Remembering the Forgotten Heroes and a Farm Policy Outlook
A Water loo editorial notes the Armistice seven years past while highlighting the Disabled American Veterans fundraising drive on October 17 to aid crippled World War veterans. It also discusses ongoing farm policy talks between Cummins and Jardine, signaling possible federal relief shifts before the next Congress.
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Iowa
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Davenport Opens Municipal Art Gallery With 34 Pictures
Davenport becomes the first U S city to run a public municipal art gallery after receiving 34 paintings from CO A Bicke. The donor’s 30 years of travel funded a collection representing many schools of painting. The gallery, maintained by city funds, marks Davenport as culturally distinct alongside the academy of science and the Trinity symphony.
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United States
CO. A. Bicke
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Four Corners
Academy of Science
Trinity Symphony Orchestra
Abe Martin Cartoon Caption Chaos at Family Picnic
A fragmented Abe Martin style caption mocks family chatter about diet and men versus women. The garbled lines mention Fath Leonard Waud and Adams apple, implying humorous confusion over common phrases and everyday talk.
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Leonard Waud
Adams
Dental health talk defends dental hygiene and cautions
William Brady discusses dental care and public health, arguing that brushing alone cannot prevent decay. He warns against overreliance on a single slogan and stresses proper asepsis, professional skill, and the distinction between cosmetic cleanliness and disease prevention. He answers reader questions on babies shoes and appetite, endorsing barefoot periods and practical footwear.
Uncle Wiggily's Nose Dive Into the Hole
In a comic escapade, Jacko Kinkstail uses his long tail to rescue Uncle Wiggily from a deep hole after he slips in while Bunty and Mr. Stubtail chase a smoke mistaken for a fire. The plan succeeds, lifting Uncle Wiggily upward as Bunty worries and the trio plans to resume selling honey cakes, with the tale hinting at the next adventure.
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Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
A 1926 Burroughs Nature Club notes column raises questions about animal facts and household insects. It cites responses from ornithologists and references a June issue article on animal sizes and feeding mechanics.
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Youghton Mifflin Co
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Fifty Years Ago In The Courier Itemized News
The Oct 15 1875 Courier notes Missouri and local Iowa items. Black Hawk county GOP victory margins the governor is Samuel J Kirkwood. Aunt Dickinson travels widely and jokes about veils. Local resales: Champlin buys Neely residence. Neely sells groceries. Bitterly’s threshing mishap. John Nauman buys old grocery stock. Frost hits, Col H L Swift dies in Marshalltown. Hyde Clark of Dubuque meets Waterloo’s Mutuals in a Friday baseball match at the fair grounds.
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Mutuals of Waterloo
Forty Years Ago Highlights in Waterloo Oct 14 1885
Local builders and committee from the city council discuss waterworks plans after receiving a plat from Hinds Moffett & Co Watertown NY showing mains hydrants sump house and standpipe. Street railway bolts corrected at blacksmith shop. City adds 17 gas lamps to total 74. Six nimrods captured 37 wild ducks at Miller's creek. Illinois Central blockade of 1880 noted. Stores extend hours except Saturday. Petitions from hundreds of women urge early closing with pre 1 2 o'clock shopping. L H Edwards sells Waterloo Tribune stake to partner Van Metro as co editor and publisher. Ola John Robinsons circus passed through en route to Cedar Rapids toward Cincinnati. Red Jacket engine house moved to Woodruff lots opposite the Commercial house.
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Hinds, Moffett & Co
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First Streets
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Two Decades Ago in Waterloo Area News and Notes
A collage of brief items from October 1905 reports on a road grading effort on Twelfth Street west of Cedar Falls, a bicycle collision at Franklin and Third Streets injuring Marshall, the new federal building by Louis Lauritzen set to open around November, and local people like Freeman, Mears, and Basley making moves. Also noted are snow in Rockford, motor trip returns of Aly and Mrs Loomer, and light political commentary on government savings vs. bureaucratic jobs.
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Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Pays For Indigestion Relief
Acid stomach relief with Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water offers instant comfort. Physicians for fifty years prescribe it for strong acidity, neutralizing more acid than bicarbonate solutions, leaving the stomach refreshed without strong purge. Also gentler than soda. insist on Phillips. Twenty cent bottles at drugstores.
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