Root Sees the Light and Short Ballot Move
Elie Root, longtime leader of standpat Republicans, has joined progressives and endorsed the short ballot in New York. The article notes his shift from opposition to reform toward reducing elective offices to appointive posts to curb political boss influence and align with Roosevelt’s platform. It also discusses implications for party dynamics and potential presidential prospects.
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New York
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Secret Order of Black Hawk aims for clean growth in Waterloo
A La Porte City couple aged seventy nine each celebrate marriage, illustrating optimism and renewed happiness. The Iowa City Citizen quotes Roosevelt as ambitious, while broader notes discuss Homecoming plans, Mexico, and General Orozca's death, reflecting a period of social and political chatter in Waterloo and Black Hawk County.
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Pepper Tale and the Carpet and Cushion Philosophy
George Matthew Adams sketches a moral on social care as Newell Dwight Hillis, successor to Beecher, would welcome the unemployed to his church. He critiques the "Carpet and Cushion" creed and notes Henry Ford's cooperative approach, urging a broader view beyond self interest for the good of society.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ford
Detroit
Falkland Islands noted for harsh climate and ancient disputes
The Walkland Islands lie about 260 miles east of southern South America and host two large islands with most land like Connecticut. The climate is equable yet bleak with wind, rain, and few animals. About two thousand residents raise sheep and face historic quarrels over ownership, with England the current proprietor after four nations.
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Connecticut
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Falklands
Humane Society
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New York
Chicago
How Sure Are You About Things You Know
A reader reflects on certainty and know-how, arguing few things are truly known and urging honesty about what one can accurately claim. The essay contrasts confident statements with cautious knowledge and notes the value of accuracy in one’s area of work.
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Loften
Mason City
What Iowa Editors Are Saying What Iowa Editors Are Saying
A collage of editorials from Iowa newspapers follows. Various topics include tribute to a pioneer woman in New York obituaries, local reflections on prairie life, poultry eugenics jokes, school timing jokes, and a banker’s gift of a clock system for a new town school.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
New York Times
Theodore P. Shonts
West
Mather Shonts
Towa
New York
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Radcliffe
New Town School
Local banker vows monument by funding town playground
In Webster City a small town banker contemplates building a lasting memorial by establishing a playground at his home jetty. The Freeman-Tribune notes cautious chatter about Kenyon for vice president, predicting a Senate tenure and later White House chairs, with Kenyon and victory cited as political rallying cries amid Midwest critic notes.
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Wresman-Tribune
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Cloud Castle moral tale of Cara learns to value home
A spoiled girl named Cara, craving wealth and fame, is whisked to a cloud castle by a kindly fairy. There she sees how selfish choices weave dark futures while home life yields true happiness. She returns to find her lessons honored with a gift of money for her mother and a chance to teach.
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Mrs. Benson
Cloudland Castle
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Cloud Castle
McClure Newspaper Syndicats
New York City
Northern Mawkeye remark on holier than thou stance
A fragment quotes a northern leader: we, of the north, haven’t clean skirts about low observance, countering claims of moral superiority amid discussions of lynching and public accountability. The excerpt reveals regional rhetoric and sarcasm without full context.
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Mawkeye
Hudson Car Beats Critics Says Local Dealer
G. O. Peverill of Peverill Motor Sales touts Hudson as the car without a critic praising the Yacht-Line design extra room and new seats. He notes 15,000 Hudson Light Sixes in use and argues motorists, especially experienced buyers, recognize its prestige and value. Want ads in the Courier and Reporter draw careful attention.
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Peverill Motor Sales Co
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