Waterson Exciting Courier OW INO. 120.
A fragmented front page column from the Watertown Courier discusses advertising policies, international affairs, and President Wilson's address. It critiques the League of Nations voting structure, notes the U.S. share of wealth, and comments on tariff and tax reforms while contrasting imperial power with U.S. influence. The piece mixes editorial lines with notices and local context.
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Waterson Exciting Courier
W. H. Hartman CO
West Park Ave
Johan Hartman
W. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mer
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press Associated Press
von Ax
Washington, D. C
Breau, Munsey Bigg
G. Dougherty
New York
Philsophia
Chicago
Story, Brooks & Finley
Abe Marlin and Mrs Lester Moon at the post office in kimono
Abe Marlin and Mrs Lester Moon visit the post office in a kimono and then return on game day. The wit and peculiar scene capture a humorous slice of local life reported by National Newspaper Serrica.
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Lester Moon
National Newspaper
Serrica
Contaminated Vegetables Warned By Health Column
A health column warns that vegetables grown in soil polluted by typhoid discharges can carry the disease. It notes typhoid bacteria survive in water for 7 to 30 days and in soil for 60 to 70 days, urging careful fertilization and discouraging night soil. The piece also summarizes medical Q and A on fibroid tumors and blood pressure, inviting readers to mail questions to Dr. John B. Huber.
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Rendara
Public Health Bureau
Washington
R. H. Greer
Mall
John B. Huber
Deep Roots of Animal Instincts in Early Childhood
An examination of how deep seated instincts from humanitys earliest stages shape child development. It discusses wildlife upbringing, the persistence of prehuman and primitive traits, and how early years 1 3 form the basis of social and organic heredity.
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Ald Pien
Thompson
Side Talks on Marital Crises and Fox Possum Tale
The piece contrasts two spouses clashing over tiny criticisms and the challenge of mutual honesty, citing a feminist essay by Mr. George on how small cruelties corrode love. It also recounts a fable where Mr. Fox and Mr. Possum outwit each other over birds, ending with a comic moral about cunning and division of spoils.
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George
Stevenson
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier May 20 1869 Additions To Waterloo
Fifty years ago in The Courier, May 20 1869, reports Leavitt Miller & Co buying Mullan tract west of Waterloo to lay out town lots with two new streets. Wheat improves in cool weather, corn replanting discussed, large prairie breaking planned toward Des Moines and Montega. a curiosity about a bullet found in a burr oak shows growth rings formed after the bullet entered in 1826, suggesting it was fired by an Indian near Julien Dubuque’s era site.
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United States
Wilson
New Zealand
mid-Pacific
Kenyon
Vention
Sotetat
Congress
New York
Canada
Europe
United States of America
New York State
Mr. Wilson
Paris
Messrs. Leavitt, Miller & Co
Waterloo
Charles Mullan
Henry Daniel
Daniel & Slade
Mullan’s Grove
Altho Julien
Iowa Editors, Blue and Gray
Sibley Tribune notes Civil War veterans gain satisfaction from stories of the 167th and 168th regiments of the Rainbow division fighting under Old Glory. Memorial Day adds significance as the nation remains united and strong. A Word on Business urges prompt renewal of a pressed job press and settling arrears. Iowa at the Front reports Iowa leading in livestock shipments in early 1919 with detailed counts and regional standings, and forecasts a busy district court docket as homeseekers head toward Fort Dodge. Markets list Wheat 78 cents, corn 7, oats 40, eggs 10, butter 16, lard 18, potatoes 40.
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Sibley Tribune
Alabama
Iowa
Tama Herald
Daily Telegraphic
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
Hogs
Sireane
AEC
District Court
Fort Dodge
Inter-High School Oratorical Contest Held in Eastern Iowa
Forty years ago on May 21 1879 the first annual Inter-High School Oratorical Association contest took place in eastern Iowa with contestants from Waterloo East Waterloo Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Monticello and other towns. Other notes mention a horse kick injury to Wash Bumgardner’s son new brick block on Fourth Street and a June 3 fire engine test in Waterloo. Mrs T J Kirkwood’s wax plant blooms and illness of Mrs C F Couch is noted along with Dick Thayer’s return from Wright County and the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs P S Dorlan.
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Inter-High School Oratorical Association
Iowa
Opera House
Johns Pickett
Waterloo
Frank Watkins
East Waterloo
Laura Chase
Cedar Falls
Nellie Bird
Cedar Rapids
Will G. Clark
la Porte City
Charles Bacher
Monticello
Eva Graham
Iowa City
Cora Humble
Marshalltown
Maud McMurray
Jarrie Reed
Viola YI. Thompson
Mary Stafford
Marengo
Nellie Wilkins
Independence
James) Reed
Mirth and smoke as Cuban cigars top Daily Courier scene
Twenty years ago May 22 1899 Maj Fr Fisher praises the Daily Courier staff with Cuban cigars. The Jeanie Jewell is rebuilt and a fire fighter notes relief. Murphy and Ralston work on a four story Waterloo Saddlery building at Third and Sycamore streets.
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FR. Fisher
Daily Courier
Bill
Mr. Fox
Mr. Pas Ya Sum
Jeanie Jewell
Mr Fox and Possum Probe Hollow Tree Inside Tale
Jumbled tale segments mix an animal chase with a skunk pelts sale report and local notices. The narrative centers on Mr Fox and Mr Possum near a hollow tree containing chickens and ducks, while a separate auction in St Louis nets 710000 for 220000 skunk pelts, part of spring sales topping 9700000. Notices mention Becketts buying a business, a wedding in May, and a local minister returning from evangelistic work, all amid varied Iowa chatter and political speculation about governors’ candidates.
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MR. Pox
Mr. Fox
Mr. Possum
St. Louis
The
International For Exchange
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
Puzzle column presents Loyd style brain teaser about hidden river name concealed in sentences. Mixed garbled text hints at a mechanical solution and an answer key referencing a design passage and wire cutting steps.
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Sam Loyd
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League of Nations
Great Britain
Australia
South Africa
India
British Empire
Cay
Eire
Association of Nations
Metropolis
Altho
Abe Marlin
Castros
Mr. George
Mr. Posson
Billy Possum
Mr.Fox
Courier
G. W. Miller
Indicau
Ark
Des Moines
Monana
Baptist Society
William Tilley
Tling
Michigan
Wash
Bumgardner
J. B. Myers
Fourth Street
T. J. Kirkwood
C. Fr Couch
Dick” Thayer
Wright County
Clausson
P. S. Dorlan
George W
Charles H
Frank
Nauman
George P. Beck, Sr
F. A. Beppler
B. Beck, Jr
Beck, Nauman
Sullivan
Watts Company
First Baptist Church
George P. Beck, Jr
Randall & Towne
BE. M. Towne
Mr. Beck
Joseph A.gary
Marriet A. Munger
N.C. Munger
Mr. Douglas
Northwest
Gary
Co. B
J. L. Leavitt
Billy Sunday
Sisseton
Mr. Sun
C. O. Lamson
Day
Wm. Snowden
Storm Lake Register
M IS
Sam Tord G
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