Influenza Epidemic Notes and Editorial Commentary
The article discusses the influenza outbreak described as not Spanish but a pneumonia form. It traces possible origins from Mongolia and the Black Sea region, with theories about carriers among Chinese coolies and returning German troops. It urges serious, cautious handling and notes hopes the outbreak will fade in weeks.
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Black Sea
Persia
Russia
Blaca
West Front
Siberia
China
Mongolia
Black Hawk county urged for McFarlane and Santee in legislature
The Courier and Reporter urges Black Hawk county voters to reelect Arch W. McFarlane and Charles B. Santee, Republicans from Cedar Falls and Waterloo area, noting McFarlane’s prior leadership as speaker pro tem and his work for working people, textbooks, railroad workers, and local unions. It also notes James J. Rainbow as the Republican senator candidate for the Grandy Black Hawk district.
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The
Courier and Reporter
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Arch W. McFarlane
Charles B. Santee
Republican Party
McFarlane
Weterleo
Santee
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Cedar Valley Lodge No. 30
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Gitleas | Lodge
Brotherhood
Grandy- Black Hawk District
James J. Rainbow
Wastful Bread and Odd Wartime Editorial Snippet
A column decries bread waste in homes and eateries urging restraint and better instruction. It also jokes about a Waterloo bid to quell underground coal fires and mocks Mr. Gibbs of Chicago for his multiple marriages amid wartime concerns.
Health column explains ringworm risks and care
The column outlines ringworm symptoms on skin and scalp, contagion to children, and treatment tips. It notes the fungus trichophyton causes the infection, highlights hair loss on affected areas, and advises medical consultation, isolation of infected children, and hygiene measures.
Close vs Palmer Shapes 19th Century Ballot Tale
Forty years ago a bitter local race between Palmer and Close influenced a voter to inscribe a witty ballot line, noting Close Ell as decisive. Prices then included eggs twelve cents a dozen butter ten cents a pound and apples fifty nine cents a bushel. An ice crust formed half an inch Monday night and J H Williams returned from a vacation to be seen again at the Central house, with a sharp East belt contest promising another year of toil between Palmer and Cicero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Williams
W. i Palmer
Fifty Years Ago: Marriages, Rail Work, and Local Notes
Fifty years ago on October 22 1868 Dr Charles P Artman of Cedar Falls and Miss Josia B Road of Waterloo wed in Dubuque. A dog named Frank owned by Chap man & Crittenden died from a visual shot by Julius Lanth. The Dubuques track force is condemned as cruel as the Sioux City railroad link between Iowa Falls and Fort Lodge grows to 40 men and will be doubled soon. Within six weeks tracks reach Webster City. Fort Dodge residents anticipate rail travel. A solid silver trumpet intended as a gift from Red Jacket Fire company to Charles S Champ lin arrives. Champ lin formerly of the city now in Hudson NY. Preston Greenleaf a brakeman for D and S C fell from an engine and was ground to bits, age 23. The Grecian Bend a Breathday Morning and a new street posture of ladies. Seymour Gookins, county superintendent, announced the teachers institute by Prof. Piper, Prof. P Melsuacs and Rev. D Russell.
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Frank
Chapman & Crittenden
Julius Lanth
Dubuques
Sioux City
Iowa
Falls
Fort Lodge
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Day Beach
Red Jacket Fire Company
Charles $. Champlin
Hudson, N. Y
Preston Greenleaf
The Habit of Shirking Decisions in Daily Life
SIDE TALKS argues that constantly seeking advice from casual sources is a fault, while deciding for oneself is a healthy mental exercise. It praises seeking informed judgments from well‑formed or impartial minds, cautions against indecisive crowds, and urges reliance on personal reasoning over external input.
Billy Duck Outsmarts Fox in Quiet Farmyard Chase
In a Florida farm tale Billy Duck hides from Master and Fox, then tricks the predator with a fake camera moment. The vain fox pauses to admire his reflection, allowing Billy to slip away. Grandmother Duck warns of danger as the fox noses the yard.
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Mr. Fox
Billy Dueck
Billy
Billy Duck
Bill
Duck
Mr. Pax
Howard
Twenty Years Ago Local News Hints From Waterloo Area
Twenty years ago in Waterloo and nearby towns many brief items note H Sheaktey named superintendent of Waterloo schools, Billy Sunday revival trips and moves, Densmore recommended for promotion after Santiago, blizzards around Kansas City and St. Joseph, marriages of A Middleditch to F Shaffer in Mar wui shalltown, and Shenandoah– Waterloo marriage of Jackson and Traphegan. Also Strouse and Goss depart for Chicago and Fort Wayne for railroad M C A conference with local attendees Boettcher Catlin Carey Haven listed.
