Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1914

Page

2

Evening Courier and Associated Press Waterloo edition

The Evening Courier is published in Waterloo Iowa with president treasurer and manager listed. It notes foreign locations for American travelers in Europe and lists offices in New York and Chicago, plus telephones and postage details. It emphasizes circulation size and advertising rates and directs inquiries to the Courier’s European offices and branches.

Ax5rloc Evening Courier Associated Prema Pbietal W. Dod. Harthad Company Seplits West Park Avenue Y Treas Gen. Mur Ae Selecttm New York Tribune Alfred Lukens Chikiago W. Allen Len Massager Courler Yeas Cotrie Waterloo Iowa Kourier Pavate Courier Europe Bes Ndon Trafalgar Building Northcumberland Avenue American Express Ciffler Haymarket Dawes Steamship Agency Green Street Boulevard Des Capucines Corer Place de l'Opera American Express Rue Scribe Berlin Unter den Linden Petersburg Nevsky Prospekt

The Godfathers of Real Crime Analysis and Appeals

A critical essay condemns wealthy offenders and judges who favor the rich over the poor. It cites Lucius N Littauer and a federal judge’s lenient handling of a diamond tiara smuggling case, arguing elites escape punishment while the underclass faces jail. It likens modern judges to Jean Valjean and calls for accountability.

United States Lucius N. Littaner Edwin 8. Thomas Litfauers Littauer Edwin Thomas Peres Jean Valjean Jean Valjeans Pan Ie Trime Jy

McDevitt Fails to Secure Capitol Niche for Statue

A Wilkesbarre millionaire, Jane Jay McDevitt, tried to win Congress support for a niche in the national capitol to house a statue of himself. The plan, with a special train band and procession, drew mixed reactions and hints of underestimation by Speaker Clark. Observers note the nation has yet to honor fools with a formal monument.

Jane Jay” McDevitt Wilkesbarre Congress National Capitol Kane Reet Clark McDevitt

Spirit of the Iowa Press notes and Iowa political sketch

A collage from the Spirit of the Iowa Press highlighting editorials and notable remarks. It mentions the Republican party should organize along progressive lines, comments from Sioux City Journal on butter prices, Mrs S J Kirkwood at age 93, wives of Iowa governors still active, and Senator Coulinting's view that voters should trust their conscience despite opposition from radical wire-pullers.

Charles City Intelligencer Republican Party Sioux City Journal Harlan Republican New York S. J. Kirkwood Carroll Herald Iowa Samuel J. Kirkwood Kirkwood He City Carpenter Gear Larrabee Sheldon Coulinting Hug Anders

Ideas of a Plain Man and the Universal Index

A speaker described as a blond man with spectacles proposes a universal indexing system. He envisions classifying all human knowledge from art to law to geography, creating a card catalog and cross references so any fact can be quickly located. He seeks funding, but the audience departs as he acknowledges the project’s high cost.

Lincoln Birthday Revered Across States in February

The piece reflects on Abraham Lincoln's birthday as a national occasion, praising his legacy and urging honesty and purity in politics. It notes schools teach Lincoln, politicians reflect on his principles, and Lincoln’s leadership stemmed from steadfast ideals rather than pandering to delegates.

Abraham Lincoln Mit Ligegin Lincoln United States

Preventing Disease and a Pension Reward

Sioux City Tribune notes renewed focus on disease prevention and medical research as a cornerstone of modern health care. The piece contrasts Chinese practices with American efforts, praising prevention science and funding that protects human life and longevity. It also highlights Theodore Penning of the Northwestern railway, retired on a pension of 13 dollars 75 cents monthly, praising his decades of faithful service and suggesting the pension encourages continued dedication among workers.

Sioux City Tribune Burlington Hawk-Eye Theodore Penning Northwestern Railway Company

The Evening Chit Chat by Ruth Cameron

An aunt recounts Mary and Jim siblings with opposite fates. Mary, frail since infancy, lives by careful self care, while Jim, healthy by appearance, dies after years of neglect and overwork. The piece argues health is a delicate machine needing maintenance while the healthy overlook it.

Ruth Cameron

A Moment of Fun and Courtin Lantern Light

A Kansas farmer finds a neighbor’s farm hand with a lantern late at night, saying he is courting. The farmer jokes that he would never court with a lantern, and the man retorts by moving off. The piece weaves humorous exchanges and brief vignettes from newspapers.

Kansas

Don’t neglect your stomach with Mi o na tablets advert

An old advertisement promotes Mi o Na Stomach Tablets for indigestion and stomach upset. It claims rapid relief and digestive system strengthening. The ad offers money back from Wangler Bros. Co. If no benefit is seen. It emphasizes taste and daily dosing. It targets headaches dizziness and colon pains as symptoms.

Wangler Bros. Co

Human standard for machines echoes in value health tribute

The passage extolls evaluating mechanical inventions by human standards, arguing that the best tribute is giving machines intelligent understanding akin to that given to a new automobile or a watch, as the yardstick by which all others are measured.

Salaries Paid Among Movie Picture Stars

New York reports that salaries in the theatrical business and especially for motion picture directors have soared as the art evolved. D W Griffith, Thomas H Ince, and Mack Sennett are cited as leaders with high weekly or annual earnings, while the director’s role determines a picture’s success or failure.

New York Ananias D. W. Griffith Mutual Film Corporation Thomas H. Ince Kay Bee Mack Sennett Keystone Griffith Ince Sennett

Donts For Grain Dealers From H A Foss Address

H A Foss weighmaster of the Chicago Board of Trade gives 17 donts for elevator managers using scales. He warns against cheap scales, wooden foundations, improper foundations, missing drains, cistern pits, poor installation, splices, undersized scales, lacking roofs, inaccessible hopper scales, misleveled beams, out of level scales, dirt in pits, infrequent weight tests, abused hang weights, and unqualified tinkering by non experts.

Grain Dealers H. A. Foss Board of Trade Chicago

Oldest New York teacher retires after sixty five years

Nathan Perry Beers, said to be the oldest living New York state school teacher, is ninety one and retired ten years ago after a sixty five year career. He began teaching at fourteen, becoming perhaps the state's youngest teacher at first appointment.

New York State Nathan Perry Beers Ing

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Godfathers OF Real Crime C. Webb Murphy Federal Baseball League A. van Valkenburg la Porte City Evening Courier Pepper Spirit OF the Iowa Press DR. Frank Crane Senate Mary Lfe Jim Miss Green Boston Transcript Hobson Washington Mr. Hobson England Belgium Drfr Saga North American DR. Pierce R.v.pierce M.D. Buffalo Common Sense Medical Adviser H. Y. Pierce M.D Hileman & Gindt Mulberry Street West Third St L. J. Benser F. H. Latier Lafayette Street Fourth Street Proprieton Lafayette Building 4Th St. E DR. I Bazard Black Hawk Bank E. H. Knittle Dr. C. A. Waterbury E. Russell James Black F. C. Liffring Lafayette Gerrit J. Bennett West Fourth Elmwood and Western Ralston Syndicate DR. Bodwell
Search Courier

Search the Waterloo Evening Courier Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Waterloo Evening Courier?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication