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Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter published daily except Sunday under W Hartman Co. and John G Hartman president editor. Western circulation claims high reach with mail rates 3.00 outside Waterloo. notices include ads policy and circulation details. Thursday February 22, 1817 dateline.
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Waterloo
Qourier
Daily Reporter
Audit Bureau of Circulations
L Hantman CO
West Park
John G Hartman
W. Peterson
Sec-Treas
Gen Mbe
Postoffice
Town
Ington Prore
Munsey Bier
E. G. Dougherty
New York
Philadelphi
Story
Brooks & Tinley
Rep
Amy
Washington Our Hero And The Washington Legend
The article reflects on George Washington as the defining national figure guiding United States ideals. It notes the blend of myth and humanity, the enduring reverence for Washington as a father of the country, and how his Farewell Address remains a guiding reference for modern statesmen despite the century and a half since it was delivered. It argues fundamental national principles endure across eras.
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George Washington
Ueorse
Washington
Tke Columbus
Old
Rome
William Tell
Switzerland
Gilbert Stuart
Congress
Legislature Faces Long Session Amid Budget Strains
Iowa's Thirty-eighth General Assembly plans a March 6 recess to resume work on pending bills. The session faces lengthy debates over road funding and appropriations with potential cuts, notably a possible $700,000 reduction from the state board of education, while educational institutions fear underfunding.
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Iowa Thirty-eaventh General Assembly
Otder
Wlils
State Board of Education
Friends of
Iowa
State Board of Control
Hawkeye
Opposing Viewpoints on Education Costs in Waterloo
A debate over high school access and costs pits a Waterloo superintendent against worried parents. The superintendent regrets pupil dropouts due to cost while parents cite household hardships and the need for child labor to support basic needs. Both sides frame the issue as a clash between continued schooling and family survival.
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Courier
Reytorter
Waterloo
Candstone
California and Iowa Reflections in Cedar Rapids Gazette
A compilation of editorials and comments from Iowa papers criticizing or discussing California migration, Iowa primary reforms, and ongoing political investigations. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Iowa pride, contrasts with California, and cites Dubuque Times Journal and Sioux City Journal on political reform and investigative patience.
German Warship Machinery Disabled In Boston Harbor
The Kronprinzessin Cecilia and other German merchant ships interned in American harbors had their engines disabled by order of the German embassy in Washington on the day Germany resumed submarine warfare. The act, tied to court proceedings over a New York gold shipment, leaves the ships technically in custody but damaged, with several million dollars’ worth of machinery ruined and repairs not quickly forthcoming. Officials note the action aligns with Hague norms though the United States has not signed it.
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Germany
Minneapelig
Boston
Washington
United States
Altho
Sovernment
New York
Just in Jest Their Patriotism satire mishmash
A jumble of quips and taunts about patriotism and politics spans figures like Artemus Ward Theodora Roosevelt and others with lines mocking Congress the war and national duty. The piece blends social humor with sharp jabs on loyalty and sacrifice.
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Artemus Ward
Theodora Roosevelt
Health and Constipation Advice for Elderly Readers
Medical guidance for relieving constipation in people over fifty. Discusses potential causes from inflammation to nerve or heart issues and promotes functional diagnosis by a family doctor. Recommends abdominal binder, water-rich foods, limited vegetables after intestinal inflammation, massage and baths, and prefers minimal purgatives with epsom salts and phenolphthaleinaga as options.
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Beneft
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier February 21 1867
Excerpts note hard times with dull trade and high rents, a New York and Chicago rent war, and Congress reconstruction bills. Also mentions a Mason City Baptist society, Gen Grant characterization, kerosene prices, dried fruit shortages, a name change effort for Marshalltown, and a Waterloo grandmother quip about a girl and boys.
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New York
Chicago
Black Hawk County brief notes from Waterloo era
Forties era item notes Hoff buys Waterloo school bonds at 7.5 percent for ten thousand dollars. Ice clears from river and millpond as spring nears. Bratt yields 24 cords from a single tree and makes 800 feet of lumber. Dubuque ferry resumes, Mississippi ice loosening. Bohemian wedding in Iowa City features red white and blue. Black Hawk county fair set for Sept 26 to 28 with Jeremiah Gay marshal and B D E Hume grounds chief. Snyder daughters ill with scarlet fever.
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Black Hawk County
W. T. Bratt
Town
Jeremiah Gay
BD. E. Hume
Twenty Years Ago in Waterloo Political and Weather Notes
Twenty years ago on February 24 1897 Waterloo items report mayor salary rise from 600 to 809 dollars a year and discuss a potential mayoral candidate C N Turner opposing incumbent J M Groat. Local events include a ground mole sighting, Barnum and Batley circus advance, Horace Boies family trip plans, a granddaughter’s birth, a city suit for 500 dollars, a mother’s death at 76, warm spell omen, spelling winner M E Hoar, and J W Logan resisting mayoral bid talk.
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron on Shopping and Male Chafing
The Cynic and Authorman discuss shopping habits and gender roles in a humorous dialogue. The piece notes men avoiding shopping, preferring one shop or window browsing, while women handle many errands and finance matters. It reflects light social satire on shopping nerves and stereotypes.
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B— St
Squank Thwarts Jibjab In Measles Plot At Court
In a 1917 McClure syndicate tale Squank the goblin tricks the great Jibjab to protect the Queen Hemeralda from a measles outbreak. The baby Jibjab wanders toward the palace, but glasses fall and the danger passes as the goblin exposes the trick.
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Squank
Hemeralda
Squawk
Jibjah
Saquank
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Views of the People Question of Citizenship
A reader asks if Americans fighting for belligerent nations lose U S citizenship or remain citizens. Judge C W Mullan says Americans may keep citizenship after serving abroad, noting historical cases of adventurers who fought and returned without renouncing allegiance. The letter outlines a broader debate on neutrality and dual service.
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Waterloo
Clerk Sees Loss of Citizenship If Swearing Allegiance
S Pettit, clerk of the courts, says that an American who swears fealty to a foreign power and promises to uphold its flag would lose citizenship. He notes naturalization matters fill his docket and such oath would sever allegiance.
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S. Pettit
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast at home remedy for colds. It claims a dose every two hours hastens cure, clears nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs only 26 cents at any drug store.
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Guippe
Pape
Gauss Promises Cure for Catarrh With Combined Treatment
C. B. Gauss offers a trial pack and treatment claiming to drive out chronic catarrh by removing its cause. The Marshall Michigan advertiser notes years of medicine and asks readers to write for a free sample and coupon return.
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Gauss
C. B. Gauss
Main St
Marshall, Mich
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