davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04
Glory Be! Cheer un,

Cedar Rapids Republican: January
Is behind us. The days have been
iengthening for weeks. The sun is
coming to meet the earth. Spring will
soon be here. Beneath the snow the
flowers are waiting to come out and
the birds down south are beginning to
long for their nesting places in Iowa
We are all going to be warm and
happy very soon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

In an opinion to the state auditor
just rendered Attorney General Byers
holds that If state and savings banks
purchase government bonds just prior
to the visit of the assessor. in good
faith, that the money so invested is
exempt from taxation, but if it is APP
parent the purchase is to escape tax
alton then the money is not exempt
and must be taxed, even though bonds
are actually bought.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

Boston formerly led the world in the
manufacture of fine shoes, but this
honor now belongs to st. Louis. More
than 24,o00,000 pairs were made in. st.
Louis in 1903, representing. in the
aggregate. more than s57.250,OO0 This
enormous business was done by thir.
teen manufacturers and five jobbers
The monetary gain over the previous
year was nearly 10 per cent. Conser-
vative shoe forecasters believe bust
ness during 1910 will increase mater
tally over that of 1909.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

A Kansas woman is in doubt wheth-
er to put the egg or the pocket book
under her pillow. Iowa women are
not troubled with any such misglv-
Ing They put them both there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04
Compliments Of the season.

Fort Madison Democrat. DR.. S. W.
Moorhead. editor of The Keokuk Gate
City has been named to succeed him
self as postmaster of the dam city at
the foot of the rapids which is emf
nently satisfactory to all his news
paper brethren who know him. Glad
you got it. DR..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

It is suggested by the Knoxville Ex.
press that buying ten cents worth at
time and having 1t delivered helps
to ke up the eest of living. This
practice is nnquestit nably an import
ant factor in the case. Consumers
have the remedy il. their own hands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

It has occurred to an upstate CON
temporary to suggest the need of con-
servation OF common sense. The sug-
gestion is valuable one. Common
sense is rapidly becoming one of the
rarest things in this wildly "pros.res-
sive" country of ours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

II 1t is mandatory under the II va
statute to use King drags on main
travelled roads, as the attorney general
says 1t is, county attorneys have work
ahead of them they had not counted
on. Under the Cosson acts it is UP
to these attorneys to see that the road
superintendent drag the roads under
penalty of removal rro.a office
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

"Suffragette" is now naturally fol-
lowed by .jurette,' meaning wom-
an juror. And the worst of it is.
there doesn't seem to be any HELM
Tor this sort of thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

It is reported That Grundy county
farmers have plenty of potatoes on
hand that they will be glad to sell at
80 cents per bushel. 1t appears from
this that one factor in the present high
cost of living in Keokuk is the dis.
lance that intervenes between this
community and Grundy county, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

No pessimist GIN long survive a
good look at what is being done in the
development of the Keokuk and Ham
ilton water power. 1t is impossible
to be a pessinist and realize what
the undertaking means to this city
and all the surrounding country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

Philadelphia reports a big increase
IN the demand for honey since the
price of butter followed the COW that
Jumped over ne moon. There are a
number of things to be said in favor
of this substitute. Pure honey can
be bought for from fifteen to twenty
five cents a pound and nearly all
children like it, Doctors recommend
it as a healthful addition to the diet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04
Wants a Few kiIowat

Birmingham Enterprise Work is
progressing on the Keokuk dam, all
men applying for work being given
employment. We want them to hurry
up the Jobs as we are anxious for a
kilowat or two of electricity in our
Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

Bricks should be thrown primarily
at the Jacksonville Courier for the
above. At most, The Gate City is.
only accessory after the fact. as the
lawyers say.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

The CORN tMo.) Argus reports
great many NJ. DIS in that community
since last Tuesday. CORN is in Scot
land county, and in Scotland county
M D. stands for mighty dry"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

Grounding or no grounding, shadow
or no shadow. Keokuk is going 10 have
an exceptionally fine spring this year,
and it is right at hand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04
Should Know Iowa.
Inspiring and Instructive Address Town Crers Club by
Des Moines Editor.

