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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1914
Page
2
The Chicago Herald, once praised for renouncing liquor revenues, resumes running beer ads. Proponents argue this reemergence brings it back into the public eye while other papers that avoided booze money continue in obscurity.
A quoted editorial condemns Japan’s demand for surrender of strategic Chinese ports and leased territories as an act of power politics. It argues the move reflects lawlessness among nations, portrays Japan as morally unscrupulous yet acknowledges historical European hypocrisy, and warns against entangling the United States in the dispute while criticizing the congressman who urged action.
The State Should Co operate Town sportsmen will hold a meeting in Des Moines August 28 to discuss measures for preserving and propagating the state's game. A proposed item is a state law to conform with the national ban on spring migratory bird shooting. The national law was ruled unconstitutional by a federal court, heightening the case for state protection and enforcement of rational measures.
The piece argues the Kaiser remains a formidable force even when outnumbered, highlighting Helgoland as Germany’s airship base near London and detailing the threat of Zeppelins capable of delivering destruction. It notes Britain’s lag in air defense and the potential for devastating strikes if continental defeats occur.
A New York law defines unnecessary loud noise as a public nuisance endangering comfort health and safety of many. A recent case found a milk company at fault for protests on necessity. summer brings noise as sleep becomes harder and many rest outdoors. Other items discuss Iowa Democratic publicity, military foresight, and Belgian wartime aid scenes.
A critique argues that true spiritual values cannot be measured by wealth or social status. It contends that in modern success driven times honest wealth often masks moral compromise. The piece cites Colton on society clouded by selfishness and warfare as a barrier to moral truth.
A collection of quips and cartoons from Detroit Free Press Baltimore American and other papers. Snappy lines cover gardens, travel, therapy costs, war humor, and fashionable shopping woes. Humorous vignettes reflect era wit and social foibles.
People in Waterloo may witness a partial solar eclipse Friday at sunrise as the moon passes between the earth and the sun. Totality will be in Russia, with northern United States and Canada seeing dimmer skies and visible planets and stars.
Walter R. Lester of Fort Madison Iowa allegedly took his life with a .38 caliber Harrington & Richardson revolver during the middle of last week after unrequited affection for a local girl. His body was found about 7 o clock Sunday evening by a fisherman on Ward's Island, a short distance below Quincy.
George Fitch notes that hard times stem from a pampered elite and mass luxury consumption. He mocks presidents and financiers who trigger fear while promoting endless goods. The piece argues economy harms if pursued as despairing collective refunds and luxury cuts.
From the Dubuque Times the Mason City physician Dr A A Noyes has left Mason City for Waterloo. A Friday game pitting the east and west sides ended 40 to 24 in favor of the east. Harvey L Swift captained the east, L A Cribb umpired, with Clinger and Woodward or Pryne and rwileon as batteries. E H Cramer survived a buggy accident with a broken left arm. The Cowrier editor toured Darel Slade furniture works with riverfront mills on both sides. Local prices: wheat 76 to 80 c, flour 3 per cwt, eggs 5? cents, butter 17 cents.
Wheat prices and flour costs in 1894 show grains at 60 40 cents and 1 70 to 2 00 per cwt. Eggs and lard at 8 and 11 cents. Burke case, Ray Elliott abduction, 15 20 witnesses. L H Edwards moves dry goods stock to Parkersburg. Obituary for Mrs B E Mears born 1869 Plainfield IL. Miss Hattie Messinger wed Ernest Richards in Tacoma Washington. River improvement at second cutoff to restore old channel with breakwater and plank dam. Democratic convention in the city to decide Basher endorsement or vacant ticket option.
The piece laments World War I scale, warning Armageddon rhetoric and urging mutual aid, industry, and mutual blood ties among nations. It warns of moral decline, calls for unity, and notes embargoes on port imports as ships are reallocated to support war efforts.
The piece argues wartime shipping will shift to feed and arm forces, with Britain guaranteeing grain shipments. It predicts U S and Japan as dominant manufacturing powers, labor costs rising, friction likely, and a postwar rebound in American influence and markets amid global disruption.
A Nebraska farmer reportedly offers 3 a day plus board and an introduction to his daughters to any healthy, respectable young man who helps on the farm, and 160 acres of land to give with each daughter when she marries. The item also notes ducks as easier to raise, eggs selling at a small premium, and views on snakes, toads, and grain threshing losses in Wisconsin.
Ruth Cameron explains a playful method to infer general personality types from color combinations. She notes colors do not reveal precise traits but can hint at the wearer’s overall style, with simple harmonies like blue and white or pink and white illustrating the idea.
The author muses on color pairings like pink and green and pink and white, noting how simple palettes evoke character. He compares eye and ear harmony with color music, cites blue and green as surprising, and outlines stages of color taste in red haired women. The piece treats color as symbolic of personality in a lyrical, reflective tone.
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