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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1915
Page
2
A poem depicts a mother sleeping in valleys by a silver stream and wooded hills. It contrasts summer beauty with December snow and wistful longing for peaceful, eternal rest. The voice imagines timeless rest beneath roses and winds, ending in a vision of a bright, healing day.
A reflective piece contrasts the value of interpretation over bare facts in writing with a broader note on moral and literary truth. It surveys European wartime attitudes toward alcohol limits, state control, and social restraint as France Britain and Russia adapt policies and norms in wartime society.
A writer argues economic causes behind rising food prices and the push for inquiries. The essay questions authority, highlights markets for grain, central trading, and the role of retailers and packers in price fluctuations. It urges transparency and regulatory scrutiny to restore public confidence.
Mrs. Philander Knox Jr. laments that Tip, the son of a former secretary of state, cannot hold a regular job. She still loves him but rejects the racket of begging for bread and other necessities, warning that joining the I Won't Work society has its drawbacks for rich men's sons.
The Nordica letters to her husband George W. Young, written a year ago last summer, are entered as evidence in a New York court in a struggle over a 1910 will. The prima donna says the husband deceived her about property, and apologetic letters fail to restore trust. She describes heartbreak, lost faith, and a chilling rupture in their relationship as the suit proceeds.
A Wisconsin Supreme Court judge apologized to Oshkosh after using the phrase Oshkosh, Kokomo or other famous places in a decision. City officials complained, humorists or not, and the matter highlights how jokes can misfire. The piece ends with a quip on fashioning humor from politics and life.
Fighting Bob LaFollette clings to a presidential bid while planning continued Senate races. Despite slim chances for the presidency, he aims to campaign for both offices over the next two years, leveraging alliances and a shifting political tide in Wisconsin. Committees draft a city manager bill for Waterloo, while an Illinois sheriff dies amid ongoing indictments. springtime progress and political drama loom.
Warsaw, chief Polish city and third largest in the Russian empire, hosts 600000 residents. The article traces its history from 1224, notes repeated occupations by Swedes, Germans, French, Austrians, Russians, and points to rebuilding as a Warsaw talent. It highlights its Vistula setting, culture, university, and Krakowskie-Przedmiescie street, while recounting waves of emigration to Siberia and ongoing wartime protections by Russia.
An officer recalls Christmas 1914 when British and German troops paused fighting in their trenches. Soldiers buried the dead, shared a ceasefire, and a chapel service unfolded between lines. A German commander swapped hats, offered a cigar, and a Soldier's Prayer was exchanged as a keepsake. A surprising gesture led to a joint service with a German student reading the psalm. The scene ended with both sides showing respect as silence fell across the front.
The piece likens Europe to Nineveh and warns war punishes excess, noting moral strictures and state demands have replaced personal liberty. It contrasts cities like London Petrograd and Zion City, arguing sumptuary laws suppress youthful rebellion as war intensifies.
Ruth Cameron reflects on a couple at a summer resort whose conversations span war ego and philosophy. The anecdote challenges readers to define queer behavior by talk rather than appearance, noting wit and vanity in modern union.
A essay-like reflection on why couples drift into quiet, avoiding talk of broad topics beyond daily gossip. It questions social norms, notes some talk openly while others fail to initiate discussion, and concludes with a personal admission of being stiff and ill as a writer.
A casual assembly broke silences by discussing various people and topics. A guest with talent for conversation quickly shifted the mood to ease and made the group engage on a general subject. The note highlights a desire for more such individuals to energize future events. Knights and dies of Security and Company L advertise upcoming fairs and dates.
Omaha dispatch reports Bishop W. Stoner of Oregon was served Sunday night in Clinton county Ta with a $50,000 libel suit filed by John Calvin Murray of Jackson County Iowa. Murray, who rode the same Chicago train, alleges criticism of an Episcopal minister of Chicago who later learned Murray had been divorced.
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