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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
2
Opinion argues for year round public schools with three summer months repurposed for gardening manual training and domestic science. Proponents claim constant schooling boosts thrift and hands on learning while addressing teacher salaries and rural legacy in urban life.
Secretary of War Garrison and national guard leaders back a new militia pay bill to place state militia on regular army status. Militiamen would be available for presidential call in war and remain on furlough for civilian duties with differences mainly in pay.
Garrison questions financing militiamen arguing not to require service while funded by the federal government. The plan ties home pay to regular army rates with 25 percent for enlisted and five to 15 percent for officers. Major general would get 400 dollars, captain 300, and brigadier general 309.
Excerpt argues sex attraction drives humanity and that women control life. It quotes Coventry Patmore and Ruskin to claim women’s value and influence shape civilization, presenting complex views on morality, gender, and social roles.
The piece portrays Moscow as a vast, old city on the Moskva with more churches than cabarets and a slow, cobbled streets vibe. It notes Napoleon’s 1812 visit, massive bells kept on pedestals, and Moscow as a winter royalty retreat with a mix of priests soldiers and fur‑gowned residents.
The former president William Howard Taft concedes that people care more about a body measurement than his view of the Monroe Doctrine. The passage remarks on public preoccupation and references other political topics, including banks and the federal reserve system, with a skeptical tone about changes to the financial order.
A collage of Iowa clippings notes political wrangling around a holding company idea and ratings wars among merchants. It mentions Claude Porter and Nick Reed coordinating appointments in Washington and comments on Frank Woods and a potential Woods-Green campaign context.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a remedy for nighttime coughs and tickling throats. It promises quick relief for both children and adults, notes it does not upset the stomach, and claims wide availability through all druggists.
The piece highlights Theodore Roosevelt's 1899 Chicago speech and urges reading official records like Congressional Record. It praises Franklin Hichborn for compiling California legislative histories and notes Fresno's Republic as a strong supporter of his work. It calls for voters nationwide to seek similar record insight.
In Washington on January 30 Senator Cummins criticized the slow pace of trust and cost of living discussions in the Senate. He called for prosecutions of offenders and warned against too deliberate a readjustment, urging quicker action to curb trusts.
An old advertisement recounts a Brooklyn resident Adolph Schoen curing an itchy skin eruption with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. It promotes the balsamic action of the products, claims relief from eczema rashes ringworm and other eruptions, and notes physicians' endorsement and pricing.
Senator Cummins urged prosecuting those behind trusts to curb anti competitive practices. The debate with Senators McCumber and Martine touched on tariff effects and farm price declines while referencing the Quaker Oates Company and Iowa oat producers showing independent competition.
A humorous collection of brief newspaper snippets. A doctor jokes with a worried patient about death and wills, a vegetarian quip about Welsh rarebits, slang alfalfa as whiskers, juror irony in a flour mill tale, and light notes on kissing colds and telephone service comparing England and America.
Ruth Cameron tells of a kind neighbor who helps others but balks at accepting help herself. Family and friends offer meals, baby care, and company but she worries about obligation and hires a costly accommodator. The piece urges readers to receive graciously and value others’ right to give.
Tama Iowa bids will be asked for paving several blocks this spring after engineering work. The district is rerecting a $60,000 high school. A $10,000 garage, a $15,000 stock sale pavilion and sale barn, and a $26,000 Milwaukee depot are under construction this season.
Joust McKenzie Hill of the Boston Cooking School Magazine notes a famous chicken pot pie recipe that challenges stereotypes about who can cook. The dish pleases every family member and proves accessible comfort cooking.
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