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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
2
A satirical year in review lists 1914 as a chaotic era with war in Europe, political shifts in the United States, and social upheaval. It notes Billy campaigns, economic strains, and cultural oddities, framing the year as a notable but dismal failure amid global turmoil.
A long column of familiar maxims is scanned for correctness with at least one misattribution noted. The piece ends with Iowa Trade Review reporting Milneis Steel in Chicago installing electric signs about liquor and then 100 officials holding a $1 dinner and donating the $4 savings to charity as part of a temperance stance.
Waterloo records improvements totaling 2,000,000 in a year marked by poor business across the land. Despite political hesitation and wartime paralysis, the city anticipates a rebound as conditions near bottom and progress resumes its former pace.
A state committee on retrenchment and reform argues the government has lacked a comprehensive survey for 68 years. It reclassifies departments into three groups and proposes appointive state officers to replace elected ones to shorten the ballot and boost efficiency.
A commentary laments that American shippers sold contraband in cargo manifests prompting British countermeasures. It questions patriotic protests amid graft and freight hikes while noting miners and renters facing hardship. The piece critiques hypocrisy and calls for principled action.
Postmaster Mr. Kelly announced this morning that there will be one nail delivery over the entire city tomorrow. The general delivery window will be open 10 to 11 a.m. However no mail carried by carriers will be distributed from the office. Regular parcel post service will continue. Rural carriers will not serve their routes tomorrow.
Washington informs that President Wilson faces growing opposition within his party as governors and leaders from Texas and Louisiana form a potential anti nomination bloc. Critics fault tariff revision, southern cotton policy, patronage disputes, and adherence to prohibition and woman suffrage while predicting a standup fight in 1916.
The piece argues that a representative democracy learns from the consequences of its choices, shaping national character. It notes U S policy on Indian classification, stating Commissioner Cato Sells will replace Mongolian labeling with Red man as the race family designation, dropping inconsistent textbooks from authorized Indian service material.
A household remedy combines granulated sugar and water to make a wood flavored syrup, then adds 244 ounces of Pinex to fill a pint bottle. The ad promises a full pint of syrup for 44 cents, claimed to be as effective as store bought options, with a money back guarantee from Pinex.
Northern Minnesota reports indicate thousands of wild rabbits infected with a mysterious disease. State Forester W T Cox cites doctors calling it tubercular. officials worry over sale and possible quarantine. A hunter notes high infection among rabbits. resembling cattle lumpy jaw in lumps around the head.
An advertisement argues meat causes uric acid buildup harming kidneys and urges daily use of four spoonfuls of Jad Salts to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys. It claims the solution neutralizes urine acids and prevents bladder troubles, selling through H. W. Taggart.
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