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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1920
Page
2
Public notice style fragment from Waterson Evening Confederation includes publisher details, pricing notes, and Associated Press copyright statements. mentions W Hartman Co, John C Hartman, and A W Peterson with address Waterloo and bureau references.
The Mexican Review essay argues civil strife shows humanity’s worst traits, citing Whitman on Civil War savagery. It links moral reflection to a proposal for world peace via referendums, delaying decisions and allowing public backing to guide war or peace.
Col George Har lay, a New York publisher, urged a world peace organization where member nations must submit the question of war or no war to a referendum of all people. The idea mirrors a Bryan proposal from months ago which did not win Wilson’s support.
A Hammond avenue reader urges level headedness during reconstruction and cautions against blaming single industries for economic woes. He criticizes the Stars and Stripes shift in politics, ponders the president's Senate action on the League of Nations treaty, and notes road condition jargon and a New York taxi stand theft.
Dr Huber argues that government must protect communal health and home safety from infectious disease. Citizens should support health authorities and sanitary oversight, enabling preventive medicine and isolated measures for outbreaks. Readers may send inquiries to the Health Talks department with a stamped self addressed envelope.
In the Sandman tale by Mrs. F A Walker, Reddy Fox departs from his home to steal a hen. He notices a small, unfamiliar prowler near the barn and suspects a new threat as dawn approaches.
A mixed narrative opens with a poem about Tribulation and morning light. It then recounts a tale where Tom Cat battles Reddy Fox at a farm, the fox fleeing with a scratched face. The segment notes Mr Coon’s comment and hints at tomorrow’s “The Old Earl's Portrait” with a factual aside about U S high school counts and history.
Puzzle item from Sam Loyd titled Brain Tests asks to spell object names, perform adds and subtracts to form letters spelling venom, and provides an answer clue for No. 561. The readable text includes instructions about four letters forming LONE and removing letters to yield further clues, with garbled subsequent phrases.
Mrs Lafe Budy voices frustration over blue sky laws and the idea of reading the thread aloud for her husband. No further context provided.
Imogene questions why married men flirt as Andrew jokes about why people act as they do. They riff on common vices among professionals and the quirks of various occupations, ending with a light exchange about last night and common curiosity.
In a Q and A style column Burroughs answers reader questions on wildlife and trees. He notes fox trapping details and the individuality of trees by species, plus a comparison between the English robin redbreast and the American bluebird.
The Humboldt Republican notes concern over reports that farmers burn corn for fuel while coal prices rise. It argues Iowa corn remains unlikely to be burned extensively and cautions against global hunger and the skewed mechanics of commerce during hard times.
Readable items note new E Speicher & Son store at Fourth and Jefferson selling apples by bushel or barrel. Du Noi s Central schedules two daily westbound passenger trains with two westbound arrivals, five freight trains daily. Schoolhouse fire left 0 cords of wood stored and new locations proposed for high school. Local entertainments drew large crowds with lectures and magic in multiple halls. Snow reached four inches, a runaway carriage injured a horse and damaged a coach. Prices: eggs 20c, lard 15c, butter 18c, chicken 7c. Steed’s nursery stock noted and war news pessimistic about Paris siege and possible capitulation to Prussians. Soda and mineral water produced by Schultze & Eich erer opposite Cedar Valley house.
Forty years ago on a Wednesday in November 1880 the Crumrine family faced malignant scarlet fever with four ill children and a 14 year old boy dying. German Baptist brethren shipped two carloads of provisions to destitute people west of Logan Kansas with railroads covering transport. local editor humor and misprint concerns about a jail term are noted. Cedar Falls normal school enrolled 231 students, the highest in its history. prices listed include butter 26 cents eggs 15 cents potatoes 25 cents flour 2.80 per hundred, and sleighs return as snow arrives.
Moses Ricker died at his Franklin Street home on December 18 1900 aged 63. Born in Maine he married Jennie Conger May 14 1873. He left the dry goods trade to enter lumber with Allee Lindley then joined C P Brainober in 1888. In 1886 he helped plat Whittier California and recently completed a new home.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Caroline Delamater widow of Rev Mr Delamater. A marriage license was issued today to B M Fritzinger and Mabel Fry of La Porte City. Market items list best patent flour at 2.20 per cwt and various produce prices including wheat 60 cents per bushel and eggs 22 cents per dozen.
We are concerned about changing the constitution too readily amid ongoing political agitation. The Lord's Day alliance pushes Sabbath laws while other factions seek broad changes. The piece warns against frequent constitutional revisions and unsettled public thinking.
Rubbish from the parish will be heated and chemically treated to form a pulp. The pulp will be mixed with nearby chalk and converted into pullding bricks for use in construction.
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