Dawes Commission Boosts Iowa Prosperity Across Towns
The Dawes commission work stabilizes European trade, opening new orders for Iowa firms. Cable reports from France Spain Egypt Italy and Egypt show renewed confidence and credit, boosting local employment commerce and farm sales as western towns see faster factory output and population movement.
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Als P
Mawes Commission
North
Africa
Taly
Egypt
Daiyes Commission
Charles Graves
Amal
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Dawes Commission
Dawes Plan Debate Echoes in Iowa Letter from Hart-Parr Firm
A Charles City tractor maker Dave F Darrah writes to Charles A Rawson, former Iowa senator, arguing the Dawes plan helps stabilize European finance and boosts Iowa’s view. The piece, published on election eve, contends Dawes has restored confidence in agri business and influenced national politics despite mixed public opinion.
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Dawes
Phich
Europe
Iowa
Dave F. Darrah
Hart-Parr Company
Charles City
Charles A. Rawson
Republican National Rommittee
Charles G. Dawes
Aniz Sutter
Darrah
Dawes Commission
Two Hours' Sleep Ends Lenine’s Strenuous Reign
Dr Otfried Foerster of Breslau University, who treated Lenine, said the Soviet leader’s death was hastened by extreme overwork. He noted Lenine often had scarcely two hours of sleep in 24, contrasting with Napoléon who reportedly took four hours.
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Ike
Otfried Foerster
Breslau University
Lenine
Napoleon
Legacy funds spark debate on cheer and money
A New York girl inherits $100,000 for bringing sunshine to her aunt, prompting commentary that benevolence is valued as wealth. The remark follows a broader critique of merit and reward across society, touching on politics, athletes, performers, and crime in a satirical tone.
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New York
Fowler Company
F. J. Fowler
Health Advice From a Busy Mind and Letters Reflections
A column by Dr William Brady discusses energy use in brain work versus physical labor, arguing both business leaders and workers face fatigue from modern duties and toxic environments. Readers submit questions on smoking, popcorn digestion, diphtheria vaccination, and palsy, with practical cautions and reassurance about health decisions.
Ant Lady Helps Wiggly and Befriends Cat
In a whimsical tale Uncle Wiggily helps the lame Ant Lady by shaving a sliver from his crutch so she can walk again. She uses the tiny aid to outsmart Bad Bob Cat, tickling his nose until he sneezes her back to safety, while the cat retreats coughing about catching cold.
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Uncle Wigerly
Uncle Wiggley
Bob Cat
Wixgily
Uncle Wiggily
Uncle Wregily
the Grasshopper
William Brady
Friend Wife by Roe Fulikerson
Imogene and Andrew share a tense train car conversation about jealousy and beauty. Andrew recalls a confrontational encounter with a handsome passenger, while Imogene contends that both sexes exhibit vanity and scorn. Andrew admits jealousy of youthful beauty and dismisses claims of female cattiness.
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Wife
Roe Fulikerson
Brain Tests by Sam Loud
Minutes to answer this puzzle involve wordplay from a flexible container with added letters and subtractions, yielding a winged creature. The note also explains weight conversions between Troy and Avoirdupois systems, concluding 175 Troy pounds equal 144 Avoirdupois pounds.
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Sam
Uncle Wigsily and the Lame Aunt
Howard R Garis tells of Uncle Wiggily meeting a lame Ant Lady who cannot join the other ants in a warm burrow for winter. She asks for help to stay warm, prompting the Bunny to respond to her plea as winter approaches.
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Uncle Wigsily and the Lame Aunt By
Howard R. Garis
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Uncle Wiggily
Jans
Ant Lady
Woozie Wolf
Fuzzy Fes
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Inquiry Panel
Readers submit questions on Natura subjects to the Nature Note agent. Queries ask if buttercups are poisonous and how farmers use hay with these plants, plus methods to track animal individuals and whether genet is a skunk, with answers promised in tomorrow's Nature Notes votes.
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Nature Note
Genet
Catbird counseled for protection despite minor pests
An editorial quiz discusses whether catbirds should be protected despite their fruit pecking and minor thefts. It notes catbirds eat many troublesome insects and help fight gypsy and brown tail moths, while stomach studies don’t prove they harm crops.
Fifty Years Ago to The Courier November 1874 Update
A fragment from The Courier recalls early election returns showing Democrats gaining seats in Congress and state posts. It notes clerks in the Brioyes of Waterloo petitioning to close stores at 4 p.m. Saturdays. William Bates, a butter and executive buyer, travels to Philadelphia for about 10 days. Snow measures four inches at Mason City, with bare ground elsewhere, marking the season’s start. J R Jones, ex-resident, seeks aid for grasshopper sufferers in northwestern Iowa near Algona.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
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Brookhart
Black Hawk
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Murtagh
Hammill
Robinson
Congress
Brioyes
Waterloo
William Bates
Philadelphia
New York
Mason City
J. R. Jones
Algona
Waterloo Chronicle notes 1884 campaign and local events
The Waterloo Chronicle reports on Blaine and Logan campaign signals with roosters crowing for president, later noting Cleveland and Hendricks chosen. It mentions a Republican torchlight parade with 14 bands, a students exhibit at the Waterloo Collegiate Institute, school enrollment of 686, and the Danial and Nauman Co moving part of its plans mill to expand factory space.
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Waterloo Courier
Blaine, Logan and
Henderson
James G. Blaine
John A. Loigan
Cleveland
Hendricks
Dutor W. H. Hartman
Brother TL. van Metre
Waterloo ‘Tribune
Crow
Democraty
Waterloo Collegiate Institute
Matt O'Keefe
W. BR. Engle
Edwin, Stubbe
Det Schultz
Clara Sisson
John Klim
R. K. Stetson
F. I
Huntley
Matt Scroggy
Elsie Meredith
George Sisson
Lou Brainard
Wash Bumgardner
Daniel & Nauman Co
Twenty Years Ago Waterloo News Highlights of 1904
A Waterloo page from November 6, 1904 reports J C Murtagh delivering a Democratic speech in Barclay township, local florists selling chrysanthemums, and the Hanna couple leasing a Vermont Street home. An auto accident near Mt Vernon township injures none seriously. Grace M E church clock undergoes overhaul. Local notices cover farming, education, and business updates, with election turnout at 3,473 and a wedding shower for Miss Lillian Heiple and Capt. C W Cotton.
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Sam Wright
Tipton
W. W. Marsh
Miriam
Neil McDougal
Mt. Vernon Township
Walter Shumaker
Lillian Heiple
C. W. Cotton
Minnie's quiet seaside romance scattered by old memories
Minnie travels to Switzerland with Laura and Minnie’s shy yet sharp longing for William resurfaces amid social jostling. William hides his past love as Minnie endures cold politeness and cruel quiet. Their strained bond, memory, and looming marriage collide in a tale of regret, fear, and unspoken love.
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Minna
William
Minnie
Peter Lalaham
Laura
Jan Tendket
Ine
England
Peter
Nanxin
Esmie
Sweitzerland
South Africa
Mr. Winter
Yates
Lionel
Mar
Africa
Loungs
Itching Torture Remedy Zemo Promises Quick Relief
An ad touts Zemo as a universal skin cure for eczema itching pimples and rashes. It claims rapid relief overnight and notes Zemo’s safety antiseptic liquid form available from druggists in 36¢ to 1.06$ sizes with optional Zemo soup.
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