Daily Courier notices and advertising policy summary
Waterloo Iowa daily paper outlines advertising rules and rates. Details include circulation, subscription prices, and policy on fraudulent copy and public policy compliance. Also lists offices and representatives in major cities.
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W. OH. Harman Co
Courisr Bidg
Corner Park Ave
Commercial 5Th
John C. Barm Nan
Billy Jackson McCoy
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
Focal
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Dougherty
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sto. Brooks & Finley
Rep’s, Ol
Lloyd George Free Trade and Dominion Tariff Debate
Lloyd George backs free trade while Britain shifts to imperial preference, aiming to bind Dominions to the mother country. Baldwin’s government endorses tariffs on apples, salmon, fruit juice, tobacco, and tires, risking US protest and raising costs for imports. The piece praises George’s political skill and ponders economic nationalism versus global trade norms.
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Lloyd George
England
Baldwin
United States
Bert Loyd George
Lierd Georga
David
Community Chest campaign to fund local welfare groups
A broad plea outlines the upcoming Community Chest drive supporting seven organizations including the Salvation Army Red Cross Boy Scouts Social Welfare League and Playground Commission. The goal totals 69452.76 with budgets carefully apportioned to serve the community and youths through training, recreation, and aid.
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Salevation Army
MOC
Central Pranehd
Yo al Ola
Boy Scouts
Head Cross
Social Welfare League
Playground Commission
Salvation Army
France
Red Cross
Social Welfare League i
Court awards money after husband’s death and a controversial verdict
A sensational column blends crime and advice, noting a woman who killed her husband and was judged to have acted in accident, receiving insurance proceeds. It also references public debates on breaches of promise and a Father and Son Week urging fathers to shape their sons’ future.
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Snouse
Treasury
Gtlls
Hoyt
St. Helena
Bovyhead
Fixing the Guilt in Fat Over Thirty in Health Column
William Brady argues fat over 30 is hazardous to longevity. He cites Cornaro and George Cheyne as examples of reform through diet, warns of senility from weight gain, and advises medical self care and professional treatment for warts and gallstones.
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Ufc
Luig
Corzauro
Cornara
Cornaro
Stu
George
George Cheyne
Scotland
Braly
William Brady
Sara
Fading Advice on Father and Son Roles in Old Letters
A fragmentary reflection urges readers to consider future aspirations for their own children while honoring parents. The terse excerpt hints at generational duties and the yearning to pass on values through actions rather than words. The tone echoes intimate family guidance from a past era.
Iowa editors report quirky hunting and pies
Davenport Times notes Walter Allen of Chelsea Maine hunts in his yard capturing skunks and a 44 pound raccoon with fine fur. Des Moines Register laments women’s pumpkin pie crust tricks. Sioux City Journal reports reckless motorists racing trains to crossings without awareness.
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Iowa
Davenport
Maine Woods
Walter Alien
Chelsea
Alan
Des Moines Register
Why the Mermaid Wept Sandman Tale
A mermaid basks on river rocks and laments her beauty for being unadmired. A sea gull teases, while a curious maiden seeks an admirer willing to live underwater. The gull promises to help and a handsome youth appears, drawn to her beauty and eager to learn her tale of home at the river’s bottom.
Mermaid in Coral House Watches Lovers Depart
A mermaid laments losing her lover to her sisters who flirt with him beneath the water. A gull counsels patience, predicting rival mermaids will neglect vanity as time erodes beauty while she stays apart and watches.
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Gould
Agla
Natura Notes on Water Pipes Nests and Ravens
Burroughs Nature Club notes answer reader questions on why water pipes burst in freezing weather why hens eat eggs and whether birds nest in community buildings An essay explains amber centers and ancient gum trapping insects and notes the raven’s wide range and scavenging habits It also touches on parrots as pets and where squirrels may be kept tame
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Bay l Sea
Aro
North America
Texas
Mexico
Old World
India
Her Husbands Wife by the Noted Writer Gibson
A serialized melodrama follows Ralph Keeton a 23 year old architect who marries Sabra Moore a much older wealthy beauty. Sabra fears her youth fading and grapples with Ralph's infatuation with Olga Notingham while Belknap counsels friendship as Sabra faces illness and a race against death with a planned conquest over Olga. The plot threads weave through weddings, secrets, and a dangerous scheme as Sabra seeks control to preserve her marriage.
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Ralph Keenton
J Architecture
Sabra Moore
Butuclad Svornan
Ralph
Tres
Belknap
Arthur Belknap
Kenten
Sabra
Swain
Sabral
Satra
Kenton
Metropolis
Olga Notingham
Sabm
Olga
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Andrew greets Imogene with a kiss, asks about the best wife, but she remains cold and unresponsive. Ke peers into her downcast eyes as she does not react. The scene suggests strain or tension within a domestic setting.
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Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Andrew
Imogene
Sure Way to Get Rid of Dandruff
A quirky domestic scene shows a couple debating a cure for dandruff with a home remedy of a four ounce liquid applied at night. The dialogue blends humor and tension as Imogene and Andrew discuss dissolving dandruff and the oddly cheerful, troubled tone continues with references to a book and a drugstore remedy.
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Imogene
Andrew
Haggard
Bea
Armistice Day Reflections Among Family Friends
A family dialogue recalls Armistice Day as five years since the world war end. Uncle Harry, Jimmy, Helen, and Joe discuss revolutions, uprisings, and disasters in Europe and Asia, the Japa nese calamities, and the hope for peace. They emphasize unity of thought and action to promote harmony among nations and a brighter dawn after war.
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Harry
Jimmy
Russi
Germany
Unel Marry
Ireland
Free State
Turkey
Spain
Greece
Italy
Japan
Helen
Uncle Harry
Jimmoy
Buyrope
Haien
Eack
Joe
Actio
Armistica
Brain Tests by Sam Tod
A puzzle note describes a wordplay exercise using arithmetic style clues to spell the surname of the Father of English poetry. It references subtracting and adding items like amulet limb linear face dish and Slavic people, yielding a solution linked to Atalanta in a playful answer.
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Natal
Atalanta
Diamond Dyes advertisement guarantees home dyeing success
Don’t wonder if you can dye or tint. Diamond Dyes guarantees perfect home dyeling even if you have never dyed before. Druggists carry all colors with instructions in each package.
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Bane
Mlla
Victor
Sioux City Journal
Sandman
Mrs. Fla. Walker
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Natura Notes
Piper
LT tLe Bor
Bunny
Dou Gooolle
Pasepee
Idah McGlone Gibson
John F. Dilla Co
Olga Wootingham
Ralph Kenton
Altho
Death
Berins
Imogena
Doge
Abe Martin
Sam Tod
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