Waterloo veto ends peddlers license in city foods
The Waterloo mayor vetoed an ordinance that levied a license tax of 50 dollars per day on food peddlers. The article argues the veto benefits consumers by preventing higher prices and contrasts with criticism from a local critic who cites a harmed orchard owner. It favors free trade and broader support for local agriculture and market growth. The piece defends the mayor as acting for Waterloo’s majority and argues against artificial licensing schemes.
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Rector
Caldwell
Winterloo
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
California
Iowa
Iowaland
Boost Iowa products at Waterloo farmers gathering
An inviting event in Waterloo will bring many farmers to the Pythian temple next Friday afternoon. By mayoral invitation they will assemble to eat, smoke, and hear speakers talk on boosting Iowa products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Waterloo
Pythian Temple
Iowa products drive mutual gains for state growth
The article urges city and rural cooperation to boost Iowa by preferring Iowa fruits and meat and buying Iowa made goods. It argues local patronage would retain wealth, raise land values, and deter depopulation. A Pythian temple event Friday urges attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
California
Chicago
Justice Mill Clinks As Tax And Turnout Debate Rage On
A city scene shows speeding motorcyclists on busy streets endangering a boy and prompting fines for street violations. The piece mocks city revenue from minor offenses and questions state action on meat safety, tuberculosis testing, and tax spending while noting Black Hawk County population shifts and Bell System earnings of 50,994,408 for 1910.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Supreme Court backs church subscription binding link
The Supreme Court of North Dakota ruled that a church subscription remains binding even if the pastor changes. John C Busby has returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
North Dakota
John C Busby
SHOULD A GIRL TELL A MAN IN LOVE AND MARRIAGE
A woman shares a confession about youthful deception, moral regard, and the choice to disclose past mistakes before marriage. She argues honesty can prevent deeper harm, notes personal growth, and urges forgiveness even when a partner might react badly. The writer urges future honesty to protect souls and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Spirit of the Iowa Press Paadetate Pestesteaton
A fragment from the Spirit of the Iowa Press with garbled OCR text showing repeated phrases Paadetate and Pestesteaton, lacking readable names, dates, or events for a concise summary. The readable portion conveys no clear incident or context to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Paadetate
Two Heads Beat One in Iowa Editorial Roundup
Mason City Globe-Gazette urges inviting New York to co devise methods of demised lock infraction while on trial. Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes progressives and newspaper men are on trial for their conduct. Burlington Hawkeye supports an Iowa bill listing liquor license violators as evidence for enforcement. Des Moines Register questions Dr Kelly insanity defense and cites potential murder charges amid debates on drugs and alcohol.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Iowa
New York
Council
Sloan Star
ATL
Burlington
Hawkeye
Iowa House
Des Moines Register
Dr Kelly
Dr. Kelly
School Health and Cost of Education in Public Schools
A Marshalltown Times-Republican essay argues that neglecting child health is a poor business choice. It estimates public school education costs taxpayers about thirty dollars per pupil per year, excluding home rearing costs. The piece cautions against cold budgeting that ignores sentimental factors in child-rearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Corporation
Physical health care costs and kidney remedy notice
A letter argues school funding failures burdening children with health handicaps and calls for mandatory physical exams by experts. It endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy with user testimonials from Isaac Regan and J. K. Joder & Son as quick relief for kidney and urinary issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Ysaac Regan
Marmer
J. K. Joder & Son
Morality on the Stage Roils Boston Censorship Debate
Boston mayor and police commissioner ban Eugene Wilter’s The Easiest Way for moral reasons. The piece argues against censorial prudery and notes Honey Fitz’s selective morality as theatergoers face harassment of serious drama and social hypocrisy in early 20th century Boston.
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Chicago Tribune
Boston
Eugene Wilter
Honey Fitz
Camille
Mr. Walter
Walter
Hollis Street
Beauty civic reform and dollars
Chicago Record-Herald argues that beauty and order pay in dollars by attracting business. Planning, parks, noble buildings, clean streets, and safe administration boost prosperity and philanthropy, showing beauty and progress align with economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Senator Dewolf Pushes Iowa Publicity Plan
A Waterloo area reader note highlights Senator Sherman W. De Wolf’s continued support for state progress. He backs a state publicity bureau and outlines allied bills funding dairy interests, rural teacher training, and Iowa product branding while cautioning about current appropriation limits and rail freight cases.
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Black Hawk
Grundy
Sherman W. DeWolf
Iowa
Hawkeye
DeWolf
The
Courier
Des Moines
Waterloo
Senate
Publicity Bureau
Railway Commission
Coin Inscriptions Deciphered By Heating Coins
Obscured coin inscriptions can be revealed by placing the coin on a hot iron for several minutes, a method noted in antiquarian reference. The practice allows letters to reappear as the metal reacts, aiding identification of mint marks and dates.
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Nce
Reciprocity and the Farmer's Home
The article discusses how a reciprocity agreement with Canada aimed to reduce costs for the farmer’s home. It notes lumber interests and American negotiators sparring over lumber duties, highlighting reductions on rough lumber planed wood laths palings and roofing materials like shingles and slabs. It also mentions building stone gypsum cement oxide of iron and other materials becoming cheaper for home construction and paint.
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State Department
Canada
Edward Hines
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Alleged Surety Swindlers Raided in New York
Post office inspectors raided Wisner & Co and Standard Securities on Fifth Avenue uncovering irregularities exceeding 2 million dollars. The nationwide scope includes transactions running into hundreds of millions of dollars across the country.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Wisner & Co
Standard Securities Company
Wisner Siblings and Clerk Held for Mail Fraud
Archie and Emmet S. Wisner, linked to two concerns, and Grover S. Trubull, chief clerk, were arrested on charges of using the mails to defraud by selling worthless stocks. A U.S. commissioner set bail at 7000, 5000, and 1500 respectively, and they were committed to the Tombs.
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Archie
Emmet S. Wisner
Grover S. Trubull
United States
Archie Wisner
Federal Grand Jury
Trumbull
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W. H. Bartmak
West Fork Ave
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W. Peterson
Tribune
Alfred B. Lukens
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Fe Sea Es Daily Courier
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Aken
Spee
Oourier
the Courier
Europe
America
Waterloo Courier
Piace
London
Trafalgar Building
Northcumberlend Avenue
American Express
Beymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Parie
Boulevard Des Capucines
Flore de Popera
Bee Scribe
Persin—Unter den
Hvar
Fourth Street
Justice Mill
Department of Agriculture
S.S.S
S.S
SWIFT
Atlanta
Selene
Eis
Morality
Seine
S of
Beecham
Favors Bureau
Trate
Royal
Roy
Royal Cook Book
Royal Baking Powder CO
Dr. Pierce
Deeler
Deck & Stewart Auto Tire CO
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C. A
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk Bank
Robert G. Daken
East Fourth Street
T. A. McManus, M. D
Commercial Bank Building
Jerger
B. D. Tiffany
3. R. Scott
Ida M. Scott
E. A. Hunt
Ben C. Everall
Marsh-Place
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P. C. Liffring
Lafayette
Bodwell
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