War of words on rates and routes at Courier offices
Mail and telegraph rates discussed in a terse dispatch. The note lists agents and offices in Paris Berlin and Moscow with addresses in London and New York, detailing foreign postage, travel services, and courier exchanges.
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Jess
Igcenta
TUF
Europe
Dawes Shainship Ageny
Green Street
Faris
Ry Boulevard
Comer
de Popera
American Express
Berlin
Unter den Linden
M. Peteraburg
S2 Newsky
Waterloo Dairy Center Aim Promotes Permanent Expo
An editorial urges Waterloo to become the permanent dairy and cattle exposition capital of the Midwest. It argues the annual show should grow gradually as a scientific educational institution, not a carnival, to earn national recognition and lasting fame.
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Waterton
Keokuk
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Battie Creak
Mich
Mayo Brothers
Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Elgin
Wisconsin
Waterloo
Middle West
Carnival
Reward of Heroes in a World of Idle Words
Fragmentary passage references a Baye Collier's Weekly piece and quotes Charles but offers no clear event dates or actions. The text hints at a wartime or social theme but remains incomprehensible and lacks concrete facts.
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Charles Ted Hier
The Newness of Things and the Wonder of Youth
Solomon spoke of nothing new and yet the essence of worship is wonder. Youth finds delight in simple things and continual surprise keeps the soul from drying up. The more genuinely religious a person is the more they sustain surprise at the world.
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Solomon
Ersten
Frustrated Genius and Honor Across Nations
The passage reflects on delayed recognition and mixed fortune for eminent figures. It notes Tellier rejecting a gift, Fabre’s praise, the Wright brothers’ slow U.S. acknowledgment, Diesel’s fall to bankruptcy, Marconi’s reward amid scandal, and Madame Curie’s shabby treatment in France.
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Ifetime
Tellier
Legion of Honor
Aline
J. If Fabre
France
Wright Brothers
America
Germany
Dr. Diesel
England
Marconi
Lfe-Saver
Madame Curie
Storms expose weaknesses in transport and law
The piece notes a major storm over the Great Lakes causing loss and damage while criticizing railroad preparedness for winter blockades. It observes Wisconsin rising living costs and hints at higher legal separation fees and divorce costs. It also mentions Vincent Astor avoiding income tax on an extra thousand dollars after marriage.
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Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Vincent Astor
Belief hardening on Huerta resistance to moral suasion
A number of people now doubt that moral suasion can persuade Huerta, indicating growing skepticism about diplomatic efforts to change his stance. This shift suggests mounting impatience with persuasion as a tool in the political realignment surrounding Huerta's position.
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Cedar Rapids
United Sites
Tramps and politics mix in Wisconsin Charity Conference talk
A Wiscon sin State Conference of Charities and Corrections speaker claims most tramps are runaway husbands a view likely unfounded by investigators. A Loveland Corp. paper notes a concrete mixer for a filter basin built in Watering Ta but details are unclear amid garbled text.
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Wisconsin
Loveland, Corp
Loveland
Football as a sport and its evolving rules and quirks
A humorous critique traces football from its rugged origins to a formalized game governed by referees and revised rules. It lampoons long delays for player reunions and the inefficiencies of rule 22 and 678 while noting officials must endure and educate themselves, suggesting officials play while players move faster.
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Wmpire
Chicago fears Tammany style political machine
The city faces a threat from a new organization resembling New York's Tammany Hall. The text hints at aggressive politics and a warning to a local leader nicknamed the western tiger, suggesting danger if his power grows.
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Chicago
New York
Tammany Hall
A Moment of Fun and Public Amusements
A collage of playful verse and light dialogue from various papers. It includes lyrics about living life, a doctor’s prescription joke, a henpecked husband gag, a midnight London fountain scene with an intoxicated lord, and a safety ad from Everybody's Motor and Aviation Exchange.
