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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1914
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter discuss U S Department of Agriculture winter wheat conditions improving and cotton area expansion. They review business recovery amid tariff, rail rate, and monetary shifts, plus New England hardship and bank clearings. They also comment on Mr. Pickett delaying a senate bid, urging continued local booster efforts.
A Vermont question and Iowa politics are sketched with satirical notes on free seeds and candidates. The piece mocks Meredith Connolly contest odds, critiques the bull moose party makeups, warns of railroad disaster memories, and notes a $500000 Aberdeen fire drawing militant blame.
The four New York gunmen convicted of gambler slaying were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing. The piece notes their craven motives and recounts details from their histories including Whitey Lewis, Elmira connections, and Dago Frank, highlighting a lack of religious training and ties to criminal gangs as factors cited in editorial commentary.
Mr Bryan backs repealing the capal tous exemption act, a stance that aligns with public sentiment. The text also notes people generally knew Mr Lisan's position on the questions.
A humorous collage of quips and brief exchanges from various papers. Includes a street vendor call of Fresh mackerel met with a merciful rebuke, a jibe about fire department fate, a lighthearted result of a romance, and sharp exchanges about providence and marriage.
In the Democratic senatorial contest Fred White withdraws due to illness. The piece humorously notes that if Maurice Connally falls ill too, his doctor bill would be money well spent. Also remarks on New Hampshire Methodist preacher taxation and package goods price questions.
Fragmentary essay questions women's role in progress and civilization. It discusses gender, sexuality, and freedom, noting concerns about moral standards and the impact of modernization on traditional values amid broad cultural critique.
A reflective column contemplates urban crowds and hidden isolation. It compares souls to distant planets, noting how intimate social ties mask individual aloneness even in busy Centre Street. The piece urges momentary attention to the solitary core within crowds.
Colliers notes a fragment from a Wisconsin Minnesota ballad cited by Thantlin Garland in Son of the Middle Border. The verse imagines pioneers heading west with freedom, rifles ready, and prize wood and prairie land, asking readers to supply the complete verse and music if possible.
Local residents along the new Cedar Falls road object to excessive surface sand. They plan to meet at the courthouse with Supervisor Virda to protest the depth of sand and demand action tomorrow.
A humorous essay argues against universal vegetarianism, contrasting European peasants with Americans. It jokes about meat substitutes like cornmeal lamb chops and peanut roast, notes the social costs of abstaining from meat, and ends with quips on shoe leather and brown paper glue.
C E Dalley visited the courthouse and outlined a grading plan for the newly graded highway. He warned against hauling sand away as impractical and proposed leaving only inches in the center while grading the sides. He noted teams rest after short hauls and only light cars can pass through certain sections. The sand followed highway commission specifications.
An executive seeks two or three capable assistants at forty dollars weekly, while firms report sustained demand for two thousand and nineteen thousand dollar skilled workers. A major firm struggles for over a year to hire a high paying candidate. The draftsman who can think independently is prized as a boon to management.
A force of men for N. M. Stark & Co. began work on the Mullan avenue bridge this morning. Hand rails were incomplete last fall and boulevard lights will be installed by the bridge company. The firm expects to finish soon and turn the bridge over to the city within the allotted time. Bryant Asphalt Co. started laying concrete at Prospect Hills today with grading begun last week and pavement to be completed in a few weeks.
Advertisement describes using powdered delatone mixed with water to form a paste applied over facial hair. After 2 to 3 minutes the paste is removed and the skin washed to remove hairs. Warns to ensure the product is delatone.
Real estate transfers show Cletus Pletcher selling lot 7 block 1 Manson's second addition to M. Strom for 1 dollar. Other deeds include Mason to Ballou and Smart for multiple lots in Riverview, Brees to Wirts of Burnside addition, Kendall to Galloway in Prospect Hills for 1 dollar, Dickey to Selle in Cedar Falls for 4000 dollars, United States to Jacob Harmon land in section 27-87-11, and McWilliams to Cham berlin part lots 1 and 2 in Cowin's addition for 1 dollar.
An advertisement claims a regimen using 3 grain hypo nuclane tablets after meals increases red and white blood cells aids digestion and promotes absorption of nutrients to build blood and solid tissues. Available from physicians and apothecary shops in sealed packages.
A list of 1914 political candidate notices subject to June 1 Republican or nonpartisan primaries. Names include E Duke Naven for county treasurer, A B Lovejoy for district judge, Sidney D Smith for county coroner, Upton B Kepford for district judge, John Tuthilg for state representative, E Tullar for state senator, and HW W Grout as advertiser.
Belle Fourche South Dakota April 14 Four years ago a stray pup adopted the Radeke home and saved 6 year old Sarah Radeke from drowning when she fell from a boat on a deep pond. The dog jumped in and pulled her to shore before help arrived.
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