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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1915
Page
2
Classified notice style entry from Waterloo papers describing publication details, pricing, and advertising terms. Mentions Hartman Company and executive names with pricing per word and minimum ad charges.
The Belgian King Albert earns praise for brave stand under hopeless odds. Reports say his actions in the trenches, including sharing a digger's rest and leading with officers, endear him to soldiers and foes alike. His modesty and leadership amid war earn admiration across nations.
A fragment discusses mental health and alcoholism concerns delaying marriage. It critiques the idea of a seventeen year old wife, notes a 12 year old in mind, and urges that education, cooking, bathing, and child care prove suitability. It argues for a minimum wage, banking ability, and a permanent job before marriage to ensure house, furnishings, and stability.
Fragment from a 1910 discussion extols content as a social force enabling wealth, domestic comfort, and order. It links content to husband and wife roles, political stability, and moral virtue while contrasting imagined abundance with the pursuit of status, education, and public office. The piece critiques the idea that content alone can sustain progress.
A columnist frames a six day spread showing how European war fears ripple through Brown's doughnut trust. Orders retrench, wholesalers and grocers cut back, and a chain reaction hits consumer demand as the doughnut business nears collapse, illustrating a vicious circle between war psyche and real market effects.
A fragmentary note contrasts personal growth with human maturity, ethics, and belief. It references the Millennial era, divine rights, and the idea that knowledge comes from books and past mistakes. It also reports London’s foreign office reshuffle with Sir Edward Grey taking a short holiday for about three weeks.
Davenport Times reports the New York Stock Exchange has removed price minimums signaling the end of wartime price controls. The piece argues this shift reflects broader economic stability, with prices rebalanced and financial affairs improving nationwide and abroad. The war’s impact is considered discounted as markets normalize.
A reflective piece on Easter, urging readers to separate outward Easter customs from its spiritual meaning. It notes commercial framing of the holiday while stressing inner renewal through Jesus Christ, urging daily living in a heavenly, undying purpose.
A collection of editorial snippets notes that mastery comes at a cost with aviation disasters at Beachey and a submarine tragedy, while Britain’s liquor crisis is viewed as harming success across professions from lawyers to athletes. It cites historical incidents, tipping bills, and the idea that liquor undermines the effort and nerve required for achievement.
In Des Moines on April 3 a quiet dinner among Senator Joe Allen’s supporters will discuss mutual political interests. Allen is poised to enter the 1916 campaign as a major factor, with unique plans in the Senate and House. Recent events push Lieut. Gov. Harding toward the Republican nomination for governor, shifting his focus to law practice and public activity.
A published account notes a prominent figure considering reentering state politics after some withdrawal. If Tam runs, he says he will campaign on law enforcement with respect for law and repeal of needless laws, and on reducing or reforming government commissions to inject life into the race.
New York April 2 The art collection left by J P Morgan is being appraised and the inheritance tax on its value will be collected according to a statement issued today by William Boardman deputy state official
The estate of J. P. Morgan has paid 2.5 million dollars on transfer tax. The special net exempted art given to city or state within two years of death. That period has elapsed and the collection is being appraised. Tax on the art value will be collected if the total appraisal exceeds 60 million. if less, a refund is due.
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter reports that the paper reaches about 6,500 Waterloo homes with one copy distributed to each household, highlighting the broad reach of the Want Ad section across the city.
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