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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
2
The Waterloo area edition discusses state education as key to industrial growth, noting Germany and England as competitors and urging more and better skilled workmen. It also covers Christmas reflections, a Lansing boy's plea to Santa, Illinois saloon laws, and political shifts around Van Wagenen and Pepper.
The piece quotes former President Taft sparking laughter with a purring remark about progress and growth from 4,000,000 to 40,000,000 people. It argues his critique of legislation and state action shields the rich’s prosperity and questions his support for Vermont and Utah in the last election, ending with a mordant aside on pity.
The document extols Iowa manufacturing, cites a $350,000,000 value that dwarfs crop output, and praises the Ames extension engineering department. It argues for integrating shop and school to raise skilled tradesmen, noting Waterloo as a key focus and presenting Iowa as a state advancing citizens through education and industry.
A Virginia town faces a $260 ad bill presented by Secretary Bryan during his visit. The Webster City Daily notes the move while other papers report on political schemes in Kansas and a plan to hatch turkeys to control grasshoppers, signaling unusual profit ideas.
A satirical look portrays the Great Salt Lake as an oversized American edition of the Dead Sea. It notes vast area but limited usefulness for tourism, high salinity, floatation without effort, and a pivotal role in Utah’s connection to the salt trade and rail access.
A compact moral essay urges balancing prudence with courage. It cites Lincoln studying opponents, stresses respecting obstacles, and favors weighing probabilities. The piece endorses following general laws, leveraging enemy weak points, and ends with quotes from Boone and La Bruyere about foresight and facing difficulties.
Fragmentary newspaper clippings note savings plans for crops and cash in Turkey money, a 50 000 man Navy force, and calls for a Cedar Rapids municipal employment bureau. Other items praise Iowa crop resilience and critique Adams of Iowa while a local ad lists sale prices on household goods at 402 West St.
An old lady recalls The Merchant of Venice and notes the modern production keeps Shylock’s malice while Venice gets spruced up. Other quips reference couple dialogue at a movie and a mistletoe kiss. An ad promotes clocks at Mauch's.
The essay reflects on how Christmas shapes the year from heart to calendar, noting when shopping begins and why Thanksgiving fades beside Christmas. It estimates U S Christmas spending around 180 million dollars and muses on the economic engine behind the season.
The speaker notes a yearly culmination as Christmas approaches and avoids moralizing while insisting on a reminder about the use of $180,000,000 annually. The message signals concern over fiscal matters without explicit advocacy.
In Upper Sandusky Ohio a rat hunting contest ends with a banquet for the winning team as farmers outdo the Pied Piper tale by killing more than 30000 rats in seven days. The story also notes political chatter about a new United States attorney possibly coming from Sioux City and Gill’s potential appointment.
Sioux City leaders say the Democratic political map shifts after the death of Congressman Irvin S. Papper and the ousting of Anthony Van Wagenen. J. F. Kerberg is projected for U S marshal in the northern district, with F H Gill backed for U S attorney, and Frank OConnor among government officials discussed for attorneyship.
A vintage advertisement presents a cough syrup recipe using one pint granulated sugar and warm water, plus 244 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle, to be taken by teaspoonful every one to three hours. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours, with claims of boosting appetite and mild laxative effect, plus a money back guarantee.
Washington warns against consuming raw or uncooked pork products to curb trichinosis. The Agriculture Department cites holiday pork consumption as a source of serious health impairment and possible fatalities, urging careful handling and cooking.
An advertisement promotes KRESKO as a universal skin remedy with trial sizes 2c, large jar 50c, family size $1.00 and KRESKO Soap 25c. Free samples offered by Kresko Laboratories and multiple local druggists listed.
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