Local paper notes postage rate changes and circulation details
A garbled notice from Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter mentions Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations. It references Hartman as president and treasurer and a change in mail rates from 7 to 16 cents, with mentions of city post offices and circulation figures, though much of the text is unreadable.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Reporver
Associated Presa
Audit Bureau of Orientations
Dudis
Sant Alan Comi
ECO
York
AY Hartman
Treas
Reldu City
Wecontechissimbata
Tariff Reform Urged By Nonpartisan Expert Commission
The piece argues tariff revising has destabilized the economy over 30 years and politics should not drive it. It proposes a permanent tariff commission, appointed by the president with Congress, to study industry and labor, set protection levels, and base revenue needs on findings. Germany’s tariff board is cited as a successful model.
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Congress
Courier and Reporter
United States
Germany
England Faces Conscription Struggle as Labor Fears Rise
Historic debate over conscription and compulsory labor pits organized English unions against government power. Advocates warn act could force citizens into military service and seize industries under absolute authority, while opponents insist on personal liberty and opposition to compulsory service. The House of Commons remains divided on passing the bill even as threats of strikes loom due to wartime needs.
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England
Hughly
House of Commons
Saving Seed Corn Warns Iowa Farmers Back East Style
An Iowa farmer urges timely seed corn harvest amid forecasts of early frost. He recommends ripping over remaining corn to select the best ears while in the dough stage, to ensure ready maturity and stronger kernels.
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Jose Ho
Iowa Cort
Iowa
McCutcheon at the Front and War News Summary
A Chicago Tribune dispatch notes John T. McCutcheon has joined the French front as war correspondent, detailing his risky aeroplane venture and urging caution. The piece also critiques war reporting and the Tribune without McCutcheon, mentions the five per cent US loan yielding significant European interest, and cites a New Haven railroad engineer’s fatal anecdotes. It ends with a note on France converting alcohol to explosive use.
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Moutoneon
Chicago Tribune
John T. McCutcheon
France
Cerman Mies
McCutcheon
the Tribune
McCutchean
The
Tribune
United States
Europe
Pepper Talk by George Matthew Adams Explores Inspiration
This column muses on the vast mysteries behind agencies and creation, noting that lessons lie in the unknowable as inspiration bursts from earth. It urges readers to seek power, opportunity, and service, promising guidance from a master hand and urging no disappointment in the day.
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Pepper Talk
George Matthew Adams
Earth
Style and fashion costs drive American households
The piece argues fashion cycles push families to chase ever-shifting standards, linking clothing, furniture, and home life to income and status. It mocks perpetual consumption, noting furniture longevity contrasts with yearly stylistic changes, urging simpler living over costly trends.
Another Chance at Happiness On a Boat
A bored woman in her mid thirties contemplates youth and missed thrills while on an excursion boat. She notices a loving couple and their cheerful son, realizing happiness can come in tenderness and depth even without intense excitement. The moment shifts her view on parenthood and the life she chose.
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Viarry
Peter
Harry
Jim
Hite
What Iowa editors are saying about September prairie game and politics
A Davenport piece recounts September prairie chicken hunts once popular with buntery, noting laws later tightened as seasons shifted. It parallels editorial views from Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids on Bryan, Wilson, and political strategy, then shifts to reflections on fashion and society from Cedar Rapids Republican.
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Davenport
Buntery
Iowa
Dye
Middle West
Mr Fox Keeps House Part I from 1915 tale
In a busy breakfast scene Mr Fox struggles with chores while Mrs Fox is away in town. The fox family faces mishaps as Lilly cuts his paw, Jack and Billy fall into the cistern, and Mr Fox scrambles to manage work before Mrs Fox returns, with comic chaos and misadventure.
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Mr. Fox
Mr. Tax
Mrs. Fox
Tilly Mex
Mr. Pow
Billy
Reddy
Lilly
Tommie Fox
Jack
Tommie
Western influence in politics and city reform debated
A collection of editorials argues Westward strength in banking railroads and leadership while questioning the nation’s political balance. It cites westerns as potential presidential contenders under the Republican banner and discusses city government shifts from ward to city manager and commission plans, praising centralized management as businesslike reform.
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F Admen’s Clu
New York City
West
Mississippi
White House
Public sentiment shifts toward old municipal system
A fragment notes a change in public sentiment and a return to something like the old system, suggesting Iowa municipalities began anew and worked out problems in that fashion.
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Iowa
One Redeeming Step in Rail Debentures Rescue
Semi annual interest on Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway five percent debentures of 20 million dollars came due Tuesday and nearly failed. A $500,000 shortfall was finally raised, marking a cautious but constructive move in the railway’s rehabilitation amid alleged mismanagement.
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Cache
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Jarranza Leader to Try Horde Pacificat
General Jacinto Trevino, Garranza commander of northeast Mexico, arrives in Matamoros from Monterey as border talks loom. Reported plan to settle border friction or seek understanding with US military authorities aims to ease future clashes. Analysts see effort to boost Carranza allies before Pan American conference recognition.
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Brownsville
Tex
Jacinto Trevino
Garranza
Mexico
Matamoros
Monterey
Trevino
United States
Carranza
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Warwick
Tafthry
Hin
Gedar Rapids Republican
Mil
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Sioux City Tribune
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Webster
Wood
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Henry
Oines
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Bares
Edward Molloy
Glass Tames
Black Baidin
Nce
Frank T. Hartman
Firth and
Mulberry Streets
East Side Library
Gerrit J. Bennett
Grant Ave
Toitkaran
Libby
Yonrern
Jarranza
BE. T. Sadler
Fred L. Kimball Company
Jie
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Trylor
Traxo
L. O. Clark
Melba St. Dulas
Vexis
Sinus Laboratories
Poe
Waterloo
Wangler Gras. Co
Tobey
Tobey Furniture Company
Chicago
New York
Dames Black Wry Gors Co
Wangier Bros
Hanson & Hansen
Peugs
Siequed Rres
C. M. Berkley
Hardwit
Galloway
Chite Grocery
Riekena & Thomas
N. A. Ogline
Bryant Motor Car Co
Allen Street
Guy W. Campbell
Henderson Drug Co
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