The Ole Swimmin Hole Opinion in Waterloo
A riverfront editorial laments the lack of a safe municipal bathing beach in Waterloo. It urges swift action to create a protected swimming area to prevent drownings and justify the $1,600 proposed cost, arguing the project saves lives and preserves city value.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Black Hawk Creek
Cedar River
Black Hawk’ Creek
Tima
Black ‘Hawk Creek
Young
Bethhing
It Pays to Do Right in a World of Theft
The piece argues stealing does not pay, warning that thieves are marked and pursued by law. It cites a Carroll County bank robbery by Bruntelt, tracing his flight, capture, and life sentence, then links the idea to German Krupp patents and war gear, and hints Ex-Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary plans to leave Switzerland.
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Waterloo
Bruntelt
Carroll County
Spencer
Buite
Salt
City
California
Mexico
Germany
Krupps
Japan
Karl
Austroa Hungary
Switzerland
Boston
Davenport
Canada
Bathing advantages and health benefits discussed
Health Talks by Dr Hubert M discuss bathing to remove dirt and improve circulation. Tepid daily baths aid skin muscles and blood flow, while cold plunges suit the strong. Questions cover back-of-head headaches with possible causes and guidance to seek specialist care.
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Tsudaka
Japan
Yale University
Bellevue Hospital
Afterthoughts and civic satire mingle in brief notes
A mixed column touches on wise after events as a proverb, local civic debates about a bathing beach opening in Dubuque, and the Cedar Rapids mayor’s resistance to street dancing. It also questions presidential language style and lists notable ambassadors tied to Washington Irving era diplomacy.
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Cedar Rapids
Paris
Edison
Quotations on Work and Fashion from a Local Painter and Carpenter
A rustic excerpt shows a painter describing opening a dig for a new garage and a carpenter seeking a painting estimate. The text adds a woman’s remark about enjoying time only when dressed better than others nearby.
Notable Quips and Hints From A Distant Desk
The fragment recalls remarks about figures like Trotzky and Lennie in peril with a nod to Lady Astor and her outspoken style. It also notes a South Dakota menu line and a Clark county treasurer urged by his wife to reconcile, framing a mix of political witticisms and social jests.
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Lady Astor
Nancy Tang- Horne
Virginia
Congress
Clark County
Waterloo notes and public works progress in May 1871
In Waterloo era dispatches, May 1871 reports a church chandelier incident at the Methodist Episcopal east church, local civic improvements including bridges over the Run at Washington and Sixth streets, and grading on the Sixth-Seventh street slope. The piece highlights rising home construction with 60 new residences and praises Nilsson's ice cream after a local visit.
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Waterloo
Ae Dow
Folaseworth
Middleditch
Tees i Ward
Belden
A. T Lane
L. A. Cobb
GO. Snowden
Ry Run
Washington
Sixth
Ricker, Russ & Co. Dry Goods and Local Notes
Notes on local commerce mention Ricker Russ & Co., dry goods merchants. The piece compiles Q&A style items about birds, insects, and pets, plus civic salaries and city tax details, including the city marshal salary, clerk pay, and a 5 mill tax for streets with labor and cash payment.
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Ricker, Russ & Co
Local notices and incidents from a river city page
Forty years ago near the levee Johnny entered a boat and others moved away as they urged him to jump or risk going over the dam. The health officer is urged to address malodor from pens. Frank Emerson wed Annie Speicher on May 19 with eighty two guests. Mrs. Mattie Chapman died after an internal tumor. Johnny Beener, seven, drowned in the Cedar last Friday. C A Tyler bought the Yates property and other homes were brick near the west high school.
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Tri-Azalea
Umiphant
A. G. Eberhart
Pakties Baptist Church
New Staunton
Mars Hill
Gerard Wien Ante Jae
G. W. Miller
C. P. L. Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Ares
Wesley
Stokes
Fourth Street
Orange Township
8. A
Johnny
Mattie Chapman
Edward Chapman
Illinois Central
The
Baptist Church
R. Garton
Johnny Beener
C. A. Tyler
West High
Jack
Bobo
Miriam
Anderson
Miss Oulbreth
Jena Jack Mote
Boba
Jake Ily
Mrs. Cleaver
Jack Seorfally
Rahn
Ant
Manek
Zack Erioning
Jet
Ian
Tevson
Setiane
Forest Conservation Urged During Iowa Week
Iowa editors urge reforestation and surveying of state forests to restore timber resources. They note Iowa lost productive forest acreage and call for a definite program to establish forests where crops lack value and to protect timber from fires.
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Des Moines
Harding
United States
Iowa
Correct English Don't Say: Paraphrase of Emerson quotation
The text presents a messy attempt to fix phrases about loaning money promising to be there and a sculptor transforming marble into an angel. It includes altered lines from Emerson about loving a church and a prophet of the soul with nonsensical edits and misspellings throughout.
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Marhia
Emerson
Waterlooers Attend Lincoln Meeting and Local Happenings
Fifty members of the German Baptist church travel to Lincoln for the annual meeting. Waterloo boasts the state’s largest ladies stringed orchestra with 35 members under J. D. Knapp. Fox township Lutherans plan a new church edifice. Charles and Mrs Hummel celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with 100 relatives nearby. The G. R. Huntington farm barn fire in Waterloo township causes about $5,000 in losses. H.T. Banton hurries to assist, losing his hat en route. Twenty years ago Miss Mery Winneise and Emil Blocklinger wed. The Christ Episcopal choir performs Rose Maiden at the ceremony. Charles B. Pickett seeks exalted ruler of the Elks. Roy Bryant displays a new turnout, including a three-year-old Toolster bay horse and a brand-new buggy. Dr J. Fullerton awards a contract for a double house at Bourth and Vine streets.
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Waterloo
J. D. Knapp
Fox Township
The Substitute Millionaire Seeks Revenge In Gang Feud
Jack Norman heir to Silas Gyde’s estate vows vengeance after an anarchist’s bomb kills his benefactor. He recruits an actor to pose as the secretary to Bobo, a front for the gang, while Miriam Culprets and Mrs. Cleaver complicate the plan. Bobo laments Miriam’s disappearance as Jack’s scheme advances.
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Jack Norman
Silas Gyde
Bobo
Miriam Culprets
Jack
Miriam
Rs. Cleaver
Keno
Boho
Tess of Miriam and the Park Conspiracy Unfolds
Jack reveals Miriam’s suspected entanglements with Mrs Cleaver and the old man, exposing a web of deception. Bobo confronts the truth after Miriam’s meeting in the park, facing a dangerous plan to marry for wealth as the chapter ends with threats and a cliffhanger.
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Tcan
Ack
Bobo
Jack
Mr. B
He Never Worked a Day in Life but Fades
Poem portrays a man who never labors yet moves through life unscathed. The speaker notes his unbeaten record and a carefree stance that defies time, while contrasting misery and sorrow as others react to his presence.
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