Prices Prompt Drop In Food Consumption May Follow
A New York list shows the chief food items for the current month and the previous year note price moves. Entries include beef and pork prices in Chicago markets, bread, butter, eggs, cheese, mackerel, codfish, tea, molasses, sugar, rice, potatoes, and other staples with per unit costs and regional references.
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New York
Chicago
Ubl
Erie
Bays
Boston
Formosa
Olong
Superior
New Orleans
Waterloo Railways Should Treat Citizens Fairly
A Citizen argues Waterloo rail depots and policies show neglect by three trunk lines. He urges business groups to form a committee, meet railroad officials, and host a smoker to present a reasonable, face to face appeal to improve facilities and service. J. M. S.
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Waterloo
J. M
What Makes It Cheap and Public Opinion Notes
A collage of editorials mentions sugar prices and fruit shortages, Taft’s push for uniform divorce laws, and debates over government lotteries and corporate regulation. It notes a New Jersey governor’s meeting on divorce, critiques state regulation in Des Moines, and ends with an advertisement for Chamberlain’s remedy for diarrhoea.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Davenport Times
Bryan
Outlook
New York
Roosevelt
Dubuque
Des Moines Register and Leader
Cummins Emerges as Possible Iowa Presidential Candidate
The piece reports that progressive Republicans may back Senator Cummins to lead Iowa against Taft, with Hughes and La Follette in the background. It argues Cummins would boost Iowa’s influence and praises his political acumen, while noting internal calls for his candidacy and opposition to Taft.
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Washington
Iowa
Times
Cummins
la Follette
Taft
United States
Trainin
Senate
Krummins
Fortunate America Faces Food Costs Across the Nation
The article laments American food abundance amid global shortages claiming foodstuffs here are generally cheaper than a year ago. It notes sugar and coffee remain high but implies overall consumer relief despite international hunger.
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America
China
France
Amer_ Seca
Maine Goes Wet and Prohibition Reconsidered
A broad-issue column argues Maine’s shift from prohibition undermines state-led bans and boosts temperance critics. It links dry jurisdictions, bootlegging, and the need for federal liquor controls to ensure nationwide prohibition. The piece also touches on railroad station fights, political notables, and international policy hints.
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Maine
Special Car in Operation During Pavement Work
A temporary special car runs between the street car waiting station and Joder's corner while paving along the right of way is completed. Home Park Galloway and West Ninth lines will end at Joder's corner with transfers needed to reach the east side. Litchfield Cottage and East Fourth lines operate only to the waiting station for several weeks.
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Joder’s Corner
Home Park
Galloway
West Ninth
Litchfield
Cottage
Probe Express Rates In Iowa Board Aims to Report Grievances
Des Moines reports that the Iowa board of railroad commissioners finds express firms double the price for certain shipments not prepaid. The board will forward evidence to the interstate commerce commission as part of a national inquiry. Society letters note a related consumer appeal and a patent remedy endorsement.
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Des Moines
Middle West
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Robert Fleming
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clifford Thorne
Iowa
State Board
J. H. Henderson
Commerce
Henderson
Mr. Thorne
The Joy of Nature and Growing Happiness
The piece extols daily openness to nature's serenity and loveliness. It cites a woman who finds happiness in nature's beauty as life grows quieter and notes a mother’s belief that children gain happiness from large interests and small pleasures. The promise: cultivate real joy in maturity.
Mindful pleasure from nature’s tranquility and resilience
The passage urges training the mind to open to nature’s beauty for lasting happiness and peace, a source not affected by fortune. It notes regional crop dynamics, suggesting westward supply and local consumption to balance shortages and ensure stability in the country.
Minnesota potato crop praised as record size and low prices
A traveler reports Minnesota's potato crop is the largest ever, with outstanding quality. Prices are quoted at twenty five to thirty cents per bushel and are expected to fall further as harvest and shipping start, signaling a material market impact.
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Dubuque
Minnesota
Courier Office Work Rate Stated
A Courier office note indicates Thursday work at a fixed rate per page. The missing amount and exact terms are not provided in the readable text.
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Courier Office
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W. B. Hartman
West Park Avenee
Daily Courier
Waterie
Fows
Cove Frese and
Iowa Evening Free Association
Black Hawk County
Oe Yhe Courier
Europe
Waterson Courier
London
Foom
Trafalgar Building
Northeumberland Avenue
American Express
and & Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Para
Boulevard Des Capucines
Place de Topera
Bee Fcribe
Berkin—Unter den Linden
Ft. Petersburg
Novaks Proavekt
4Th Street
Evening Courier Cor
Lafayette Street
F. H. Latter
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Towa City
Minot
North Dakota
Towa
Lafayette Young
George Perkins
Beveridge
Tariff Board
Germany
Governor Carroll
Probe Express
Owa
Board
Chamberlain
Burkett & Pedicord
Arci'ts
M. J. Basford
Poolsville
Waterloo Savings Bank
Emmons Johnson
E.L. Johnson
W. C. Logan
Carlton Sias
J. J. Miller
Asst
Crane & Jensen
James Black
Ladies’ Tailoring Ads Co
Sonnson Trust CO
Fowler Co
Milneither Neers
F.H. Latier
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
Lafayette Building
4Th &T. E
E. T. Jaynes
M. D
Black Hawk
Franklin St
Robert G. Dakin
East Fourth Street
Gerrit Bennett
R. D. Tiffany
Consolidated Service
Krick Hawk Bank
DE. E. A. Hunt
Edgar BE. Knittle
Bank
F. Cc. Liffring
Lafayette
DE. Bodwell
Osteopathic
Srd Floor Syndicate
Christine L. Ostrem
Lamson Bidg
M. J. Butterfield
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