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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1912
Page
2
The article reports T Pierpont Morgan as a powerful, self styled benevolent despot who resists government regulation and asserts control over money markets. It notes the congressional committee’s findings on his influence and the level of independence he claims for himself and firms like J P Morgan & Co.
The Courier notes the annual improvement figures show steady gains in local street car service. It praises ongoing enlargements and forecasts rapid transit expanding to Cedar Falls Waverly La Porte City and intermediates with Waterloo at the center. The piece predicts interurban links spreading across Iowa in ten years linking Des Moines and cities to the east and north.
A critical editorial argues the reward division in the county misallocates funds to protect health and personnel while harming those who best serve the public. It claims short teaching hours and long vacations, insufficient payment erodes experienced workers, and calls for reform to properly support educators and public welfare.
An old advertisement promotes a “Catarrh Cure” by Walding Kixnan and Manvis wholesalers. It describes a patent remedy available in tablet and syrup forms, with a money back offer and a promise of “teeth” health, claiming centuries of experience and a testimonial tone. The copy imitates early 20th century marketing language.
Ex teacher and Midland Schools editor R Scroggie argues pensions for long serving teachers are earned rewards, not charity, citing fatigue and social limits of small towns. He warns pensioning will come in years. The chunk also notes government land suits, lunar notables, stock exchange talk, and post office lines at Christmas.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette note praises President Wilson for sympathy toward others and his restraint on profanity. It contrasts changes in religious language with the old terms, then cites Webster City Freeman-Tribune on divorce views. Marshalltown Times-Republican and Grundy Democrat discuss local trade patterns influencing farmer travel and shop patronage, reflecting regional sentiment.
A humorous essay catalogs alarm clocks as brash time keepers that wake people with a bear crash. It laments their fidelity and misuses, notes how people retaliate with a shoe or window, and contrasts clocks with roosters, babies, and the sun. The piece jokes about clocks triggering chaos, chapel pranks, and even imagined explosive power. It ends with a wish for a clock that rouses adults by drumbeats and flames.
A farmer explains he would naturally gravitate toward Grundy due to a well kept road toward Eldora, while the road to his own county town is neglected, suggesting road quality influences local loyalties and commerce.
The Towa City Republican condemns removing engineering from the university as unjustifiable and illegal and argues home economics belongs in Ames under state education functions. It also says the board offers no valid rationale for cutting college courses from Cedar Falls.
Ruth Cameron recalls a family prank where a Christmas chair gift is secretly bought, shipped to a neighbor, and planned as a surprise. The father, aware of the plot, spoils the moment with eager deduction, prompting a lighthearted exchange about hidden knowledge and holiday mischief.
A sharp observer critiques a clever relative who spoils a family Christmas by revealing a surprise gift early. The writer questions the moral balance of intelligence versus considerate heart behavior, noting how such deception harms trust and festive anticipation.
The Chicago Department of Health issue titled The Contagion Menagerie lists house fly spreading typhoid and tuberculosis among others, with notes on cows, mosquitoes, dogs, cats, hogs, birds, rats and ticks. It mentions campaigns to exterminate mosquitoes, house flies, rats and ground squirrels, while noting the horse and canary seem overlooked.
A historical letter warns against eradicating animals like cats dogs and cows, arguing cleanliness as the true defense. It notes houseflies and other insects decline with hygienic practices, while non domestic animals play natural roles. Ends with an advertisement for Blim & Co. offering coal and farmme.
United States immigration inspectors led by Captain Frank Ainsworth uncovered four Chinese slave girls immured in a former gambling house after forcing entry through a steel barrier and two secret panels. Loy Yee, a local prominent Chinese resident, was arrested for harboring the women. Reports say slave girl prices have risen to as much as 4000 dollars since recent raids.
Relatives of Lillian Ryan, 15, frantically search for her after she disappeared Thursday afternoon in Dubuque Iowa while shopping with a friend. She was visiting from Mason City where her father D P Ryan works as a plasterer. She had about 25 dollars with her and was last seen leaving James Levi store bound for her uncle George Ryan’s home. The case remains a mystery with authorities and family hoping for her safe return.
Din Pansy Hutchins reports two years of a spreading facial rash that caused itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, she says the redness faded in two days and disappeared in four weeks, leaving her face clear.
The library hosts a twilight Christmas story hour at 5 pm daily this week except Christmas Day. Miss Marion Wyant will tell tales by the open fire in division A east and Miss Mildred Hoffman in division B west. All children are welcome, and on Christmas Eve the tale will be Twas the Night Before Christmas.
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