Remembering Mr Ridder A Courageous Public Service Figure
The piece honors Mr Ridder as a pivotal public servant who supported the president's foreign policies during national stress. It compares him to Carl Schurz and cites his commanding personality, intellect, and vision. The obituary-like tribute aligns with American enterprise and leadership examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
Ridder
Carl Schurz
John Wanamaker
Thomas A. Edison
Abraham Lincoln
America
China needs a strong ruler to unify and rise from puppet status
The piece argues China never truly was a republic and resents Western political forms. It contends that the key issue is the ruler’s character rather than the form of government, urging Yuan Shikai to unify warring factions, shed Japan’s influence, and empower China as an independent power.
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Towers of Liberty
China
America
Gils
Confurius
Dors
Japan
Death of Herman Ridder Revered American Publicist
Hermann Ridder, publisher of the Staats Zeitung, a major voice for German Americans, dies. He shaped Democratic party councils and funded a nationwide German language press while publicly supporting the United States. Despite wartime pro Germany advocacy he remained devoted to American citizenship and loyalty to the stars and stripes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ridder
Mr Ridder
Horace Greeley
Charles A. Dana
Joseph Pulitzer
Strats Zeltung
Ridder
Mr. Ridder
Germany
New York
Staats Zeitung
Lusitania
Stars and Stripes
Nature’s compensations for Thanksgiving in ducks and berries
The marketmen note few will have a turkey this year yet a bountiful supply of ducks and plentiful cranberries offer nature’s compensation. The season’s hardship for the national bird is offset by these festive finds.
Democratic Prospects in Iowa Highlighted by Connally
Maurice Connally analyzes Democratic prospects in Iowa noting the Republican plurality exceeds 56,000 and that Dems’ hopes rest on business factors like crops land values and post offices. The piece cites other clippings about Apple Days and oddities from various cities, including a Philadelphia apple auction and a Raleigh nut grower elected president.
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Cedar Rapids
Maurice Connally
Iowa
50-50 Principle Of Give And Take By George Adams
The essay argues that no one gains more than they give and that real balance comes from a 60 40 50 interpretation. It urges employees to give as much as they take in money experience training and calls for applying the 60 50 rule to eliminate conflict, strengthen homes and businesses, and advance success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowa City
Tana Jim Wilson
Tracr Clipper
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Sloomfield
N.I
The Gentle Autumn Satire on the Season and Society
A humorous meditation on autumn detailing its chores and contradictions. It lampoons poets abandoning work, the furnace rising again, and Americans misquoting English weather while mocking seasonal melancholy and political fads. It ends with a curious remark about English migrants to the United States.
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United States
England
Passing Christmas Gifts and Noblesse Oblige
A writer debates whether to pass along Christmas gifts and cards, weighing gifts of love versus obligation. The piece argues against imposing unsuitable items on recipients, noting the noblesse oblige of both gratitude and thoughtful giving, and suggests discontinuing burdensome exchanges when gifts miss taste or utility.
What Iowa Editors are Saying in Roundup
A mosaic of Iowa editorials weighs road width, farming schemes, and social issues. California style sixteen foot pavements are debated against nine foot lanes, while Mason City Globe Gazette touts Leigh Hunt’s rental farming plan as profitable. Estherville Vindicator highlights a boy’s garden earnings, Iowa City Republican cites reform talks, and Sioux City Tribune suggests Chautauqua talent, poking fun at Bryan.
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Council
Iowa
California
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Leigh Hunt
Brother Iunt
Weather Man and Bobby’s Weather Drawer Dream
A boy enters a magical Weather Bureau and tests drawers that summon rain heat and cold. He overfills their effects causing a ruinous sequence of storms and droughts before waking to the school bell, learning to leave weather control to the expert.
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Bobby
McClure
Fifty Years Ago H J Hoskinson Phelps Hardware Bargains
A novelty item notes H J Hoskinson opening a stock of fancy goods in Phelps storeroom near the post office. P J Siberling & Co advertise large bargains in hardware stoves and War t items. An effort to incorporate the town is reported with eased opposition. The Courier team updates on printing half sheets and a new power press. Provost marshal’s office closed with Captain Curtiss discharged. Footnote reflects on past partnerships of doctors Lichty and Peabody.
