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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1921
Page
3
A Washington Des Moines style debate over Judge Landis’s baseball umpire duties provokes calls to limit Sunday funerals. Welty derides Landis and defends federal duties, while undertakers urge a total ban on Sunday funerals to ease clergy and cemetery workloads.
Des Moines notes a veto on Sunday funeral ceremonies marking a cautious stance by the state capital. Officials acknowledge rare, special cases may justify Sabbath observances but deem such instances uncommon as they set a public example.
A Des Moines wage dispute over a $9 day scale is met with opposition and a Waterloo editorial reply suggesting pamphlets sent to Des Moines, price comparisons from Friday’s Courier, and a playful note about President Harding’s alligator plan. The piece cites lower living costs, urges cross-state commerce, and muses on political figures and weather quirks.
Dr Huber discusses rat borne plague risks and shipboard fumigation mishap aboard the British steamer Ethelhilda. He warns of economic losses from rodents and offers readers tips to prevent rat infestation at home.
Andrew sits in gloom as he laments a world of wealth and woe. He rails at the disparity of fortunes, the cruelties of life, and the fickleness of trust while a quarrel with Imorene and a bantering remark from Morene punctuate a tense, weary scene.
A fragment notes a Courier subscriber claiming he planted potatoes and hosted guests in snowy California. The odd report suggests a casual daily feature style with unclear specifics and no verifiable details.
A 1871 Courier page notes a county normal institute planned at Falls for eight weeks with room board and meals at 32 50 per week. Instructors include Nye and Mrs Randall with others. Rural commerce, prices of poultry eggs lard and jerome allen as conductor. Thieves steal cordwood from country schools selling in Waterloo. Leavitt buys Fancher hardware stock. J L Husted urged as city solicitor candidate. Ladies Relief Society plans Union entertainment to aid needy families.
Forty years ago this week, a severe blizzard crippled travel. two BCR&N trains stalled near Greene and south of Cedar Rapids, IC trains stuck between Peosta and Manson. Grundy Center forms a prohibition club. Snowbound travelers consumed many bottles while awaiting relief. Temperatures plunged to 14 below zero at 7 am. Eight births reported. letters opened by robbers hint at cross state mail theft. Local social life slows. a Cedar Falls couple hosted guests from Waterloo. A Free Baptist concert draws praise. local lumber and wool markets advertise price and supply.
Twenty years ago on February 16 1901 a Humane society was organized with officers F E Cutler president Mrs L C G Burkitt vice president J N Sweitzer treasurer. Ice thickness now 14 10 16 inches as thaw speeds up harvesting by dealers Reed Wood Sons. Sias Cole Co opened wholesale fruits and grocers store at 224 Fourth St West. Journal notes marriages and local events including G A Bradley and Ethel Bratnober wedding and Frank Kelly to Else Bratnober sisters. William Crumrine pioneer settler of East Waterloo township dies near Dik Run. A La Porte City youth faces assault after stealing a kiss. county attorney S B Reed says law unfamiliar.
Ruth Cameron reflects on Christmas joy through a father's simple memory of his children, contrasting young wishfulness with older desire for luxury. She links pebbles and possessions to human instincts, questioning civilization’s costs and the urge to outshine others. The piece ends with a rebus asking for two bird names.
A column invites reader questions on nature topics. It lists three sample queries about a coaxed house cricket, a missing elaborate spider web, and partridge brood disappearance, promising answers in the next Nature Notes.
The text notes farm sparrows' value varies by species with native sparrows helping weed control while the English sparrow often proves a nuisance except during armyworm outbreaks when it checks pests. It also explains bees produce wax from digested honey, excreted as wax scalesSweating releases thin wax scales for comb construction.
The letter questions whether rabbits whistle when afraid or only cry out when caught by a weasel. It cites anecdotes from 1684 about Martin John finding scales plucked with a needle, plus accounts of rabbits and rats screaming when pursued by a weasel, including a chipmunk's fall from a tree in distress.
Guidance on fixing tense and adjective placement in sample sentences. Provide precise rewrites: He told us that he HAD received a telegram. I intended to GO. We proved that gold IS malleable. His room is furnished IN GOOD TASTE. He is experienced in politics HAVING BEEN a senator for 10 years.
Iowa editors debate the old ideal of gentleman bandits amid reports of Al Jennings and modern robbers. Sioux City Journal notes Edison at 74, offering business wisdom and a sharp view on youth and mental vigor. Keokuk County News reports 450,000 chickens shipped, saving $850,000 in feed, while Mason City Globe-Gazette and Arizona Upper Des Moines Republican touch on tax burdens and universal language of a smile.
Brenda, now a telephone operator, confronts a changed Roger after years apart. He seeks reconciliation and proof of love as Brenda hides her past and fear in a tense street meeting. Their fragile romance strains under poverty, ambition, and unspoken truths before a final chapter promises closure.
A religious lament speaks of shared sorrows and prayers for peace while on earth. The verse asks for divine calm as believers traverse a tough path toward heaven, noting the heavy road ahead and the peril of fire and brimstone. Brother Williams' plea emphasizes communal endurance and faith.
A promotional notice argues that pure blood prevents serious illnesses and lists conditions like Rheumatism and Eczema as caused by impurities. It extols S S S as a long used blood cleansing remedy sold by druggists with free medical advice from the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta.
The ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural tonic to keep the appearance bright and eyes clear by improving liver and bowel function. It claims ninety percent of sickness stems from inactivity of these organs and touts the olive colored tablets as a safe substitute for calomel, sold in 15 and 30 cent sizes.
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