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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1911
Page
2
A sprawling page from The Waterloo Courier features a mix of items: a European travel note, foreign postage advisories, and a lengthy critique of state tax policies and government costs. It rails against tax ferrets, proposes a mortgage registry tax, and critiques fiscal practices while highlighting public debates and opinions from Iowa presses.
The piece argues Senator Young cannot take a clear position on Canadian reciprocity without clashing with the White House and party leaders. It suggests he lacks a consistent primary campaign stance and should halt political maneuvering to save state resources.
A Passaic newspaper item reports Dr. M. O. Kershet’s engagement to Miss Gertrude Risker and his gift of bound books instead of a ring. The column riffs on whether women want to be pursued and marked as property, arguing for evolving equality versus tradition.
A fragmentary note discusses youth and rights in a political context, highlighting questions about supply and demand and urging attention to generational perspectives. The text presents a debate on how young people are represented and valued in civic life.
President Judson argues that abundant opportunities exist for capable young men who can demonstrate worth and endure a slow, demanding path to earning trust. He notes banks and railways rely on farmers and questions Wall Street’s stance on Canadian reciprocity if it harms farmers’ future sales.
A reader voices concern over renters asking about children and praises modest housing for families. The piece argues against excluding children, condemns selfish landlords, and urges parental responsibility to teach right from wrong to curb crime.
A Davenport Times editorial argues Wall Street favors Canadian reciprocity while the western farmer interests oppose it. The piece links railways and industrial systems to regional prosperity, noting that factory success depends on farmer prosperity and questioning who truly benefits from policy.
A 1911 reflection on how modern revivalists differ from traditional evangelists, arguing revivalism relies on sensational methods, public halls, and concerted campaigns. It cites Billy Sunday, Gypsy Smith, Moody, Sankey, and Beecher, notes Chicago challenges, and calls for bridging tabernacle and church to sustain conversions.
The board of health condemned impure water amid a typhoid scare tied to Iowa City and other cities relying on river sources. The editorial argues rivers are polluted by sewage and urges modern sewerage methods to free Iowa rivers from disease and filth.
In Goldsboro North Carolina Mrs Etta A Smith details neuralgia and bodily pains, claiming Cardui relieved her symptoms. She urges other women to use Cardui to treat sex related ailments and to prevent illness, noting availability through Roaga Medicine Co Chattanooga TN.
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