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H. J. Hoskinson
Phelps
P. J. Siberling & Co
HALY
Curtiss
Drs. Lichty
Peabody
Pracmarshal
the of Medicine
Twenty Years Ago in a Town Chronicle
Twenty years ago on Wednesday November 3 1875 R C Horton of Shellsburg married Miss Malinda A Hoar by Elder J W Burroughs Oct 31 W H Palmer and wife depart for a year abroad visiting Chicago Canada and New York sailing January 1 they hope to return for Philadelphia 1878 centennial exposition. Weather notes record a volatile last Friday with rain hail snow and thaw then snow on Saturday morning. Mrs Spencer attacked on Bluff Street but her assailant fled. Lincoln Ware returns from a year on the Pacific coast. Mart Adams opens a meal market next to Lester's shoe shop on Fourth Street West. Plans to establish a meat packing plant on the R T Hitt property southeast of town and a seven-building complex by S Lessler and W Ti Redfield with about $30 000 initial capital.
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W. H. Palmer
England
Chicago
Canada
New York
Philadelphia
R. T. Hitt
S. Lessler
W. Ti. Redfield
Electrify streetcars and sell Whitney Sedgwick lots in 1895
Committees from both river sides plan talks on Gass brothers proposal to electrify streetcars and extend to Cedar Falls. Promoters offer 190 Whitney and Sedgwick lots at $300 each, with some now valued at $2000 to $2500. Other items note a Vinton wedding, an injury from a corn shredder, clergy changes, a saloon petition with 1082 signatures, and travelers heading to California.
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Gass Brothers
Cedar Falls
Whitney & Sedgwick
France to Serbia in Minneapolis Journal
The Minneapolis Journal notes that chivalry originated in France and suggests France now urges allied help for Serbia, claiming Serbia should not be left to fate. It mentions free and valiant swineherds on devastated mountains.
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Minneapolis
France
French Republic
Serbia
America Remembers Liberty Echoing European Struggles
A historical plea recalls past American sympathy for European liberty movements. The writer invokes Kosciuszko, Kossuth, Garibaldi, and Lafayette, urging renewed aid to peasants fighting for freedom while vowing not to forget Yorktown and Rochambeau. The piece warns against degeneracy and stresses the republic’s duty amid ongoing battles for liberty.
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Republe
Republic
America
Europe
Kosciusko
Pole
Marcos Borzaris
Kossuth
Lierator
Hungary
Garfbaldi
Evaneipater
Italy
Uberty
Yorktown
Washington
Rochambeau
Lafayette
Comte de Granse
Cornwallis
Fragmentary exhortation on freedom and monarchy
A fragmented wartime plea contrasts monarchy and republic. It laments upheaval and calls for preserving freedom while referencing national sentiments and political change. The obscure phrasing suggests a speaker urging unity and resilience amid turmoil.
One Price Promise for Piano Campaign Benefits
The notice proclaims a fixed price policy and guarantees customer satisfaction. It states every award in the general publicity campaign will be offered as advertised and that no sale proceeds unless the purchaser is thoroughly satisfied.
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United States
Waterloo
Vicinity
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Suresau
W. Hartman
Weet Park
Waterico
Webster
Herman
Greynhile
Andorra
Pyrenees
Wilson
Adam
Harrisburg, Pa
W. N. Nutt
Raleigh, N. G
National Nut Growers’ Association
George Matthew Adams
George Fitch
Conl
Nis
Gaummer
Hunt
Hunters
Estherville
Glen Catlin
J. Frederic Catlin
Emmet
Chautauqua
Sioux City Tribune
Chantauqua
Bryan
Robby
Tam
Weather Man
Weather Bureau
Rana
Meg
In the Courier
Fort
Dodge
R. C. Horton
Shellsburg
Malinda A. Hoar
J. W. Burroughs
Captain Spencer
Bluff Street
Lincoln Ware
Pacific Coast
Mart Adams
Lester's Shoepshop
Fourth Street
Fannie Morrill
Dr. C. ¢C. Griff Fin of
Vinton
F. A. Barr
Albert Sohner
East Waterloo
Barry
St. Joseph's Parish
New Haven
Mark Cooney
Father Cooney
Dubuque
Fla, Weir
Thomas Taylor
Jesup
Hall
Bof Beck
T. Genthler
Jone
Gerrit J. Bennett
Sargeéta
Grant Ave
Frank T. Hartman
Oi Streeta
East Side
Edward Molloy
James’ Black
C. L. Chambers
James Black
Dre. Alford
Rickiey
Waterloo Music Co
Lafayette St
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