Wartime Writings and Worldly Whims in Waterloo Courier
A collage of notices, jokes, and briefs from the Waterloo Evening Courier including ads, travel notes for American travelers in Europe, charity appeals by the Salvation Army, snippets on politics and reform, social commentary, and light quotes. It surveys public figures, education growth, and regional curiosities with a satirical tone.
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Ug Courier
Eurote
Europe
Waterloo Evening Courier
Trafelgar Building
Northcamberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Parie
Boulevant
Capucines
Fine Delopers
Rane Scribe
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Ne & Bt
Fetersburg
Nevsky Prospekt
America
Otiamwa Courier
Manchuria
Australia
Zealand
Siberia
Denmark
United States
Teaching Modern Authors Dominates High School News
The Nations Council of Teachers of English approved teaching modern authors in public schools, shifting from Chaucer to writers like Kipling and Maupassant. The article argues high school should be a stepping stone, not a classroom for ancient texts, and promotes college as the path for classics. A separate note describes Howard Dodge’s temperance petition plan seeking voter consent before liquor licenses, with aims to present petitions to President Wilson.
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The
Nations Council of Teachers of English
Chicago
Chaucer
Spencer
Milton
Daman
London
Tarkington
Kipling, Maupassant
Richard Harding Davis
Adam
Itelf
Howard Lewis Dodge
Long Beach
Cal
Mr. Dodge
Wilson
Congress
Dodge
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Lo Cislavian
Sam
America
Ideas of a Plain Man Ideals of Self-Reliance and Service
Philosophical reflection argues the core of education is self-reliance and service. It warns the sin of ruling desires leads to downfall, citing Jesus and the wilderness temptation as examples of choosing service over sovereignty.
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Jesus
Burn Your Smoke A Civic Call To Cheerful Living
An editorial urging readers to burn their smoke by converting waste coal into energy and maintaining a positive outlook. The piece argues smoke is waste and economy, urging Christian optimism, courage, and social cheer to improve daily life and mood amid tough times. It encourages advocacy for blue skies, clear minds, and mutual support.
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Desie
On Borrowing
An essay on borrowing describes its multifaceted nature as vice talent or help. It contrasts borrowers who need money with those who invest idle sums to earn interest, citing Rockerfeller as a cautionary contrast and imagining a nation shifted from cash to credit and rail expansion if all borrowing ceased.
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John D. Rockefeller
Reutus
America
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Spirit of the Iowa Press and Political Tropes
A collage of Iowa editorials urges social justice, comments on President Wilson and Bryan, and notes political maneuvering. Mentions Des Moines fountains for capitol grounds, Big Man Needed to beat Cummins, and drought talk from Sioux City Tribune with weather imagery.
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loWa Ity
Des Moines
Capitol Grounds
Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Mason Democrat
Cummins
Burlington Gazette invites W. C. Brown back to town
The Burlington Gazette reports an invitation to W. C. Brown to spend his remaining days in the city, recalling his past residence and affection for the town as a possible return. It notes his prior ties and hints at a welcome from the best town in the state.
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Burlington
the Commercial Exchange Nas
W. C. Brown
Ile
Old Fashioned Holiday Gossip and Seasonal Verses
A collage of social chatter and light verse as newspapers tease dress critiques and romance quips. Don’t miss playful exchanges about gowns, dope book jokes, and seasonal poems forecasting winter’s end and spring warmth.
The Universal Language of Tone and Expression
The author observes how tone and facial expression convey truth beyond words. A telephone conversation reveals engagement by tone, while tones reveal sincerity, fatigue, jealousy, and other emotions. Some men use caressing tones to charm women, rightly avoided as deceitful or superficial.
Poiret Defends Fashion Beauty Over Morality
French dressmaker Paul Poiret told a New York reporter he does not deal in morality but in beauty. He remarked on the slashed skirt and told a story about a young lady at a white dinner.
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Paul Poiret
New York
M. Poiret
Remarkable Cure Report From Sawtelle Woman
California resident Miss Marie Gerber credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with curing a severe cold that settled on her lungs. She says the cough eased after one night and the cold fully disappeared within a week. The product is advertised as available from dealers.
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California
Chamberlain
Marie Gerber
Sawtelle
Cal
Mayers' 35 and 14 Cent Store Candy Shoppers Quest
A shopper seeks Ryuts candies and notes Mayers' store offers a large assortment. The reminder highlights contrast in price points and availability for bargain confectionery.
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Mayers
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Kansas
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