Roberts on Reciprocity Faces Iowa Farmers Debate
Robert s on reciprocity argues the tariff wall hinders trade with Canada. He says wheat may not justify protection, Iowa farmers benefit as consumers from cheaper meat and grain, while western Canada holds prairie advantages. The piece contrasts free trade prospects with party politics and praises Rep Elbert Hubard for backing the president s program.
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Roberts
Mint
Fore
Dede Mbteenger Aml Aoyererniay Republican
McKinley
Washington
Messenger
Iowa
Webster
Nob Ody
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Deafness Said To Be Cured By Catarrh Treatment
Dr Chen ey Co Toledo advertises a catheter cure for deafness claiming catarrh causes hearing loss and promising refunds if cure fails. The copy pushes nostrums with mentions of Dr. Cheney and family pills as remedies and tests to prove inflammation removal restores hearing.
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Hendra Dollare
Stella Catan
FOI
Cheney , CO
Toledo
Druewinta
Bouldin and Allen
St. Vitus
Lawa
Waterloo
Iowa
Measles Cure Credited To Foley's Honey and Tar
In Little Rock Arkansas Mrs Palmer reports her son recovered from a severe measles related cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She praises the remedy as the true product in the yellow package and warns against substitutes. J K Joder & Son endorses the item.
Fragmented OCR Nation News This Page Collage
A jumble of phrases from several Iowa newspapers mentions hunting season timing, attempted self-harm by a Des Moines man, and various editorials. It references Davenport and capital debates, plus discussions of trusts and government actions against restrained trade.
Medal of Choice and Work Ethic Reflections
A column discusses gender roles and freedom, contrasting women’s desires for mobility and choice with men’s ongoing responsibilities after marriage. It contrasts the idea of choosing a mate with being chosen, and notes social attitudes among young women. A teaser about a June 6 Gulf Coast Country farm tour is included, inviting inquiries and noting a May 30 deadline. The piece blends social commentary with local event notices from French & France, 611 Black Hawk.
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Molly
Wayne
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Gulf Coast
America
France
Black Hawk Tank Building
Dubuque Libel Over Factory Census Dispute
A Des Moines telegram from state labor chief W W Shannon inflates city factory employment figures, placing Dubuque fifth behind Waterloo and Waterloo, while Des Moines leads. The Dubuque Times Journal rebuts, citing national census data showing Des Moines and Dubuque ranks and the error in Shannon’s percentages. The letter challenges accuracy of the stated working population comparisons.
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Dubuque Thanes-Journal
Chtot
Iowa
Dubiuque
Times-fourhal
Buque
Waterloo
Dubaaquie
Dubuque
Nerate
Waterloo Courier War and Community Notices 1861
Waterloo, Iowa addresses patriotic meetings in Blakeville with Flags flying and speeches by Curtiss Newton Cook and a minister, plus a community supper and band. Water loo Hook and Ladder No 1 adopts officers Leavitt Hartman Burt Miller Chapman. renewals include local improvements by Russell Hicks Leonard and others.
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R. W. Chapman
Waterloo Hook and Ladder Company
H. D. Wiliams
F.H. Leavitt
W. H. Hartman
John Burt
George W. Miller
M. Maverick
H. D. Williams
G. W. Couch
J. H. Leavitt
H. P. Wilams
Victor Gilbert
J. T. Cooley
Renight’s Hall
J. Leavitt
Dubuque Labor Report Draws Sharp Criticism
A dispatch on Dubuque workers shows WowWen employees filling many roles. Dubuque’s demand far outstrips supply, forcing manufacturers to operate branch plants elsewhere. Critics fault Mr. Shannon’s counts as erroneous and prejudicial to Dubuque, urging an apology from the state labor commissioner.
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WowWen
Chart Dubuque
Dubuque
Waterson
Shannon
Waterloo
State Commissioner of Labor
G. W. Officials Visit Waterloo on Inspection Train
A special three car train carrying vacant officials from the Chicago Great Western railway stopped overnight in Waterloo. The party, led by H. G. Siifer general manager, Tc Fritch chief engineer, and W. B. Crausay superintendent, will travel the Corn Belt route for several days to secure information for future operations.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
South- Western Division
Waterloo
Wih
H. G. Siifer
Chicaza
Tc. Fritch
Chicaga
Dubuque Doctor Dies of Infection
Dr. C. J. Itamillon, 69, a Dubuque physician born in New York and former Muscatine County superintendent, died after an infection resembling erysipelas spread from a carbuncle on his upper lip. His wife and three children survive. he had telephoned patients before delirium set in.
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Dubuque, Ta
Mary
C. J. Itamillon
Sipelas
New York
Iowa
Muscatine County
Rush Medical College
Surevive
Would You Gain a Pound A Week for Three Months
An advertisement touts three grain kepenuclane tablets made from yeast health-germ with hypophosphites and phosphorus. It claims to increase weight and improve the nervous system by aiding digestion and tissue formation, sold in sealed packages by apothecaries, with Pain Away Pills for headaches.
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Leew
Mog
Belle Plaine Graduation and Memorial Day Observance
Belle Plaine hosts a Memorial Day program at the opera house with schools closed 1 to 5 pm. Union Memorial held at the Methodist church. The class of 1911, twenty one members, graduates Friday June 9 at Lapera House with Lafayette Young of Des Moines delivering the address. baccalaureate Sunday at Congregational Church by Rev. Henry. Graduates include Margaret Long and many others. Farmers creamery reports two to three pounds of butter weekly since last December, with closing events noted for Thursday.
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Union Memorial
Lapera House
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
United States
Town
Congregational Church
Henry
Margaret Long
Harold Stuckenbrook
Max McLeed
Loura Sellera
Edith Gambiner
Francia MacLeed
Bessa Steffa
Lula Schild
Ruth Barnara
Mary Schubert
Lyle Gordon
Glenn McKes
Sarah Long
George White
Thomas Malcolm
Nettie Wright
Ralph Waldo Mall
Effie White
Don
Local Belle Plaine Co-op Forms Small Stock Group
A Belle Plaine area cooperative company forms among local business men and farmers. No one may own more than two shares of stock. The group reports improving crop conditions with rain easing the heat and wind. Cut worms have damaged corn tomato and cabbage crops prompting replanting. Corn planting nears completion as fields emerge and clover shows early blooms. The gas company laid two miles of mains last week, two thirds done, with brick for gas houses arriving.
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Cient
Nell
Belle Plaine
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