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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1914

Page

2

Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter Adverts

Ledger style notice from Waterloo newspaper listing publishing details and rates. Mentions Associated Treas, Hartman Company, West Park Avenue, and mailing terms. Indicates post office second class matter and advertising rate policy amid vague promotional language.

Aterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Associated Treas TRE W. HH. Hartman Comifany West Park Avenue Thal Aytsic Lews Veterlco

Tolling debate dwarfs in value and party politics

An editorial mulls tolls on American shipping as a minor domestic issue while condemning the political spectacle surrounding it. It warns such policy could aid foreign credit at the expense of U.S. balance and peace, citing Senator Lodge and Elihu Root as authorities and criticizing current partisan maneuvering.

United States Senate House of Representatives Hearst Rome Lodge Lode Senuter Root New York Elihu Root

Waterloo calls for state unity at exhibition

Waterloo interests praise the statewide exhibit in San Francisco while urging other cities to share display prominence and profits. The piece questions Waterloo’s solo prominence and stresses maintaining local identity amid regional boosterism. It notes April’s unusual sleepers report and comments on unemployment indicators. It also mentions Harry Thaw’s court status and Gifford Pinchot’s Pennsylvania Senate bid with a joke about honest clothes versus whisky.

Waterloo Solo Jawa San Francisco Gifford Pinchot Pennsylvania

Trial and politics mix in Paris and Ames

Jack Johnson wins a new trial on Mann white slave law charges and may not leave Paris for a second trial. Judge Lee in Ames enters the gubernatorial race as Iowa nominating contest heats up toward the June primary. Maurice Connolly, third district congressman and U S senate candidate, faces a dilemma with bleak prospects either way.

Jack Johnson Paris Lee Ames Iowa Maurice Connolly Third Laws Ussirter and Tenchlive United States Senate I Jon

Ideals and the Plain Man by Dr Frank Crane

The essay traces how experience broadens views across nations revealing patriotism as provincial bias. It contrasts egoism with shared humanity, critiques sectarian loyalty, and recalls thinkers like Saint Beuve and Chateaubriand in discussing faith, culture, and independence.

DR Frank Crane

Forty Years Ago In The Courier April 16 1874 Russell hall

Old items from the Courier dated April 16 1874 note donations for whitewash and paint possibly reaching 160. Sealed bids advertised for mail from Jesup to Linkeville, seventeen miles, via Barclay and Lester, open a week. Jury rosters listed for grand and trial panels. Local licenses for wine and beer discussed, camp meeting set for Manchester June 30, and thanks expressed for a donation party. Weather remarks, court notes in Dubuque, and a joke about liquor sales in Waterloo. Complaints on cold weather dampen fruit setting.

Post Office Department Advertien Jesup Linkeville Barclay and Lester

Congress Member Known For Escaping Traps Is Mentioned

A remark notes a congressman famed for fighting his way out of traps, suggesting he may employ similar tactics.

A Moment of Fox and Fixed Habit

A brief collage of jokes and quips about domestic life and work. The dialogue parodies household chores with a maid, husband, and sly humor from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Boston Transcript, while a Houston Post snip contrasts with car-smell avoidance and invention.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Petition on mulct law lacks 42 names in petition

Twenty Years Ago details show Auditor Rodamar found the mulct law petition deficient by 42 names, with 120 names stricken from the list. Plans to circulate new petitions begin, canvassers have until May 2 to complete the roster, while other local items and notices are also noted.

Rodamar

Connelly Trapped Over Senate Nomination Fight

The article discusses Congressman Connolly facing pressure from his party to seek the senate seat after sacrificing re election to run as a party duty. It notes that Meredith may not grasp the angle, yet Connolly remains ensnared by the nomination struggle and the political trap.

Dubuque Connelly House Senate Meredith Connolly

Deceitful Appearances and Courtroom Snippets

A collage of brief sensational lines from era newspapers. A minister quotes a prison metaphor about appearances. A Dallas News note on hypnotic influence in detention. A Pittsburgh Post item on a girl liking a man who kissed her against her will after a fine. A Philadelphia Ledger scene shows Mrs Clubleigh and her husband communicating about timing. An ad urges Brom Quin ine as a one day cold cure with E W Grove signature.

Loos Runs for Seat As Cummins Is Succeeded Candidate

The remark notes Mr. Loos seeks the seat now held by Senator Cummins. The identity of Loos is uncertain, and he may not pronounce the name as stated. The piece hints at campaign passion and the political scene surrounding the race.

Loos Cummins Mr. Loos

Iowa Press Snippets Mix Of Local Views And People

A collection from Marshalltown to Webster City highlights worries over Rowley Lind and Trewin, critiques Villa versus Washington, Peoria drys campaign kickoff, a Heaton Illinois desertion claim, and an unclear gubernatorial situation in southern Iowa.

Marshalltown Times-Republican Rowley John Lind Jim Trewin Sioux City Tribune Peoria

Endorses "Bob" Law in Third District GOP race

Howard Rann of the Manchester Press, a longtime standpat, endorses Waterloo candidate Bob Law as the best in the field to represent district sentiment and restore party cohesion. He lauds Law as young, clean, able, and genuinely progressive with proven honesty and integrity.

Howard Rann The Manchester Press Robert Law of Waterloo Bob’ Law

Best Forts and cement $1.35. Lumber Co advert

Fragmented ad style lines mention price of cement at $1.35 and Best Forts with Lumber Co. advertisement connection. Other sentences discuss irrelevant topics about becoming a physician in Turkey, a Russian woman leading an expedition across Arabia, Esperanto in Edinburgh police, and Ecuadorian agricultural underuse.

Canfield Lumber Co

New Dances Roar In Indoor Season With Wild Innovations

The era of new dances explodes indoors as teachers introduce hundreds of creations. Rabbit, Pyramid Special, and Stork Shotisenr headline. Others feature bold stunts like chandelier hangs, competitive climbing, and shoulder blade slides amid a shift away from classic dances.

Asip Eter Pepsin America Clem Ier

Joyful Anticipation of Motherhood

An advertisement praises Mother's Friend as a safe external lotion easing pregnancy strain. It claims long-time, nationwide use, prepared in a Bradfield Regulator Company lab, and marketed by druggists with a request to write for expectant mothers at Atlanta offices.

Euse United States BradOeld Regulator Coy Lamar Bldg Atlanta

The Author Man and Molly Meet Real Authors

In a candid heart of the big city scene Molly longs to meet famous writers. The Lady explains how meeting Thoreau Emerson and Johnson circles could inspire, yet notes authors polish what they write, not always what they say. Molly pores over Thoreau as the discussion turns to the ideal of authentic genius.

Molly Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson Emergon Thoreau Johnson Boswell

Police Public Notices Republican primary announces 1914 candidates

Black Hawk county voters hear candidate notices for county treasurer district court judge state representative state senator and other offices in the upcoming June primary. Names include E Duke Nav en A B Lovejoy Upton Kepford John Tuthill H E Tullar and H W Grout with party and district references.

Black Hawk County E. Duke Naven Sidney D. Smith Upton B. Kepford John Tuthili H. E. Tullar Waterloo Iowa Black Hawks Grundy Tynett H. W. Grout

German Scientist Breeds Blind Fish to Gain Useful Eyes

A German scientist reports breeding blind cave fish in darkness with red light, over several years, to produce specimens with usable eyes. The work aims to reveal eye development under extreme conditions and may impact evolutionary biology studies.

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