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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1914

Page

2

Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reportel

The Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reportel describes itself as a daily paper with large circulation in Waterloo Iowa. It lists leadership including Jobo Hartman as editor and manager and A W Petersom as secretary treasurer and general manager.

Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Reportel Associated Preaa Hartman Park Avenue Jobo C Rartman W. Petersom Gen Mer Paparin Waterloo Iuwa

Organization and the modern world in a sharp critique

The piece argues organization fuels modern success across industries and nations, citing Panama Canal labor, European wages, German mobilization, and corporate takeovers. It contrasts efficient, planned work with political corruption, claiming true progress requires thorough organizational systems even in politics.

Kreisler recalls human side of war and gentleness amid conflict

Austrian violinist Kreisler, in war reporting from the front, describes acts of kindness between enemies. He recounts soldiers sharing bread, wine, and cigarettes during a rare interlude of truce, noting personal humanity despite mass hatred. He hopes shared civility survives beyond the war's end.

Fritz Kreisler Kreisler New York Dimbelf Kreister Mr. Kreisler Lim Huim

Nine Causes of Industrial Unrest Agree by Employers and Workers

The commission on industrial relations reports nine causes of unrest, seven agreed by both sides. Key causes include better living conditions, low wages, unemployment, unjust distribution, prejudice, rising prices, and workers seeking a voice with management. The ninth cause, worker empowerment, was favored by labor but not employers, suggesting no wage agreement without shared central control. Col Hepburn remains Republican, and a cattle disease outbreak is waning with government containment praised.

Commission On Industrial Relations Congress Central

To the Heart of the Matter Superstition and its harms

The piece argues superstition poisons the mind and stems from ignorance while distinguishing reverence for Deity from fear of specific dates or cycles. It links superstition to vice and cruelty but praises sacred awe as morally elevating, noting the Lord is pure.

Foley’s Honey and Tar Ad Endorsed by Doctors and Merchants

Physicians and merchants praise Foley’s Honey and Tar as the best remedy for colds chest and lung ailments with no opiates. Dr John W Taylor Luther sville Ga says it is an honest medicine and satisfies patrons. W L Cook Neihart Mont reports top results for coughs and colds. Sold by druggists nationwide. bankers in Texas pledge cooperation to bolster cotton pride.

Foley Efird Conejo Cat John W. Taylor Luthersville W. L. Cook Neihart Mont

Stamp tax exemption clarified for Iowa state business

Iowa legal analysis by John Pletcher concludes state official certificates such as corporation, insurance, teacher, and notarial certificates are exempt from federal stamp taxes. The ruling applies to driver, autmobile, and dairy inspection certificates, abstracts, and registrations, potentially saving the state money and avoiding delays.

Des Moines Dec Sam Iowa Europe State House Legal Department of the State John Pletcher Executive Council Unifarm Ecourt Food and Dairy Department Secretary of State

Becky Dobbins Purged of Offenses in Swindle Case

John R. Dobbins once a central figure in the famous swindle case, known for steering T. W. Ballew into a horse race loss, was purged of all legal responsibility. He was arrested in New York in 1909 and ran a Bedford hotel under an assumed name while awaiting Supreme Court action.

Council Bluffa John R. Dobbins Mabray John R Becks) Dobbins Ben Brummel Dobbins T. W. Ballew Princeton Ballew Hallow New York City Bedford Supreme Court

Missing Masonity laundry driver found in Fort Madison

Magon City reports a missing American Steam laundry delivery driver Roy Telford. A bullet hole marked empty wagon was seen near 214 South Main. Telford, 7 months with the company, disappeared after a planned late delivery. police fear highwaymen abducted him.

Magon City South Main Street Braloe Roy Telford American Steam Laundry Teltard Telford

Iowa Law School Receives Dillon Bequest of 10000

Des Moines reports the State Executive Council accepted a $10,000 bequest from the late Judge John F. Dillon to the State University of Iowa. The fund earns interest with $200 annual prize for a law essay and remaining income aiding worthy law students. If the department closes, prizes may shift to general topics. Dillon died in New Jersey. he once served as chief justice.

Des Moines State Executive Council John F. Dillon State University of Iowa Dillon Law Department Iowa State University State University New Jersey Iowan Supreme Court Iowa New York

Iowa land value surge tops nation in decade gains

Des Moines reports Iowa farm land rose by about 57.40 per acre over ten years, the fastest nationwide increase aside from only four states, per U S Department of Agriculture. The United States employs over six million factory workers and 1.6 million railroad workers. Gold Coast colony leads world in cocoa production. Heligoland once served as a northern Europe Gretna Green.

Iowa Union United States Department of Criculture Illinois Indiana Ohio New Jersey

A Woman’s Punctured Pride in Bargain Illusion

A column accuses a town woman of a petty scheme to feign wealth by buying cheap items and directing delivery from pricey shops. The piece condemns snobbery, calls for sincerity, and notes similar patterns among some foreign buyers and the Panama Canal pay plan. It laments how appearance harms happiness and cautions against vanity across genders.

Aleth Panama Canal Commission Appearancea

Pinex cough syrup remedy promises quick relief

An elderly family remedy touts home preparation using Pinex and sugar to make a pint of cough syrup. It claims quick relief for persistent coughs bronchitis and whooping cough with a strong emphasis on cost savings and ease of making at home with directions from the Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.

The Pinex Co Ft. Wayne, Ind

Davenport Woman Escapes Knife For Gall Stone Remedy

Davenport resident Mrs. S. T. Oliver details a brush with surgery for gall stones while in Miami Florida. She credits Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy with relief, weight gain, and avoiding hospital surgery, inviting others with chronic stomach trouble to try a dose. The ad touts the remedy as a digestive cleaner sold by local druggists.

S. T. Oliver East High Street Davenport Attla Miami Florida Mayr United States Marr J. K. Foder & Son Wangler Bros. Co Drugelste Everywhere Usament

Fragmentary quote hints at hidden costs and truth

A partial quotation suggests a debate over pricing and misdirection in a relationship context. The speaker contrasts expected costs with a higher figure, implying confusion about what is really charged and how information is presented. The fragment cites a discrepancy between stated and actual expenses.

Waterloo Koy Shoots Big Moose in Canada

Lyle Moore, a former West High student living on a Alberta homestead near Cold Lake, reports to his parents about a successful hunting trip. He and his partner filled their larder with a large moose and a deer, noting the moose weighed about 1,500 pounds with 250 pounds of tallow. He also mentions prior summer work cutting timber for a firm that failed to pay after World War I began. The note includes various other factual snippets such as fur losses in Siberia, early American medical work, and Cape Cod canal traffic projections.

Lyle Moore West High Cold Lake Alberta Frank Moore Lyle Young Moore Europe

Remarkable results from new remedy Amplex proposed cure

Amplex advertised as a new prescription that allegedly cures eczema acne pimples and skin eruptions. It claims instant relief from itch and burning and promises restful sleep once applied or washed onto affected skin. Wangler Bros Henderson Drug Co and dealers nationwide offer refunds if not satisfied with trial size fifty cents.

Amplex Wangler Bros. and Henderson Drug Co

Miona claims quick relief for indigestion

The ad promotes Miona as a simple inexpensive preparation available at Wangler Bros. Co that quickly calms indigestion and supports stomach walls by boosting gastric juices. It targets sufferers of heartburn biliousness sour or gassy stomachs promising prompt lasting relief with no cost if it fails.

Miona Wangler Bros. Co

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