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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
2
A memoir-esque note from the Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter laments a death by suicide and contrasts it with the writer’s humor. It reflects on life’s burdens and the restraint of humor in tragedy, suggesting the victim sought relief through wit.
A collage of diary-like notes quotes the Nashville Banner on war substitutes, Washta Journal dismisses wet candidates, and a Boston firm boycotts Atlanta over the Frank lynching. Other items mock West dominance in 1916 nominating, geese in migration, Lansing ending grape juices diplomacy, and Edison predicting seven fat years postwar. The piece also mentions Bryans liquor stance, 1916 assembly acts, and Carranza’s Mexico policy amid war fever.
Nathan and Frank Rainsbarger, imprisoned 28 years for murder since 1887, receive conditional pardons in Iowa. They must remain peaceful for three years before the pardons become absolute, a move praised as humane amid recent high profile cases like Charles Becker and Leo Frank. The brothers’ good conduct at Anamosa’s carpenters’ beach supports a likely safe release into old age.
New York suffragist leader Mrs. Whitehouse urges a nationwide one day strike of working women to paralyze business and prove women's indispensability. She argues the action would be a powerful argument for woman suffrage and highlight women’s critical role in industry and homes.
William Jennings Bryan lectured in Fort Dodge before about five thousand listeners on his doctrine of passive resistance. The crowd greeted his remarks with applause as he contrasted war’s terrors with peace’s benefits and urged converting swords to plowshares and rifles to falling shuttles, advocating protection by harmlessness.
Former President Taft in Portland refused to meet a delegation of women urging woman suffrage. He criticized the disruptive tactics of suffragists, arguing they discredit the cause and applauding his stance against their approach.
A Newark hotel suicide leaves a coroner a crumpled note in which the deceased writes the joke is on him. The fragment suggests remorse or irony as the man references his act and the coroner. Further details are not provided in readable text.
The column urges readers to value life as joyful existence and to seize gifts and opportunities around them. It emphasizes the power of choice and the joy of loving, acting, and giving as essential to personal ideals and success.
A mock editorial piece ridicules bands as conspiratorial in American towns. It describes a cumbersome process to form a band, the recruitment of horn players, and the costly performances that supplant civic activities, ending with a satirical plea to join a secret society parade in pink silk.
A writer argues many women neglect civic and philanthropic work outside the home while others criticize them for doing so. She urges those with vitality to contribute to the larger community, noting that responsible women may balance home life with public service and find reward in giving.
Iowa editors discuss road funding and party strategy in the state primary. Topics include temperance influence, vice presidential hopes for Kenyon, California road spending versus Iowa needs, and the push for durable gravel or wooden block roads as alternatives.
Mr Preston safeguards a pile of cash in his home, Polly the parrot destroys newspaper clutter and at night warns a robber. A thief breaks in, Polly squalls Lucy’s name, and the robber is caught by Mr Preston with help from Lucy and the nurse. Polly’s alarm leads to the robber’s capture and the family’s relief.
The Cedar Falls band is praised as a credit to Iowa and a state asset. Cedar Falls built the band, but now it belongs to the state as the largest band in the state with strong performance. Members are young professionals and businessmen.
Men and working men of Cedar Falls acknowledge the band as the city’s prime public asset, highlighting its role in civic identity and community pride amid ongoing municipal discussions.
An old advertisement extols plain cocoanut oil soap as safe and economical for hair care. It claims store shampoos contain alkali, irritate the scalp, and dry hair, while cocoanut oil soap creates rich lather, cleanses well, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage.
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