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Louis E. Strouse
John T. Goss
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Ind
Railroad
M.C. A
E. F. Boettcher
R. W. Catlin
M. F.carey
Elmer E. Haven
The Fox and Billy Duck Meet at the Barnyard
A fox agrees to pose for a picture with Billy Duck and tries to reach the duck as the master and Rover arrive. Billy slips under a small space, and the fox cannot follow, retreating as help arrives. Tomorrow's story promises "The Land of Fulfilled Wishes."
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Mr. Fox
Billy
Billy Duck
Rover
Roosevelt's stance on military training and defense
The Webster City Freeman Journal reports Col. Theodore Roosevelt urging universal military training as essential to national defense. He argues a league of nations should supplement, not replace, preparedness and defense measures, and expresses hope President Wilson may reconsider universal training.
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Roosevelt
Webster City
Freeman-Journal
Rovelt
Wilson
The Turkey Shortage Prompts Gloom in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids Gazette item notes Thanksgiving gloom from a serious turkey shortage. It weighs public sentiment on universal training as a hopeful, yet distant, outcome while acknowledging the shortage’s impact on holiday plans.
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Cedar Rapids
Turkey
Mother’s Friend Promises Easier Expectant Cries
Thousands of women report pain and discomfort reduced during pregnancy through Mother's Friend external remedy. It claims calmer nights and smoother onset, with skin kept soft. Bradfield Regulator Company offers its Parenthood book and bottles of Mother's Friend to mothers-to-be.
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Bradfield Regulator Company
G. Lamar Puildine
Atlanta
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Quick Constipation Relief
The ad proclaims Olive Tablets as a calomel substitute from Dr. Edwards with 17 years practice. The tablets are a vegetable laxative that stimulates bowels and liver without griping and are sold at 25 cents per box.
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Edwards
Calomel
Dr. Edwards
October 23 1914 American relief committee aids Belgians
A wartime Dandruff Surely Destroys The Hair report notes the American relief committee beginning aid to needy Belgians as World War I grinds on.
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Merican Relief
The Cyclops Mystery and Hair Dandruff Remedy
A composite of wartime navy notes on the disappearance of the Cyclops after 1916 plus a Los Angeles Times advertisement touting a dandruff treatment with liquid arvon. The article references a tragic ship loss and contrasts it with a home remedy claim offering scalpcare steps and four ounces to apply nightly.
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Aisne
von Mackensen
Constanza
Strut Gruff
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Associated Press
OO Socials Eink Onder
Audit Bureau of Alreviations
W. H. Hartman CO
West Park Ave
John C. Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mgree Oo
Washington, D. C
Munsey Bldg
Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep's
Altho
Rainbow
Waterloo Central Labor Body
Courier Service
L. Adair Henry Bender
U Mm
Tr E
van Metre
Jac
Rirno Q Ya A. Tims
Pb Hlotzbach
W. W. Malinke
Tkson McCoy v C
Stead W. BR
Glockner
Food Administration
Epectric Lights Company
Kaiser
Hiohenzo Bern
Gibbs
Andrew FP. Currier
M.D
Currier
M. EU. G
D. H
Geddes
G. D. Frink
VA. Wilson
Bertha Colburn
Bas Churchill
H. A. Trask
Clay Gilbert
A. T. Tf
Weld
Della Whitaker
van Duyn
Will Parrott
Jess
Courier
I. M. Hay
D. E. Hume
W. W. Pierce
Agricultural Society
Palmer
Close
Cicero
Hyes
Ed, i
Charles P. Artman
Josia B. Road
Dubuque
Whit Ling
Sandman Story
MBS
Billy Ducks
Hilly Duck
Binly Duck
Grandmother Duck
H. Sheaktey
Waterloo Schools
West
Northwestern Lowe Educational Association
Oliver
Oelwein
Oakville
Ill
George E. Densmore
Santiago
Kansas City
St. Joseph
A. Middleditch
Fan-imie Shaffer
Marwuishalltown
G. van Eugene Waterbury
Cedar /Ness
Col. Roosevelt
T. C. Jackson
Shenandoah
Maud Traphegan
J. A. Earl
Fort Weuge
Hobo
Hoho
Bellans
Los Angeles Times
Navy
Barbados
Navy Department
Scott's. &Bawrie
Bloomfield NJ
Dr. King
Dr. King’s
Nujol
Nujol Laboratories Standard Oil CO
New Jersey
Broadway
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