out the general results in bringing
the attention of people to the lines
of shoes. The result had been that
st. Louis was today recognized as the
shoe market of the country. The
value of advertising is in the ability
of the advertiser to convince the peo
pie of what he is saying. The adj
vertiser must have confidence in his
business; must have knowledge Of
what he is selling.
We don't know Iowa"
Cities like Des Moines and Water
loo are in the centers of the richest
buying communities in the world,
yet annually nine-tenths of the trade
passes right through these two cities,
going to st. Paul. Chicago, Omaha,
ST. Louis, Kansas City, and other
points. simply because the people and
the merchants do not reach out for
the opportunity that is present.
Should Nationalize Iowa institutions.
1t is time that Iowa institutions
should be nationalized. declared Mr..
Ingham, and that result will be OBJ
tanned through the publicity clubs of
the state. Iowa, by reason of natur-
al advantages, should be the distribut-
ing point of the country. but instead
1t is the scattering place of the pro-
ducts of other states of the country
It is time that Iowa institutions
should h. natiopoli,ad an5 tho c+ofo
changed from scattering place to
a national distributing commonwealth.
1owans should make Iowa cities
places to live in. The city of the
future Iowa must furnish interest to
the transient people. The greater
part of the population of our cities at
the present time is permanent, but
with the coming of greater advantages
and conyeniences to interurban life
and the extension of transportation
conyeniences, the speaker believed
that in the future cities would more
than ever be compelled to cater to
the transient population, which would
come and go for day. To draw this
transient population the cities should
be made attractive and entertainment
provided, This will require intelli-
gent and organized effort on your
part said the speaker.
Men Make Cities.
You know it has been said.' de-
clared Mr. Ingham. that if the man
has the right kind of mettle in him
you may place him thousand leagues
in the desert on a fiat rock and he
will plant pennies and grow dollars
The growth of city all depends on
the men back of it. Did you ever stop
to think that few cities are built by
reason of natural advantages. Very
few of them. Wherever man goes
there will come the cities. Over four
thousand years ago Pericles built the
beautiful city of Athens with less
wealth and with less population than
you now have In Waterloo The build
ing of cities is not test of advant-
ages; it is test of capacity and en-
durance of men, If we do not make
cities of Waterloo and Des Moines
the people four thousand years hence
will not come back to this period to IS.
certain the reason or cause. No. they
will not look back ten years. If we
do not make showing In the next
twenty-five years it will be our fault
and We will receive the blame by
future generations
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

The prices OF the nesessaries OF
life continue to advance. Golf balls
have Just gone up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

The Des Moines Capital is response
BILE for the following;
Should the dear little ground hog
come OFT of his hole
And then beat hasty retreat,
or course there are those who would
quickly decide
He was scared at the high price Of
meat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

Speaking of the election result in
the Sixth district of Missouri, lets
talk about something else.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04
Parents and Children.

Cedar Rapids Gazette. The recent
double suicide has let loose food
of moralizing. AS most of the preach.
ling is timely, however, it is not wise
/ to discourage it, for it may prevent
similar tragedies. The Des Moines
chief of police thus moralizes. and
his preachment deserves general con.
sideration:
I'm this country people give too
much liberty to young boys and girls
Kids fourteen years old ought to be
we'll spanked by their fathers and
mothers when they want to go a.
sparkling. A kid like that has about
as much use for sweetheart as /
have for giraffe. They ought to be
home in bed at 3 o'clock instead of
attending dances. Nine times out Of
fen when young folks get in trouble
= can put my finger on the cause Of
1T all by grabbing the collar OF the
father, and feel like kicking him
every time we have one Of these
cases, which is entirely too often in
Des Moines. Fathers and mothers
want to wake up and find out what
their children are doing and send
more of them to bed at 9 o'clock
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

Her soul too,ild mt lei me 90 tcron0
He and his family must live on back
street in the capital and freeze. That's
what faces a senator who lives on his
salary"
But doesn't poverty always travel
hand in hand with greatness" she re-
marked enthusiastically and with s,l
perb disdaiB for anything that she
may have said heretofore TO the con
trary.
Murgatroyd looked at her with adj
miration. Never before had she seem.
ed TO him so lovely
There's one tling-one thing that 4
didn't tell Challomer and his wife" he
said. lowering his voice almost to n
whisper. Can yon guess what thai
something was that always nlade me
secp my hands OFF those iron boxes
shirley lifted her eyes to his in quick
understanding.
1T was my love for the woman who
wanted me 10 he great" he went on in
voice so shaken with emotion that
! she starceir rn..'~ni7ed II rs BELONGING.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04
General Results Of Publicity.

Speaking of the results of adver-
Using as net results, or the returns
In dollars and cents, Mr.. Ingham
stated that he believed in general
publicity. He cited the case of the
shoe companies of st. Louis taking
double-page ads in the leading news
papers of the country. not for the df-
rect returns that were anticipated,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

mortgages and he is thinking of auto
mobiles. and still we are not all
happy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

