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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment discusses paper distribution at Waterloo and Lews with advertising rate references and telephonic contact for the Courier Private Branch Exchange. It mentions price per word and contract prizes, but many details are unclear due to garbled text.
Santa Claus is observing and asks shoppers to hang stockings and shop early to help clerks. The article notes despite tariff fears the world still turns, meat and eggs cost the same, and business shows hesitation due to global money strains. A panel of journals cites no clear tariff invasion of the U.S. market.
Iowa reformers push study of public ownership as a policy. The article urges scientific analysis, seeking examples of successful public rail ownership and failures, to compare with the United States. It calls for expert economic input rather than heated advocacy.
A movement to teach future school histories by halting full Civil War coverage and focusing on two battles Merrimack versus Monitor at Hampton Roads and the three days at Gettysburg faces strong opposition from Civil War survivors. Co EB Perkins of Burlington is elected to the Burlington railroad board and praised for his capacity across multiple ventures.
The column reviews wage value, imperial ambition, railroad profits, tariff effects, and political figures. It notes New Haven Railroad viability, food prices under tariff, Bryan and Marshall rhetoric, Mexican pay issues for soldiers, and socialistic leanings of rail ownership advocates. Huerta’s tenure and Nobel praise for Root are touched, with caution about prosecution in Waterloo and altered diamond standards.
A humorous essay portrays the hog as a machine turning corn into wealth and commodities. It contrasts the creature’s messy labor with modern industry and mocks tariff debates as Wall Street echoes through manufactured squeals.
A thinker foresees future generations rejecting cramped urban sprawl. He argues for beauty in architecture and living spaces, predicting cities will be replaced by majestic, human centered designs that honor the soul and the work of mankind.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette highlights Ames Agricultural College guiding a 17 year old who earned 133 dollars from a single acre of corn. It argues Iowa should invest a million dollars in agricultural science to boost farmer profits and statewide wealth.
The note highlights five paydays in January 1914 and suggests they will ease financial strain as shoppers count down remaining days before the holidays.
The Cummins stance at the state convention on presidential primary reform is weighed against Wilson era advocacy. The Nonpareil argues Cummins aims to clear a path for GOP unity, not salvation, noting a Taft voter split and the need for a platform that reunites party factions ahead of a national convention.
A collection of brief clips from several papers lampoons public behavior and tax policy. The Cherokee Times mocks bell ringing by a boy near a funeral and a church dinner. The Sioux City Tribune critiques treasury rules aiding bondholders to dodge local taxes. Rapids City Journal notes aWisconsin report with unspecified implications.
An elderly Diplodocus tells a family to quiet down and behave while warning the Ichthyopagous will crocus. The scene shifts between a playful dialogue about dancing and a sudden request for more time.
A compact clashing of jokes and quips from various era items. Notes include a playful exchange about puppies and sixpence, a fall chrysanthemum remark, and a comic gag about a policeman and a lecturer. The snippets reflect light humor and social chat.
Ruth Cameron discusses the American Society for Thrift and banker Straus's view of thrift as more than saving. She contrasts thrift with waste, cites Noah Webster on economy, and asks readers to maximize value from abilities and finances to improve citizenship and living standards.
The speaker argues thrift is a worthy ideal, not parsimony. He contends Americans avoid thrift as stinginess and urges making the most of resources across households and other areas. He links prudent choices to national character and progress.
S A Challman of the Minnesota Educational Association defends a tentative United States history course that emphasizes the Civil War’s causes, results, and human stories rather than only the Merrimac Monitor and Gettysburg battles. He says biographies of great Civil War heroes would be included and the war would be treated as a whole.
The speaker questions shrinking patriotism to two battles and argues the essence lies beyond war. They hope to move past an era that equates patriotism with glorifying slaughter and destruction.
An advertisement testimonial from Miss Margaret Campbell of Ft. Smith Arkansas praises Chamberlain's Tablets for her father who recovered after six years of illness and for her sister who also benefited. Sold by all dealers.
A fragmentary quotation evokes a tranquil landscape where the speaker seeks cleansing of fever with dew and rest from the heartache. The lines mention cool air, high hills, and a sense of renewal despite longing.
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