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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1915
Page
2
A jumble column from Waterloo papers notes national forest timber statistics for 1914 with rising sales and wood tones, plus a political commentary section. It mentions Stouth Lakota’s Martin, a bill on flagging ships, Hadley at Yale on public office honesty, Thaw’s New York hearing, Kansas woman voters influencing candidates, and pro prohibition politics.
The piece notes rivalries over a revived Polish kingdom amid German Russian and Austrian policies. It cites Poland's persistent patriotism under Prussianization aims and hints at a future Poland not led by Hapsburg or Hohenzollern. It then details Leo Frank's murder trial in Atlanta, noting divided public sentiment, Frank's innocence claim, and calls for justice or clemency depending on guilt. The section closes with a 1914 Forest Bureau report, listing timber sales, grazing, and infrastructure activity.
OWA editors respond to Dubuque stance on prohibition and Taner law enforcement. local papers criticize state-wide misperceptions, praising Dubuque’s liquor law compliance and readiness to enforce prohibition strictly. Sioux City Tribune reports on insurance regulatory actions across Midwest states.
A satirical riff argues candor as social force, praising blunt wit while lampooning flirtations with harsh truth. It envisions an official candor dispenser to curb pretension, targeting ministers and officials, and suggests a national candor boon if housed in a large agile official.
Fifty years ago Charleston and Columbia fell to Gen Sherman signals in the Civil War. Cedar Falls Gazette reports county growth since 1845 with census figures, church count, and a township assessor count. Citizens decry drunkenness near a whiskey shop and urge law enforcement. Phelps’ stock sold to C K Howe, Prairie Home Seminary to open April 2 with term through June. Rail road agitation seeks Waterloo to Ottumwa route via Wapello Mahaska Jasper and Tama counties.
Street Commissioner P J Siberling reported on council work completed while S M Hoff filed a $40 city warrant claim. Fire department certificates sought for ten years service by A E Bulou, A Rosgen and J P Weekes. A mass meeting urged enforcement of liquor laws. temperance speech given. spelling school attended by 600+ at Cedar Falls with seventeen schools. Marriages announced at Raymond and Black Hawk township. Mrs Susannah Fifield Evans, 92, died in Quebec province on February 4.
Twenty years ago on Wednesday February 27 1893 Waterloo women edit the Courier March 6 500 acres of sweet corn for a new canning factory are contracted. William Hicks died at his daughter's home in Lincoln township after 38 years’ settlement. Lorenzo W Foulk lost nearly $1000 in St Paul to a lodging house theft. The First Baptist group plans a New England supper on Washingtons Birthday and a May breakfast. Emory Hinglish heads the Hiena insurance department and outlines anti competition provisions to regulate public service corporations in Nebraska.
An Ohio advertisement claims a tired weak nervous woman regained strength and vigor after using Vinci tonic. It cites Mrs J F Lam Born and local druggists Wangler Bros Co and Miller Drug as suppliers in Bellefontaine and Waterloo, with reassurance of results for debility and run-down conditions.
The excerpt argues that nature sustains decay and death as part of life and growth. It posits that human features, disappointment, and failure can be as wholesome as success, shaping greatness through suffering and spiritual nobility. It cites Anatole France on Earth's small role in a vast cosmos.
The article critiques state action on regulating insurance company combinations and rate settings, warning against granting state power to fix or revise rates. It notes Nebraska may pursue statewide prohibition, with Sioux City Journal reporting plans to present a prohibition proposal to voters soon.
Column notes from Waterloo with quips about a missing peg for the Divine Sarah and a proposed One-Step, flour prices, a river sign ad, a wartime hook joke, and a late crack train arrival as railroads invest heavily for prosperity.
A fragmented, tongue in cheek verse snippet laments wasted oil money fears for the poor house, with playful lines about hidden quarters and dejected feelings. The text blends slang and misspellings to convey a colloquial, anonymous note.
D L Cook of Kellogg argues against repealing federal game laws. He cites Illinois and Missouri marshes as rich wild fowl habitats and notes Ducks nesting locally after protection. He condemns anti law groups and urges preservation to prevent extermination and protect future hunting traditions. A stray line about a Panama crane ends the piece.
An old musterole advertisement urges mothers to keep a jar at home for quick relief from sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup and other ailments. It claims effectiveness for adults too and markets 25c 5O and hospital sizes from The Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio with a warning to avoid imitations.
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