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Lord Algy
London
Lord Altgy
Bobby
Dover
Hopeful notes amid Iowa town twists in papers
A collection of satirical clippings from Iowa papers jokes about the pope halting wine, hospitals receiving vintages, and the kaiser. It lampoons holiday gifts and urges restraint while musing on social quirks and political missteps.
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Marshalltown
Hrepublican
Vatican
Pope
Davenport
Dubuque
Birds and heat laws reported in Hioux City Tribune
A garbled clipping references the Audubon Society and bird protection laws. It hints at heat affecting birds and potential actions or contact with authorities, but the fragmentary text is unclear on specifics or dates.
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Hioux City
Uncle San
Aranod
Passage to Build Roads
Ohio congressman introduces a bill to raise first class postage to four cents with the surplus used to improve roads. Critics warn it would burden business and hamper mail service, unlikely to pass in Congress.
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Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Ohio
Post Office Department
Congress
The Rainsbargers and Their Controversial Era
Frank Rainsbarger, prisoner for 27 years, is said to be in frail health while maintaining a model prison record. Nate and Frank were long labeled criminals, yet some observers believe they bore guilt by rumor more than fact and deserve release after decades of harsh punishment.
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Burlington Hawk-Eyse
Frank Rainsbarger
Nate
St Ambrose Player Morrissette Dies From 1927 Injury
Davenport Iowa November 12 Ed Morrissette captain of the Ambrose college football team died yesterday from injuries suffered in the September 27 game. His leg fracture led to blood poisoning and an amputation followed by pneumonia. the faculty abolished football after the accident. Morrissette was not a senior, aged 22, from Lovilia Iowa.
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ST. Ambrose
Duad
Davenport
Mor
Ambrose
Morrisset
Lishone
Lovitla
Diary of a grandmother on modern child costs
From Ruth Cameron’s Evening Chit Chat, a grandmother visits her daughter and four grandchildren and notes the rising expense of cool outfits and school dues. She recalls silk stockings, ribbons, and petticoats plus football gear and club fees, wondering if many families stretch budgets to keep up with peers.
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Janet
Richard
Margaret
Ruth
Janets
Tramps Begin South on Velocipede Car
Two hikers lodging no thanks depart without owner permission, starting a southbound velocipede journey described as a knightly trek. The report notes their bold move and lack of farewell.
Awaiting The Joyful Sound
An old advertisement touts a pregnancy remedy by Bradfield Regulator Co. It claims to strengthen abdominal muscles, prevent discomfort, and aid during pregnancy. The product is sold for $1.00 per bottle at drug stores and includes a request to write for a book to expectant mothers.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bldg
Atlanta
Rheumatism sufferer praises Merital Relievers
M D Reynolds of Madison Wisconsin reports long term rheumatic pain since 1894 from railroad snow plow work. After using three boxes of Merital Rheumatism Wonders he discarded crutches and nearly recovered. He endorses the product and cites Red Cross Drug Co. and Henderson Drug Co. as exclusive agents.
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Madison
Wis
M. DB
Reynolds
M. D. Reynolds
Red Cross Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Two railroad officials steal velocipede car in Illinois
The two knights W. Pearson and B. Buckalow allegedly stole a velocipede car from an Illinois Central foreman, transfer to the Great Western, and headed south toward St. Joseph. Rail officials are notifying Great Western lines and searching for them as the foreman mourns his lost handcar.
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Ilinois Central
Great Western
St. Joseph
W. Pearson
B. Buckalow
Great Western Line
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Huerta
Aete
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Yelle
Atlanta Constitution
Boston Transcript
Henpeck
Cincinnati Enquirer
Motor and Aviation Exchange
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1OWA Press
Burlington Gazette
the Society For the Prevention of
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Royal Baking Powder
ROYAL
Ruth Cameron
Nea
H. Latier
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Lafayette Building
4Th St. E
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
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Black Hawk Bank
E. H. Knittle
NAT. Bank
F. C. Liffring
Lafayette
Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Elmwood and Western
Ralston Sine Chiteon
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DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
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