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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1915
Page
2
A humorous essay explains Mars as a small, thinly atmosphered world one eighth Earth size with extreme winters and warm summers. It jokes about canals as trenches of a war, explains telescope improvements, and notes no signals have crossed to Earth despite busy Martians and famed figures in politics.
A discussion on how commemorating Washington and Lincoln shapes national sentiment. Lincoln’s humble origins and devotion to duty are praised as ideal for inspiring youth, while Washington is described as human and relatable rather than a demigod. The piece urges schools to study Lincoln’s life to foster virtue and public spirit.
A column cites President Wilson on the “handsomeness” of war and urges citizens to unite in peace like soldiers. It argues peace reveals selfish motives, calls for voluntary self sacrifice, and warns that domestic conflict erodes liberty and happiness when nations fail to act as a united community.
The passage notes the sinking of the Iowa in Lake Michigan as an odd test of experience, where passengers could simply grab umbrellas and walk to safety on the ice, then dine at the top eating plant in the metropolis of the west.
An essay on essential services that must operate despite obstacles. It cites railroads telegraphs telephones postal service police and news media as indispensable in crises and praises engineers and workers who keep systems running amid disasters. It notes rival newspapers aiding each other after fires and recalls the Call Chronicle Examiner after San Francisco's quake.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette note on St. Louis smoke problems urges replacing soft coal with municipal electricity and gas. It argues true relief comes from root causes and mass adoption of city supplied power, outlining costs and challenges versus New York and Western cities.
The passage muses on the body as a self running machine and questions the self beyond the flesh. It reflects on heart, digestion, immune response, and the role of nerves and organs while noting cancer’s mistaken blood disease lineage and the rise of modern surgical insight and late interventions.
The American Society for the Control of Cancer corrects misconceptions about cancer being constitutional or hereditary. It explains cancer starts locally, can spread via cells, and stresses early removal before spread offers the greatest chance of cure. Delays arise from misbeliefs and the absence of pain in early stages.
A Chicago Tribune piece discusses Billy Sunday’s blunt hellfire sermons drawing New York attention amid controversy over his style and methods. Critics acknowledge his ability to vitalize religion while some clergymen urge uprooting his doctrinal approach.
Clinton Herald reports on a Jowa boy who travels to Des Moines as a state house page and receives treasury funds in exchange for duties at the legislative building. The brief notes the youth’s role and the compensation involved.
A Byways Dew Moines proclamation calls for a carnival of critique hunting public servants and reputations, urging locals to expose failings and air grievances. The piece ties this to Iowa state government discussions, noting probing committees and proposed reforms amid debates on duplication and efficiency.
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