Publication details and policy notices in a 1920s paper
A garbled page shows the Daily Except Sunday paper masthead with notices on delivery rates, subscription terms, and advertising policies. It includes names like John Hartman and A W Peterson, references to Associated Press, circulation audits, and rejection rules for certain ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whasean Co
West Park Ave
John Hartman
Baltor
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mgr
Waterloo
Lows
Associated Press
Joga News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Wasp
D. G. Bureau
Mutser
G. Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep's
Call for Uniform System to Strengthen Education
An opinion piece argues the American educational system is the nation's weakest feature and that public school spending yields lower net returns than other public services. The author suggests a uniform system could improve efficiency and outcomes across schools nationwide.
Smith Towner plan calls for national education system
The piece argues for a standardized national education program under the Smith Towner bill to create a Department of Education. It warns current county by county methods waste funds, produce inefficiency, and insists uniform methods, textbooks, and supervision be adopted nationwide. It notes the need to avoid chaos from divergent state practices. It also critiques local tax and election issues and political movements touching on names and party leadership.
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Republic
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Representative Towner
Iowa
Smith-Towner
Department of Education
Black Hawk
Alexander
Alex
Redness of the skin and health Q and A notes
Health Talks by John R Huber discusses skin redness causes from overfilled capillaries to diffuse fevers and localized facial flushing. The column includes reader questions on pimples weight loss bad breath catalepsy scalded leg itching and urges stamped self addressed envelopes for replies.
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Auber
Random Thoughts on Public Morals and Misprints
A collage of wry observations on public figures, propriety, and quirks of modern life. The author skewers pretentious rhetoric from politicians and scholars while lampooning artistic temperament and social norms across nations.
Nature Notes Column Prompts Reader Questions
A nature notes column invites general interest questions from readers. The department asks what readers want to know about nature subjects and promises answers in this column.
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Nature Notes
Answers to reader questions on wildlife and pests
The notes address winter color of cottontail rabbits and bird mating roles. It also covers wasp and hornet control methods, cautions about nest safety, and mentions mosquitoes as malaria vectors with the disease caused by blood parasites transmitted by the bite.
Wheat prospects brighten fifty years ago in The Conifer
Fifty years ago in The Conifer May 11 1873 farmers reported excellent wheat prospects with most responses cheering except one. Wheat prices ranged from 1.10 to 1.12 per bushel as traders and buyers looked to a likely abundant harvest. Mrs William Helm Cedar township visited editors with a premium gift amid discussions of local commerce and advertising Clothier I M Hay noted brisk but small profit sales.
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Croes
Spring Creek Township
R. HL Pardee &,Bro
Montana
William Helm
Cedar Township
Edit I
M. Hay
Waterloo's First Telephone System Projected for City
D H Ogden of Hawkeye Bell Telephone arrives with aides to install Waterloo's first system linking to Cedar Rapids. Preparations cover 100 subscribers, three carloads of poles, central office at Western Union building with W J Tredale as manager. Line to Cedar Falls via old road. Also notes parish house improvements, steers sent to Wright County, a local pastor's wife fundraising, and various civic items.
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Waterloo
D. H. Ogden
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Bell Telephone Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cedar Falls
Twentieth century deaths and local events in Black Hawk county
Obituary notes John Palmer aged 70 dies of cancer in Black Hawk county born in England settled in Black Hawk township in 1856 with a brother W H Palmer death reported. Also anniversary visit of J H and Mrs Goodrich marking their fifty seventh year. Notes on Rev B N Barrett death in Iowa City strawberry prices and local club meetings. Waterloo Sunday closing crusade gains compromise with one drug store open per section Mayor backs movement slot machine crackdown. Crusade spurred by Rev J A Earl address on Is It Young Man Safe in Waterloo.
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John Palmer
Black Hawk County
England
Black Hawk Township
Mt. Vernon
W. H. Palmer
Waterloo
P. J. Martin
J. A. Earl
The Debs Case Mentioned in Cedar Rapids Republican
An editorial piece reflects on Mr. Debs as an elderly prisoner praised as a model inmate. It warns against elevating him to martyrdom or hero status, urging restraint to avoid sympathy or propaganda.
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Debs
Cedar Rapids
The Substitute Millionaire at Mrs Cleaver's Soiree
Jack Norman and the actor Bobo attend a gala at Mrs. Cleaver's Murray Hill residence where Norman is hailed as New York’s latest heir and Bobo pretends to be Gyde’s successor while a poetess Sonia Kharkov intrigues them and romance blooms amid social tension.
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Jack Norman
Silas Gyde
Gyde
Norman
Bobs
Bobo
Jack
Clear
Lora
Bebo
Mr. Norman
Mr. Robinson
Hothouse
Geyssr
Sonia Kharkov
Tack
Boto
Newburgh
Worry and life in a quirky editorial exchange
A garbled dialogue portrays themes of worry and meaning as a journalist debates plot with a frustrated author. The exchange references life’s brevity, funeral strains, and a brisk critique of storytelling pace and dramatic arc.
No! The Real Feelings Between Jack Miriam Culbreth
Jack expresses astonishment at his feelings for Miriam Culbreth and vows sincere intentions. He worries about supporting her lifestyle while Bobo notes Miriam’s charm and the risks for a girl of means. The dialogue signals a tense, morally charged romance as they debate love and protection.
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Jack
Seriou
Hame
Miriam Culbreth
Bobo
Fixing Stilted Self-Descriptions and Spelling
The text proposes corrected phrases for clarity and grammar. It suggests replacing awkward forms with fluent wording, improving capitalization, and removing stray letters. It also updates phrases about indifference patriotism and how to state weight gain with proper adverbs.
Brain Tests by Sam Loud on Ellis Island Puzzle
A fragment puzzle item references Anna of Moscow Tander on Ellis Island lacking cash to pose Uncle Saul inspector. It presents rebus clues such as JESTER plus LING minus STE and CARGO LAND minus BL IND. The reader is invited to answer yesterday's Pumice.
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Anna
Moscow
Ellis Island
Saul
Ferson
Political Job Fallout Stirs Local Meeting Talk
Te Binkley notes mixed feelings after a political post dismisses him. He recalls a patriotic gathering where he expected silence and a lack of a principal speaker.
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Feller
Nobuddy
Te Binkley
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Nanan
Des Moines
Saunders
Tcem
Robb
Detroit
Titia Air
Ed Madigan
South
North Dakota
Chamber of Commerce of
Mitchell
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Sts
Southern
Dakota
Marshalltown
John R. Huber
Aatalepsy
Sea of Perdition
Senson
Plattsburg Camps
Boston
Mary Garden
Chicago Boulevard
United States
Italy
Sarrone
Pridie
Harrynery
Wwe
Ltt
B. G. Button
W- Brubacher
U Meisner & Crittenden
Jefferson Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Paxton
L. B. Welker and Brother
Wright County
Paisy
Cato Sells
Hancock
B. S. Doxey
Board of Health
William Wright
la Porte City
Buf
Dean Lake
J. H. Goodrich
Dorsett, Fi
Goodrich
Rufus Choate
Daniel Webster
B. N. Barrett
Presbyterian Church
Iowa City
First Congregational Church
Lydia Hinman
S. M. Bentlay
Elizabeth Ballou
F.C. Platt
Charles Elliott
Thievil
Valie
Doran Company
New
ARTE
Frank L. Stanton
Sam Loud
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