Waterloo Daily Ad Rates and Circulation Note
Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter publish daily except Sunday under Hartman Co. John Hartman editor and president. Advertising rates available on request. No ad under 15 cents. minimum 12 cents carrier, $4.90 yearly outside city. Noted as largest daily circulation in Waterloo. Publication details include AP and Audit Bureau affiliations.
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Associated Press
Number Audit Bureau of
W. 11
Hartman Company
West Parke
John @ Hartman
A.W. Peterson
Sec
Trent
Gen. Set
Eeeae
Waterton
Iowa
Waterloo
Increased livestock freight rates could shift US meat market sources
The Interstate Commerce Commission may approve higher freight charges on livestock shipping to eastern markets. Shippers oppose general rate hikes, but support may arise if higher costs keep cattle closer to home. Iowa packing plants could expand to absorb more demand if rates rise for livestock.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Iowa
South Mansfield Publicity Scheme Ends In Flight of Fancy
A South Mansfield committee creates a publicity stunt to bring the town into fame. A village genius proposes sending a telegram to Theodore Roosevelt offering gun and transport to Europe for him to fight. Roosevelt accepts in theory, but residents back out, avoiding a trip to Europe.
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South Mansfield
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf
South Mansfeld
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Teddy
Syracuse
South
Mansfield
Marshall in Trouble Over Lusitania Remarks at Tupelo
Vice President Marshall faced criticism after a Tupelo lecture on "The National Spirit" in which he contradicted the administration by stating Lusitania travelers were effectively on British soil and subject to war, provoking a sharp Washington reaction.
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Marshall
Tom Marshall
Tupelo
Miss
John Allen
Mr. Bryan
Tom
Lusitania
Germany
Qusitania
British
Britain
Weil
Washington
Mr. Mar
Transylvania Arrives in Scotland After Narrow Naval Week
A Transylvania laden with secret instructions to avoid submarine zones reached Scotland safely Monday after a tense week in Britain and the U S. Reports suggest Germany may have paused its submarine warfare against merchant ships, a factor seen as aiding prospects for peace.
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Transylvania
Scotland
England
New York
Guluss
Ireland
Claegoon
Geremany
Martha
Germany
United States
Pepper Talks on Hand Clappers and Sincere Praise
George Matthew Adams critiques professional Hand Clappers as inauthentic noise makers. He argues performers must seek genuine inner response over crowd applause and urges artists to let their heart and service shine.
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ILAND
What Iowa Editors Are Saying What Iowa Editors Are Saying
A fragment discussing Iowa politics and potential candidates, naming Senator Francis as a possible candidate for the state senate and noting gossip about other senatorial positions. The text references Spirit Lake and a shift in attention from U.S. to state level politics with editorial speculation.
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Iowa
Tribune
Spirit Lake
Francis
Senate
State Senate
Cummins
United States Senate
Laws Senate
Ponderous Personages Sir Isaac Newton by George Fitch
Sir Isaac Newton was born in England in 1644 a farmer’s son who rose from a poor student to Cambridge and beyond He published the Principia in 1687 1685 explaining gravity and celestial motion He became chancellor of the exchequer and a friend of Halley dying at eighty five The piece muses on his era and suggests preserving such custom in this country
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Sir Isaac Newton
George Fitch
Isaace Newton
England
Newton
Jack Johnson
Henry Ford
Cambridge University
Navyton
Cane
Thruout
Halley
The Way of the World on Obsessions and Self Reflection
This piece discusses common obsessions that grip people, from burglars to fires and blamed faults, and how everyone suspects others while excusing their own fears. It argues such fixes paralyze the mind like a damaged optic nerve, urges humor and self analysis, and cautions prevention as the best cure.
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Oie
Bob
Trace It Rack club and public notice in regional papers
A fragment from Washington County Press in Macon City promotes a Trace It Rack club urging citizens to verify reports before repeating them. Clinton Herald references Mayor Thompson of Chicago discussing jail policy and cross city criminal movement. Mason City Globe-Gazette notes international arbitration as note writing between nations avoiding war.
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Rack Club
Washington County
Macon City
Clinton Mherald
Thompson
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Memphis
Missouri
Joliet
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Test of Wits for Smart Diplomats at The Limit
Logan Observer notes Iowa faces no worry as A B Cumming seeks presidency. Sioux City Journal reports loud silence over Governor Clarke third term. United States air wells now operational total about 150060.
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Logan
Iowa
A. B. Cumming
Sioux City Journal
Clarke
United States
Cadomene Three-Grain Tablets Advertised For Nervous Ailments
An advertisement touts Cadomene Three-Grain Tablets as a remedy for overwork anxiety trembling limbs and insomnia. It claims quick tonic effects and easy self administration from drug stores without a physician, urging readers to buy and follow package directions.
Paderewski Appeal Calls for Aid to Poland
Paderewski arrives to appeal for aid to war struck Poland. He argues aiding Poland is nobler than a piano performance, citing immense devastation including 200 towns ruined and 18 million people enduring war’s horrors. He urges American generosity, noting past aid to Belgium and urging seed for farmers and bread for women and children.
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Paderewski
Towa
Poland
Ibe
Belgium
New York
Pennsylvania
Education notes on schools and campaigns in 19th century US
Milwaukee installs new pool tables in public schools. A $1000 prize, offered by the American Social Hygiene Association, funds best youth pamphlet on social hygiene. A Salt Lake janitors institute urged training. Queens No. 77 school bank reports $4300 in deposits over three years, with most still on hand. All 54 Portland grammar schools have PTA chapters with some business leaders as presidents. School excursions include visits to brickyards, lumberyards, chair factories. a 16 member committee oversees trips. Prof Haworth’s educational campaign covered 476 miles and 21,400 people in 40 rallies with a male quartet and bands, showcasing a milk tester, farm gate, and heating vent model.
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Milwaukee
American Social Hygiene Association of
New York City
Salt Lake County
Utah
School Savings Bank of Public School No
Borough of
Queens
Portland
Ore
D. R. Haworth
East Tennessee State Normal ‘School
Haworth
Compulsory School Attendance Laws Expand to Two States
The 1916 move adds South Carolina and Texas to states with compulsory attendance. Texas requires children 8 to 14 to attend 60 days first year, 80 days second year, 100 days thereafter, with attendance officers and penalties. South Carolina makes the law optional, with officials hoping many districts will adopt it.
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South Carolina
Texas
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Swearigenig
United States Bureau of Education
Compulsory education drives rise in Alabama debate
Vigorous campaigns push for compulsory attendance across states with emphasis in Alabama where leaders urge a law. State Superintendent Feagin argues the state may compel parents to send children to school to prevent reformatories or jails and to turn youths into producers. Also notes sugar at three cents a pound wholesale in Mexico and wheat shortages in the Azores.
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Alabama
W. F. Feagin
Alabona
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Waterloo Reporter
Shall
Charles J. Bonaparte
Congress
Josephus Daniels
Andrew Carnegie
Albany
N. Y
Knickerbocker Press
Mr. Gardner
Massachusetts
The
Baltimore Sun
South America
Oklahoma
Pepper Talks
George Matthew Adams
Moines
Colm
Moore & Moore, Inc
Waterlow
Town
Mexico
Azores Islands
Kirk
James S. Kirk & Comp
Bran
Per Bate
Ae Phong
Auaoy
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co
Idwa, Ac
Westinghouse, Hot Point
American Electrical Devices
Edison Storage Batteries
Waterloo Electrical Supply Company
Bridge Street
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