Waterloo Courier and Reporter Publication Details
Published daily by The W. H. Hartman Company in Waterloo. Includes advertising rates and mailing options. Rates: ten cents per week by carrier, five dollars per year by mail outside city. Courtly notice of registration and circulation data appear in the masthead.
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Ministers' low pay spurs calls for church reform
A Chicago conference report says northern Congregational ministers earn under 800 dollars yearly, with smaller rural churches paying less. The piece urges closer community ties, less denominationalism, and campaigns to engage the unchurched to sustain church life. It notes broader social reforms and observes other current events in brief.
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Charch
Chicago
Lee
Role of Education Shapes College Bound Girls
A historical reflection notes changing aims of women in higher education. It contrasts earlier trends of social focus with modern goals as more girls attend colleges like Vassar to prepare for paying occupations. Data from Vassar's class of 1918 shows 75 in work, 53 in postgraduate study, 10 traveling, 16 married, 46 at home, signaling purposeful career plans beyond social life.
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Multiply Your Power and Lead the Crowd Effectively
George Matthew Astams argues that to increase power one must lead rather than follow, learn what crowds want, and strike a responsive note. Enthusiasm follows interest, diversify your pursuits, excel in at least one art, and avoid mediocrity that saps ambition and achievement.
Authority and the proper use of power in society
The piece argues authority is essential yet misused. It contrasts tyrannical rulers with ordinary men who boss others at home and work. It calls for careful distribution of authority, better oversight, and federal checks, noting officeholders often lack true authority over themselves.
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Washington
Afraid of the Dark and Its Lasting Imprint
A reflective essay warns against frightening children with horror stories. It cites personal memories of fear from childhood, including a lurking image of a groaning negro face and a window stare. The piece urges nurturing nerves through sleep, food, habits, and shielding children from harmful mental impressions.
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Ming
Tama
What Iowa Editors Are Saying About Norways Law
A Dubuque Times-Journal editorial praises Norways law making illegitimate children equal to those born in wedlock. It argues America should end stigmatizing such children and punishing mothers, urging God to mete out punishment instead of society.
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War mood and political hints across Iowa papers
Davenport Democrat notes the election as a duck for Marsh national committeeman and questions German readiness after Neuve Chapelle. Burlington Hawk-Eye cites Lord Kitchener predicting May 1 start while Germans practice in Flanders. Burlington Gazette comments on women's peace congress influencing fielding across fronts.
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Sumner Dr. Sumner Honored for Cleanup Proclamation
Dr. GH Sumner formerly of Wa terlon now secretary of the Iowa state board of health is praised by the national Clean up Paint up Bureau of St Louis. He is named one of three model proclamations for Cleanup Week which begins May 3. The proclamation urges citizens to clean yards rear and front, plant flowers, paint stores and homes, and make general improvements to prevent disease.
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The Ugly Little Fairy and the Rose Fairy Queen
A long ago tale tells of an ugly fairy shunned by others who befriends a rose. After a storm the queen finds the fairy and, with the prince's help, the two are reconciled. The rose becomes famed for fragrance as the ugly fairy and bee visitors bring beauty to the garden. Copyright 1915 by McClure Syndicate.
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New York City
Civic drive urges sanitation through cleaning and painting
The notice promotes an annual event to raise civic consciousness about sanitation and conservation in the community. It urges readers to improve exteriors with fresh paint, clean surroundings, and flowers, and asks schools to involve students in clearing yards and alleys to enhance appearance and hygiene.
War and democracy import in wartime rhetoric
Saturday Evening Post commentary argues democracy offers no guaranteed defense against war as both Germans and Russians show readiness to fight, with strong war glorifications coming from unofficial voices presumed to reflect public sentiment. Diplomatic correspondence hints at broader tensions.
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Saturday Evening Post
Germany
Russia
War desires and national vanity in urging conflict
The text argues that public pressure for war follows a culture of pugnacity and perceived national superiority, noting the United States once clamored for war with Spain. It contends education can inflame such sentiments, driving a nation to fight regardless of government form, and ends with an unrelated music advertisement for Hydra at Taylor's Music House.
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