Waterloo Evening Courrier and Associated Prove
A Waterloo Courier notice outlines weekly publication days Monday Wednesday Friday and advertising rates. It promotes extensive circulation, European travel desk, and public bathhouse plans in a city park with a people friendly policy, including a restaurant and band concerts.
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Waterloo
Associated Prove
Daiy
W. Hu. Hartman Company
Par Avenue
Joan C. MarsMar
A.W. Purminson
Mgr
York
Udune
Menores Ees
Chicago Lee
Ages Tribune Huilding
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Courire
Et Wateren
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Courier
Europe
Den
Trafalgar Building
Northtumberland Avenue
American Foxpress
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Paris
Houlevand Des Capucines
American Express
Berilo
Unter den
Park Commission
Park Board
Their Own Business on Public Political Rights
The Courier argues county officers should keep private voting choices, asserting qualifications matter most and party labels are merely organizational tools. It urges true progressivism to separate officer selection from party designations and warns against coercion by Roosevelt progressives.
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Courier
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Campaign rhetoric and early 20th century political clash
The piece weighs campaign tactics by Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt, contrasting Wilson's persuasive appeal with Taft H. Johnson's harsh attacks. It notes Roosevelt’s measured stance and Johnson’s aggressive rhetoric, referencing historic figures to frame political strategy and the bull moose movement.
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Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Taftstone
New York State
Johns0n
Ohio
President Taft
Johnson
Benedict Arnold
Aaron Durr
Ross Tweed
William Lorimer
Wilson
Brean
Public Bathhouse Fame Grants Waterloo Notable Honor
Waterloo gains recognition for its public bathhouses praised as Iowa’s most famed institutions. Mention cites river access and natural beach as key attractions drawing varied swimmers from cautious starters to serious enthusiasts.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Japan’s Heathenism and American Social Veins
The article condemns Japan’s imperial worship and a prominent general’s dramatic self sacrifice as barbaric. It also notes in a Dubuque Times Journal item that parents should teach daughters modesty and warns against sensuous dances. It highlights women’s efforts to curb living costs through cookery, housewives leagues, and market cooperation.
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Japan
Dubuque
Des Moines Faces Market Threat From Street Hucksters
Des Moines fears ruin of its celebrated market as hucksters buy farmer loads on arrival and sell on streets. The question asks why Des Moines cannot imitate Waterloo by passing an ordinance to bar street ped dling before a set hour in the forenoon.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
Regina Growth Figures Draw More Residents
A fragment notes Regina Canada showing rising population figures weekly with ten thousand more people than the prior measurement. The item implies continued growth and urban expansion in the town.
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Regina
Canada
Cumulative Burial of Cunningham Ties to Ballinger Career
The remarks declare that Cunningham claims are buried with Richard Achilles Ballinger’s political career, asserting public opinion favored the people over Taft and that Taft was wrong in the deal.
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Cunningham
Richard Achilles Ballinger
Taft
Mexico War Rumor Warns of Prolonged Struggle Ahead
A columnist opines that lasting peace in Mexico hinges on a decisive victory by one side, arguing that only subduing the other forces lasting standoffs and protracted conflict. The piece reflects a harsh, hardline stance on the conflict's resolution.
Voters Take Charge in Election Affairs
A bevy of Iowa papers stress that elections are the voters affair not candidate aims. Charley Hilles Taft campaign manager is hailed as champion optimist, while editorials humorously comment on campaign mood and public sentiment.
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Prince of
Ida Grove
Charley Hilles
Taft
Noah
Ham
Charley
Locust Talk and Roses Travel through Portland Roads
The piece notes a Portland event with a critic’s sly remark about a performance while the Iowa City Chronicle discusses the seventeen year locust theory. Professor Macbride of the University of Iowa challenges the notion, saying seven teen year locusts appear in small numbers any year and that multiple colonies may emerge annually in the same area.
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Iowa City
Macbride
Department of Botany
University of Iowa
Roosevelt movement split fuels third party ticket push
The Freeman-Tribune criticizes Roosevelt's Progressive party leadership for backing late and against rank and file wishes in states like Nebraska Illinois Missouri and Iowa. It warns that such moves could cost Roosevelt thousands of votes and slow the movement. The notice adds a Chamberlain's Cough Remedy testimonial from H W Hendrickson Ohio Falls Indiana as a best seller.
