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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
2
In Macnolia a village vote on a rural school bond shows a shift in domestic power as a wife mobilizes allies to influence the election. The bond measure passes 244 to 7 amid tensions between traditional authority and modern participation.
The piece argues that legalized mine use harms civilians and combatants alike, insisting vessels should remain in port for safety. It references the McNamara brothers in Los Angeles amid claims of strategic threats and calls for a clear stance against indiscriminate mining.
A human-interest critique explains a 19th century plan by railroad financiers to pressure Congress through the Interstate Commerce Commission to reset freight rates. European investors are said to unload securities abroad, prompting the move to tax consumers to cushion investors. The piece treats the public as the payer and calls out political lobbying as a tactic.
The article argues that boycotts to curb high food prices rarely succeed without broad consumer organization. It notes that city leagues in Chicago and New York have only temporary effects, while state efforts in Iowa need near national coordination to threaten food speculators. Individual action alone is useless without organizing others.
Senate delays McReynolds confirmation amid calls for probe into charges tied to Chicago District Attorney Wilkerson removal. Norris and Kearon lead opposition amid claims big business influenced expulsions while New York papers question the nomination though some call it respectable though not ideal. World war notes discuss Austrian losses and Servian resistance, with surgeons praised for humane warfare advances as gas fears loom. A farmer tale ends with a trick to protect a calf as a dog attacks.
A satirical piece on volcanoes describing their unpredictable, dramatic eruptions and impact on nearby towns. It compares volcanic fury to political pretensions, noting periods of dormancy followed by renewed activity. The piece blends humorous exaggeration with cautionary tone about human folly.
A fragment from a Paris theatrical review reflects on crime, virtue, and the lure of defiance, arguing self expression fuels creativity and that great deeds can twist into vice when aligned with dangerous impulses. A Portland Spectator quip and assorted tidbits follow about social absurdities.
Mount Pleasant Iowa announces sale of the Mount Pleasant Journal to C Rogers of the Mount Pleasant Daily and Weekly News. The fire destroyed the plant hastening the sale and consolidation under the Mount Pleasant News Journal to be published with new equipment and four-lloafer weekly schedule.
Des Moines reports that Democrats since coming to power have secured 15 246 post offices. The claim targets Republican postmasters as a potential audience for the announcement.
A historic note recalls the first railway mail car's 50th anniversary, tracing mice at a post office in Creep Bay Michigan that inspired mail on trains. It notes the Chicago Clinton route beginning the practice, and outlines now widespread railway mail operations with 18,000 clerks handling over 23 million pieces yearly and a greatly reduced error rate.
Des Moines readers learn suffragists are preparing an honor roll of candidates for United States senate and House who pledge to advance woman suffrage. The list will also include governors and state legislators who favor enacting the measure, plus a short black list of those who evade the question. Visitors at the suffrage cottage can learn who is on both lists and how the suffrage bill fares in Congress and in the coming legislature.
The article notes that voters face a choice with the governor's stance shaping outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of the candidates' positions on executive leadership and the political climate as a key factor for informed voting.
Milton H. Wood, son of Mrs. Mary FL. Wood of 715 South Street, enlisted February 5, 1911, as an apprentice seaman. He describes six months aboard the U S S San Francisco detailing Vera Cruz fighting, Mexican port occupations, and a New Orleans visit, with August 25 mail from Portsmouth Navy Yard noting his role as fireman first class maintaining an air pump and vessel systems at anchor.
Fred Davis, a Washington correspondent for Iowa papers, is cited in the Dubuque Times Journal as pushing a campaign against Senator Cummins. The piece notes Davis’s role for Iowa Republican papers and alleges concealed influences behind his reporting while targeting Cummins, mentioning Schoolel as a bitter foe.
An old advertisement urges readers to check for severe lung trouble symptoms like fever night sweats and weight loss warning of serious results if ignored. It promotes "Alterative" remedies by a Philadelphia company claiming mass recoveries with testimonials from a Miss Mary Norhamer and others, advertising prices and druggist sales.
Fragmented text references Poslam for itchy burning skin and mentions products and locations. It reads like an advertising or health tip snippet with scattered phrases about application and symptoms. Names and places are unclear or garbled, but skin care guidance centers on applying Poslam for relief.
Fragmentary line mentions Dr Gerrit J Bennett and a phrase about women and something thintrean, plus a phone number and a Black Blog, but meaning unclear and date or context missing.
Fragmentary Washington correspondence suggests Davis aimed at Cummins through Iowa papers. The piece questions Davis’s health and motive, hints at a paid lobby against Cummins, and mentions General Bragg’s remark about Cleveland. The text shifts to a curiosity fact about a carp’s bones, using a quotational aside.
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