Peking City Described in Historic Survey View
A historical sketch details Peking as a long established capital around 1200 A.D. with about 1,000,000 people, a surrounding four mile wall, vast temples and palaces, and the Forbidden City. It notes limited foreign welcome, ancient drainage issues, a high hill with temples, and a late modernization including a congress and other improvements.
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Peking
China
Ope Arma
Booster Brigade
America
Des Moines
Jawa
Cereral
Feking
In Defense of the German Pollution Letter to the Editor defends Germany's actions and criticizes allied reporting
A reader argues for cautious judgment on European events, suggesting German and British actions and motives are misunderstood. The letter questions war blame, cites Austria and England, and notes perceived English arrogance, trade meddling, and social conditions. It contrasts German contributions in science and arts with English conquest.
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Europe
London
Count von Bernstorf
United States
Belgium
Germany
England
Charles Dickens
Canada
Republic
War and Peace Debate Echoes Through Headlines
The piece tracks reactions to World War I era peace talks and strategic aims. It contrasts German, Austrian, Russian moves with American views, noting Wilson’s potential mediation and press voices from New York Evening Post and Chicago Herald urging decisive action against Prussian militarism. The argument favors continuing the war to end militarism and safeguard civilization over any peace that delays decisive victory.
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Gernans
Paria
Ketser
William
France
Wilson
New York Evening Post
Faye
United States
Freyls
Galden
Europe
Chicago Herald
Lendotn
Paris
Cold
Gettla
Campaign Mummy and the Gazette’s Democratic Praise
The Cedar Falls Gazette quotes Cummins praising Democrats when votes were needed and deriding them when not. The piece questions the editor’s sincerity and accuses the column of repeating a hoary titillating claim that has been denied and explained numerous times.
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Cedar Falls
Style Show Highlights Fashion From Paris to Broadway
A Waterloo merchants staged a two night fashion exhibition showcasing the season s latest styles. The event promotes metropolitan trends and aims to steer customers toward stylish purchases, urging strong public support tonight and tomorrow.
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Lfe
New York
Chicago
Waterloo
Paris
Broadway
War talk and truth in schools and the triple alliance
A Chicago reader argues to keep war discourse from schools and to teach the human and social economic sides of progress. The piece mentions Germany Austria and the triple alliance, notes public fear and the role of the press, and calls for clarity on war’s human costs and values. It links court candidates and political alignments to broader wartime discourse.
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Chicago
War Hiss
Supreme Court
Tingle Press Bureau
Tnd
To the Heart of the Matter Amid Reflections on Death and Duty
A fragmented letter reflects on facing death with calm, cites Socrates Bacon and Shakespeare, argues against dread, laments costly city by laws, praises competition for public works, and ends with a farewell to Waterloo noting lifelong loyalty and a wish for Waterloo to endure. It includes references to Mason City Trinidad asphalt, local by-laws, and a plea for fair bids.
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Socrates
Fiske
Jahn Wesley
William Taylor
Lord Bacon
Mason City
Pher
Trinidad
Waterloo
Tak Payor
East Broadway
Voice from the Unreconganizard Urges City Paving Reform
A letter to the editor from Waterloo argues for asphalt paving and urban improvement while criticizing law enforcement, praising local merchants and public works over piecemeal contracts. The writer calls for reform in policing and city contracting to reduce costs and boost progress.
Opposition to freight tax shows Democratic check on leadership
The New York World argues that opposition in Congress to a proposed 2 percent freight tax publicized by Democrats is a creditable revolt against blundering leadership. It warns the tax would burden consumers, raise prices, and benefit a protected class, comparing it to the failed tariff enthusiasm of 1913 and urging party unity to resist the measure.
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New York World
Congress
Senate
Fuirape
Pax SS
Aenin and Weain
conMenTifies
Emir Gerer Oeel
Tina
Park Benches and Sexes by John B Metzen
A fragment from John B. Metzen in the Chicago Herald lampoons social quirks and sexual norms, noting that even a passing smile might be seen as ridiculous, reflecting wry urban commentary of the era.
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John B. Metzen
Chicago Herald
Mushroom poisoning sparks city scare in Burlington
Mary McLaughlin 21 and Bert Swindler, a mail carrier, died or fell gravely ill after eating mushrooms mistaken for edibles. Swindler shared some with Miss McLaughlin at the Burlington post office. her death follows his critical condition and his wife and son also ill. The item notes public concern over misidentified fungi and cautions readers.
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Burlington
Mary McLaughlin
Bert Swindler
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Maly
Toa Andl
Toa
Vrayo Una
Martin B. Ritter
Walt
Er) Mason
Georgie Ade
Hotel Radisson
Minneapolis
Iowa Cleaning & Dye Works
Waterloo Cleaning and Dye Works
Phant
West Fifth Street
F.H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth
Fourth Street
NG Courier
Vlatayette Building
4Th Sr. Ff
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