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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1915
Page
2
George Fitch sketches India as a vast, hot land with 300 million to 500 million inhabitants ruled by a small distant elite. He mocks revolts, Aryan origins, temples, caste, and customs while noting railways and British officials. The piece blends humor with controversial racial and cultural generalizations about India and empire.
Warden Sanders plans a self governing system at Ft. Madison to allow inmates to form three boards the government enforcement and an inmates court. Rules would be enacted by the inmate bodies with appeals to the warden and possible discipline actions. The aim is to improve discipline morale and reform through self governance.
The article notes a political victory for Atkinson as speakership of the Iowa house by Bill Atkinson. It describes friendship over rivalry, claims no sectional advantage, and reports graceful tributes from defeated candidates. It forecasts a session free from long-standing factionalism and praises the opportunity to serve the state.
In wartime Belgium millions face hunger as relief efforts clash between German and British viewpoints. Hoover notes danger of delay and violence as Americans consider who bears moral responsibility for feeding 7,000,000 Belgians while donations dip. Plans exist for food parcels. cash remains preferred by most donors. The Commission for Relief in Belgium operates from 71 Broadway, New York.
A columnist condemns welfare abuses saying destitute families suffer while men evade work. He argues fathers should lose families if not seeking employment, insisting innocent children must be protected from the irresponsibility of those who avoid labor.
A historical article reports W. J. Lauck testifying under oath that ninety-eight western railroads can meet demand and still pay $30,000,000 yearly in profit with increased efficiency. It questions Lauck’s motives and casts doubt on his candor, amid railroads’ public campaign against labor.
President Wilson speaks in Indianapolis urging patience as Mexico determines its government. Consul General wires Red Cross that Mexicans want food during the process. The piece chides partisans and hints at spring mood, noting moisture in politics.
An Athens dispatch reports the Turkish Eighth Army corps has left Damascus for the Egyptian frontier, with 8000 camels for desert crossing. Beirut sources claim French and Greek subjects are being moved in chains to Damascus to prevent escape, per the Telegraph notice. Foresters 808 set meeting for tomorrow night.
A reflective piece on virtue health and consciousness arguing that true moral goodness is soul wealth and not a matter of self conscious virtue. It analogizes bodily health to spiritual health, noting healthy people act naturally while those fixated on virtue reveal insincerity. An old UVA professor cites excessive conscientiousness as a flaw.
Washington rep Connolly could have been Siam minister or another foreign post but chose not to pursue office. He and the king of Siam are Oxford friends, a link that drew State Department interest. He did not seek the ministership and may pursue mint directorship if promises hold, with McAdoo rumored to back a New York candidate.
Boston mass January 11 former president theodore roosevelt and william taft rode the same train from new haven to boston last week they were in different cars and each claimed he did not know the other was aboard a photographer asked for a photo with his successor and roosevelt declined saying don't be silly
United States bank clearings for the week ending January 7 reported to Bradstreet's Journal total 3,099,621,000 up from 2,326,705,000 the prior week and 4,042,307,000 a year ago. Canada clearings reached 128,251,000 versus 105,086,600 last week and 196,748,000 last year. The following figures show last week’s returns with percent changes.
Mrs Y R Horbaugh of Waynesboro Pa says after a hard spell of bronchitis she felt run down with chest pains and frequent colds. She started Vinci and recovered strength enabling her to do housework again. Vinci claims to create appetite digestion blood and strength with a money back guarantee through Wangler Bros Co and C J Miller Druggists.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets, a vegetable comp ounded with olive oil, claim to act gently on the bowels to purify the system and clear the blood. Sold 25 cents to a dollar per box by all druggists, with emphasis on no griping or harsh effects.
An old advertisement urges parents to use California Fig Syrup of Figs as a gentle universal laxative to cleanse a child's stomach liver and bowels. It promises quick relief from feverish sleet poor appetite and irritability by evacuating clogged waste and undigested food, with dosing guidance on the bottle.
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