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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1914
Page
2
The Waterloo fire chief urges immediate purchase of a motor ladder truck to remove the peril he says threatens hundreds of children. Parents prize safety. council should thoroughly study the chief's recommendation and the potential dangers to school buildings and pupils.
A survey of American citizenship half a century after its test. The piece debates national character, loyalty, and the potential response of American youth to a crisis. It weighs pride versus restraint and questions if real patriots avoid war unless unavoidable.
An Iowa city tale uses a historic domestic feud to lampoon gender roles. It notes a Davenport widow who died from carbolic acid after her husband was late to supper, urging caution and mocking endless delays while insisting men remain fate to supper.
A critical opinion piece accuses northern Michigan mine bosses of wielding total power over government, streets, schools, churches, and officials, alleging intimidation and manipulation. It questions the durability of such injustice, cites social unrest, and notes mixed reactions to political leadership and labor constraints.
Dr Frank Craxe argues joy surpasses sorrow and tragedy as the playwright’s tool. He notes delight in virtue, work, worship, nature, and noble dreams as enriching human life beyond common pain. The text extols complex, profound happiness born from maturity and understanding.
The article urges urban garden programs as a public good linking healthier homes to improved labor stability. It cites Weyanoke Coal Company and National Cash Register Company examples, noting gardens boosted subsistence, reduced store purchases, and taught civic values to youths, with Waterloo proposed as a model. A municipal show and open-air incentives are proposed to expand garden culture and curb crowded districts.
A reflective passage on happiness, suggesting that joy holds more unknown regions than sorrow and that true understanding of great souls requires greatness in oneself. The lines hint at inner exploration and the depth of joy beyond surface happiness.
A Bronx City Tribune note compares Bry an’s llama to a South American cururo capture by Roosevelt, making the llama seem ordinary. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Joan Ford of Fort Dodge campaigning statewide for Iowa state auditor as a Republican who predicts Senator Cummins’s reelection.
A Time te Sympathy reflects on the strain of annual house cleaning and the burdens it places on the average man and woman. The piece suggests men face a rough routine at home while women bear the heavier load, calling for broader sympathy. Nevada Representative remarks on Governor Clarke renomination.
The Burlington Hawkeye questions fishing policy while endorsing Judge Lee for public esteem in Story county and statewide. It notes his seven years on the district bench and suggests broad, cordial backing from those who know him, with uncertainty about gubernatorial nomination outcomes.
Webster City Freeman Tribune calls petition circulation a thankless task by gand natured citizens and urges a method to print names on official ballots without burdening candidates. The piece notes 1911 rail mileage worldwide 655,842 with the United States at 246,000 miles.
A collage of witty quips and headlines from various papers including jokes about dogs, golf, suffrage, and a running gag about hats and feathers. Advertisements and notices for Atlas Portland Cement and Dr W E K Cothern close the clipping in a city paper style.
The piece describes Bolivia as a vast, unsettled republic with diverse scenery, rivers and mountains named Chorolque and Desaguadero. It notes a population of about 1.63 million in 1910, widespread illiteracy, and a quirky remark that Bolivia has four capitals and has been free since 1825 but does not know it.
A wholesome cathartic tablet that stimulates the stomach and bowels. The tablets are thoroughly changing in action and keep you regular with no grining or unpleasant after effects. They relieve the gassy distended feeling common in stout persons. For sale by all druggists everywhere.
A series of political notices from Black Hawk County voters announcing candidacies for state representative district judge county treasurer coroner and sheriff ahead of the June 1 1914 primaries. Names include Upton Kepford John Tutull H. E. Tullar Sidney D Smith James Bason and others.
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