State needs centralized plan for Iowa roads
Iowa readers see a clash over graveling and paving routes near Waterloo as Grundy Tama and Black Hawk counties argue over surface choices and funding. The piece urges creation of a central highway commission to coordinate improvements statewide, replacing fragmented local decisions and speeding progress. The author notes benefits seen in centralized systems elsewhere and calls for empowering a state body to plan and fund road upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Tama
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Hudson
Black Hawk
Waterloo-Hudson
Tama County
Grundy County
Five Mile
Grant Highway
Black Hew Line
Iowa
Towa
Board of Supervisors
Illinois
Indiana
Penneylvania
New York
Town State Highway Commission
State Commission
Towagrams Promises Of Vast Townland Wealth
The farms of Towa are worth more than those of many states and the increase in Towa farm land value over the last decade surpasses that of several western states combined. Towa’s cork crop outvalues Canada and Argentina wheat, and its annual corn output exceeds the combined annual yields of iron ore, coal, gold, silver, and copper mines in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermiclet
Massachusetts
Rhoda Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
South Carolin
Florida
Alabama
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Arkansas
Louislton
Oregon
Canada
Argentina
Towa
United States
Mellon Leads For Coolidge In Spotlight And Indiana Straw Poll
Mellon mobilizes for Coolidge citing influence and resources to win delegates. Pepper and Reed back an uninstructed delegation. Pinchot seeks Parny gains but faces Mellon pressure. Indiana straw vote favors Coolidge 13% to Johnson 39% amid political name-calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
Coolidge
Pepper
Reed
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Penrose
Indiana
Hiram Johnson
Understanding lay terms in medical explanations
Dr William Brady discusses common lay terms such as ankle, broken vein, and weak lungs, clarifying meanings and cautions. He explains venous issues, bleeding risk, and proper first aid, then answers readers questions on sweating composition and tuberculosis myths, urging precise medical diagnosis over vague labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrill Mikell
Automobiles and horses mark a transportation shift
Iowa editors reflect on a twenty year old woman who has never ridden behind a horse, noting the rapid rise of the automobile as a necessity. The piece questions highway adaption to auto needs and predicts future transportation norms as horse travel fades across the United States. Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune reports lawmakers expect a flood of bills in December to revise the code and discusses a proposed nationwide gas tax to fund highway improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
United States
Wood of Wills
Storm Lake
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerston
Imogene and Andrew discuss a fragmentary tale where a prisoner from Mattewan asylum is said to have regained his reason. The dialogue veers into a satirical rant about punishing others for perceived flaws with physical violence and phrenology as cure.
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Asten
Imogene
Andrew
Frank James
Mattewan Asylum
Babe Ruth
Fy Cobb
Assieu
Jst
Bologna bill puzzles Mrs Simpkins at the deli
Mrs Simpkins orders a pound and a half of bologna for boarders at a delicatessen. Louis weighs a slice and notes it weighs 10 cents over. She asks to cut in half and spend the rest on five cents’ worth of pickles. The puzzle asks how much was spent on the bologna. The problem ties to a wordplay equation yielding zebra.
Abe Martin on government waste and fall Petticoats
Abe Martin jokes that government waste is publicizing the rising cost of living. Petticoats will be advertised this fall as usual, but not worn.
Egotism and vanity mocked in drunken theatre of words
A fragmentary dialogue shows characters deriding phrenology and social manners. A narrator’s aside riffs on bumps of temperament as two men in a restaurant and theatre are mocked. Imogen and Andrew discuss lipstick and propriety, ending with a jab at egotistic behavior.
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Atresa
Gastoc
Alphonse
Imogens
Imogene
Andrew
Sade
Timothy Mouse Learns Humility in a Kitchen Escape
The Sandman story recounts Timothy Mouse from the attic pantry who brags of being boss in the kitchen. A green-eyed cat chases him. he escapes via a door and learns to abandon his conceited rule, prompting the family to move to a new home. In the Spencer News-Herald note, editors endorse McAdoo for Democrats and Kenyon for Republicans as top bets for the next general election.
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Timothy Mouth
Timothy Mouse
Timothy
Puss
Spencer News-Herald
News-Herald
McAdoo
Kenyon
Fifty Years Ago In The Courter
Fifty years ago in Waterloo the Courter notes Edwin Meath promoted to distant local editor as the paper promises lively items. A busy Waterloo day followed panic, snow, birds migrating south, and preparations near the fair grounds. A fire destroys Bine Residence near the Illinois Central depot with piano silver and volumes lost. Congressman Pratt plans Foxhill visit. Tyrone Record notes possible move west. A child suffocated in Fox township. Morrill and Son expand soap and candle factory. thirty two marriage licenses issued in October.
