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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
1
The column lists subscription rates for The Tribune and Freeman-Tribune and includes a lengthy editorial excerpt. It discusses prayer, public service, suffrage, political ironies, and the Iowa land tax rise, noting federal rail rate rulings and potential coalitions. It mentions Mrs. Pankhurst, fair tickets, and Bryan contrasts with McReynolds.
A mixed dispatch notes a postoffice burglary near Cedar Rapids with $500 cash and $1,000 in stamps, while commenting on government officials resignations, summer capital talks, land rents near Ackley, and political shifts within the Republican Party as 1916 approaches. It laments patronage and presses for merit in office.
A column argues that increasing judge salaries shifts judges toward wealthier circles and away from regular citizens. It cites William Jennings Bryan criticizing a $12,000 yearly pay proposal and notes his stance in the Commoner on judge pay.
The discussion ridicules high salaries for judges and statesmen, contrasting vacation choices and income with integrity. It notes Bert Keltz as a joke candidate for the Senate, arguing he would mock the Bull Moose party. The Coon Rapids Enterprise and Sioux City Journal comment on Keltz's suitability and public perception.
The New York Tribune argues powder puffs are not immoral and defend their use as a beauty aid. It claims powder enhances both facial appearance and inner calm, challenging censors who ban cosmetic use and noting powder may reveal a poised, serene persona.
Iowa figures Bert Keltz, once in the flying squadron, announces a bid for United States senator against Cummins on the bull moose ticket. Papers across Waterloo, Webster City, Story City and Estherville relay the bold claim and its political implications.
A long list of residents and visitors travel near and far. Many names appear: Esther Sinclair Boone. Viola Howard Vera Hitsman Marshalltown. Lillian Melvin DBuncombe. W J Zitterell Waterloo. Clara Hawik Alden. Mae Perry Blairsburg. A I Hart Williams. A N Boeye Clear Lake. Chester Warrington Twin Falls Idaho. H H Keesee Beatrice Ellsworth. John Soren Clarion. Hutchinson family Springfield and Superior. Byrd Hollingshead Woolstock. Will Wier Breeze Hill. C M Kellogg Fort Dodge. Mary Fairchild Minneapolis. Edith Billington Minneapolis. Lela Womeldorff Lohrville. Jessie Lewis Nemaha. Dorothy Tuttle Grinnell party. Mary Tilghman Ethyle Gilmore Metcalf Store trip via Omaha Denver Yellowstone. W C Burleson Clarion. W L R Perry Albert Lea. Martin Christian Scranton Isaiah Nelson Lake Preston. John Lawson Brookings. Winnie Zitterell Jewell. Chas T Smith Cedar Rapids. Genevieve Walton Armstrong. Berogan Belt Blue Earth Fairmont trip. Fannie Pyle Myrtle Pyle Chicago Great Lakes tour. Charles Rice Janesville. William Greenwood Fort Dodge. Louise Mamie Emma Feuerstein Chicago. Mrs August Helffrich Ottawa. Mrs Teresa Maxwell Carey Westerville Ohio. Gaylord Sevdy Randall. Sister Mary Thomas Edmunda Dubuque.
Notice to Contractors solicits sealed bids to install toilets lavatories and drinking fountains at Lawn Hill school and at north and south central school buildings. Plans and specs available at First National Bank or secretary’s office. Bids due by 8 pm August 21 1913 with 10 percent certified check. J M Blake secretary Webster City independent school district.
In the district court of Iowa Hamilton county probate the estate of L. J. Burgess deceased appoints and qualifies a new administrator. Creditors and those indebted must pay the undersigned and present claims as required by law for allowance and payment. Dated July 29, 1913.
Eastbound and westbound trains listed with numbers and times. Includes Illinois Central services from Ft Dodge to Chicago and Des Moines to Chicago, plus Chicago & North Western routes to Des Moines, Ja Dak region, Eagle Grove, and freight services.
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