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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
2
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The city plans to open market places at 6 a m each Monday soon after church to test if a Waterloo market can succeed. Early results may be modest due to producers not planting for this sale method, but sustained consumer demand could make the institution permanent and reduce living costs with patient support through initial struggles.
A fragmentary discussion cites cross state adultery rules and marital separation cases. It references John Jacob Astor, a famed millionaire, being divorced and barred from remarrying in New York while his former wife remains alive. The piece notes moves to other states for remarriage and hints at societal hypocrisy.
The article argues for federal oversight to standardize marriage laws across states and prevent divorces and ill advised unions. It notes church hesitation to tie the knot under certain auspices and calls for uniform, enforceable federal standards to ensure marriages are serious and irrevocable.
The Cedar Falls paper condemns Waterloo unpaved avenues near the city edge, urges prompt improvement, and notes country roads and Cedar Falls routes receive more care. The piece stresses keeping dirt roads in decent condition until paving occurs.
Editorial writers from the Des Moines area press voice opinions on judicial recalls and political candidates. The Webster City Freeman-Tribune and others urge restraint, arguing judges should rule by law and evidence despite popular pressure.
June saw 73 arrests in Marshalltown saloons while July with saloons closed had nine drunks. Senator Cullom retains the longest service back to 1883. twelve others sit before 1900. Other lists show seniority by date of seating and numerous arrivals from 1907 to 1931. In Des Moines, wool bill rates move from 20 to 35 percent with 29 percent agreed, cited as tariff reform support.
The piece describes a group created friendship calendar for an exile fighting illness. Each leaf carries photos jokes poems or letters from friends. They plan to launch before Christmas with months assigned to contributors and aim to sustain support through the year.
The article discusses a period of change across religion and industry with a focus on church unrest, minister resignations, and new ideas. Prof. Samuel Zane Batten lauds the dissolving old forms and the rise of new truth, urging intellectual integrity and noting Christianity as a dynamic, evolving influence. Guests from Michigan City and Grand Rapids visit Dr. Heverly, with plans to return home tomorrow.
Washington rumors say the expenditures committee led by Aloss will urge removing Solicitor McCabe and possibly Dunlap, with a return of the pure food bureau to strong authority. The panel may also push for Secretary Wilson’s dismissal as Taft confronts department misconduct revelations.
Hannah Barr versus D. W. Barr appeal to the supreme court of law follows a Delaware district court ruling granting Mrs Barr a divorce and five thousand dollars permanent alimony plus costs. The trial drew sensational testimony of alleged inhuman treatment and marriage vows breach amid attention on two prominent wealthy families.
County officials report inquiries from other regions about deer. The law in effect since April allows removal under the state game warden, with deer not shipped out of Iowa but distributed to residents who bear capture and handling costs. An initial request for a pair of young deer has been made to Deputy Warden Groneweg, and no harvest is planned along the Botna this fall.
Council Bluffs Iowa August 16 The new state deer restraint law may be invoked this fall for deer along the Nishna hotna river in the eastern part of the state as officials seek to curb deer movements and protect crops and residents.
Advertises Chamberlains Liniment as an antiseptic that speeds healing by about one third and reduces maturation of injuries. Claims to relieve muscle soreness and rheumatic pains and is sold by all dealers.
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