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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
2
A colorful commentary notes women embracing painted hair and matching accessories, while men experiment with bold tones. The piece envisions a world of coordinated hues affecting hats gowns and even national defense mood.
The piece criticizes a proposed river and harbor bill totaling over 76 million dollars, highlighting 20 million in new projects and 48 million in direct pork. It recalls Taft's veto of a 28 million pork bill and urges President Wilson to veto the wasteful appropriation system and push reform with Congress. It notes Senator Mengren leads opposition in the Senate amid Democratic control.
Elbert Hubbard argues that rubber tires would have doomed railroads if invented earlier. Now tires exist, he asks why railways should endure. He outlines a comprehensive remedy for rate, town levy, and government awareness issues facing public notice.
The National Education Association convention in St Paul weighs teacher pay and motives. Critics urge a profession driven by service, proposing sabbaticals, illness support, and pensions to honor teaching and reduce commercial pressure.
The article banners a collage of issues including railroad woes, land grants, and high wages tied to a 20th century Supreme Court decision. It notes oil lands valued far beyond state debts, recalls land grants to railways, and questions diplomats, prohibition, and state politics. It closes with a Missouri senatorial renomination petition for W J Stone.
A reflective piece on how ruins shape imagination and value, citing Horace Flusnell and Dickens. It moves to a brief note on Iowa politics, highlighting Myers’ abolitionist stance and Democratic tensions over liquor interests, followed by a Dysart train trampling accident report.
The Iowa Opinions section laments objections to Warburg's appointment and debates the merit of bankers with broad financial ties. It references a Polk County Democratic convention urging separation from the larerreste, a temperance convention in Council Bluffs, and questions future reforms amid political contention.
A collage of humorous quips from various papers and sources. The fragmentary items touch on dancing, instruction, political tents, sea serpents, and light travel jest, yielding a snapshot of lighthearted commentary and playful banter across newspapers.
Kent author Towa hue sky law author Thomas Benatar expresses disappointment with a U S Supreme Court ruling voiding the law. Senator Thomas believes the people are disappointed but Governor Clarke says the law would save the state money yearly. The piece notes court technicalities but insists public rights will triumph.
In Ruth Cameron’s Evening Chit Chat she lampoons petty social rules that govern behavior and appearances. She argues the public clings to printed wedding announcements and engagement rings as examples of tyrannies, urging courage to defy costly conventions and advance personal dignity.
Francis Guimet of St. Nicholas explains golf fuses sociability with concentration. He notes players can be together yet distant, and a single tee shot can separate two men by miles yet bring them to the same green, illustrating golf's unique balance of companionship and individual focus.
An advertisement touts SSS as a blood purifier that rapidly improves health by removing body wastes. It asserts the product boosts natural tissue repair and relief throughout the body, promising quick well being within minutes. It mentions The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta and a free booklet on conditions caused by impoverished blood.
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