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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1913

Page

2

Evening Courier and Courier Tri Weekly Ad Page Details

Public notice style block listing editors and managers for the Evening Courier and Courier Tri-Weekly, with offices in New York and Chicago. Describes circulation, pricing, and ad rates. Provides European distribution clues via Waterloo Evening Courier and foreign postage note.

MOO Evexing Courier MEW A. Martnan Company Wort Park Avenue Mazen Tedice Lee ‘Boua Gall Acd Courlir Europe Waterloo Evening Courier Ing Piten Traffigar Northberland Avenue American Express Haymarket Dawes Steamship Agency Gy Green Street Paris Boulevard Des Capucines Carer Place de Oper Perlin Linter den Linden Gt. Petersburg

Vacation Delivery Promise Seeks Readers on Summer Trip

The Courier advertises summer vacation service to keep subscribers informed. It offers to deliver the paper promptly regardless of address changes, arranging mail and name checks to ensure continuity while readers are away.

Courier Nains

Bankers Protest Glass Owen Bill Limiting Credit

Eleven bankers from Minnesota Wisconsin North and South Dakota Montana and Iowa met in Minneapolis to oppose the Glass Owen currency bill citing expected credit contraction harming merchants manufacturers farmers and wage earners. They warn reserves would be locked up and loaning power reduced threatening business stability and rural credit.

Minnesota Wisconsin North South Dakota Montana Iowa Minneapolis United States Representative Committee

Glase Owen bill sparks debate over insurance and credit

A commission’s findings on European systems and the Glase Owen bill spark debate on financial insurance costs. The piece reasons that bankers could offer a superior alternative and notes President Wilson’s aim to bolster national credit amid uncertainty. It also comments on Harry Thaw’s ongoing notoriety and public reactions.

Wilson

Microbe of Political Ambition and Other Urgent Notes

A collection from Iowa papers comments on habit in action versus reputation, questions gender bias in police promotions in Chicago, and notes a Baltimore man surviving after over 200 surgeries. The items reflect newspaper voice and regional concerns of the era.

Des Moines Chicago

Autograph Habits By Dr Frank Crane

A feature on how handwriting and small gestures reveal character. The piece cites a Scotland Yard detective noting that walk and self presentation identify a person more than facial features. It lists autograph habits of figures from the House of Commons including Asquith Bonar Law Lloyd George Churchill McKenna Birrell with distinct tells.

Scotland Yard House of Commons Mr. Asquith Bonar Law Mr. Lloyd George Winston Churchill McKenna Birrell

The Telescope and the Astronomer as Modern Satire

An animated essay extols the telescope as a vast glass eye enabling astronomers to scan planets, comets, and rings, while humorously noting its influence on daily life and world affairs. It mocks the grandiose reach of science and its distance from mundane events as it praises discovery and practical benefits.

Mars Taft Free Trade League of America

Liquor law affects under twenty one and more notes

Forty years ago this week readers learned a new liquor law takes effect September first restricting sales to those under twenty one with a $100 fine for violations. Other items include Major Conger’s survey push delayed by high water, a Waverly editor visit, Cedar Rapids Iowa state fair dates, and local post office burglaries and robberies with modest rewards.

Picnic at Cedar River park and political notes

Twenty years ago on August 19 1893 Cedar River park hosted a rural picnic with baskets and songs. Miss Allee Ettinger and Misa Lottie Lint of Alabama gave admired performances while Rev E H Basher spoke on The Evolution of the Calamity Howler. Also reported were Will Snyder’s near death gun accident in Charles City and various social visits and Democratic county convention details with several secretaries named and honorary remarks.

Cedar River Park Allee Ettinger Misa Lottie Lint Alabama H. Basher Will Snyder Illinois Central Charles City Court House A. ©. Torrey Cedar Falls I. van Metre W. H. McClure H. H. Bezold Judge Couch J. G. Schmidt J. W. Boyle Adam Keller William Lanning A.B. Kieffer F. Couch J. B. Young W. L. Mowrey J. ¥. Burns J. W. Lichty L. H. Edwards

Designating the Goats by the Times Journal

The article accuses President Wilson of a Republican plot intended to spark national panic. It predicts Republicans would be blamed for a drought in the southwest, framing the partisan narrative as a looming crisis.