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Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
F Freeman-Tribune
Roosevelt
Norris
Nebraska
Deneen
Illinois
Hadley
Missouri
Kenyon
Iowa
Medill McCormick
United States Senate
National House of Representatives
Chamberlain
H. W. Hendrickson
Ohio Falls
Ind
Forgiveness limits and the memory of words in friendship
Ruth Cameron reflects on a quarrel between friends and the impossibility of promising to forget unkind comments. She argues life and love are unforgivingly inflexible, compares healing wounds to keeping hurt from fester, and urges restraint before speaking to avoid injuring a friend.
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Stevenson
Madam
Sweetheart
Catalega
Family faces financial strain after injury leaves breadwinner invalid
A Council Bluffs family with four children struggles as the father, a railroad worker, is sidelined by injury and unpaid time. The mother works when possible while the elder son contributes, the railway offers partial aid, and the article calls for state funded compensation to sustain families, urging broader protection beyond charity.
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Council Bluffs
Europe
Regulating Public Utility Rates Across Cities
Municipal governments gain leverage to curb charges by public service firms as courts largely uphold ordinances setting lower rates for electricity gas and street railways. Officials must balance fair returns for investors with protecting citizens from extortionate pricing while guarding long term public service quality.
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Municipal Journal
Gainesville
Fla
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Charleston
S. C
Portland
Ore
Municipal control over utility franchises urged with caution
The piece argues that public service investments offer higher returns than many businesses but warns against overly strict dividend limits as they could deter capital. It notes municipalities hold strong power over corporations yet must balance corporate and public rights to avoid disaster, potentially pushing toward municipal operation.
Humorous Vignette Exchange From Early 20th Century Press
A collection of short comic exchanges and quips from newspaper humor columns. Snippets feature fading servants, horses afraid of shadows, dyspepsia jokes, domestic tasks, and quips about ministers and diligence, reflecting period newspaper humor.
Recipe For Others And A Tiny Street Scene
The excerpt depicts a humorous exchange about policing and social order with a judge’s remark and a housekeeper dialogue. A tram references keeping tramps away, while a deputy sheriff and village constable are noted in passing. The tone is satirical and observational, reflecting everyday enforcement and class interactions.
More Gifts To Wilson From Democratic Fund List
The Democratic National Committee reports新的 contributor totals after releasing its first list for the Wilson and Marshall campaign fund. Notable donations include Charles R. Smith of Kenogha Wis five thousand dollars and Gov John A Dix of New York one thousand dollars. Calvin Tompkins city dock commissioner adds one hundred dollars and Eugene A Philbin contributes a sum as recorded at headquarters.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
Wilson and Marshall
Charles R. Smith
Kenogha
Wis
John A. Dix
Calvin Tompkins
New York City
Eugene A. Philbin
New
Breeding for Motherhood in Modern Society
The author argues for more attention to fatherhood and motherhood as central to child health and societal progress. Citing Sir Francis Galton and Saleeby, the piece urges viewing motherhood as supreme, urging education of future parents and recognizing motherhood as essential to human development and eugenics.
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Francia Galton
Saleeby
Leslie D. Smith
M. D
Local Bankers Named in Settlement Row
In New York City a dispute lists Samuel M. Jarvis as bank er with $2,500 cited, William B. Hornblower $500, Samuel A. Beardsley $300, and Vance McCormick of Harrisburg PA $1,000 among several sums including a York totaling $100.
Accuracy of Gas Meters in August Report
The New York City Bureau of Gas and Electricity reports to the Public Service Commission that in August 28 500 gas meters were tested. Of these 3 773 were new, 24 604 were repaired and removed, and 133 tested on complaint. Among complaint tests 53.5 percent were within 2 percent of accuracy, 12.6 percent were more than 2 percent slow, and 23.9 percent were more than 2 percent fast.
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Municipal Journal
The
Bureau of Gas and Electricity of
New York City
Public Service Commission
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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