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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1916
Page
12
A Waterloo Evening Courier item notes the death of Madame Thebes the famed prophetess. Her career included predicting a world war in 1914 and a general European conflict, though repeated forecasts failed to materialize and public memory shortened her misfires.
Waterloo and Black Hawk county show a robust twelve months with public and private improvements totaling 7 102 012 dollars. The annual booster edition presents a comprehensive, fact driven history aimed at both local residents and outsiders, highlighting steady growth and enduring foundations for a Greater Waterloo.
A Minneapolis Journal correspondent warns nests are damaged by bird dogs and coyotes, claiming one bird dog can destroy more game in a nesting day than a hunter in a season. He urges strict prairie laws and a bounty on coyotes and wolves to curb losses.
The survey of Waterloo celebrates a growing city with a union station coliseum five factories a new city hall and monuments plus a thriving arts scene. It urges virtue New Year resolutions and notes patriot service charity and a hopeful wartime end in the coming year while praising citizenry and local industry.
In a contested exchange the Des Moines Register and Tribune and other papers weigh the stance of officials and voters on proposed reform measures. References to proposals and political maneuvering point to broader tensions between local editors and national figures.
Press comments critique President Wilsons peace message urging a world league to enforce peace after the war. Opinions question US warrant and consent, warn of a potential shift from American traditions, and debate the role of public backing and Senate advice. Other excerpts contrast wheat policy with barley and note Carranzas varied receptions to ultimatums.
A lively column from Puck humor section notes Waterloo planning a wide open New Year’s Eve while readers enjoy jokes about unions, stock fortunes, and everyday city scenes. It blends light satire with featuring a beggar boy fairy tale and scenes of street sounds and crowds.
The piece urges cultivating unselfish habits and inner growth over material pleasure. It emphasizes learning from mistakes, sharing without expectation, resisting snobbery, balancing happiness with virtue, and keeping a fair, faithful stance while aiming to make both oneself and others happy.
A Rotary luncheon address urges Waterloo to grow not by size but by cultivating great individuals. The speaker cites Athens Concord and Weimar as models, arguing Waterloo can foster writers artists and leaders with the right vision and encouragement, even if it lacks rail hubs or mines.
A speech urges Waterloo's citizens to cultivate homegrown talent into a thriving arts scene. It praises historic founders, laments material limits, and envisions local poets, painters, architects, and musicians elevating the city beyond factories and shops. It cites Whitman and Nicholas Vachel Lindsay’s gospel of beauty as a call to transform Waterloo into an Athens of the prairies.
The Dollington family leaves for the mountains leaving Roy Marjory and Aunt Dinah at home. A tub becomes a makeshift boat in a flooded hall and Roy nearly drowns before Peter and Teddy Bear rescue them. Aunt Dinah sails the recovered tub with the children for a summer of water adventures and a rebuilt bond.
The Rotary Club will hold Tuesday noon at Hotel RussellLamson to consider the vacant-lot gardening movement. Supt A T Hakill will report with George Hall of Galloway Brothers Seed Co outlining English methods. Committee members include Lights Huntier Estes Simpson Holden and Weidemann.
A compilation notes Iowa rural banks founded and run by farmers showing sound business, with farmers willing to loan money and support farm credit schemes. It highlights the state’s spread of farmer owned banks and the proactive stance of Iowans toward finance and agriculture.
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