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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1915
Page
6
Peter Radford of the National Farmers' Union urges a triple alliance of church, press, and school as essential to community progress. He praises farmers as builders of national morality and pledges a series of articles to boost cooperation for greater efficiency through mutual understanding and effort.
The piece argues that rural churches, built by farmers at vast cost, must cooperate across religious social and economic lines to serve agriculture. It warns against overchurching, sectarianism, and fragmentation, urging unity via press school church and farmers to strengthen community life and country loyalty.
Atlantic describes geese as a lifelong bonded pair with a single nest, the gander vigilant and strategic, defending eggs and goslings with relentless force while the goose tends the young. The couple remains united beyond mating, and the survivor returns to the former nest site after death.
A 17th century sentinel faced harsh discipline for failing to kill M de Marillac after an insult. The king ordered a severe punishment and a six day ban on command, while the sentinel was tortured by strappado before a council of war. Al de Goas was reassigned after the incident, per Washington Star.
A fragmentary tale recounts a bold prisoner escaping Devil's Island confinement. He hides in a coffin built from a shell, raids a storehouse, stuffs the coffin with food, then drags it to the water and launches away. The rest of the clippings mix anecdotes and humorous exchanges about pushiness and misread letters.
Fragmentary OCR captures a wedding vow moment with a clergyman asking the couple to affirm marriage. The text oddly shifts to a note about Georgia selling 3.5 million dollars worth of mules to British buyers, hinting at wartime or trade context and multiple named figures.
Local notices list an optical service promise for lightly fitted glasses. M L O Connor of Cedar Rapids visited Waterloo on business. Socials include Linger Longer club meeting at Sumner avenue with Mrs. Hildreth and a Business Girls club social at the YWCA. Several residents travel, visit relatives, or attend meetings in Cedar Rapids, Sumner, Glendive, and Minneapolis. A Hebrew Ladies Aid gathering occurred with Ms. Kaplan hosting. The German Maennerchor plans an event on February 4. A benefit ball is advertised Friday at the Armory.
Washington January 13 Daniel Willard president of the B C a chairman of the committee of railway presidents states he believes government regulation of the railroads has not been a failure and that the public is in favor of continuing such regulation.
Workmen began breaking ground at 218-229 Fifth Street West to erect two brick store buildings in spring. Owner L K Miller notes only light frost allows winter excavation and plans to issue contracts around March 1. The lots were once home of William M Sindlinger, father of J H Sindlinger of the ice cream company, a noted Waterloo figure. The residence was razed years ago.
Roy Whitesitt of Madison Wisconsin appeared before United States Commissioner J 5 Dempster at the federal building this morning charged with violation of the white slavery law. Prosecuted by District Attorney F A O Connor he was held for grand jury after an unsuccessful defense. Bond set at one thousand dollars but unable to furnish security he was placed in the county jail.
The Waterloo Commercial club holds its annual meeting this evening at the clubrooms. Fifteen directors will be elected replacing twelve. Officers will be elected, reports read, and speakers address topics including The Club by Ralph Hoxie, Lessons of the Past by W F Parrott, Promises of the Future by L B Fowler, Black Hawk County Roads by William A Reed, Business Outlook for 1915 by H B Lichty, Our Waterloo by Paul Davis, and a general discussion Our Club and Our City.
A compact meditation on self control and character as the rudder guiding a life. Emotions are sails, winds are desires and impulses, while steady resolve keeps the vessel on course despite temptations. Youths are urged to steady judgment amid changing pressures and influences.
London Mail notes Shuster, old capital of Persia, as a wonder city on the Kurun river. It recalls Shapur’s irrigation dams and a grand bridge long damaged by time, yet water today flows through channels and tunnels to revive a land spared by earlier conquests.
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