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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1915
Page
2
The Waterloo BPEBENG Courier describes publication details and pricing, notes a larger circulation, and references editorial opinions and ads. It lampoons war propaganda, recalls Allied and German leaders, and urges sanitation campaigns as Impeachment talks surface in Terre Haute and a mayoral probe begins.
The article argues for university guidance through a counseling psychologist to direct students toward professions matching their tested aptitudes. It suggests high schools form junior civic or commercial clubs to help youths select careers, backed by business leaders and local institutions, to improve efficiency and future financial return. It notes Waterloo could advance such programs now, building on existing YMCA efforts and Chicago’s model. It also discusses how war is portrayed in films versus reality, noting that movies often glamorize war while real conflict features trench hardship, hunger, and devastation.
A clashing sampler of editorials and notices notes fear paralyzing progress and champions self confidence. An Iowa census quip on longevity prompts quiet living as the key to a long life. Political disputes over party lines and liquor split Democratic and Republican ranks ahead of an upcoming state election. A wartime destruction critique questions Allied and German actions in World War I.
A reflective survey of American railway stations praising grand marble depots, vast waiting rooms, and architectural showpieces in cities from New York to Chicago. The piece humorously contrasts opulent stations with the traveler’s experience and imagines future expansions and grand designs.
A reflective essay recounts a failed newspaper subscription contest and a tale of honesty inspiring Molly. It contrasts greed and self interest with generous acts like Henry Ford’s renunciation of luxury, arguing high character sustains faith in human nature amid widespread dishonesty. The piece frames moral choices as a force that lifts spirits and renews hope.
In a reflective essay style column the author urges readers to weigh present history and future progress. He argues individuals should study the past as a story, use it to shape future actions, and pursue unique personal potential beyond common expectations. Boxing is noted as a state school pastime.
Marshalltown Times-Republican reports the Graut McFarlane city manager bill passes senate with no dissent and will become law after Governor Clarke's signature. Waterloo supports the plan and may implement an elective, unpaid council that selects a city manager to oversee laws, contracts, purchases, and city labor, with limited officer oversight and nonresident eligibility.
Johnnie Quackies and Mamie plan a pond excursion and visit Mrs Squirrel in a grove. Mrs Squirrel recalls a grandmother tale about Billy Bushytail the Fox and Billy Bullfrog meeting in the woods and sharing a strange coincidence of names.
A dialogue between Billy Bushytail and Billy Bullfrog centers on size and self perception. Bullfrog boasts, Bushytail eyes a reflection, then Bullfrog dismisses him with a splash. Bushytail laments the shabby treatment and plans to continue the tale tomorrow with Mrs. Squirrel. Copyright 1915 McClure Syndicate.
Fragment describes church activity in Kenosha, city government contrasts, a 25 percent figure raised possibly to 35, trespassing by boys, Ida Kuehnle property at 618 Argyle, and a carpentry shop with a barn used by Shepherd Lumber. Mentions a flame communicating fence between two buildings.
The New York Herald argues wastebaskets in offices are unread and cannot buy, so merchants waste money sending circulars. Advertising costs like printing envelopes and postage exceed returns. Newspapers could reach ten thousand desks more effectively through broader ad spending.
Kenosha Wisconsin April 19 Advancing religion by the age of thirty a full page advertisement campaign is launched by the First Baptist church in Kenosha backed by church businessmen They plan repeated ads twice weekly for many weeks prepared by a Milwaukee firm with careful campaign planning announced by Reverend J W Corey church orator
A Sterling Connecticut woman, 22, reports relief from fainting spells, weakness, and female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Massena New York residents also praise the tonic for anemia and exhaustion and urge others to seek restoration to health with the product.
The rear of the Uhl shop must be rebuilt while damage to shepherd property is minor. Fire crews chose restraint and did not allow water entry into rooms above the shop where the contractor Co. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS list several Meadowdale parcels and transfers, with values from $1.00 to $3,600.00 and a noted profitable town forest yielding a large annual net gain.
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