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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1913
Page
6
An interview reads Mrs. Pankhurst arguing militant tactics serve to awaken a passive populace. The piece critiques her claim that militancy re revived suffrage momentum, noting earlier progress stalled by reform offers and warning that destruction harms many as a few radicals seek martyr status.
The piece argues militant tactics by Mrs. Pankhurst will harm suffrage trust, praising orderly methods and persistence in legitimate causes. It notes history shows revolutions win without violence and calls on men to prove why women should not vote, while equality already exists in other areas.
Citizens urge Waterloo council to build a wide road with sidewalks and two bridges over Black Hawk creek linking Hagerman Place Galloway and Westfield. The plea cites crowded river city areas and need for pedestrian safety and proper crossings amid existing bridges and limited wagon-paths.
The piece questions whether it is just for hunters who pay gun licenses to finance road building. It argues for the need for permanent roads but doubts if taking hunter funds is a square deal. It notes unusual medical cases at Ann Arbor and comments on allocating brain tissue from animals for human benefit.
A collage of editorials notes road building as a foreign task to most, condemns lack of skilled road makers, and questions permanence in legislative goals. The pieces discuss the legislature’s posture toward anti Shankland sentiment, support for woman suffrage, and the idea that any action should be enduring.
Portland Oregon sits on the Willamette river near the Southern Pacific line with a busy ground floor commerce zone. A 900 foot bluff houses citizens who reach homes by stairs and trolley while wood wharves and rapid expansion characterize the city. It ships lumber flour salmon wool and grain worldwide and eyes growth with Exposition era optimism as the Panama Canal era looms.
The Davenport Times notes a predicted 888 forecast about highway commission changes with few state residents wanting the old system return. Webster City Freeman-Tribune records Senator Beveridge arguing the Republican Party cannot be reorganized to regain public trust, while suggesting new leaders aligned with people’s interests could prevail against Barnes Penrose and Crane era figures.
The Sioux City Journal argues that a single presidential term is inevitable as part of the new spirit guiding politics. It asserts the principle’s intrinsic soundness and predicts eventual constitutional adoption, not to favor individuals but to reflect enduring constitutional wisdom.
In Waverly Bremer Butler district republicans nominated Benjamin Boardman of Greene for state senate to replace the late Senator Gates and FF P Hage land of Waverly was the democrat nominee. A Feb 17 special election was ordered. In Clarksville progressive voters named H A Morey of Waverly for state senator after Dr C A Smith declined.
A Ruth Cameron Evening Chit Chat column offers comfort for stuck readers. It contrasts planning too much with planning too little, urging calm, patient waiting as time and circumstances slowly untangle life’s tangled paths. An Emerson quote underscores trusting a guiding current when paths are unclear.
Mrs. Pankhurst outlines why militancy was chosen to push for women’s suffrage. She contrasts past failures of peaceful means with current urgency, noting the 1906 climate of pious opinion and the 1913 push to place a suffrage measure on the statute book.
At its regular monthly meeting in Iowa City on February 7, the board of curators elected new members. C. D. Cass of Waterloo received a life membership, while Fred Bierman Decorah Benjamin J. Ricker Grinnell W. H. Thompson Jr. Des Moines and L. H. Brown Cremton were granted yearly memberships. An advertisement notes a big coal price reduction by Harman Coil Co.
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as the ideal laxative for constipated bowels in children and adults. It claims coated tongues signal illness, praises figs and senna ingredients, promises relief within hours without griping, and urges asking druggists for the full name Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co.
The Waterloo Evening Courier offers superior value for classified ads, urging readers to place rental and want ads with the paper. It claims to have more than double the paid circulation of rivals in its territory, making it the best route for effective exposure.
The undersigned druggist authorized by the American Drug and Press Association guarantees Merital Hair Tonic to give satisfaction or the purchase price will be refunded. Henderson Drug Co. Red Cross Drug Co.
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