Campaign Ethics and a Scandinavian Bureau Scandal
The piece critiques Cox for advocating a fair, nonaggressive campaign while recounting a scandal involving Prof. Hall of Willamette College. Hall moved from Republicans to Democrats over a $7,500 to $10,000 offer to lead the Scandinavian bureau, with the disclosure angering the public and challenging party integrity.
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Jdoue
Cox
Dick Croker
New York
Vox
Hall
Willamette College
Oregon
Republican Committee
Chicago
Senator New
Democratic National Committee
New
Jimmie
Deadly lure of ownership mirrors Russian past
The piece argues Italian workers yearn to own plants, inspired by Lenin Trotsky era Russia. It warns such takeovers ruined industry, leaving Russia industrially dead with mass unemployment and poverty. It draws a cautionary parallel to global labor movements and urges executive skill and cooperation behind any plant.
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Lenine
Trotzky
Lenine-Trotsky
Russia
Nowy
America
Edison anger sparked Ward incandescent invention
According to a friend, Thomas Edison credited anger with directing his early work on Ward incandescent lighting. He lived in a small house and defied a gas collector by refusing to stop his experiments, vowing to put the gas company out of business as lights went out. Influenced by insurers, Portland stores also posted No Smoking signs in women’s test rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Edision
Edison
Portland
Ore
Andrew
Tom Brooks
Mry J Daily Lati
Let Us Go Into the Sunshine Health Talk
Health talks by JOAN R. HUBER discuss walking as a beneficial exercise and how to ease into a routine. The piece encourages outdoor activity, outlines gradual progression, proper posture, and tips for avoiding overexertion, followed by a Q&A on snacking between meals and digestion.
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Hazlitt
Stevenson
Robert Louis
Dickens
Lily
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
In this segment Imogene frets over Andrew s bruised face and asks about the cause as he shields the details, mentioning a wreath of roses from a committee around his neck and a long scratch marshalling his tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Andrew
Imogene
A Wild Night Ends In Comedy And Chaos
A drunken man recounts a chaotic elevator incident where a hat pin scarred his jaw and a mirror triggered jealousy. He jokes about women and fashion while describing misadventures with injury, jealousy, and a club encounter. He imagines licensing women’s hat pins to track misused parts of the anatomy.
The Sandman Story and Mr Fox and the Book
A mixed collection recounts The Sandman Story by Mrs FLA Walker and a tale where clever Mr Fox finds a book on poultry. He asks woodland animals Goon Coon Possum and Bear to read it. Owl reveals the book teaches keeping poultry, not catching it. Fox dismisses the book as useless and returns hungry.
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MR. Fox
Pic
Picures
Goon
Aepeeracian
Mr. Coon
Mr. Possum
Scoff
Reynard
Mr. Bear
None Ours
Owl
Lean
Mr. Owl
Fatal highway accidents not new despite cars
The Davenport Times notes that fatal accidents at grade crossings and on streets existed in horse drawn days. Authors argue modern increases stem from higher traffic volumes, not new danger. drivers have long been careless at railway crossings and on roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Dandruff Diet and Political Campaign Notes
An advertisement touts a home remedy using liquid argon to dissolve dandruff, claiming instant itch relief and glossy hair after multiple applications. The Knoxville Journal notes Clyde Herrings campaign swing in Iowa with remarks on his wage policies and praise for his generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
Knoxville Journal
Clyde Heriting
Iowa
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd No 484
A puzzle item notes a riddle about a term for scolding read backwards and an epithet for a base character. It references prior No 483 and a financial split where Uncle Dombey’s £1200 contributed to a £3600 business, with Junior owning £1690 and Senior £2000, sharing £800 and £400 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Senior
Uncle Dombey
Fifty Years Ago in the Churter and Gayville News
Fragments recall a fall plowing surge and rename the Valley road station Gayville in honor of Jeremiah Gay. Notes report an extraordinary egg with 16 kernels of sprouted wheat, local bank openings, a marriage, population by federal census, a new police appointment, and Cedar Mills accident with heavy grain loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbert Whitney
Bennington Township
Cedar Mill
Cedar Mills Company
Ed Wate
Waterloo Area 1886 Digest Highlights Fair Opens Diphtheria Toll Rises
Forty years ago the Waterloo region news notes report the county fair opening with 186 entries, a star cactus bloom, a wedding in Dover, and the first frost. Diphtheria claims three children in Mount Vernon township while J Goldstein restarts a brewery post fire. Lumber prices and local ordinances noted. hogs die from cholera risk near Cedar Falls. David Robertson dies near Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob W. Leeper
Mount Vernon Township
Roosevelt Meeting Excursions Planned for Oct 4
On Monday Sept 17 1900 preparations for Col Theodore Roosevelt’s Oct 4 visit include numerous excursions. Judge A S Blair of Manchester will preside at the September term in Black Hawk county. William Holland to auction 15 000 horses and mules Sept 20 at Union Stockyards South St Paul. Pawnee Bill and his Wild West show displayed near Fowler cheese factory last Saturday on river’s west bank. Galveston flood relief fund in Waterloo exceeds 1000 dollars. Joe Friedl opened new bakery restaurant and lunch room at 104 Fourth street east. W F Parrott and W M Sind-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
A. S. Blair
Manchester
Black Hawk Country
William Holland
Union
South St. Paul
Bill
Fowler Cheese Factory
Joe Friedl
Fourth Street East
Ambitious Political Runups and Local Notices
Local political aspirants for mastership and congressional seats loom as Waterloo and Cedar Falls react to ice shortages and harvests. Community figures Jack Dr. Waddell and Bert Griswold attend a Casebeer restaurant dinner. Galveston flood impacts noted. a Cedar Rapids arts staffer moves to the Tribune of Ter md. A discussion on seed dispersion explores plant strategies and constraints. A De Moines businessman nears millionaire status. questions of generosity and investment arise amid wider political coverage. News items mix civic updates with assorted reflections and editorials.
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