Waterlo o Evening Conrict Looks Like A Dated Sheet
The Waterloo Evening Conrict, Vol 68 No 250, publishes as a daily paper except Sundays from the Courier Building at Park Avenue and Commercial Street. It details subscription rates, telegraph wires, and general policies, with an illustrated column debating safety razors and youth discipline, referencing editorials in the Epworth Herald and noting aging practices.
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Waterloo
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Boon Ag
Ape En Engen
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Puritanism, Dry Law and Prohibition Influence
The article argues Puritanism did not spark prohibition in the country. instead anti alcohol measures spread as economic and social welfare concerns grew. Mohler notes railroads factories and insurers pushed drink limits, with governments during war also banning liquor for practical, not spiritual, reasons.
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Mark Mohler
Mohler
Smoke Ordinance Needed to Protect Health and Property
Soft coal fuels heat and industry but when burned without care it harms communities, lowers property values, and threatens citizens' health. Waterloo should adopt a smoke ordinance to curb the smoke nuisance, protect residents’ lungs, and prevent economic losses from air pollution.
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Waterloo
The Crowd Shouts Knock Him Out at Ring Side
A boxing crowd erupts in chants of knock him out as a fighter endures a groggy rally. The piece muses on primitive instinct behind spectator cruelty, noting the crowd’s veneer of civility melts in the arena and four thousand throats cry for a knockout.
Uric acid myths and medical cautions in health column
In this health column, Dr Brady debunks uric acid myths linking it to acidosis and disease. He notes normal uric acid levels exist, excess only detectable by chemical tests, and cautions against elimination remedies without verifying excess. The piece also contains reader questions about poisoning from household medicines and unsafe remedies.
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Ayelene
Brady
William Brady
The Lawyer As a Leader by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank argues that colonial leadership rested on lawyers but modern America requires lawyers to adapt. He notes tax, press freedom, and economic issues shift challenges from old constitutional disputes to price setting and economic policy. The lawyer leader must be a living agency of justice rather than a classifier of precedents.
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Congress
America
John Marshall
Oid
England
Roscoe
Know Thyself and Six Days Pay Debate
Indianapolis News urges sober self knowledge to avoid vanity and self interest while Marshalltown Times-Republican notes six day pay pressure as installments mount. The columns reflect public discourse on personal insight and labor cost burdens facing the American public.
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Marshalltown
Republican
New York Welcomes Celebrities Amid Hullabaloo and Backlash
New York politics and crowds swirl around welcoming celebrations for visiting or returning stars. The piece notes raucous parades, media glare, and later public indifference, with references to Ade miral Dewey’s past hero reception and the city’s spectacle driven mood. It touches on Broadway, public safety, and quirky city boxes and mail trends amid the fanfare.
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New York
Herom Lt
Cognoscentl
Suttre Faland
Europe
Gotham
Ademiral
Dewey
Qonce
Uncle Wiggily's Funny Trick
Uncle Wiggily naps by the hearth inside his hollow stump bungalow as dingle and Jangle, two of the seven little bunny children, slip in quietly to plan a playful adventure while he rests. The scene unfolds in a cozy, old fashioned setting with a gentle household rhythm and anticipation of mischief.
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Uncle Wiggily
Rabbit
Dingle
Bunny Rabbit
Mrs. Longears
Uncle Wiggsly and children spied something outside window
In a hazy scene Junior characters Jingle Jangle and Baby Bunty wake Mr Longears with chatter about adventure. A third voice ponders waking late for an outing while a playful jingle warns against trouble. The trio peers outside in eagerly looking for a sign of what’s happening beyond their room.
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Daddilums
Jingle
Mr. Longears
Jangle
Daddi
Bunky
Fragmented Postman Note Delivers Sighs and Snaps
A garbled fragment hints at a dramatic postal encounter with a suitor or admirer. The text references a special delivery labeled as a dramatic gesture from "HER" and signals a bold, romantic undercurrent amid fragmented phrasing.
Snowy Joke Delights Uncle Wiggily and Friends
In a playful tale Uncle Wiggily narrates a snow mystery as Bunty Jingle and Jangle tease him with winter tricks. Snowflakes melt on warm paws, a snowball hits Uncle Wiggily, and laughter follows as the band of friends revels in pretend snow before promising more tales of their whimsical adventures.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers 1926
Answers to tomorrow’s nature notes cover common bird abundance, marking ants for tracking, and beet and squash pest questions. Topics include why some birds are commoner, how to mark ants, and how to prevent squash vine borer damage with fall tillage and careful disposal of vines.
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Forest Service
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier Excerpt
A 1876 Waterloo Chronicle note recalls H M Bailey returning from Philadelphia's centennial. It mentions seven Iowa newspapers for sale, a death at age 57, church ties, and family survivors. City streets teem with harvest wagons as corn floods Mill Square with prices 27 to 30 cents a bushel.
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Mill Square
Twenty year marriage anniversary surprise visit noted
Fort Worth report notes neighbors and friends staged a surprise visit for Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Brown on their twentieth anniversary. Plans are underway for winter excursions to California for sightseers or homeseekers. An oyster supper and parlor entertainment at the Irving house featured performances by Rena ana Kittie Wright Jessie Boies Lois Campbell Ruch Blott and Mrs J G Van Ness. A S Hungerford plans to relocate to Virginia per the La Porte City Review.
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California
Irving House
Jefferson Street
M. E
Rena
Ana Kittie Wright
Jessie Boies
Lois Campbell
Ruch Blott
J. G. van Ness
A.S. Hungerford
Virginia
la Porte City
Notable 1906 Northern Iowa Notices and Personal Events
Obituaries and marriages mark Barclay township life with Elizabeth Chatfield’s death at 33 from cancer and the W A Strayer Alice Gary wedding in Shell Rock. Local incidents include a farm worker injured blasting rocks, geese at Graina Supt, and educational talks on digestion. Social plans feature a Waterloo opera house drive and a Republican governor stance, alongside a funeral procession for Mrs Lemen and parish changes with Rev Hutt at Grace church.
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W. A. Strayer
Alice Gary
Shell Rock
C. H. Taylor
Methodist Church
Deed of a Half-Breed Girl in Fort Dearborn Siege
In 1812 a white fur trader John Kinzie faced death as Fort Dearborn fell to an Indian attack. Captives were spared by chiefs who handed them to the British. A mixed-blood girl, moved by kinship, fled to seek help at a friendly chief’s wigwam to save Kinzie and his family.
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Billy Caldwell
Caldwell
Joseph Pathler
Shabbona
Chief Built-Like-a-Bear
Uncle Ray
Tomorrow
Black Hawk and
the Scout
John Kinzie
Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Kinzie
Shab-ho-na
Kinzle
Mira
Staunch Old Men and Politics Across Publications
New Hampton Gazette notes Kipling’s enduring output and veteran figures like Senator Cummins shaping public life. The Farmer-Labor party draws farmer discontent over wagon labor and grade issues. Storm Lake Pilot- Tribune questions parole board defenses. Midwest Review equates politics to baseball with winners gaining honors and limited broad benefit.
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New Mampton
Rudyard Kipling
Thomas Edisor
Henry Ford
Senator Cummins
J. W. Howe
Midwest Review
Abe Martin Clubbin' Together a Leadin inall Sport
Fragmentary item notes a quip on modern manners and a bridge detour. The readable text centers on playfully phrased guidance about travel and timing as a lead topic, implying a humorous column style typical of Abe Martin.
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