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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
2
A compact, mixed record item from the Waterloo Evening Courier includes publishing details, circulation notes, and general notices. It also contains a rattling editorial on flies and sanitation comparing eastern and western cities and urging greens for sanitation. The piece mentions travel access points for the Courier in Europe and offices in the United States.
The Panama canal bill passed and signed by the president. It grants free passage to American ships while tolls apply to foreign vessels. The Courier urges repeal of any treaty undermining U S property rights, while noting the bill aims for non discrimination and benefits consumers by lowering transport costs.
A fragment reflecting on pest control and public sanitation in eastern cities versus rural areas. It notes barn protections, screens on doors, and questions why stores and hotels lack air raid like barriers. The text also hints at service norms and racial stereotypes of its era.
The piece questions if Rep Pickett’s attendance at a Taft administration social event signals support for Taft and criticizes press gossip. It defends his right to attend and mocks claims of party allegiance while shifting focus to his official record and the current noisy Congress.
In Iowa a split among progressives surfaces as editorials urge restraint. Marshalltown Times-Republican calls for leaders to avoid county and state ticket nominations, while Webster City Herald supports state wage and labor hours fixes. Shenandoah Sentinel notes bullmooser third-ticket talk risks loss.
The Boone News-Republican states Senator Kenyon was nominated by Republicans of Iowa and says he cannot leave the ticket to support the third party. It commends his honorable stance and sees no reason for him to do otherwise.
Cedar Rapids bullmoosers tell Judge J L Stevens head of the Iowa progressive party they reject a third party state ticket and will support Republican primary nominees in Iowa. The move is noted as the political situation grows more tangled in the state.
The hull monsers debate a potential third party ticket in Iowa arguing it would betray progressive principles by repudiating a ticket chosen in a legal primary. They warn opposing it could aid every Democrat on the ballot, asking where that would help the progressive cause and highlighting intra party tensions.
The Nonpareil lauds Jim as a steadfast leader with thirty years of service. It argues his record shows altruistic aims and strong character, praising his strength, vision, and potential to carry forward the people's work. It concedes flaws but presents him as a capable and respected leader.
A collage of light humor and social quips drawn from multiple papers notes witty exchanges about ancestry, courtship, train car chatter, and a punch line on hair loss. It references beaton tea party era ancestry, kerosene on meat, gum drops offered on trains, cash bonds in romance, and a joke about a pianist son losing hair.
The Courier denounces political misrepresentation by the executive and criticizes the Republican convention selections. It argues Kenyon will act on his own judgment, warns against pressuring progressives to back Taft, and uses historical allusions to emphasize independence and potential consequences for party unity.
The letter discusses Taft's representative stance as rebellion against divine authority and questions Kenyon's loyalty to the Taft camp. It questions primary nominees' machine-backed positions amid third party moves, and compares old loyalties to modern political shifts. In Iowa, Webster City notes opposition to a state ticket by Roosevelt supporters, fearing loss of votes and blaming the progressive committee for targeting allied candidates.
A Burlington Iowa report notes a small gathering of twenty five attendees from three counties who redefined their Aug 27 meeting as a conference. They decided to nominate a congressional candidate at the Des Moines convention on Sept 4 and urged the formation of third party clubs led by John MacVicar of Des Moines.
In the piece Ruth Cameron argues that enthusiasm and vivacity drive popularity more than loudness. Real, healthful enthusiasm attracts people and creates fun, while fake zeal backfires. cultivate genuine, heartfelt energy rather than hollow showmanship to win lasting favor.
Jones Mill grange the pioneer farmers organization of Delaware county will hold the annual field day next Monday at the grange quarters in the old Universalist church on East Brewer Street. The program includes addresses musical selections by local talent discussions of topics of general interest and a picnic dinner.
London Aug 27 failure to go to the relief of vessels in distress is a misdemeanor punishable by two years imprisonment per a circular from the British board of trade to ship captains. Issued after Lord Mercey’s Titanic inquiry, it expresses confidence relief will be rendered in line with merchant marine traditions.
A Mahoningtown woman recalls three years of monthly suffering heavy with fatigue and displacement. After failing surgery advice, she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and strength. She urges others to try the remedy and to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
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