Embarrassing Trust Showdown Divides 1900s Leaders
A discussion on the harvester and Tobacco Trust cases, the Sherman anti trust law, and calls for dissolution versus regulation. It notes figures like George W Perkins and references Taft Roosevelt and Wilson, framing potential political outcomes and enforcement duties. The piece reflects editorial stance on rising trust regulation and party positions.
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Harvester Trust
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard of and Tobacco Trust
Tt Ik
George W Perkins
Wicks
Havrvestar Trust
Progressive Party
Perking
Roosevelt
Taft Adinistration
Teller
Taft
Wilson
Harvester Company
Pity of It and New Railway Depots in Waterloo
A column argues Hillsville outlaws deserve punishment and education while praising Salina Kansas depot success and Waterloo's bid for a new union depot. It contrasts mountain law with reform, calls for compulsion, Christianity, and law order, then notes local rail plans and Taft era policy.
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Gob
Allen
Hillsville Court
Des Moines
South
Willsville
Des Moines Tomato Prices Amid Market Bias Allegations
Fragmentary remarks lament election rhetoric and social justice claims tied to Taft’s Standpatters while Des Moines faces alleged market privilege cheating. A garbled note references a tomato surplus and high prices. phrases about Gyp the Blood and figures Sidna Allen and Wesley Ward appear in distorted form.
Bathhouse basket fee corrected after Monday error
A mechanical error listed the basket use charge at fifty cents instead of five cents on Monday, prompting correction. The bathhouse charge for baskets should read five cents.
Salina's Union Station Campaign Inspires Council Bluffs
The Nonpareil urges Council Bluffs to study Salina Kansas where a determined, years long push by citizens and business interests won a union railroad station. It recalls relentless advocacy, widespread memorials, and direct meetings with railroad managers, concluding that persistent effort could replicate Salina's success here.
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Council Bluffs
Salina
Kan
Couneil
Unclear political endorsements across papers in Iowa races
The clippings reflect partisan debate on Iowa elections. Mentions judge Stevens, Be. G. Dunn, Taft and Roosevelt alignments appear across Webster City Freeman-Tribune Burlington flank-Eye Davenport Ties and Hardin County Citizen. Debate includes women suffrage, party strategy, and perceptions of candidate viability.
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Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Judge Stevens
BE. G, Dunn
Iowa
Regulation Call and Political Debate Across Parties
A Cedar Rapids Gazette note highlights urgent needs for state or municipal regulation of short town business amid debt concerns. The piece discusses polling fractions and a divided electorate while opining Judge Stevens as a strong leader, yet questions his fit for governor compared with George W. Clarke and a pragmatic Adel-based attorney.
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Cedar Rapids
Bac Sun
Judge Stevens
the Sun
Lews
George W. Clarke
Adel
Humorous Quotations and Nonsense Exchanges
A collage of playful mishearings and cartoonish dialogue from newspapers. Snippets feature a proposal scene at age nineteen, political stump talk, jokes about money and laundry machines, a water training quip, and a child’s playful parable. Notable lines include a ring finger question and a Pittsburgh versus Boston travel remark.
Iowa Vote Patterns Hint at Wilson Prospects in 1912
An Iowa political tally compares Taft Roosevelt and Bryan results across elections, showing a large Republican base and a potential swing toward Wilson. It notes a roughly 500 000 voter base, with a Republican edge that could be overcome if Democrats consolidate about 290 096 votes, aided by some Republican defections and a possible split in the GOP vote.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Iowa
Taft
Bryan
Roosevelt
Parker
Cummins
Sullivan
Porter
Carroll
White
Wilson
Wilkin
Tryan
Hinat
The Cruelty of Kissing Games at Young Parties
A columnist criticizes kissing games at youth gatherings and argues against banning girls from affectionate play. A quoted nursery tale highlights restrained innocence, suggesting a preference for preserving childhood naivety and balance between genders in social behavior.
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Liver and Bowel Cleaner
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a natural, gentle laxative for liver and bowel cleansing. It claims to relieve constipation, cleanse waste, and improve digestion with fig, senna, and aromatics. The ad warns against imitators and directs readers to the California Fig Syrup Company label.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Kissing Games Among Youth Prompt Public Condemnation
Ruth Cameron laments promiscuous kissing among teens and young adults. She argues kisses should signify deep affection and warns that casual lip kissing in games cheapens romance and harms the girl involved.
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Ruth Cameron
General Care of Children Advice From Leslie D Smith
Article No 31 presents a general summary on child care stressing sleep routines feeding regularity and minimal soothing medicines. It warns against overhandling babies and advocates age appropriate physical development and cautious schooling, urging intelligent parenting for a credible future outcome.
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Leslie D. Smith
M. D
D. O
Dr. Smith
Waterloo Evening Courier
Vare the Courier
Smith
Safe blowers loot Vail post office safe
In Vail Ja Sept 18 the postoffice safe was blown open at 4 am just after the night watch left. The safe held no money or stamps but the postoffice books were stolen. Tools from R Brockelaby blacksmith shop across the street were used. No clues found. Two years earlier a prior break yielded $350 cash and $175 in stamps.
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Vail
Fitzgibbons
R. Brockelaby Blacksmith Shop
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Trafalger Building
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American Fxpreen
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
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de l'Opera
Hupress
Lne Scribe
Berlin
Unter den Linden
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Evening Courier
Cor
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B. H. Latier
War Room
Lephone
Wan
Union
Downer Blufts
Bull Mouse Secession
Dubuque
Hilles
Waterloo Savings Bank
Taftak
Delanes
Lean New
Gyp
Sidna Allen
Wesley Idi Warda
Tnion Railroad
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THE
Iowa Press
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Kenyon
Hardin County
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Tommy
Mumsy
Pittsburgh
Marty O'Toole
Boston
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C. M. Wray, M. D
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk
Franklin St. & Boure
C. D. Pedersen Tawyer
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Consolidated Phone
Jefferson Street
Robert G. Dakin
Lafayette Building
Elie
Edgler A. Knittle
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
J. C. Mortonson
Black Hawk National Bank
West Eleventh Street
EF. CG
Liffring Osteopathic
Lafayette Bldg
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
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Western
DR. Bodwell
Ralston
Lainson
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