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Edwin Meath
Bine
H., O. Pratt
Foxhill
H. R. Holsinger
Congress
Tyrone
Dale City
Morrill & Son
J. C. Gates
Scala
Local notices and incidents from the 1883 paper
Fortys years ago Oct 1 1883 items include Harvey selling electric light outfit to Cobb with a 12 light 2000 candle power machine under Frank White. Liehty and Park plan a Kimball grocery and crockery. Walker buys Park meat market. Kingsley to work with Union Mutual Aid associations. Ilingworth breaks his arm twice. first snowstorm arrives. infant Arthur Miller dies of diphtheritic croup. Nettie Bucher aged 65My daughter hurt in accident. calaboose deemed unsafe by police. hog incident at Bridge Street. oats sought at Courier. Matt Ravane injures toe at Illinois Central shops.
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Ww. Harvey
L. A. Cobb
Frank White
Rail road Y M C A organized with Waterloo ties
Twenty years ago on Saturday October 31 1903 a stock and farming implements sale in Lincoln township totaled 14000 auctioneered by William Hotland with C W Bedford clerk The Courier carries a page feature on the Rail road Y M C A opened here in 1898 T W Place led the move and serves as chairman Officers include J Ho Olmstead H J Cardy George N Cousins J B Howe Clair H Parker C Wight W G Montgomery Reuben Brown visiting from Peoria Ill A Waterloo institution now Heads office moves from Webster City Jack Elliott formerly with Waterloo Daily Reporter and Washington Times joins The Associated Press Edward B Abdill a Chicago traveling salesman died Funeral services at J W Krapfel residence Widow Gertie Bunnell survives Abdill noted as a Christian gentleman Mrs G J Mack Miss Hallie Turner and Miss Bankson attend the Eastern Star state convention in Iowa City
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W. HH
Hartman Co
Courier Ride
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
Tohn
Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Tress
Goa
Fawenneene
Waterloo
Iowa
Meembhr
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circus
B. G. Dougherty
Washington, DC
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep's
Courier
T. W. Place
J. Ho Olmstead
H. J. Cardy
George N. Cousins
J. B. Howe
Eeah Hamamit
Clair H. Parker
C. Wight
W. G. Montgomery
Edward BE. Abdill
3. W. Krapfel
Gertie Bunnell
Abdill
Burroughs Nature Club Notes column questions answers
Questions and answers from the Burroughs Nature Club Notes column discuss octopus size and danger, spread of English sparrows, Cuban snakes, and then reader queries on tree blossoms Paulownia tomentosa, orange stock grafting, and scent in woody birds. Includes notes on bobwhite scent, flight cleansing, and rib counts in great apes and lemurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Notes
Cuba
China
Japan
Tmes
Her Husbands Wife: A tale of Sabra and Kenton
Ralph Kenton, 23, and Sabra Moore, 40, court a marriage built on youth and wealth. Sabra seeks renewed youth through love with Kenton while Belknap, her attorney friend, is drawn in. The wedding at the church unfolds under scrutiny from a curious town, Sabra's doubts, and a kiss sealing their bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kenton
Sabra Moore
Hoe
Ralph
Belknap
Arthur Belknap
Kenton
Sabra
Swain
Afd
Laura
Marie
Arthur
Aitle
Ana
The Sweetest Story Ever Told
Sabra and Ralph Kenton wed after a impulsive night on the Grand Canal. She urges him to forget past loves and accepts a new life together, accepting the name Mrs Ralph Kenton and vowing happiness without regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabra
Elas
Ralph Kenton
Ralph
Sabre
Grand Canal
John
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Constipation Relief
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use genuine California Fig Syrup for babies with wind cold feverish breath constipation or diarrhea. It claims the product moves poisons and waste gently without cramps and notes the bottle carries clear directions for infants and children. Mothers are warned to ask for genuine syrup to avoid imitations.
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California
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Frank Crane
Ananelal
I Neta
Greece
Peloponnesus
Mussolonghi
Gulf
England
Byron
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Tuarer
Calles
Mexico
Philippine Constabulary
Mindanoao
Magno
Conlrabulary
Smga
Aim
Mat
Felands
Italy
William Brady, M.D
Nat'l Newspaper
Vbacco
Bradys
Willlaty Brady
Friend Wife
Rob Fulkerson
Sam
Abe Martin
Ives
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
The
Morris
Henry Thelen
Fox Township
George BD. Liehty
Budd Park
Kimball, D. T
Mr. Park
L. F. Walker
Park Meat Market
J. M. Howrey
Cal
Kingsley
Ohio
Union Mutual Aid’ Associations
Charles Ilingworth
W. W. Miller
H. W. Bucher
Dunkerton
Nettie
Blanche
Calaboose
Bridge Street
Matt. Ravane
Ilinoise
Mark Alexander
Lincoln Township
William Hotland
C. W. Bedford
Reuben Brown
Peoria
Ill
Mrs
E. F. Brown
Michigan
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Webster Y
Jack Elliott
Waterloo Daily Reporter
Washington Times
G. J. Mack
Hallie Turner
Miss Bankson
Irder of Eastern Star
Iowa City
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Idah McGlone
Gibson
John F. Dille
AU Tree Way
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