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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1915
Page
2
War has deprived American audiences of live grand opera this winter, leaving a sparse, home-made season and financially strained opera companies. The article notes the social ritual around opera, the high prices, and the shift to listening via records as war reshapes culture.
Eminent Italian journalist Felice Ferrero argues Italy must choose sides to avoid isolation, citing balance of power concerns, financial pressure, and potential gains from alignment with the Allies. He notes public support favors fighting with England and France, and explains Italy’s cautious stance as a need for a credible exit if it enters conflict.
A Dubuque editor comments on Rep Horchem's bill to establish nonpartisan municipal primaries and elections in Iowa cities of 16000 or more, excluding commission-governed cities. The piece argues Waterloo has no stake, cites Iowa towns moving to progressive forms, and endorses eliminating partisan politics in city elections.
A rambling survey mocks modern magazines for their clutter and difficulty while praising a new federal employment bureau linking jobless with employers. The piece notes absurdities in propaganda, laments high prices and market dullness, and jests at political party ironies amid a casual, satirical tone.
A fragmentary poem by Frac Hartley presents a declension of ser as a pronoun and explores the imagined phrase someone loves us. The verses envision a universal they form and imagine a burden lightened by shared affection, concluding with the line There’s someone near you now wreath with warrie.
Charles E Ashburner argues that under the commission-manager system the city manager must unite honesty and efficiency with public cooperation. He urges leadership, department harmony, cost control, and high standards in police, fire, water, streets, sanitation, and health while lowering taxes through prudent spending.
A reflective essay arguing that people should wisely choose masters in politics art literature and religion rather than claim sole thinking power. Masters inspire and awaken our own ability, with examples from Beethoven to Jesus, suggesting true freedom comes through guided exploration rather than self sufficiency.
The New York Evening Post questions Allied strength by citing Jewish testimony from Poland on czarist cruelties. It argues Russia’s hard line on discrimination remains a weakness and critiques official responses to calls for easing anti Jewish laws.
A temperance union appeal urges residents to oppose a licensed saloon in Black Hawk County. The letter cites vice, crime, and tax losses, calling for protests via petitions and resolutions. Signers include Mrs. M. J. Philpot Cedar Falls and multiple civic leaders from Waterloo, Hudson, La Porte City, and Cedar Falls.
Britain France and Russia ministers plan talks in Paris over ways and means to assure neutral nations of support. They hint Moscow must mend internal affairs if allied sympathy is to persist, with past events like Louvain and Dinant referenced as potential turning points.
In Des Moines, where he will take his bride. The brief note places a ceremony in the Iowa capital, signaling upcoming nuptials for a local couple.
In Washington the shipping bill provokes lively Senate debate with Republican opposition led by Weeks Cumming Borah Lodge Burton and Root. Democrats appear uncertain or indifferent about the measure while the GOP presses practical government concerns.
Marshalltown February 1 a romance born in the county attorney's office leads to marriage plans for Miss Marie Churchill 24 and George EB Richeson 52. Richeson a Des Moines retired farmer owns six farms in the county and has eight children.
Bradstreet's reports US bank clearings totaling 2.979 billion for the week, down from 3.164 billion last week and 3.792 billion a year ago. Canadian clearings stand at 122.383 million, versus 136.479 million last week and 143.162 million a year earlier, with city by city changes listed in percentages from last year.
Marble Rock February 1 Willard Bucklen Jr appointed postmaster resigns pending replacement after likely influence of his daughter’s death and home loss. Speculation swirls on successor. Real estate transfers note Greenwood School District No 2 to J M Rownd for 130 dollars and Harlan A Sweet to John Corocrah for 400 dollars.
Sheriff F. NM Bhores to Francia C Groat L H Keith and Flora Ramage for land in section 33 township 90 range 18 with a total amount of 16250.28 dollars.
Mrs. M. A. Mutchison, 81, credits Vinol with restoring strength appetite and easing nerves. Ad claims Vinol is a tonic and reconstructive remedy for run down weak and devitalized conditions and chronic coughs and colds, distributed by Wangler Bros. Co. and C. J. Millar in Waterloo Iowa.
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