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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
2
The Hold Over Paper is presented as the paper all Waterloo reads on Saturdays and digests on Sundays, emphasizing its place as the staple local read. It profiles the publication as a central weekly source for Waterloo readers.
The Evening Courier urges the Des Moines road laws recodification and strengthening, citing New York’s experience from near total lack of highway funding to a modern state aided system. It highlights the Higbie-Armstrong act as a model for joint state, county, and town funding to build and maintain improved roads, with annual state appropriations and local plan approval.
The 1907 legislature adopted an official map by the state engineer and surveyor for a statewide highway plan totaling about 7,500 miles, funded by bonds up to 60 million. Reforms shifted from labor based work to cash tax payments via the Fuller Plank money system, expanding state oversight, and by 1909 a new comprehensive highway code established the state department of highways to administer the evolving road network including 70,000 miles of town roads.
J M Rubinow of the U S department of commerce and labor told a St Louis convention that modern homes suffer from cheap untrained labor. He argues the remedy is collective cooperation moving toward unionization, with technical requirements for members.
A discussion of Rubinow's servant union idea aiming to reduce social discrimination by securing wage scales and fixed hours, plus proposed reforms for kitchen living conditions and Sunday rest. It notes potential wage increases and unclear elimination of discrimination, then explains the Oregon plan as a practical, though costly, method to bind legislators to the people’s primary outcome across parties.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues Cedar Rapids shows better overall progress than Waterloo, while acknowledging rails outside city limits boosted Waterloo’s totals. It notes Cedar Rapids rail improvements at 425,981 dollars versus Waterloo’s 73,200 dollars, and questions the Gazette’s figures.
Marshalltown fire department fought a large coal bin fire but could not stop it from burning. The incident highlights concerns that coal stored in furnaces or bins can sustain fires, underscoring heating safety issues in homes reliant on coal.
After a blaze involving two anarchists, London newspaper sales climbed, contrasting with the reduced distribution tied to King Edward’s oath. The public’s appetite for sensational coverage extends beyond American shores.
A compilation notes clashes between press figures and political stances on war and media, plus Iowa road policy arguments. Hearst’s prominence in journalism politics contrasts with calls for improved roads. Hardin county drag costs illustrate limits of dirt roads and support for larger, hard roads under state control.
We extend our grateful thanks to the neighbors and friends and to the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs for the kindness shown during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother who was also daughter Wilbur Steele and Chit of Waukon Iowa Mr and Mrs Tot Ele of Waukon Iowa
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors who helped during the illness and death of Mrs. Frank Schmitt and family. Signed by D. E. Metcalf and family and Dewar January 6, 1911.
Former Speaker Guy Feely of Waterloo advertises many pledges for second choice as Iowa debates primary versus caucus in selecting a United States senator. The legislature faces potential deadlock forcing daily joint ballots if no agreement is reached.
The Greenfield Building company transfers lot 9, block 2, Greenfield addition in Waterloo to John Franke for 2 dollars.
Mrs. Charles Kline of Easton Pennsylvania says Foley's Honey and Tar cured several family members with coughs and colds and remains a trusted household remedy. J. K. Joder & Son also endorses the product.
Henry Brent of this city claims eight years of nightly solitaire at forty two games a night would have earned nearly 6.2 million dollars if played for money. He records every game and notes an eight win rate of eight in twenty eight. Brent would have paid 6.048 million for decks if paid per game, yet he says the routine helps him sleep.
Snowy day travels light through Blizzard ridden routes as a Dairy Train tours northern Iowa. Farmers crowd stations to watch live cow demonstrations and listen to experts including Hugh G. Van Pelt BE 5. Estes Brooks Nelson and Nichols join the tour with Bremer’s Schroedermeier caring for stock. The baggage car barn setup and balanced ration showcase modern dairy practices.
A reflective piece urges young readers to visit and connect with hosts and their aging parents. It extols small daily gestures that honor the older generation and asks three questions about one’s consideration for host families. The author emphasizes that kindness to older relatives is a lasting measure of character.
El Paso Texas reports total rainfall of four and three hundredths inches for the year, far below the average of nine point eighty four inches, suggesting the city did not claim the driest spot in the United States.
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