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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1911
Page
2
A dated polemic argues that free trade harms democracy and sustains trusts, claiming Democrats cling to protection and tariff boards. It cites Bailey and southern congressmen opposing free trade during tariff debates, asserting free trade keeps the party in the ditch and binds Republicans to advantage.
The Des Moines Capital counters Lafayette Young’s dire warnings about the reciprocity bill, asserting that the predicted perdition has been postponed as the bill's fate remains unsettled and land values in Iowa show declines.
In contesting Iowa claims the Webster City paper cites real estate transfers showing price increases from 1909 to this year. Farms valued at 110 to 190 per acre rose to 140 to 190 per acre, while other properties climbed from 75 to 105 and 100 to 125 per acre, disputing a supposed price decline.
The Des Moines Capital notes Senator Cummins will spend a vacation in Des Moines playing golf. The Washington dispatch suggests he may revise some golf scores downward.
Sioux City Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa and Davenport all expect the president as part of his western tour. Waterloo will serve as a convenient stop between Dubuque and the Capital City. Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Senator Lorimer has launched a vigorous push for vindication and may persist in his offensive stance.
Editorial snippets show Ottumwa Courier urging better neighborly conduct to avoid borrowing flare ups. Webster City Freeman Tribune mocks Des Moines Capital silence on land value questions, noting satire and exasperation among county readers.
The piece offers simple rules for amateur nursing: imagine the patient’s meal while preparing, provide a tray with all essentials, give a writing pad for requests, keep the room tidy, and arrange pillows to support the back, shoulders, and head. It favors patient comfort, warns against clutter, and urges cheerfulness and forbearance from caregivers.
In la Aug 28 Judge Wheeler held any saloon with an injunction after April 15 1909 has been operating illegally. The ruling affects over forty saloons and may close most in Council Rings. The decision carries a $200 fine and suspension pending appeal, with many venues likely to be superseded by bond. City licenses total about 24 356 annually.
Newton Iowa Aug 28 C Mahaffey of Des Moines a Rock Island train butcher was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal George Bidwell on bootlegging charges. He pleaded guilty at a preliminary hearing before W C McArthur. Mahaffey had traveled to the Tasper county fair aiming to earn expenses by selling half bottle whisky. Bidwell stopped him while he disposed of the goods. Rev J H Bauernfeind pastor of Emanuel Evangelical Association church visiting his father at Kenyon Minn was part of the report.
Des Moines reports Senator Cummins after returning from Washington says he has given no stance on Iowa’s delegation instruction. He notes his only national convention remark defended true republican principles over candidates and sees three main issues next winter: tariff, trusts, and money. He praises abolition of the monetary commission and plans rest at home.
In Dewittville New York a woman describes chronic pain and weakness improving after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She states she now has a healthy baby daughter and urges other women to try the product before surgery Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts offers free advice to sick women as evidence of the remedy's success.
President Taft began the 1912 campaign with a defiant speech from Hamilton Mass praising his policy and attacking Insurgent Republicans and Democratic leaders La Follette Clark and Underwood. He accused them of politics over tariff reform and criticized their reciprocity and tariff bills as flawed and rushed without proper inquiry.
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