Knights of Labor and labor movement reflection from Waterloo paper
In a historical note the piece traces the Knights of Labor from their Civil War roots in Philadelphia to their decline against the American Federation of Labor. It highlights growth to 300,000 members, later dissension, and the AFL’s rising influence guiding labor progress and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights OF Labor
WHS
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
Tha Kuights
Labor
Usts
Debtors and Debts Stir Public on Cancellation View
The Kansas City Star surveys banker and political reaction to former secretary of war Newton D. Baker advocating international debt cancellation. It recalls U S wartime aid to France and discounting of debt after the war, arguing Americans may accept cancellation only if debtors cannot bear even partial repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker
United States
Baker
Kansas City Star
Star
France
French Republic
Growth Of Children And Health Habits
An article on human growth from birth to age 25 outlines steady height increases, with boys and girls aging differently, and notes how hygiene, sunlight, nutrition, and physical training affect stature. It includes Q and A on tea versus coffee, and cautions on self surgery for skin lesions with patient guidance to consult a physician.
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Thox
Namby Pamby
P. Ansiver
T. O
The Saving Power of Hope by Glenn Frank
Europe is tense in writing France. Yet the piece praises hope as humanity’s preservative against despair. It cites a parable of a madwoman who daily awaits a marriage she believes will come, illustrating enduring hopeful faith across generations.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Ceuthey 3
McClure Newspaper
Europe
France
Guyan
Rodo
Dex Moines
Mathereuson
Texas
Dan Moody
Oh, orderman and other terms win contest prize
The United Restaurant Owners association held a contest to replace vulgarists for violators of prohibition. Fifty dollars was rewarded and the winning substitutes were Service please Steward Server Orderman and Cardmen. The writer notes the choices are defensible and harmless for usage by patrons and staff. The piece closes with a nod to The Boy Scout Movement of America.
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Scoffiaw
Pitnacker
Walter
United Restaurant Owners’ Association
Machinery and roads spur profits in farming and travel
Des Moines and Minnesota reports link modern equipment to higher yields and shorter travel distances. The Minnesota highway board notes 1000 miles cut from 77 trunk line routes boosting auto owners’ yearly gains of about one million dollars. The editorial pages critique southern politics and civic schemes while a Minneapolis column mocks a park shortage and beauty parlors.
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Goon Investments
Des Moines Canites
Domands
Minnesota State Highway Department
Ivy
Highway Department
Diary Notes and Anecdotes From New York City Scenes
The fragment recounts New York social glimpses with Lisle Bell and Mistress Bertha returning from Europe, visits to a theatre project, and observations on auction sales in Forty second Street. It moves through humorous vignettes of clerks, fur salesmen, and a playful Uncle Wiggily tale ending with a moral about life in the metropolis.
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New ‘York
Lisle’ Bell
Bertha
Europe
Kin Flubbard
Mary Dubiberg
Plank
India
Red Gardens
Witzen
Josephine Drake
Forty-second Street
Hic
New York
Uncle Wiggily's Fern Basket Adventure
Uncle Wiggily hears wife request a fern basket from Mrs. Twistytail as the bunny considers a woodland gift. The pig suggests gathering fern from the woods and making a bark carrier with earth for plants.
Uncle Wisgily and the fern basket plan
A whimsical tale fragment follows Uncle Wisgily as he overhears a rabbit hoping to avoid fern basket gifts. He resolves to surprise his wife by gathering ferns from the woods and crafting a bark basket with grass bindings for the parlor display.
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Aunt Lettie
Goat
Wigsity
Snell
Mrs. Bow Wow
Uncle Wiggily
Mrs. Longears
Lettie
Lady Goat
Uncle Wisgily
Wikelly
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers Questions On Birds In 1926
Readers’ nature questions are answered including hummingbirds in gardens and practices for attracting them. The exchange mentions mosquitos mating, bird plumage details, and a description of the redstart and warbler coloration, with notes on female versus male patterns.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
The Heart of Katie O'Doone Begins A New Path
Katie O'Doone, aged 16, leaves her mother's funeral past poverty to join a dress show. Her rise in a fashionable production brings desire for reforming her drunken father and a feared family secret. Lily Spencer's fortune disappears as Lily vanishes, prompting Katie to seek help from Billy Gordon as tension rises.
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Katie O'Doone
Lily Spencer
Billy Gordon
Aime, Ravenal
Billy Garden
O'Doone
Billy
Katie
Hatle
Aunt Eee
Philadelphia
New York
Lily
Kasie
Waite
Spencer House
Ritz- Carlton
Ily
Uve
Abe Martin Circus Adverts for Caliope Ride
Fragmentary notice mentions a circus advertisement offering a ride and a phone number for contact. It hints at human error and admission of fault, with an informal tone and missing details.
Labor Day Reflections on the Workers’ Hard Pursuit
Uncle Ray honors laborers on Labor Day, praising farmers, railroad and road builders, miners, and steel workers. He recalls his Pittsburgh factory visit, noting the harsh conditions and dangerous heat. He urges respect for all who work with hands or brains.
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Pittsburgh
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Waterloo Evening Courier
W. H. Martman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
John ©. Hartmans
Monte
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
Wilspaper
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Personal’ Health Service
William Brady, M. D
Dancer
Brady
William Brady
The
Boy Scout Movement of America
Minneapolis
0. G. McIntyre
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Monte Carlo
Walt Slepe
Andrew Carnegie
Uncle Wiggily’s Fern Basket
Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wigby
RTL
Digte Eet
Nature Notes
Namie
Patel
Katie O’doone
Leroy Scott
Mary Regan
Watie O'Doone
Kate
Cherry Lane
Terry O’dnone
Wade
Nischief
Terry O'Doong
Dustiess
Sin
Hiavs
Peter Romain
Maede
Aunt Magno
Acady
Lin Fave
Seth
Satie
Minneapolis Journal
Minnesota
Abe Martin
Uncle Ray’s
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