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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1914
Page
2
A damaged OCR shows advertising rates and contact notes for a local paper. It mentions daily Waterloo circulation and special contract prices. The text is incomplete with garbled names and phone references.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports the American Political Science Association demands free speech for U S college faculty amid alleged systematic suppression at the University of Pennsylvania. The list accuses progressive professors of dismissal denial of promotion and salary hikes including James T Young Thomas Conway Ward Pierson L S Rowe Emery Stowell Clyde King N Patten Scott Nearing.
The Sioux City Journal questions Republican support for a Progressive in Iowa s Second district amid tariff shifts and farm price changes and urges firm stance against compromise. It notes labor labor disputes in Michigan copper mines and honors Joseph G Cannon with a Danville cemetery monument, praising his political stance.
The Kansas City gathering of harness men declares belief in a horse comeback despite autos. Chicago steel mills restart 3000 workers idle since December 15 signaling renewed activity as mild winter slows industrial wake. Chicago women vote seriously, potential female candidates emerge for city council next spring. Waterloo endures first winter fire, urging prevention to avert greater losses and danger.
The report notes it is unnecessary to use re-elect when listing officers of Waterloo financial houses for the coming year, signaling steady leadership as the Mexican government under the Iluerra regime is represented.
Doubtless I imitate others in all I do and fear being found a rearrangement of thoughts. If nothing were original a man could not live or eat. We each have a little flavor of our own and should be thankful for it. Alfred de Musset is cited about imitation.
George Fitch humorously defines fog as a thick atmospheric spot arising from earth air disagreement and explains its effects on navigation rail travel and city life. The piece playfully imagines permanent fog over Chicago skyscrapers and notes fogs’ impact during Washington congress sessions.
The excerpt notes Larry K. Thaw pressing toward a Pittsburgh business venture while editors and politicians argue over finances and motives. Discussion touches on Tuerla’s stability, Editor Rowley’s photo absence, and Bryan supporters accusing opponents of courting interests.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette note proclaims the Colfax wheel lock case as a potential statewide sensation in criminal lore and urges facts to come out. The clip surveys various editorials touching on politics, infrastructure, and finance across several Iowa towns.
The speaker calls out the city council county supervisors school board and state executive council urging analysis of tax receipts to trace the increase to its real source. They condemn the demagogue candidate for exploiting higher taxes for personal gain and urge fair-minded citizens to avoid half truths.
A collage of joke captions and quips from several papers. One line mocks a lazy husband ordering soft coal. another riff puns on chiropodists and footwork. A ser enade from congress, a question about wages for doers, and horse sense in a New England quip close the humor column.
Mr. Sheffield and other Iowa pit owners should study the new law requiring boards of supervisors to purchase gravel pits so every part of the county is within six miles of road material. It also authorizes condemnation if needed and threatens removal from office for noncompliance. The piece outlines state roads expansion, engineering staff boosts, and potential bond-funded permanent hard-surface roads with state aid and local assessments.
An unsigned editorial from the Galesburg Evening Mail reflects on the nature of public criticism, urging readers to consider fairness and responsibility in judging others while acknowledging frequent sharp remarks in daily life.
George D. Lane of the Santa Fe Station Advertising department praised Galesburg along with Hutchinson Kaw and Waterloo Iowa as among the best balanced U S cities. He cited public buildings level streets and a strong local economy aided by rich black dirt and steady growth observed by business leaders. The piece highlights local pride and parallels with Waterloo.
A Waterloo subscriber objects to the article Money to Burn arguing Henry Ford’s wealth rests on labor and that a $6 day is not enough for a worker to meet living costs. He challenges a lower wage claim and asks how one can survive on 40 to 50 dollars monthly.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised as superior for coughs and colds. The brochure claims it is pleasant to take and free of opium or narcotics. Sold by plc Asolera in Ore uta.
Eldora resident R Hi Sheffield, 90, advertises a gravel pit at Gif ford adjacent to the C N W and M S L lines offering a million yards of road ballast gravel for sale but seeks a purchaser due to his extreme age.
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a quick, effective remedy for stuffed heads nasal congestion and headaches. It claims relief in five minutes with a no stomach dosing inhalant, offered by Wangler Bros Co and guaranteed with a money back promise.
Promotes Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as fast acting skin remedies for eczema rashes ringworm and pimples. Claims doctors endorse eighteen years of use and offers a free trial by mail with Resinol Booklets from Baltimore Maryland.
An ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Half Remedy as a home tonic or drugstore purchase that darkens gray hair naturally, reduces dandruff and itching, stops falling hair, and leaves hair thick and glossy after a few applications. sold by H. W. Taggart.
M D Reynolds of Madison Wisconsin reports long Rheumatism hardship since 1894 from railroad work. After using three boxes of Mental Rheumatism Powders he discarded crutches and nears full recovery. Recommends product. Key Cross Drug Co Henderson Drug Co listed as exclusive agents.
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