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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1911
Page
2
A Des Moines study analyzes the Muscatine strike that left 2,700 workers idle after factories shut on February 25. Wages had fallen though rates remained above peers, while union pressure grew, arbitration was rejected, and factory owners considered moving operations.
A public notice urges Waterloo residents to prepare for city-cleaning day on Monday. It warns that rubbish and litter will be condemned and calls for clean premises to avoid public shame and potential legal risk. The message also notes a milk inspection delay until after July 4 due to a senate action and remarks on the long wait for traditional Fourth of July celebrations.
The House of Representatives, with perfect equanimity, passed a reapportionment bill aimed at increasing its size and thus decreasing efficiency while imposing an annual extra expense on the country estimated between four hundred fifty thousand and one million dollars. The measure hinges on a question of value received and will affect federal spending and legislative capacity.
Taft is cited as the only possible successful Republican candidate for the next year. The piece notes Taft is gaining traction with the people and remains the central figure in the party’s prospects. It also includes a satirical blurb on a Chautauqua salute about germs and noses in the audience.
A lively note touts Waterloo as flourishing on the world stage of music and culture. The message urges sustaining that momentum and upbeat crop conditions are cited as broadly favorable for the season.
A collage of editorials notes Cosson Law as an improvement on recall with fewer perils for public officers. It contrasts recall dangers with riot suppression risks and mocks Taft era conservatism. Includes anecdotes on Senatorial fights and a Chamberlains Liniment sale note with local potato seed lures.
A gossiping stenographer recalls advising Theodosia on two suitors, praising one as honest and the other as a pill. The news prompts a rueful vow to avoid giving blunt opinions on love in the future as a bridesmaid pledge friendship grows tense and playful banter resumes.
The Chicago Tribune notes northern New York Republican farmers oppose reciprocity with Canada but may reconsider as shipments to Canada rise. It argues they will not abandon the Republican stance for a party hostile to protection. A reader testimonial praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as best for coughs colds and croup with sale through dealers.
Dr A E Jenks of the University of Minnesota argues in St Paul on April 29 that the typical future American will be of the Indian type dark-eyed dark-haired and dark-skinned. He states that America currently has two types the blonde and the brunette and predicts a shift toward the Indian type.
A discussion on how dress signals status and intent, comparing the wealthier wearer to a business girl and a marriage girl, and arguing for modesty and discipline within family guidance. It links Proverbs on dress, propriety, and woman’s sphere to modern social roles and economics.
The article discusses how immigration from southern Europe and Hebrew origins shapes a brunette type, contrasting it with the blonde from Scandinavia Germany and Finland. It argues environment and new bloods mix will speed changes, reducing race prejudice and fueling intermingling, with Berkley seed notes.
West Union Argo Gazette reports a revival meeting led by Evangelist Forsythe, highlighted by Waterloo businessman J. E. Bates sharing his salvation story after years of drinking. Bates, once a Billy Sunday convert, moved many attendees to dedicate their lives to God during the evening audience.
A Pimlico hospital report tells of Caesar the fox terrier who suffered weeks of pain with a neck swelling. After hot compresses failed, X rays revealed a hatpin over a foot long embedded horizontally along the dog’s body just outside the gullet, a remarkable surgical finding.
A patient named Caesar underwent an extraordinary operation after a tremor in the stomach led to discovering a hatpin lodged inside. The hospital deviated from standard practice and administered chloroform to perform the removal. The procedure succeeded, and Caesar is recovering rapidly under the care of eminent surgeons who regard the case as unprecedented.
A testimonial from Eau Claire Wisconsin claims Foley Kidney Pills restored sleep and health. The speaker describes back pain kidney soreness and poor appetite improving after using the product. The endorsement is presented as a customer review from J K Joder and Son.
Chicago April 28 James A Patten the Chicago Evanston financier famed for grain and cotton speculation has begun a social service push with a further 2 million donation to Northwestern University to fund a tuberculosis campaign. He has been shaping his affairs for months to advance this effort.
Friends report John Patten will fund scientific research and serve as general manager for a nationwide campaign to eradicate tuberculosis. The motive stems from his brother George W Patten’s death from the disease and reflects Patten’s use of millions to support various causes, totaling over two million dollars in six months.
John Eddings of 162 East Main Street Prospect Park Borough New Jersey was arrested for assault and battery after he allegedly nailed his 14 year old sister in law Barbara Bachtold to a chair. He faced Justice Morris Shea and was held for special sessions court claiming he was fooling. Barbara’s mother, who with Eddings and his wife lives in the same home, reported the incident after Barbara screamed for help and the nails were removed with a hammer claw.
Chepstow England April 28 Dr Orville W Owen continues to dig in the mud of the Wye river seeking manuscripts he believes were hidden by Lord Francis Bacon. He says the cipher guiding his efforts points to a larger revelation than previously thought.
Operations reveal a claim that Bacon killed Shakespeare and buried the bard of Avan's head in a hidden cache now being reclaimed from the river bottom. Sounding rods reach the top of the cache but a thick clay layer must be removed before logs or planking covering it can be lifted.
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