummins Momentum
A partial Iowa delegate tally shows 482 for Cummins and 266 for Taft with half the state counted. Black Hawk county and the Third district back Cummins while Taft’s support in other counties weakens as resignations and cabinet clashes affect his campaign.
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Taft
Cummins
Black Hawk
Iowa
Wiley
Minnesota
North Dakota
Roosevelt
la Follette
Waterloocourier observes strict new school directive
In a rural district near Waterloo a new school director orders a teacher to stay in the empty schoolhouse for six weeks to maintain fire and duty, while parents bar children from attendance. The piece also notes markets, a thaw, and local Civil War news including the Ninth Iowa Regiment and railway updates.
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Waterloo
The Late Comer In Iowa Press Roundup
A montage of editorials from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City on punctuality at events and political topics. Notes include Collier's muckraking, Dr. Wiley's resignation, and debates over Taft Cummins bills and Roosevelt third party prospects.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa Caucus Call for Loyal Action by Citizens
A newspaper opines that Iowa should back its own distinguished son in caucus voting and urges every loyal Iowan to consider the duty to state and future honors. It argues that Iowa must present him as a first choice rather than a fallback option to the nation.
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Iowa
Lighthearted Vignettes From Early Mirthful Columns
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various papers. snippets include wedding chatter, weather banter, book titles joked about, and playful misreadings. The piece sketches social snapshots and comic lines reflecting domestic life and public banter of the era.
Cascarets for a Clean Inside and Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Cascarets for daily headaches coated tongue foul breath and upset stomach. It claims they cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and foul gases and carry out decomposed waste from intestines. A 10 cent box promises a night time reset and a good taste for children.
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Norning
President Taft Name in 1865 Questioned in Aged Quip
A newspaper item recalls a line about naming the U S president in 1865 as William Howard Taft. The piece includes a discussion of political wit and a note on Victoria B C street corner chatter. It mentions a proposed polling place change by Mayor J R Rector for the First ward to the Federal block room at Commercial and Park.
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William Howard Taft
New York Tribune
Victoria
B. C
Erade
Lippincott's
J. R. Rector
Libby Bros
Commercial Street
Park Avenue
Federal Block
Double Standard of Morality Highlighted by Women
An article argues women foster the double standard by tolerating male indiscretions yet condemning female faults. It notes women often welcome suave men as husbands for their circles while policing sisters, urging equal scrutiny for men and women alike. It cites a businesswoman noting men often bear greater blame in affairs.
Women and moral double standards in society
Ruth Cameron argues that loyalty to home and place fuels male courage more than female loyalty. She laments women slandering their sex for male praise, urges women to respect and judge both sexes equally, and says ending the double standard will shift social respect. The Courier’s reader notes comment on attic furniture among other items.
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Ruth Cameron
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