waterloo llmeS-IflDOn6. 10WanS
should know Iowa. That was the
slogan Of the talk given last evening
by Harvey Ingham, editor of the Des
Moines Register and Leader. at the
session OF the Town Criers' club held
In the rooms of the Waterloo club.
More than l50 men, interested in the
progress of the city and the exploita-
ton of its products, we're present and
the remarks OF Mr.. Ingham, made by
this gentleman of wide experience and
great breadth of thought, were hearth,
ly approved. Mr.. InG nam stated that
he was glad To be in Waterloo again
Down in Des Moines We think we are
doing things. but in walking about the
city this afternoon Waterloo looked
wonderfully familiar. You are evi-
IDENTIFY doing things her . in the way
of improvements am willing to con
cede that Waterloo is The second city
IN the state. You have two cement
bridges across the river here. while
Des Moines has but one cement
bridge, and in that respect | am will
ing to concede that Waterloo has
that much advantage in the race for
first place.
Talking of Hawkeye Clubs.
The last time / met your chair
man, Mr.. Keister.'' said Mr.. Ingham,
was at the Hawkeye club in Chi
cago, and then commented on the
fact that there were too masy Iowa
clubs outside the state. The pw
pose OF the organization of sum
clubs as the Town Criers is to attract
attention to Iowa and to the city.
The time for such organization is op
perfume
The speaker stated he attached
great importance to the fact of the
increasing supply of gold He had
been told that within the next ten
years the supply Of gold would dou-
Bile. and this wealth coming into the
state of Iowa and other states as well
means the stimulating of industries,
and the next ten years will be a de.
cade of great expansion He could
not state just what effect the increase
in the gold supply had had on the
price of meat. Now is the time for
people to awake to their opportuni-
ties. Too many people do not know
their own state, and attention was
called to several instances where the
products of Iowa were world famed,
yet the fact was scarcely known to
1owans as whole Few know that a
sausage made in Dubuque is shipped
to all parts of the world and some
of it goes to the white house for the
Presidents table. Few know that the
worlds supply of automobile gloves
Is made at Grinnell; few know that
a shoe factory in Fort Dodge makes
the shoes for the three largest retail
shoe stores in Winnipeg, Canada.
Many similar Instances could be cited
some of them right in Waterloo.
The people of Iowa should know
Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

1t win be seen from this that there
are worse things than paying twenty
five cents a pound for beefsteak and
forty cents dozen for eggs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

Tobacco Growing in Illinois.
Springfield Journal: Illinois Is not
known as tobacco producing state.
but one Louisville, H., farmer mar
keted a crop which brought him s14o
an acre. And he values his land at
only $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

A poem of the period runs thus:
Now lay me down to die:
The cost OF living is so high
Twill be saving if i fly
To live in mansions in tie sky.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Waterloo Times-Tribune has
noticed that many another fellow, be-
sides Mr. G. Hog, runs into his ihole
when he sees his shadow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

The Washington Democrat says
Shakespeare has lot to answer for
if he is blamed for all the players
who parade the stage in his name
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-04

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can suggests that perhaps if we didn't
buy so many hawks bells and beads
we'd have more money left for meat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
AMERICANS ARE
VERY TALL RACE
We Lead Germany, Britain and Ire
land in the Height of Our
White Men.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.The mean
height of white native of the Unit
ed States at full growth from 80 to 50
years in 6S.22 inches; of a British
American, 67.65; United States color
ed, 67.22 England 66:92 Ireland,
6e91; Germany 6667.
From this it appears that the aver
age American is over " inches taller
than the average German. The aver
age Scotchman is 5S-100ths of an inch
taller than the average Englishman
and three-fourths of an inch shorter
than the average American. Boudin's
well-known law is that height is al
ways an affair of race" and in height
the American leads. These statistics
are taken from an English authority,
Sir William Aitken, KIT, M, f. R.
S., on The Growth of the Recruit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Offers Many Advantages.

The problem may soon be solved.
According to Major Montgomery
Meigs of Keokuk, the war depart
ment engineer in charge of this part
of the river, there will be lake at
Keokuk after the big dam is finish
ed that will offer one Of the best
racing courses in the world The
lake will be thirty miles long at
least, wide enough for several regat-
tas at one time and deep enough for
the biggest fresh water boats afloat.
And the best feature Of all is that
the water will be comparatively quiet
except when a stiff wind is blowing.
With such course open to all
rowing and motor boat organizations
it will be strange if the lake does not
claim many of the regattas of the flu
ture. Keokuk, of course, should have
both rowing club and a motor boat
club. but those will come in time
and the city will or should be able to
take care of all the regattas it can
get. Regattas are good advertise
ments for city, but like all good ad
vertising, they cost money and con
siderable Of it, too. Keokuk may be
in position and may be more eager
to have both motor boat and rowing
meets at least once in every few
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
A NEW SYSTEM
IN PACKING ICE
No sawdust viii be Used by RurIing.
ton Route in their New Bur-
llngton Ice House.

