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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
2
Waterloo Evening Courier details and offices with publication data, circulation, and advertising terms. Includes names of executives Hartman and associates, printing and mail arrangements, and international courier services information for travelers via the Courier’s European network.
The Waterloo Courier urges that residents be granted a referendum on building the coliseum over the Cedar River bed. It notes mixed local backing from the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce and emphasizes public control, safeguards, and state consent before any decision.
A garbled passage mentions booze, jokes, and a cheap venue, implying a discussion of drinking and social scenes. The text is fragmented and difficult to parse, with unclear references to people and places.
A skeptical look at stage humor around drunkenness, noting its appeal to audiences and its uneasy treatment of alcohol related characters. The piece cites a Kentucky grand larceny case to illustrate how common sense sometimes overcomes strict legal phrasing and discusses outdoor hobbies as a springboard for healthier, imaginative escapes.
The city of Mainz Germany provides ten thousand five hundred dollars to flood victims in America. The message stresses solidarity with foreign friends during disasters and urges remembrance of those affected abroad.
Local notice advertises Herkley’s location at the corner of Sixth and Jefferson. Readable fragment mentions Oring setting out items or services in a street corner storefront.
George Fitch playfully explains magnetos as the pocket electricity factory of autos. He jokes that a magneto, when healthy, sends a steady current to the engine, but a sick one resists like a reluctant tax collector. Regular expert tinkering can save money on dry cells.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Waterloo will get a new railroad depot costing 150000 dollars and hopes promised rail company backing will move beyond mere Mirage. The item reflects local infrastructure expectations and regional optimism amid transport modernization.
The document outlines a sixty year riverfront franchise or lease issued after city certification of a vote, allowing a corporation or individuals to build on the Cedar River bed without blocking water flow or infringing riparian rights. It requires AG attorney general approval, and mandates removal of obstructions at term end unless extended under formal procedure.
The commission may approve alter or reject building plans within 30 days and require revised plans within 60 days. It can supervise construction to ensure natural stream flow and riparian rights, with profits above maintenance and bond costs paid as rental to support riverfront beauty.
An advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a penetrating remedy that eases morning sickness, reduces pain, and allows muscle expansion during childbirth. It claims many women avoid distress and promotes the product as a helpful word for expectant mothers, priced at $4.00 per bottle.
A collage of humorous quips and skits with notes from the Chicago Inter Ocean of 1862, brief vaudeville anecdotes, and light verse. The miscellany cites versified scenes, a pullman car trial, and an ad for seeds from N. J. Berkley, all presented in a nostalgic newspaper voice.
Chicago April 4 a subpoena was issued for Wm C Muschenheim proprietor of the Astor Hotel New York to appear before U S Commissioner Mark N Foote next Thursday. Hans Bauder a Swiss facing extradition on a $500000 mining fraud charge will be arraigned and Bauder says a trunk of papers proving the charge unfounded is held by Muschenheim. Several of the latter s employees also subpoenaed.
Des Moines Iowa April 4 the senate passed the Darrah bill to provide state wide primaries for national convention delegates on petition ballot with voters choosing binding method district or state. The Whitney bill on direct inheritance tax passed house and sent to senate with graduated rates and exemptions.
The Courier announces receipt of the American Newspaper Annual and Directory from N. W. Ayer & Son of Philadelphia. The guide is described as the most complete reference volume for newspapers and related media.
A testimonial from Lee L. Chapman of Mapleton Iowa reports relief from two years of rheumatism after using Chamberlains ointment saying he could bring his right hand to his mouth again. A Mapleton reader says he suffered severe pain and sleepless nights for five years before starting the ointment and becoming free of rheumatism in two months. For sale by all druggists.
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