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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1914

Page

2

Waterloo Evening Courier Advertising and Circulation Note

The Waterloo Evening Courier lists publication details including daily except Sunday schedule, office addresses in New York and Waterloo, advertising rates per word, and foreign offices for readers abroad. It mentions ways to contact for private bench exchange and foreign postage and notes on subscription pricing and circulation.

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Brutally Speaking on Infant Mortality and Birth Registration

An editorial notes 200000 U S babies died last year from preventable causes, with 150000 fatalities in the population of Des Moines and Sioux City. It argues for birth registration laws and criticizes civility for tolerating infant deaths. It also covers Wayne County Michigan adopting concrete roads and cost comparisons for road maintenance, plus Waterloo citizens urged to back a memorial hall combined with a public comfort station and rent room.

United States Julia C. Lathrop Federal Children’s Bureau Des Moines Sioux City Board of Road Commissioners Wayne County Detroit Mich Plymouth Road Waterloo

Public works plan voiced for a central comfort station

County library relics project linked to a public comfort station near a park between bridges. City council urged to study the scheme and consider a small tax levy. Also notes praise for phonograph recovery of historic songs and a warning about ephemeral popular tunes.

Costs of elections and municipal reforms in early 20th century

The piece notes Henry Vollmer’s $300 personal and $2,300 campaign costs, with a $17 deficit, while Horicon Wisconsin adopts a manager plan with an auditor earning $1,008 annually. It also covers WWI era topics from Huerta and Villa to railroad rate talks, moving pictures, and social changes reflected in city and national debates.

Illenry Vollmer Horicon Wisconsin Commonwealth

Stockholm the City by the Baltic’s Gate and Waterways

Stockholm, capital of Sweden, sprawls across islands and peninsulas with bridges and water everywhere. The city, founded 700 years ago, blends historic streets and public buildings with polite policemen and a bustling port, home to the king and industry.

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Views of the People on Waterloo Politics Divide

A reader argues the liquor issue is not the core for Waterloo voters. He says the fight between wets and drys masks deeper social and political problems driven by business interests, urging focus on systemic issues over personal character.

Times-Tribune Waterloo Tribune Thompson Iker Jamieson

The Irreconcilable by Dr Frank Crane

The piece argues that human rebellion against fate remains strong despite calls for resignation. It cites disasters like Messina, Mount Pelée, war, and a dying mother to show that many cannot accept fate as right. It notes a divine or philosophical stance may claim acceptability, but ordinary people resist.

Messina Mount Peles Heaven Earth

Morality and Labor Pulse Amid Waterloo Saloons Closure

A Waterloo commentary argues that moral gains since saloon closures are slow and cites an influx of “undesirable” aliens from the Ili nois strike and cheap labor demands. It questions liquor as a crime cause, critiques taxation shifts, and urges working people to seek representation in city government to protect labor interests.

Denver Waterloo Business Men’s Temperance Association Banquo Organized Labor

Social Democratic ticket urged for justice by working people

A writer from Waterloo argues that working men should vote for Industrial democracy to ensure fair interpretation of laws and city administration. He attacks professional politicians and urges Social-Democratic neutrality on liquor while aiming to emancipate workers from industrial despotism. The letter is signed by G. K. Barnes from Waterloo, February 19.

Thompson Jamieson G. K. Barnes Waterloo

Spirit of the Iowa Press Excerpts on Public Duty and Lincoln

A collection from the Sioux City Journal and Hardin County Citizen reflects on partisan press duties and public service. It cites Castillo the Mexican bandit, notes late Senator Bacon of Georgia’s poverty on death, and condemns radical misuses of Lincoln’s legacy.

Sioux City Senator Bacon Georgia Mke Callum Illinois Macon Cullom

A Valuable Tag Once More

Iowa City Republican notes the Second district election features and the lack of inquiries into Harry Hull’s faction. The piece recalls a past contested precinct lead and questions which delegation Hull led. It argues the plain Republican label is regaining meaning. Cedar Rapids Gazette reports on a congressional investigation into doings.

Iowa City Harry Hull

Rock Island rail line mismanaged by speculators say Iowans

In heated commentary readers claim financiers drove the Rock Island system into ruin to line pockets. They contrast it with better managed railways and argue the stock and rolling stock were turned to junk as a result. Representative Green of Iowa is cited as saying the situation dwarfs the New York New Haven and Hartford exploits.

Rock Island Northwestern Pennsylvania Representative Green Iowa New York New Haven Hartford

A Moment of Fun and Absurd Exchange Tidbits

A crowded diner asks why a dish labeled chicken pie lacks chicken meat while a waiter and anecdotal exchanges mock food naming. Other brief items include quips about recalls of judges and perilous lives of secret service members, plus a clergyman tale with a boy and a rat.

Unclear microquote from game report surfaces

A fragment quotes players or fans shouting victory cheer, noting beating an opponent and a reference to home support. The readable text shows a religious or emphatic moment but lacks sufficient context for a full event summary.

Eczema Stuns Philadelphia Woman for 25 Years

Mrs. C Hellmuth recounts a 25 year battle with eczema in Philadelphia. After using Resinol Ointment and Soap she reports dramatic clearing and relief from itching and pain. Free trial offered by Resinol Department 19 M Baltimore Maryland.

Philadelphia

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