Waterlo o Evening Courier masthead snapshot
Historical notes show the Waterloo Evening Courier with publishing details, staff roles, pricing schedules, postal classifications, and Associated Press affiliations. The fragment lists editor Jackson McCoy, treasurer and manager roles, carrier and mail rates, and a notice of reproduction rights and advertising policies.
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W. Mf. Mortman Co
Waterloo
Towa
WLRES
Associated Press
United Press International News
Driving Licenses Sparks British Drive for Safer Roads
A coroner leads a crusade in southwest Lancashire against issuing licenses to anyone with five shillings and reaching 17, urging rapid enactment of a new traffic code. The piece compares England and Iowa style lax licensing, advocating mandatory driver tests and strict penalties to curb dangerous driving.
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Lancashire
England
Iowa
Commonwealth
Literary Rivalry Over Carroll Manuscript Moves Hearts
English murmurs rise as news spreads that Lewis Carroll’s original Alice manuscript sold to an American for cash while Edgar Allan Poe’s Raven copy is rumored bought by the British Museum for thousands. Skeptics question trustee meetings and value, noting Poe’s acclaim abroad and Carroll’s local status.
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England
Lewis Carroll
Edgar Allan Poe
British Museum
America
Carroll
France
Poe
Tariffs Compared Across Eras and Parties
The American Tariff League presents average import duties from 1890 to current law, showing McKinley Act 22.6 percent, Wilson Gorman 22.2 percent, Dingley 25.7 percent, Payne Aldrich 19.4 percent, Underwood Simmons 8.9 percent, Fordy McCumber 14.2 percent. Current Republican tariffs run about two thirds of earlier Republican levies, and nearly three fifths higher than the last Democratic rates.
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American ‘Tariff League
Payne-Aldrich
Underwood-Simmons
Fordney-McCumber
The Champion Diplomat in Copenhagen
In Copenhagen Chilean minister Harry Wessel defends Chilean women while denying they will receive the vote. His published remarks praise beauty but mask the politics of suffrage, prompting debate over Chile’s stance and the diplomat’s motives.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Chile
Harry Wessel
Senor Wessel
Campus rush winds down and pledge pins announced
A reflection on fraternity and sorority rush winding down at the campus. Lists of pledges circulate in newspapers revealing new members worthy of Greek-letter badges, while excitement fades and football game anticipation dips. Fathers may reclaim cars as students enjoy their status.
Plea to Collegiate Leaders on Duty to Honor Fraternity
The writer warns that undergraduate leaders and representativemen and women bear peculiarly public responsibilities. Through their organizations they gain attention and face scrutiny, with their actions reflecting on fraternity, school, and family. Belonging to the elect is a serious duty beyond mere social skills.
Yerp eto logy for plain people and snake bite notes
A reader from the Smithsonian shares notes on herpetology for schools and reviews Antivenin Institute guidance on snake bites. Dr Amaral advises against incisions and permanganate, favors early antivenin and careful tourniquet use only if serum is unavailable. The column includes letters on dandruff cures, barefoot shoe experiments, and reader questions answered by Dr Brady with hygiene-focused guidance.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Seouis
Antivenin Institute of America
Afranic Do Amenil
American Institute
Glenelden
Amaral
Br. Amaral
Dr.Amaral
North America
Bond
Joe Mall
Baretoot
Mirs
EL J
Mace
Megicus
Dr Brady
Willian Brady
How to Read a Good Book by Glenn Frank
A reader asks about effective reading habits tied to lifelong study. Frank shares methods: write brief abstracts after finishing a book to test understanding and judge value, and reread key passages to ensure full comprehension. He cites Morley and Robinson on distilling ideas and spacing rereads to deepen insight.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
McClure
Lord Morley
Goethe
James Harvey Robinson
Grove Santayana
Morley
Rivrley
New York 12s Observes Fourteenth Street and City Life
A lengthy essay on New York culture centers Fourteenth Street as a faded Rialto of theaters and night life, noting Tammany Hall links, German beer halls, wax museums, and busy promenades. The piece blends street scenes with later fashion shifts, social climbing in East Side districts, and a playful Uncle Wiggily cartoon interlude.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
Tammany Hall
New Yorker
Broadway
Rialto
Pleasant Street
Sutton Plese
Beekman Place
Tudor City
Turtle ‘Bay
Uncle Wiggily Encounters the Alligator and Bob Cat
Uncle Wiggily carries a water filled squirt ball to give to Johnnie Bushytall. A mysterious voice warns of trouble as the Bad Cat and a bobcat friend appear near the Pines, prompting Uncle Wiggily to react while unsure what happens next.
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Johnnie Bushytall
Mr. Longears
Bob Cat
Uncle Wiggly
Wiggily
Uncle Wiggily
Dr. Possum
Uncle
Skillery Scullery
Uncle Wig
Bob Gat
Gatar
Mama Cat
Lady Mouse
Hollow Stump
Uncle Wiggils
Uncle Wregily
Bob
Rabbit
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions and Answers
Burroughs Nature Club shares reader questions on birds toad food and gentian seeds. Answers discuss grebe egg color veld deer antler velvet growth and shedding, wrens usefulness, weed definitions, and soil benefits from sweet clover and nitrogen nodules.
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Grebe
Dane Dellon
Fansy
Fifty Years Ago Yellow Fever Toll and Changes Noted
A New Orleans dispatch counts yellow fever cases at 9 838 with 2 470 deaths. Baton Rouge reports 703 cases and 40 deaths. Washington D C records five deaths. The note recalls early fever causes and mosquito control, gas lighting replacing kerosene, and a first Waterloo daily. It cites relief funds and a Grinnell College endowment drive.
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New Orleans
Baton Rogue
Washington, D. C
Paama Canal Zone
South
H. S. DeForest
First Congregational Church
Iowa College At
Grinnell
Taft crowds greet presidential candidate at Union station
Twenty years ago on September 26 1908 William Howard Taft Republican candidate for president drew about 5000 at Union station after a Rock Island train arrival. Charles E Pickett introduced him and a 2 2 hour speech followed to a large gathering.
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William Howard Taft
Union Station
Rock Island
Taft
Charles E. Pickett
Blue Murder in London Secret Service Plot
Adventurer Alan Dighton is drawn into a European battle for a new chemical weapon after Sir Tan Turvener’s agent is found dead at the Baronet’s home. Dighton travels to Paris and Turin, encounters Greta Maya and Marney, and uncovers a web of espionage, theft, and danger surrounding Daudol, Daudol’s pearls, and a jade disc.
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Alan Dighton
Jan Taverner
London
Secret Service
Gorlitt
Sir Inn
Ansborg
Dighton
Corlitt
Tan
Europe
Emile Daudol
Alan
E. Ow
Daudat
Paris
Corlis
It Cant Be Done Baltimore Sunt Henry Ford Village
The piece satirically critiques Henry Ford’s village model showing early American life. It notes hardships for residents such as open fires, kettle baths, and lack of modern comforts like movies and radios, suggesting youths miss the intent of the exhibit.
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Baltimore
Henry Ford
Freshman robs cigar store to pay fraternity pin
A Massachusetts freshman robbed a cigar shop to raise $150 for a college fraternity pin and is serving a semester in county jail as a result. The incident highlights the struggle to fund fraternity obligations.
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Century Magazine
Massachusetts
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