Polls Forecast Taft Narrow Lead Over La Follette In Independence
A survey of Independence professionals and business leaders shows Taft at 68 percent with La Follette at 27 percent, 19 undecided, and minor leanings toward Cummins, Roosevelt, or other options. Other notes mention potash as key to Iowa agriculture and Pulitzer's wealth, with remarks on Taft's reception across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Taft
Cummins
Roosevelt
la Foliette
New York World
Waterloo
A Record Plunge and Political Tangles Across Newspapers
Excerpts note aviation dangers before continent spanning, a Waterloo man seeking a long awaited wife from China, and tipping trust woes. Cedar Rapids papers discuss tipping profits and travel costs, while a Hampton Chronicle column critiques Cedar Rapids Republican stance on a presidential nominee, reflecting shifts in Iowa political press and corporate influence.
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Hampton Chronicle
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Three Burlington Teachers Trek 207 Miles to Chicago
Three Iowa schoolteachers from Burlington walked 207 miles to Chicago, reaching their destination today after a week. Reports say the young women enjoyed the experience, benefited physically from training walks, and found walking superior to rides, praising nature’s vehicle as November fog lifts.
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Iowa
Burlington
Chicago
Gedar Falls
Republicans Must Unite Behind a Presidential Candidate
The piece warns that continued tipping graft and public displeasure could erase support for the waiter with the large paw. It notes the November winds urge Republicans to nominate a unifying candidate or face a Democratic harvest of stray votes in the coming election.
Inverted curves and cautious outlook in Courier report
Henry Clews on business prospects sparks cheer amid mixed vibes. Railway Age Gazette notes Rock Island traffic woes from weak terminal facilities in key towns. Sidelights mock parrots and sultans, as Dubuque crossing gates mourn a fatal accident and Waterloo shares in the misfortune.
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Henry Clews
Railway Age Gazette
Rock Island
Mudge
Dubuque
Waterloo
Melancholy Days Bring Urgency to Complete Work
In somber mood, the season presses tasks forward as deadlines loom. People push to finish assignments and meet expectations despite a downbeat atmosphere.
Spirit of the Iowa Press and political notes
In Des Moines progress talk from Spirit of the Iowa Press notes raisins and peppermint substitute tobacco while prunes may substitute for something else. Mason City cites municipal ads boosting laborers over capital. Marshalltown hints the corporation candidate for governor will be Dave Palmer per Vin ton Eagle. Ottumwa cites Avia tor Rodgers Pacific flight as aviation milestone but questions practical utility. several crashes mar the journey.
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Des Moines Register
Pearson
Mason City Times
Des Moines
Corporation
Marshalltown Times - Republican
Vinton Eagle
Dave Palmer
Nature
Dave
Ottumwa
Rodgers
Atlantic
Pacific
Rodgera
Wasio Ue
Romance, Friendship, and the True Sparks of Love
Ruth Cameron argues romance is best seen in lasting partnerships built on friendship not chance or distance. She cites gossip about Gertrude and a hometown partner, notes how lifelong neighbors can form enduring bonds, and prefers a mating grounded in trust and companionship over romantic novelty.
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Gertrude
Middlemarch
Middlemarch Rosamond
Rosamond
Ruth Cameron
Sweetening Dishcloths With Simple Care
A guide notes dishcloth upkeep through lukewarm water with Gold Dust washing powder, followed by scalding, rinsing, and drying in sunshine. It recommends cheesecloth unbleached cotton and heavy linen crash as ideal dishcloth materials for longevity.
Berlin Enters Food Business as Municipal Wholesaler
Berlin Germany launches a municipal wholesale food program to curb rising prices. The city buys sea fish from Geestemünde and sells to retailers at fixed city prices, plans seventy branch markets, possible expansion to other foods. Nearby cities mirror this approach with wholesale potatoes and vegetables. Budapest considers relief measures including expanding the municipal bread factory, a central milk market, abattoirs, and market gardens.
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Epee
Christian Science Sentinel
Berlin
Germany
Geestemuende
North Sea
Tts
Budapest
What can be made from truck farming
Editor Gazette outlines the profitable potential of truck farming near cities. Examples include a 4.5 acre plot yielding 1050 to 1060 bushels of potatoes at a dollar a bushel, another 20 acre patch producing $500 in potatoes, $1,060 in cherries with under $200 expenses, plus $200 from other truck and $15 to $17 per load brought to town. A couple with four or five cows cover groceries, feeding pumpkins rather than corn, and expect about $2,000 net from 20 acres. Across Iowa, truck farming near cities pays, with land at $100-$200 per acre and possible net income of $100-$500 per acre.
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Cedar Rapids
Editor Gazette
Linn County
Iowa
The
Union
Iowa land rich soil and cheap, holds big investment value
An ex-farmer extols Iowa land as richly fertile with superb markets for fruit and truck crops. He argues land can double in value in ten years, claims no special fertilizer needed, and notes Cedar Rapids area offers abundant, cheaper real estate and strong farming profits despite high acre prices, even citing $1,000 per acre selling price.
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Iowa
Florida
Virginia
New Jersey
Cedar Rapids
Instructive View on Saving and Work Ethic
A column discusses how saving to pass wealth to children can backfire for the able bodied. It warns that giving up active labor leads to energy loss and inactivity, illustrated by a tale of two men. one retired from farming, the other still working.
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Margaret Whitney
Father’s selfishness ruins a family’s fortune across generations
A narrator contrasts fathers who hoard wealth with sons who squander it. Two pioneer families’ six children split into three who lose everything and three who keep or grow assets. The pattern suggests that hard work and self-reliance, not a good start, determine lasting success. The piece critiques parental indulgence and urges fathers to teach children to work and plan for themselves.
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West Park Ave
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Pres
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Alfred B Lukens
A.W. Allen
Daily Courier
Ty Cartier
Watwhee
Lows
Akets
Associated Frees and Laws Evening Press Association
Black Hawk County
Nord
Percomt
Europe
London
Trafalgar Building
Northumberland Avenue
American Express
Baymarket
Dawe
Stearoship Aency
Greenstreet
Paris
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American Express Office
Unter den Linden
Ft. Petersboro
Nevaky Proera
Formign ProsTacs
Iver
America
Alaska
Wall Street Journal
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Cedar Falls
Ike
China
Tipping Trust
Patrels
Ath Street
Evening Courier Cor
Lafayette Street
SL Iatier
Russia
Persia
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Lidote
Alice Adelaide Reed
Miekin
Mellin's Food Co
Boston
Mass
Hazel
Waterloo Savings Bank
Savings Bank Corner
Emmons Johnson
E.L. Johnson
Carlton Sia4s
J. Miller
Cashier
W.C. Logan
F.H. Latier
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
Lafayette Building
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First National Bank
KE. T. Jaynes
M. D
Black Hawk
Franklin §T
Robert G. Dakin
Bine Waterloo
Gerrit Bennett
E. A. Wont
Edgar H. Eknittle
Bank
Walter M. Blowers
Nat'l Bank
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Lafayette
DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
Jordan & Gilbert
Marsh-Place
E. Jordan
W. H. Gilbert
C. D. Pedersen
Jefferson Street
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