Inside Railroads and Highways News Mix
The column covers railroad short lines versus trunk lines profits and overhead, federal highway funding and through routes to link states, plus October 1919 data on eggs butter and poultry stocks as winter nears. It notes Cost sharing debates, Townsend bill implications, and the need for durable, interlinked road systems. It also touches on king Albert and aviation history rumors in wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Washburn
Chicago
Putting Health Last In Artemus Ward Biography
Health Talks by John B. Huber discusses Artemus Ward whose brief yet brilliant career ended at 34 from tuberculosis. The column recounts Ward’s London era pressures, his friendship with Tom Robertson, and a dramatic scene over medicine, reflecting on health, fame, and the dangers of overexertion.
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Artemus Ward
Jesson
Artemus
England
Joseph Jefferson
London
Ward
Tom Robertson
Robertson
Tom
Little Life Confidences in the Experience of a Couple
Andrew and Imogene discuss marriage ideal vs. reality using a coy essay on trust and deception. Imogene frets about a husband’s clandestine poker and drinking while Andrew counsels restraint and cautions against prying into a spouse.
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Andrew
Imogene
Rob Fulkerson
The Sandman Story Miss Flopears School Lesson
Mrs Fox contemplates sending Reddy Fox to Miss Flopears Rabbit’s school for manners. Though polite at table and garden paths, Reddy learns hunting at night with Mr Fox. Mr Fox concludes no more Miss Flopears lessons, trusting nature to teach his son.
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Miss Flopears
Iran
Reddy Fox
Mr. Fox
Madam Duck
Reddy
Madam
Coeducation Debate Draws Mixed Moral Alarm
Iowa editors warn mixed schooling risks during adolescence and challenge the idea that coeducation improves character. Sioux City Journal notes the era may demand separate schools to curb youthful mischief and lax supervision, while Charter Oak Times cites a proverb about trust in guardians of others' finances.
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Sioux City Journal
Tat
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier October 28 1869 Prices and Local News
Fifty years ago in The Courier dated Thursday Oct 28 reports boots and shoes prices from Kof Runyon & Marlowe with French calf at 7 dollars per pair and hip boots at 6 50. Women’s calf skin shoes at 2 50. Bays boots copper toes sold 2 to 3 dollars. Local preacher H R Kerr from Brandon will preach at Cramplin’s hall next Saturday. Cold weather delays mason work on Fowler Howe Courier block with frozen mortar and strong winds. John G Hoff & Son open in Lincoln block selling dry goods. 1869 troubles note T L Catton a 30 year old blacksmith who died by laudanum after wage disputes. The city council and supervisors plan replanking Fourth Street Bridge with hardwood three inch planks. Champlin and Cobb coordinating material. Appeal for funds to support the paper as office construction proceeds. A Cedar Falls musical convention begins Nov 23 led by Prof. George F Root. Potatoes 30 cents a bushel eggs 20 cents a dozen. wheat 40-60 cents and new corn 30-40 cents per bushel.
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Kof, Runyon & Marlowe
Waterloo toast and local notices from 1879
Forty years ago on October 29 1879 the sixteenth grand annual conclave of Masons met in Waterloo where Baren R Sherman a thirty third degree Mason and Iowa governor paid a toast praising Waterloo for its commerce beauty women and Masons. A quiet wedding united Cassie Smith and J B Gwynne. A nearby La Porte City brewery is offered for sale. Dr L B Hathaway moved from Raymond to Reinebeck. Welker & Co shipped 14 carloads of hogs to Dubuque yielding 8300. W S and G H Robinson show four plows built for shipment to France with transport costs around 10 dollars, signaling possible export trade.
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Waterloo
Baren R. Sherman
Iowa
Grand Commandery
Tenor of 1809 News From Iowa and Indiana
Twenty years ago on October 31 1809 reports from Iowa and Indiana include Vice President Hobart in alarming condition births and deaths including a daughter to Mr and Mrs C H Abbs. Dr John Alexander Dowie expelled from Hammond after riots. A train derailment near Charles City injures Engineer H L Chevalier and a wholesale murder attempt is noted. The sixth annual policemen's ball occurs with local officials and banquet plans.
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Hobart
C. H. Abbs
H. L. Chevalier
Charles City
Iowa People Rally Behind Senator Kenyon For Conscience
A Vinton Eagle writer argues Iowans back Senator Kenyon for acting on conscience and duty to God in the Useful 2 Bill. The piece opposes abolishing the two dollar bill, noting its potential future usefulness for streetcar fare and small payments like church offerings.
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Iowa
Kenyon
Vinton Eagle
East
Football Parlor Game and Royal Power Rumor
The snippet contrasts King Albert and royal power with a joke about his people’s fate. It notes King Albert could work as a railroad engineer for easy living. It also mentions football being rough, compared to American players last October.
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Adieusx
Albert
Belgium
King Albert
Sioux City Journal
Charles City Press
Brain Tests and a Puzzling Weight Difference
The item teases readers with a classic trick puzzle about weights of gold and feathers. It hints that earlier solutions were faulty and promises a new correct solution, labeled as the “ANSWER TO NO. 207” involving bells and casters, with a teaser to puzzlers for a fresh up-to-date answer.
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Mwatering Evening Courier Fas Sirente Cut
WH. Hartman
IOS
West Fork Ave
Tal
John C. Hartman
W. Peterson
Troas
Towa
Secu Postolice
Hewuber
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Dougherty
Corresh
New York
Philadelphia
Chicas
Story, Brooks & Finles Rep
House Committee
Loe
Mrr
Minneapolis Journal
Goodall
Europe
Mason City
Frank H. Hitchcock
Gen. Wand
Gen. Wood
Wilson
John B. Huber, A. M
Reed
Charles A. Reed
Cincinnnati
John B. Huber
Jennie
Aaid Imogene
Jack
Kiddo
Nicolne
Tom Jenkins
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
Charter Oak Times
The
Courier
H.R. Kerr
Brandon, Jr
Cramplin’s Hall
Fowler-Howe-Courier
John G. Hoff & Son
Cohn
Lincoln Block
T. L. Catton
Fourth Street
D. E. and
C. W. Champlin
L. A. Cobb
Cedar Falls
George F. Root
Cassie Smith
J. B. Gwynne
A. C. Mannell
Big Creek
la Porte City
Dr. L. B. Hathaway
Raymond
Reinebeck
N W. S
G. H. Robinson
France
Frank Paul
Cedar Township
Paris
John Alexander Dowie
Hammond
Ind
John O’keefe
M. J. O'Keefe
Cr. J. O'Keefe
Marble Rock
Masonic Temple
Claus Junge
C. W. Mullan
O. B. Courtright
Loring
C. D. Becker
Gums, Draper
J. W. Schultz
C. H. Hoxie
R. W. Dinzy
T. A. Gadbois
J. F. Klingaman
C. W. Wetlaufer
F. H. Fluent
By Sam Loyd
Tina Pellow
Caman
Onis
E. 5Th ST
Asso. Mem. Am. Soc
C. E. Epward GB
Lourtellot
Oelwein
C. A. Boatman
D.D
Joe Bidz
R Allen
Charles Franklin Basie
M.D
PNI
Ee E. M. Jackson, DD
J. ©. Murphy
Herons
Nat'l Va
Ross
Leavitt
Johnson Buildis
R. E
Russell
Black Hawk
Lillie A. Arnett
Fullerton Plate
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