Third Ticket Debate Quietly Divides Black Hawk County
The Courier analyzes a proposed third county ticket in Black Hawk, weighing political consequences for progressives and democrats. It argues voters should favor capable candidates over party labels while defending the primary system and addressing why some progressives split from parties. The piece also discusses calf slaughter remedies, debating a halt to slaughter and laws on veal sale to reduce living costs.unaltered names and places preserved where readable.
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Black Hawk
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Science vs. daredevilry in aviation debates
A harsh critique questions the romance of aviation stunts, arguing real progress rests in safe, practical flight. It notes seventeen deaths in a week as alleged sacrifices to science and warns that thrilling exhibitions do not define aviation. The piece also riffs on voting machines and a pending primary election.
True Progressive Vote in Iowa Reflected Across Papers
A collage of editorials and notes from Iowa papers urges support for W. S. Kenyon for the U S senate, questions political fault lines, and cites commentary from Marshalltown Times-Republican Des Moines Capital Cedar Rapids Gazette and others on tariff politics party alignment railroad activity and candidacy shifts including Leach in Independence with a move toward congress.
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Sheldon Sun
Iowa
W. S. Kenyon
U. S. Senate
Marshalltown Times-Republican
House
Senate
Cedar Rapids
Republican County Central Committee
Leach
Cedar Falls
Ro Ko Leach
Independence
Congress
Ihes
Railway Service By Dr. d. O. Stevenson
A reader laments crowded depots and lack of shelter on new platformed tracks. He urges improved cleanliness, dining cars, and umbrella sheds, notes grasshopper locomotives and railways as public servants, and predicts a shift toward interurban competition with autos and electric traction across Waterloo.
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Chicago Great Western
Union Depot
Hock Island
Pat Ironage
Colorado
Albert Lea
Rock Island
Chicago Northwestern Railway
Waterloo
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Europe
Great Britain
West Waterloo
Pickett Maintains Lead Despite Rush of Challengers
Voters faced a crowded field as rivals pressured Pickett with swift campaigns yet counted ballots show Pickett’s plurality widening. Supporters declare perseverance of support while opponents vow new strategy ahead of the final tally.
Wilson Johnson and Taft in New York Press Club speech
Governors Wilson and Johnson clash with harsh rhetoric about the US presidency. Wilson defends fair political tactics while Johnson criticizes the president as a humiliation in American history. The piece contrasts their views on leadership integrity and public duty.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Press Club
New York
Wilson
Oklahoma road reform advocates push for repeal of existing laws
Des Moines Register and Leader reports Oklahoma supporters of better roads plan to repeal current road laws and replace them with intelligent standards. They seek to remove 12,000 road trustees, place road design in county engineers, and save counties about 3 million dollars, aiming to curb political influence and boost legislative progress.
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Des Moines Register
Oklahoma
Mid-Continent Highway Association
Bridge Trust
Dickingon
Association
Dickinson
Civility in Business in Davenport Democrat Opinion
A Davenport Democrat column argues courtesy in business is an asset, not a weakness. It notes railroad and service workers must be courteous, including Union Pacific’s traffic manager who cites politeness as valuable for profit and goodwill.
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Davenport
Union Pacific
Parenthood and the overlooked role of fathers in child breeding
In a thoughtful essay, Dr Leslie Smith argues that motherhood dominates child care yet fathers receive little discussion. He compares parental duties to the care given to breeding livestock, urging society to study and elevate fatherly responsibility along with motherhood. He cites Galton and Saleeby on breeding for health and capability, insisting any eugenics or reform must evaluate motherhood as central.
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Leslie D. Smith
M. D
D. O
Dr. Smith
Waterloo Evening Courier
Care the Courier
Smith
Sir Francis Galton
Saleeby
Leslie
Fragmentary Proverb Reflects Unequal Value of Money
A terse line notes that for a friend of the stranger and the novice, the impatient, and money from one source counts the same as money from another source. The remark highlights perceived equivalence in value regardless of origin or relation.
The Blessing of Motherhood in the Home
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female weaknesses and infertility. It features testimonials from Mrs. A. B. Mathnez of San Antonio and Mrs. J. J. Stewart of Brooklyn claiming improved health and eventual motherhood, urging others to seek confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
San Antonio
Texas
Medici
A. B. Mathnez
Laredo St
J. J. Stewart
Humboldt St
Brooklyn, N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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