America John Lind Minnesota Wilson Mexico John Sweden United States Dubuaque

One Good in Sight. Ellsworth News Item.

Ellsworth reports targeted editorial snippets critiquing fashion norms, nickel plating quality, and political leadership. The Sioux City outlets discuss Democratic machine weaknesses and high tax burdens, urging reform and citizen interest in taxation issues nationwide.

Ellsworth News Sioux City Tribune Iowa Union

Quixotic Reflections From Two Papers

A Chicago News Item humorously describes a wild party plan ending in a coroner’s inquest as the Detroit Free Press contemplates quitting the fray for a tranquil farm life. The verse juxtaposes reckless nightlife with philanthropy and a cautious retreat from wealth.

Chicago Detroit Free Press

Easy Slippers and Pro and Con in Humorous Bits

A collection of light blurbs from old newspapers features jokes on benevolence at weddings, Greek dress and boilerplate wit, a narrative about a trunk of gossip from the Saymold Storey, and a coroner’s cocktail quip. Notable lines reference Judge and Coroner Hofman in a playful, mock-contrast style.

A Measure Worth Trying

The Chicago Tribune argues bankers should not obstruct the Owen Glass bill over board powers. It supports modifications favoring an advisory council with limited official board power and urges public banking opinion to back the system. The piece endorses the reserve bill with banker-backed changes and increased profits for subscribers as sound banking reform.

Chicago Tribune Owen-Glass Federal Reserve Board Advisory Council Federal Board the Tribune Owen-Glags Reserve Banking Reform Ag

Congress Bank System Plan Receives Broad Support

The Tribune argues the federal bank system bill should be passed this session and accepted by banks. It may not be perfect, but experience will improve it. An advisory council reduces partisan risks, and the right district representatives can yield influence and protect banking interests nationwide.

Tribune Federal Board

How This Woman Found Health Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound

Utica Ohio letter quotes Mrs Earlewine saying the Vegetable Compound cured her after a female weakness post childbirth and allowed normal work and walking. Another Illinois reader, Mrs Hettie Greenstreet, reports ten years of female troubles and nervous weakness eased. she credits the Compound with restoring health and endorses it to others.

Utica Ohio Mra Red Earlewine R.F.D. No Nebo Lydia E. Pinkham Hettie Greenstreet Nebo, Illinois

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harry K. Thaw Thaw Harry Pennsylvania Railroad Company L Harry K. Thaw Waterloo Spirit OF the Iowa Press Mason City Times Nes Moines Register and Leader Baltimore Frank Crane Gary Conger Major Conger Captain Lucas Waverly Independent Cedar Rapids D. J. Rishel Rev. E. Adams C. P. Artman Rere North Iowa Dental Society Nashua Charles E. Singer Uncle Sam's Hampton Colburn P. Turpening W. W. Wyant F. Worcester Shell Rock Cedar Rivers Tressa McIlhinney Mrs. Hanna Maude Shull Josie Marie Sioux City Journal Senate Baltimore American Goodman Gonrong Saymold Storey Nan Jack Peter 5. Hofman Cook County Capudine Om Fis Adole Ff. Hicks Fechim Beecham F. H. Latier Lafayette Street Fourth Street Evening Courier Lafayette Building 4Th St. E Waverly MR. Geo. Hunt Agen Breher Ave Lydia E.pinkham Wellington Wellington Cafe Commercial Street M&s E. Johnson Bridge St DR. I. 8S Bazard Black Hawk Bank E. H. Knittle A. A. Waterbury Russell-Lamson Block E. T. Jaynes M. D Black Hawk Franklin St F. C. Liffring Lafayette Gerrit J. Bennett West Fourth Elmwood and Western T. A. McManus Commercial Bank H Ralston DR. Bodwell Osteopathic Sea Floor Syndicate Bldg
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