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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
2
City paving burden and need for upkeep prompt plea
A letter argues city paving costs burden homeowners, noting many have sold homes or moved due to expenses. It praises pavement quantity in Waterloo but criticizes neglect and poor upkeep of brick and asphalt surfaces, urging the city to maintain and flush streets to protect investments and public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
United States
Waterloo
Messina disaster memory and Waterloo depot delay debate
The piece recalls the Messina earthquake death toll and ongoing suffering, then shifts to Waterloo Iowa about Union Depot delays caused by Rock Island and Great Western disputes. It notes tax per capita comparisons, New Marriage laws in North Dakota and Wisconsin, and bank clearings growth. The editorial mix critiques delays and highlights regional issues and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Thin City
Rock Island
Great Western Road
Mudge
Courier
Great Western
Rock Yeland
Cedar Rapids
Iwaia
Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Dubuque
Mazon City
Marshalltown
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Bradstreet
Springfield
Til
Duluth
Shirt sleeves and social codes under hot weather norms
An essay argues about shirt sleeves as a social badge of sense in heat, noting two classes of men who remove coats and those who do not. It satirizes fashion rules across regions, mocks diners and ladies, and advocates modest dress with humor about libations and laundry.
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Durip
Alleghany Mountains
Newport
Mason and Dixon
Plane as a servant of man and editors abroad
The article argues that planes are not yet reliable for practical service and notes Walter H. Page earns $35,000 yearly as editor of the World's Work while serving as ambassador to England. It compares the difficulty of unlearning habits to Bryan and the Chautauqua habit.
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Walter H. Page
England
Views of the People City Streets Critique
A subscriber letters criticizes city streets and contractor work on paving. Calls for a city owned roller and a binding inspector with bonds for permit holders. Favors modern business style management for Waterloo's city government.
The Curse of Drink and Votes in the Era
In Des Moines papers the plight of a woman driven to despair by a drunken husband is described. The piece links temperance to progress with women gaining suffrage and men enjoying domestic political talks, while the Capital notes the blighting effects of liquor and limited earnings for basic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Christian Endeavorers
United States
Des Moines
Quotes and thoughts from Iowa editorials across papers
A compilation of snippets from multiple newspapers discussing social issues, political tariff critique, media ethics, labor and management tensions, and civic duty. It notes opinions from Marshalltown Davenport Council Bluffs Dubuque Sioux City and others about drinking, hog production, tariffs, press rights, and public service duties.
Wisconsin clam fishers face law and migration south
The Wisconsin legislature sanctions a 950 license and seasonal restrictions on clam harvesting triggering a mass migration of clam fishers from Janesville toward Illinois waters. Dozens of camps form along the Mississippi, with families living in tents while selling clam meat and shells to mills and dealers. conservation scares prompt movement as fishers relocate to Iowa where laws are looser and rivers teem with dredging and harvesting.
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Wisconsin
Sehermeen
Mississippi River
Janesville
Indian Ford
Beloit
Susar
Tenta
Chicago
New York
Illinois
Rock River
Iowa
Easy Slippers and Quick Quips Across Roving Headlines
A collage of witty quotes from 19th century papers includes a jab about medicine at night risking danger, a line on facial length signaling shorts, and a playful exchange about ballots and bathing suits. Names and papers noted hint at period satire and social humor.
Dialogue and Domestic Exchanges from a Newspaper Fragment
A literary fragment presents dialogue snippets with Mrs. Gadsby Mrs Grabb and a boy named Arthur. The text features reflections on speeches and vacation plans along with a humorous exchange about behavior in school and pleasing a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Lippincott’s
Progressive Hope for Cedar Falls and Black Hawk County
A Cedar Falls playground and surrounding farm signal progress for Black Hawk County Iowa. The piece frames the area as a leading example of regional development and forward planning driven by local experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk
Iowa
Educated Incapables Stir San Francisco Union Debate
The Sioux City Tribune notes a San Francisco dishwasher union report showing about 700 members with 100 holding college education, highlighting a clash over attitudes to educations in labor. The piece suggests a stubborn fact challenging Collin P. Huntingdon’s view of colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Tribune
Collin P. Huntingdon
San Francisco
Pearl button trade disrupted by clam propagation beds
Government plans to create clam propagation beds in the Mississippi below Prairie du Chien and Muscatine Iowa forced hundreds of pear l and clam shell fishers from their livelihoods. They moved into northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin rivers to seek pearls and shells, setting camps along streams and triggering widespread protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
Muscatine
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Impossible college educated dishwashers and failed careers
The piece recounts a college graduate who left academia to start a small Oswego, New York business. It notes his lack of business knowledge and a dishwasher job at ten dollars a week, arguing that personal factors rather than education hinder success and questioning the value of college training.
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Oswego
N. Y
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