HOWARD WARNINGS AND LEAGUE COVENANT DEBATE
Howard’s Des Moines address underlines opposition to the tripartite railroad idea and government control claiming farmers pay most freight. The column reviews good roads for rural delivery and argues the league clause risks congressional war powers, urging constitutional clarity and restraint.
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Howard
Iowa
J. R. Howard
Mate
Europe
United States
Farm Federation Bureau
Pierce
Des Moines
Tee
Where Are They Jimmy Campaign Funds In Play
A column questions the source and distribution of campaign funds for Cox and Roosevelt era politics. It mocks the notion that Republicans possess vast sums and asks where Democrats would spend millions. The piece notes rising prices and external events in Europe as context for political spending.
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Messrs
Wilson
Senate
Gov. Con
United States
Congress of the
Executive Council
ABC
Bulgaria
Serbia
Congress
Dixon
Frankie Roosevelt
Gov. Cox
Nursing a Sick Child and Home Hygiene
Health guidance on caring for sick children at home with a designated assistant who handles meals and laundry, using a 5 percent carbolic solution for clothing and waste, and methods to keep eyes, face, and mouth clean. Also includes a caution about convalescence and potential heart or kidney strain, followed by a fairy tale vignette about goblins and a queen in a pond setting.
Nature Notes and Answers from the Health Desk
A fragmented nature notes column presents Q A style entries on birds such as wrens swallows and squirrels with brief explanations. It references a health department, inquiries to Dr Huber, and mentions a sanatorium, a general tone of advice and reader questions about nesting, behavior and directions.
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Huber
Nan
The Goblyn and Fairy Queen Part 11
The Sandman Story recounts goblins and fairies fleeing as the Fairy Queen hides and the goblins mock the disappearance of tables. They hurry toward the rock, only to be surprised by what lies ahead in this installment.
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Europe
Balkans
Old Sun Man
Sourora
Vinegar Cruet
Denly
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
Ewan and Imogene discuss an ideal woman and draft a male view of feminine traits. Andrew adds humor and snaps to a list: interesting, modish, original, good looking, feminine, natural, elusive, with playful jab at propriety and modern marriage.
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Ewan
Violet
Imogene
Andrew
She
Haneluia Shout Sparks Crowd at Meeting
An elderly, colored man rises during a crowded experience meeting and asks permission to speak. The leader grants it and the man loudly proclaims Hallelujah, prompting a strong reaction from those present amid reflective poetry and a sense of spiritual yearning.
Fourth Street Hardware Store and Local News in Cedar Falls
Fifty years past items note N E Eldred opening Fourth Street Hardware with stove and hardware range. Miss Sophia Shepard dies age 20. Marriages listed in Chicago and nearby towns. Catholic cemetery dedication leads a large procession. Agricultural notes describe double crop and market prices. Street improvements prompt discussion on hitching teams. Local hogs and fair visits announced along with construction at Fourth and Jefferson Streets.
Forty Years Ago News and Markets From Sept 1880
Market prices for butter eggs barley corn wheat oats cattle and hogs are listed. Union township sorghum grower Clinton Bozarth expects 12 600 gallons from 72 acres worth 5000 to 6000. Illinois Central conductor Joe Turner has returned to farming near Ames. Waterloo East census rose to 1120 from 1043. Maine returns upset Democrats and change plans for Kindergarten school. Tilials Central schedules a Chicago excursion Oct 5 for $8.53 round trip.
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Clinton Bozarth
Union Township
Maine
Hancock
Tilials Central
Chicago
Waterloo Roosevelts Day preparations pace for Oct 5
Waterloo braces for Roosevelt day crowds on October 5 as preparations begin. A marriage at the F M Shoemaker home unites Charles H Bachman and Miss Ella Shoemaker with a reception hosted by Alma Sessions Eva Sherman Beatrice Fowler and Florence Wilder. Prohibition tally in the opera house drew a modest Friday crowd while the evening rally drew more attendees. Hard coal sells for 8.50 a ton and local markets list prices for eyes butter and livestock. Plans to build a new post office building on Sycamore street move forward after removing obstacles. John Munson reports a Cedar River pike weighing eight pounds as the season's largest catch.
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Waterloo
Goode
Charles H. Bachman
Ella Shoemaker
Mar
F. M. Shoemaker
Fourth Street
Hev. T. M. Evang
Alma Sessions
Eva Sherman
Beatrice Fowler
Florence Wilder
Seven traits of the ideal woman spell out a joke
A man parades seven attributes for the perfect mate then sees the letters form I M C G B N BI when read down the list. His partner quips that for a perfect husband the essential trait would be Fakir, and she jokes about stopping the writing.
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Puddin
Andrew
Harding's Twelve Points End Bureaucracy and Tax Reform
Des Moines Capital reports Senator Harding outlined twelve reconstruction points in a recent porch speech to business delegations from Marton Ohio. The proposals urge ending confusing executive orders, readjusting tariffs and internal taxes, reducing bureaucracy, boosting cooperation between government and business, building a merchant marine, inaugurating a national budget, restoring postal efficiency, expanding the merit system, pruning useless jobs, and consolidating departmental functions with expert consultation.
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Harding
Des Moines
Marton
United States of America
Fed
Peanut Halls Roasting Two Bushels a Day in Manson
In Manson, Charley Lent reports average two bushels of roasted peanuts sold daily at his Main Street venue. Spectators snack during billiards and pool, with peanuts remaining inexpensive despite other food prices. Local note on Taft and Wilson, and Iowa Democrats calling for change.
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Manson Democrat
Mansson
Charley Lent
Main Street
Manson
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
A rebus style brain teaser discusses a straightaway race to a stake and back of 75 yards. It calculates distances for a dog making 46 leaps totaling 230 feet and a cat leaping 76 times totaling 228 feet, noting the cat wins by two feet.
Big Five Promoters Stir Debate Across Papers
Multiple excerpts question farming advice and market strategy, comparing seed corn guidance to merchants urged to invest in state ventures. The Sioux City Journal notes farmer tips while Manson Journal mocks packers as self styled promoters of independent packing houses amid broader debate.
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Sioux City Journal
Manson Journal
Will Radium Open The Door To The Unknown?
An advertisement promises relief for rheumatic and nervous ailments via a radio active pad called Degnen’s Radio-Active Solar Pad. It touts health benefits through continual rays, offers a risk-free trial, and invites readers to write Radium Alliance Co. for full information at 970 Bradbury Bldgs., Los Angeles, Cal.
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jDegnen
Radium Alliance Co
Bradbury Brds
Los Angeles
Cal
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