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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
3
The piece contrasts fond recollections of old songs friends wine and tales with a push for new stories. It notes July 4 oration praising America contrasts with a sharp critique of a speaker labeled as Sizzlan Howle.
A pair of bicyclists debate a map that places them in Briggville's center while they ride a muddy road several miles from anywhere. One rider questions the map’s accuracy, joking it might be drawn by naval experts.
Musty Miller warns Pete not to enter a doorway as it leads to Andy Carnegie’s residence and to avoid bringing a Notary out of town with trouble. The dialogue shows playful regional speech and a cautionary tone about intruding in Carnegie’s domain.
The Fortune Hunter declares affection to the Wise Heiress who muses she will keep her eye on him anyway. The exchange reveals sly wit and mutual interest in a terse, playful moment.
The Astute Publisher insists the proposed title Then Knights of Other Days is not fitting while the Ambitious Author defends it. The exchange centers on whether the title aligns with the story’s era and clarity.
The article promotes hillside home placement with rising ground for drainage and dignity, advocating terrace-inspired design and large windows. It details a 36 by 61 foot house with a 16 by 16 reception hall, 15 by 14.5 foot parlor, 17 by 16 living room, 15 by 11.5 and 13 by 15 foot bedrooms, a sewing room, six closets, and a 65 hundred dollar estimated cost for solid materials.
Skeletal remains unearthed at Craigshill El lensburg Washington include eleven primitive men with sloping foreheads and two rows of front teeth. The bones lie twenty feet below ground in a dry shale cement rock layer. A twenty inch femur suggests a man eighty inches tall. J P Munson professor of biology endorses them as primitive human bones.
A traveling man recalls an Iowa prairie chicken hunt where he fired once without aiming and killed two birds, shocking onlookers and earning bragging rights. He then claimed he never shot again that day, cementing his rare mark.
Rev Anna Howard Shaw Waid argues for co education noting equal schooling challenges male superiority. She cites a seaside youth who claimed a broken heart after being refused by a girl, who humorously disputes any organic failure, attributing palpitations to cheap cigarettes.
The article explains hair whorls and crests on animals act as natural pedometers recording locomotive activity. It notes the horse has the most such features, including feathering along the flank and on the chest. Underlying muscle action explains their origin, though the pedometer analogy remains superficial.
In the nineteenth assembly district a fallen political idol is described amid social activities. Children sang My Country Tis of Thee and he addressed the crowd with emotion praising The Star Spangled Banner.
Fine Horace of Mixed Blood discusses Jerez de la Frontera as a historic horse breeding center in Andalusia famed for Arab bloodlines. It notes Moorish strongholds, Arab stallions influencing the Andalusian breed, and later crosses with other breeds, leading to many horses not pure-blooded in official records.
Fire at 5 o'clock this morning destroyed a 40 by 60 barn and a 40 by 60 granary owned by George A. Bateman thirteen miles south of Waterloo. Ninety party hay and oats were burned, 75 tons of hay and 3000 bushels of oats. Insurance on the barn was 1600 dollars. contents were not insured.
Des Moines Aug 16 State Chairman Carl Franke of the progressive party denounces Iowa congressmen for using a statute to dodge embarrassment in this campaign. He states this is a campaign of principle not men and argues candidates must declare their platforms. He cites George W Clarke Auditor Bleakley and Taft supporters and pushes alignment with Roosevelt principles or lose support.
Edward Hatch Jr chairs the American Civic Association fly fighting committee and led the anti fly movement. His work in cleansing rivers and harbors led to a national campaign that newspapers and health groups supported. The Fly Fighter publication details the 1912 campaign from New York headquarters. Elizabeth Persons of Mt. Vernon, visiting Panora, teaches English at Panora High School.
Pittsburgh reports that Boies Penrose faces potential impeachment if the Progressive ticket wins. A letter allegedly by John D Archbold to Penrose with a $25 000 certificate of deposit is cited as graft evidence. The Pittsburgh Leader, tied to Flinn and the Progressive party, amplifies the charge.
Market roundup from New York on August 16 shows a range of gains and declines among major issues. Stocks including American Sugar and United States Steel fluctuate while Canadian Pacific and Pennsylvania show slight moves. readings list a broad spread across railroads, refiners, and utilities.
The manager of a women’s shooting gallery welcomes a new pupil while recounting a husband’s motive for training her. He says a burglar once entered their country home and she fired all shots, grazing the coat, with the husband deeming the cost of delicate marksmanship as excessive.
Chicago reports indicate fifteen to twenty tramps perished when the Panorama building at South Wabash avenue and Hubbard place burned this afternoon. Rescue worker James O'Neil said twenty companions slept in a closed loft, with he himself severely burned.
General Pasqual Orozco evacuated Juarez today leaving a small rebel guard to maintain order until federal troops arrive. The guards looted the customs house but took no money as US border patrols halted traffic. An American and German consular committee organized to protect the city while saloons and most shops remained closed.
Sergeant Howard Garrison reports hardware, bike, and gun shops stock full lines of dog muzzles. City ordinance fines for negligent owners escalate. police vow no excuses as dog catchers patrol streets for noncompliant canines. Immediate action could bring thirty to forty fines by August.
Washington reports the conference report on the Panama canal bill passed the Senate 48 to 18 after a Branegee led opposition. The bill bans trust owned ships and grants free tolls to certain American vessels, with the Panama policy debated amid the committee clash. A separate note says Bert Morgan, a sign painter, was arrested in a box car by Special Agent Young for peering into North Waterloo residences and appeared before insanity commissioners.
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