Wateries Courier Opinion on Gooding Thru Rate Bill
The Courier argues against Senator Gooding's thru rate bill, saying it would harm railroads and middle western industry. It contends abolition of low coast westward rates would raise all rates, hurt Idaho and Iowa makers, and reduce employment and commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Senate
Senator Gooding
Idaho
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Chicago
Central
Pacific Coast
Ntermountain
Tésho
House
Atlantic Seaboard
Fenn Canal
Mississippi Valley
Pacific
Iowa
Courier
In the Spotlight Personal Health and Aggressive Truth
A column by Dr. William Brady discusses openness about health topics and the shift from polite silence to frank discussion of illnesses and operations. It contrasts past modesty with modern sensational talk and emphasizes honest inquiry over dogma in teaching and health discourse.
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Gath
Flore
Sone
H. G. Wells
Wells
Brady
William Grady
Relling Pin and Elephanta Tale Spurs Washington Scandal Echoes
A satirical column mocks Washington inquiries as “two ring mudslinging” and rails at scandal seekers. It recalls Kipling’s elephant tale and contrasts tame Waterloo police with sensational city gossip while lampooning public figures, including President Coolidge, and noting curious urban anecdotes.
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Des Moines
Rudyard Kipling
Washington
Bpresident
Waterloo
Chicago
New York
Paris
Buenos
Airea
Detroit
Tim
Anuybody
Wish we had a houseboat in a river era daydream
Andrew imagines a houseboat life with verandas and fishing from the window. He fantasizes ducks tethered to the boat, movie boats delivering customers, winter skating off the porch, and a self tending home with floating stores and direct river deliveries. The scene halves with comic hints of quirky mischief.
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Andrew
Thei
Brain Tests and a Riddle From a Salt-Stained Market
A puzzle tale recalls a oil and vinegar stash in six barrels with varying fills 8 12 8 17 1 and 31 gallons. A buyer paid twice as much for oil as for vinegar leaving one barrel untapped. Determine its value given the selling price. The answer to yesterday’s is CARPET.
Otto's Miber Uncle Tale From The Sandman
Otto, an orphan, lives with his money guarded by his cruel uncle. The uncle schemes to abandon him while the hidden gold attracts the old man only to be betrayed again. Otto continues to earn his keep yet faces betrayal and loneliness.
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Otto
Vito
Eral Hundrea
Capla
Goodby
Gtto
Shout
LTT
Patch on colts and local commerce in 1874 Courier
Fifty years ago The Courier notes fine patch on colts by Stoppers George Ward W T Whitney and Conger Drothers with hints of 2:30 pacing. Mentions G W Barnes leading Fourth street farm implement concern and Leavitt hardware sale to J Q A Ridar amid retirement. Black Hawk county circuit court in session with out of town attorneys listed.
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George Ward
W. T. Whitney
Conger Drothers
Galt
G. W. Barnes
Fourth Street
Elrenic Court
Black Hawk County
Sylvester Bagg
J. B. Powers
W. H. McClure
J. J. Tolerton
A. F. Brown
Cedar Fails
D. ¥. Lyon
Dubuque
D. D. Miracle
Fort Dodge
High Water Floods Cedar River on March 26 1881
Forty years ago on Wednesday March 26 1881 Cedar River floods caused 13 feet 8 inches rise above low water mark the greatest since 1858. Fire bells woke residents to reinforce levees as the island below Fourth Street bridge was swept away. Roger Leavitt returns to Waterloo to helm Leavitt Johnson Bank after Lincoln Ware’s death. Herbert Goodrich visits family and is now Red Willow County Nebraska treasurer.
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Suedar
Cedar River
Fourth Street Bridge
Roger Leavitt
Commercial Bank of
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
Lincoln Ware
Deieased
Otto and the Gold Hidden by Robbers in 1904 Tale
A serialized story follows Otto who guards a pot of gold stolen by robbers who threaten his uncle. Otto flees through a forest and alerts his uncle as robbers approach, discovering a hidden gold stash in a dim room. The piece also notes local school officials, water league, circus grounds, and hotel developments.
Typhoid toll and spring storms usher in quiet Waterloo
Years ago typhoid fever was scourged by polluted water in the city. A March 21 rainstorm with lightning and thunder marked spring. Young people attended evangelistic services at the Methodist church led by Harry T. Pisher. Mrs. E A Raymond died Saturday night at 64, born in New York and coming to Waterloo in 1861 after her marriage.
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Sud
Raymond Sanday
Harry T. Pisher
E. A. Raymond
Third Avenue
South Street
New York
Waterloo
Virginia Fairfax in Filmland Friends and a Movie Star
Virginia Fairfax, daughter of Virginia aristocracy, travels to Los Angeles to pursue acting. She befriends Gloria Summers, meets Herbert Richard, and becomes involved with film star Theodore Stratton. Kitty Dalton falls ill after a wild party, and Gloria offers to care for her to avoid scandal. Virginia navigates moral pressures on set while pursuing a major role in Stratton’s picture.
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Virginia Fairfax
Virginia
Los Angeles
Gloria Summers
Herbert Richardson
Giona
Gloria
Kitty Dalton
Kitty
Theodore Stratton
Stratton
Burroughs Nature Club Answers 1923 questions on birds and mammals
In 1923 Burroughs Nature Club responds to audience questions about moths usefulness, edible weed pusley, tail use by birds besides woodpeckers, and other nature notes. It discusses identifying a small marsh bird possibly American pipit, a South American anteater spit defense behavior, and timing of spring in relation to caterpillar hatch and crop protection.
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Hoennig
Tals &S
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Friend Wife
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Sandman
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H Leavitt
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Morris
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G. W. Harbin
Burlington & Missouri River Railway Company
Herbert Goodrich
J. H.goodrich
Red Willow County
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Ge Freeman H. Broadgood
Waterloo East
Henry Daniel
George P. Beck
T. M. Watts
Henry Neuman
H. T. Roberts
Daniel & Nauman Co
W. R. Slade
Sells Bros. Circus
Irving
Christenea
Owenback
Edgar Pickett
Lincoln Township
H. and
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la Cree National Newspaper Service
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Maud Lawson
Virgie
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Theodora Stratton
Maud
Panson
Ria
Herb
Tomorrw
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Wwe
Ady
Hill
Mr. Hill
Phelps
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