Waterloo Gy Vol 12 Appends News and Editorial Snippets
Waterloo Iowa paper page features advertising rates and publication notices, followed by editorials on labor strikes Britain versus U.S. and enforcement of Prohibition, plus columns on crime penalties, bootlegging, and seasonal humor about spring and rhubarb. Names include Ford and references to New York and other cities.
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Associated Press
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New York
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Brooks & Finley
Parole and Pardons Sparking Public Debate in Illinois
The piece critiques parole for killers and murderers, arguing parole and pardons undermine public safety. It notes Illinois scrutiny into prison pardons and paroles, citing broader national concerns about releasing dangerous offenders and the need for reliable safeguards.
Petition signs spark debate on responsibility and trust
A compilation from Iowa editorials critiques casual petition signing and personal responsibility. It cites Marshalltown, Charles City, Burlington, and Waverly pieces arguing signatures demand scrutiny, civic duty, and fair process, while noting radio regulation debates and farm vigilance efforts to curb theft and promote accountability.
The Banyan Tree’s Marvels and Merchants’ Shade
An essay extols the banyan as a forest in one trunk with roots that form new trunks over time. It notes a famous Catcutta banyan with thousands of additional trunks and vast shade drawing crowds. The piece adds origins of the name and uses in medicine, plus a school bird contest entry from Uncle Ray.
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Catcutta
Tadia
Jek Tongher
Enele Ray
Perrysburg doctor rebuked for air exposure theory
In a Health Service column, Dr. Williams Brady reports on a Perrysburg man with a severe sore throat blamed on sleeping with the door open. He notes local reaction, defends scientific reasoning, and discusses tuberculosis views, exposure, and immunity.
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Perrysburg
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Buffalo
Lake Erie
Adam Memorial Hospital
Mr. Coppins
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There’s At Least One in Every Office Says Telegrams
A desk full of messages reaches the chief as telegrams arrive with assorted business and personal notices. The scene hints at busy offices and constant communication through urgent dispatches.
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier May 10 1876 Highlights
A retrospective item from The Courier recounts Ewmons Johnson as Republican candidate for Congress and urges a solid local delegation for Waterloo. The column notes a 10 year old girl’s severe barn accident, baptisms at First Baptist, a gun explosion death, a 1776 razor relic, and local civic repairs including a cedar falls iron bridge project. Joe F. Grawe visits Nashua Fest.
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Courier
Ewmons Johnson
H. QO. Pratt
Waterloo
Local Notes From May 12 1886 Fortnight
Forty years ago on May 1 New Hampshire employees closed voluntarily. A two year old daughter of J J Knapp broke an arm yesterday. Olmstead builds an addition nearly doubling his home. Harvey orders another dynamo for electric lights. Fish heads to Chicago for Buffalo Bill show. Munger appointed waterworks superintendent. Water service three months free offer. Gallarno and Miss Nell E B Carpenter wed at Cedar Falls. Petition seeks new Cedar River bridge. Light frost last Friday. no damage. West High graduates Bert Boies Sara Bair May Johnson Emma Leavitt Emma Muthaler Eddie Munger May Sindlinger Herbert Wright.
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West High School
Bert Boies
Sara Bair
May Johnson
Emma Leavitt
Emma Muthaler
Eddie Munger
May Sindlinger
Herbert Wright
Saloon closings tighten hours in Waterloo May 1906
Twenty years ago Waterloo saloonkeepers agreed to shut at 9 30 p m to allow customers time to finish drinks before doors close at 10 o m. J W Leavitt, pioneer banker, recovers from minor operation. Dr Kingsley notes Tippmann property across alley from Irving hotel. Nellie Head Munger dies in Atlanta. Frank M Shoemaker, county treasurer for over 20 years, dies at 46 S Fannin. May 14 auction planned for Howrey & Williams addition residence lots north of Micnells Central yards. Evangelist Henry Ostram begins meetings in opera house.
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J. W.leavitt
Frank M. Shoemaker
Fannin Street
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Mig
Howrey & McWilliams
Micnells
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
Reader questions on sun dew insect capture tortoise shells nighthawks and naming raise curiosity. The notes discuss digits in animals such as bears simians elephants and humans, plus commentary on artificial Idaho lakes and perch introduction and feeding, including perch predation on young fish and invertebrates.
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Jakes Air Flooded Seasons and Aquatic Life Sweep
A fragment notes that the Jakes air flooded every season and assumed aquatic life was swept in, providing potential food. The sentence hints at environmental changes bringing life and sustenance with the floods.
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Patent Halt on White Stockings Sparks Debate
In a lively chat, Abe notes class divides with people born in or taken in, and stresses not to sound nosy while asking when a patent has been marked on a pair of white stockings.
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