Ideas on Quarrels and Labor Legislation Across States
An essay compares certainty and ignorance in relationships with claims on knowledge and contention, then surveys early 20th century labor reforms. It notes immigration advisory actions, free employment offices in several states, and progressive minimum wage and hour laws for women across Massachusetts, eight other states, and specifics in California, Oregon, Wisconsin, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Delaware, and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New York
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Minnesota
Nebraska
Washington
California
Oregon
Wisconsin
Utah
Arizona
Montana
Idaho
Delaware
Texas
Pennsylvania
The Fruit Tree
A wry look at fruit tree care through winter to spring. Owners brace for borers, beetles, and weather while tending yearling orchards with water, wax, and patience before eventual harvests and the satisfaction of a bountiful peach crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Bigtary
WASERLOO EVENING COURIKE AD RATES AND DELIVERY DETAILS
The Waterloo Waterloo paper provides subscription rates and delivery details with price notes and foreign distribution locations. It lists offices in New York and Waterloo and notes daily publication with Sunday exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waserloo Evening Courike
Associated Frese
W. Do. Wartman Company
Wet Perk Avenue
W. Pernasox
Bec'y-Treax
Gen
Tribune
Alfred B. Lukens
A.W. Allen
Parc Haatmax
Courina
Werlacaitey
Dee
Waterloo
Lerger
Axk Courier
Eucro
Europe
Ndon
Trafmigar
Northcumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Labor Law Advances Across States In 1914 Reforms
A New York bulletin from the American Association for Labor Legislation notes major 1914 gains. California Massachusetts New York Ohio and Pennsylvania expand commission forms of factory law. Eight states adopt minimum wage laws. More states require accident reporting and workers compensation. Child labor laws tighten hours and schooling, with many extending compensation and rest day mandates. Oregon sets ten hour factory limits. public work hours cap at eight.
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New York
American Association For Labor Legislation
Congress
Association
John B. Andrews
California
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Colorado
Minnesota
Nebraska
Oregon
Washington
Utah
Connecticut
Iowa
Texas
West Virginia
Department of Labor
West Virinia
Winners to Washington trip eyed in Iowa project
Iowa boys and girls program notes over a thousand boys growing corn in acre contests and more than 700 girls receiving cooking lessons. About 800 tended gardens and learned canning with three top youth chosen Dec 1 to win an official Washington trip funded by contributions from local and national supporters.
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Washington, D.C
EB. Hutcheson
The
Corn Magazine
City
Waterloo, Cedar Falls Union Mill Co
W. ©. Brown
New York Central Lines
Northwood Citizens Vote for Gravel Road Improvement
In Worth county residents of Northwood vote to fund a gravel road project proposed by the supervisor. The measure seeks to improve local streets by laying gravel with support from community funds.
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Northwood
Worth County
Nortewood
Northwood Road Subdivision Plans Fund Drive
The board proposes raising funds to appropriate 3000 dollars for gravel roadwork. A circulated subscription has already raised 609 dollars. The plan estimates 600 to 800 dollars per mile to grade the road, with about three miles of graveling possible each direction from Northwood.
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Northwood
A Night of Terror Warning About Croup Care
A mother recalls a choking child during a croup attack and urges forethought. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as a certain cure and always available at dealers for relief.
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Chamberlain
Compromises Spurned bones of Columbus debate spurs spat
In a parade of brief notes from Sioux City to Burlington and Des Moines the papers mock experts and politics. Seville and Santo Domingo claim Columbus bones while Taft denounces experts and roads plans clash with short course bias. A Captain Hull return may revive Des Moines river talk and a ban on Uncle Tom's Cabin is urged.
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Sioux City Tribune
Seville
Spain
Santo Domingo
West Indies
Columbus
Havana
Sevilla
Dime Museum Tavager
Guitean
Garfield
Towa
City Republican
College For Management
Hull
Webster City
Kreeman-Tribune
John A. T. Hull
Virginia
Des Moines
Iowa
A Moment of Fun Casting Pearls
A humorous compilation from various papers on wit and wordplay. Includes quips about pearls of wisdom on the Woman's page and humorous lines from readers, clergymen, and satirical exchanges, ending with a joke about stepping on tacks during a sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Post
Ohio saloons close under liquor license law
In Youngstown 200 saloons and liquor houses shut at 11 pm after owners failed to obtain licenses. Bottles were dumped outside with baskets marked Last chance only 1.44 a basket. Columbus reports 3300 saloons closed at midnight under the Aguaricense law limiting wet areas to one per 500 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Columbus
Ohio
Mother's Friend in Every Home
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend as a trusted aid for expectant mothers. It claims relief from ligament strain, promotes pliant tissues, soothes breast inflammation, and supports a healthy recovery after childbirth. The copy urges readers to contact Bradfield Regulator Co. for a free book.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Ridg
Atlanta
Scott
Doctors are fallible yet noble in a flawed art
Ruth Cameron reflects on a doctor's momentary misgivings during a hurried prescription and argues doctors, though honorable and charitable, are human and make errors. She notes physicians’ charity, preventive efforts, and candid admissions that medical knowledge remains incomplete.
Schools Reframe Lessons to Teach Good Roads
Reading writing and arithmetic give way to roads education as the Iowa and reading state highway commission cooperates with the public instruction department. They plan to use rural consolidated school houses this winter for short road courses with lectures and exhibits to promote good roads among parents and teachers in the state.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Thomas H. MacDonald
Commission
Deryne
Jesus
MacDonald
Deyoe
Supremes Rule Petitions Must Basis on City Election
The Iowa Supreme Court rules petitions seeking saloon revisions must be based on the municipal election, nullifying a Waterloo petition and affecting other cities. Wet and dry factions foresee a sharp pre election fight next March as new strategies form for saloon licenses.
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Supreme Court
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Waterloo
Dunham
High Court
Iowa
Dubuque
Lost mine tale from Peru stirs romance and legend
An Engineering and Mining Journal excerpt recounts a dramatic 1669 Peru story. Jose Salcedo, a Spaniard, marries an Indian woman and finds a silver vein. The viceroy Count Lemos accuses him of treason, Salcedo is hanged, and the Indians destroy the mine to keep its secret. The tale labels as romance over fact.
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Peru
Jose Salcedo
Count Lemos
Salcedo
Madrid
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