Burlington Gazette: The new ice
house which the Burlington route has
erected on South Main street is not
an ice house at all, it Is refrigerator.
1t is built on the new plan for preserv-
ing ice, plan which has been adopt
ed by the Burlington and many other
roads when erecting new houses.
BY the new method of packing ice,
sawdust is not used The ice is pack
ed into the house, layer on layer, no
filing matter being used between the
layers or along the sides
The reason sawdust is not necessary
is that the house is of different design
than former ice houses. 1t is erected
with two walls, a foot apart Into the
space between the walls dry sawdusi
is placed This provides a solid wal
through which the higher temper
ature from the outside in summer car
not pass. The top is closed in II
similar manner, foot of sawdust be
ing filed in between the two section!
Of the top. This provides a thorough
refrigerator in which the ice will keel
Itself.
Under the former system Of pack
Ing ice, there has always been
shrinkage of about one-third of tn,
entire amount packed BY the new
system, there is practically no shrink
age. Almost every pound packed cal
be accounted for at the close of tn
season. Hence the Burlington cal
figure on the entire use of all ic
packed into this house instead of dc
pending on the uncertain shrinkag
which always takes place In thei
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
CONGRESS Awaiting Report.

mo laws are being enacted at the
present time regarding national
banks continued Mr.. Dunlap, in an
swer to further question. but legis-
lation is expected after the monetary
commission is able to make its report.
This is a commission recently Appoint
ed TO look into banking methods in
every civilized country in the world
and whatever report is formulated af-
ter this investigation should be of
great interest throughout the coun-
try"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
YOUNG MEN WANTED
Government Pays Railway Mail
Clerks $500 to $1,4oo Year.
Free scholarships are offered.

Uncle Sam holds spring examina-
tions for railway mail clerks in this
vicinity.
The job is for life; hours are short,
salary twice monthly and vacation
To any young man who has energy
enough to answer, this is the oppor.
tunity Of life time.
Thousands OF appointments are tc
be made. Common school education
is all you need; city and country PEG
pie have equal chance. Start to pre-
pare now--free information. Free
scholarships this month. Write i'm
mediately to Central Schools, Dept
373, Rochester, N. Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
WHY sALvEs FAIL
TO CURE ECZEMA

Scientists are now agreed that the
eczema germs are lodged not in the
outer skin or epidermis, but in the
inner skin. Hence, penetrating
LIQUID is required, not an outward
salve that clogs the pores.
We recommend to all eczema
patients the standard prescription Oh
of Wintergreen as compounded in
liquid form known as d. D. D.. Pre-
scription. A trial bottle of this D. d
d. Prescription, al only 25 cents, viii
instantly relieve the itch. We have
sold and recommended this remedy
for years, and know of wonderful
cures from its use. We recommend
it to our patrons.
McGrath Bros, corner Fifth ant
Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Such an lnterurban Would be Gladly
Welcomed by Business Men Of
keokuk, Who Will
Lend Aid.
FIRST PIECE PROPERTY
Water Power Company Purchased Lot
on Iowa Side Today-options
Will Soon be Taken up
by Company.

The first piece of property pur-
chased by the water power company
on the Iowa side is lot 4, block s, from
j. B. VanPappelendam for the sum of
$50. 1t lies near the bottom of the
bluff at First and Morgan streets. 9th
err land will be purchased in the i'm
mediate future or as the options ex-
pire.
1t is not known when activities will
begin on the Iowa side, possibly not
for several months or more. 1t is es-
timated that work Of constructing the
main spillway will consume about a
year, while work from the Iowa shore
will take up almost double that time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
JONES, The Halter

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
do the work whenever you require
their aid These tablets change weak
ness into strength, 1istlessness into
energy, gloominess into joyousness.
Their action is SO gentle one don't
realize they have taken a purgative.
Sold by Wilkinson & Co. pharmacy
and j. f. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Rev. 1 w. Williams Testifies

Rev !. W. Williams, Huntington. W.
Va. write US as follows: "This is to
certify that | used Foley's Kidney
Remedy for nervous exhaustion and
kidney trouble and am free to say that
Foley's Kidney Remedy will do all
that you claim for it." Wilkinson &c
o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20

Have you weak throat? If 50,
Won cannot be too careful, You cannot
begin treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder to cure
If YOU will take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be say
ed much trouble Sold by Wilkinson
& Co. pharmacy and J. F. Kiedaisct
e. Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
The Honest Proprietary Medicine.

has saved thousands of dollars to
families who could i'll afford the ex.
pense necessary to maintain the ser
vices OF a physician, and have an
swered the purpose equally well and
often succeeded after our best physl
clans have failed. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is one of this
kind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Would Like a Trolley.

trolley from Keokuk to Carthage,
or from Carthage to Keokuk, would
be gladly welcomed by Keokuk mer-
chants and business men. 1t is argued
that such line would bring the two
places into closer connection, as it
would also smaller places enroute. The
hearty cooperation of Keokuk will be
lent to this enterprise now being en-
tertained by alert business men in
Carthage Further in this article are
minutes of a meeting recently held
there to take UP the proposition and
work to an end in the matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20

other houses. The new refrigerator
will be ready for use in few days and
the season will probably last out long
enough to fill it.