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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1913

Page

2

Evening Courier notice and foreign distribution details

The Evening Courier lists publication details, pricing, and contact info for rates and office operations. It notes delivery, advertising, and circulation terms, plus foreign distribution points in Europe and key city offices and branches.

Evening Courier Siewhet FUR W. BW. Martman Company Capital West Park Avwnie Jean Chantmax A&w. Purnagon Sec Cail Sir Ask Elkope Americas Europe Waterloo Evening Courier Sle Adoa Trafalger Building Northumberland Avenue American Express Haymarket Dewe Stramship Green Street Paris Boulevard Des Capucines Pisce de l'Opera Berlin den Linden St. Petersburg Nevsky Froapekt

Summer Vacation Trip Delivery Offer

The Courier invites readers planning summer trips to ensure paper delivery while traveling. Subscriptions can be redirected as needed, with prompt service and flexible address changes, so readers receive the paper reliably during vacations.

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Common People and Flattery in Politics and Life

The column blasts political flattery aimed at the masses and urges voters to judge candidates by past records and present credentials. It notes distrust of slick rhetoric, warns against trusting those who tout public wisdom, and laments shameless flattery as a tool of manipulation. It also touches on marital law suits and a stray note on earnings expectations in sports management.

St. Louis

Make Problem Meet Problem in Uplift and Farm Plan

The article argues two intertwined tasks for the nation: integrating ten million Black citizens as equal, productive people and boosting rural population and farm output to feed growing numbers. It highlights Booker T. Washington’s work and Braxton Mississippi’s Piney Woods School as models, urging education, opportunity, and land-based uplift to create independent, thrifty Black citizens and more food producers.

South North Booker T. Washington’s

Burleson orders larger parcel post effective August 15

A new postal rule increases the maximum size for parcel post and related changes will take effect Aug 15. The shift forms part of ongoing postal system adjustments following the consolidation of Iowa internal revenue districts.

Congress Burleson Internal Revenue Iowa Des Moines Davenport Dubuque

What Mexico Needs Chautauqua Course Suggested

Spirit of the Iowa Press opines on Mexican needs as a good Chautauqua course. The Sioux City Tribune and Sioux City Journal debate the role of culture and education when misfortune strikes, noting the first reaction and broader implications.

Mevico Sioux City Tribune

Mike Tobin’s smile amid Iowa political turmoil recalled

The piece describes Mike Tobin facing political peril in Iowa, with Bernard Murphy recounting his fate as a Sidney Carton figure. Murphy portrays Murphy as a perennial agitator in Iowa politics, while Tobin’s reaction reflects his resilience and the era’s partisan heat.

Marshalltown Mike Tobin Bernard Murphy Mike Sidney Carton Pat Dickens Iowa Murphy

Another Job for Bryan in a New York Offer

A New York editor of a theatrical periodical offered W. J. Bryan a job at 24000 dollars per year. The offer states a living wage and that Bryan would fill the position satisfactorily.

Bryan Webster City Freeman-Tribune New York W. J. Bryan

Meteors letters and blunted prophecies spark 1896 memory

Cedar Rapids observers report a luminous meteor in the northern sky spelling WL W M, prompting talk it signified War With Mexico. The Sioux City Tribune notes two couples married in Council Bluffs 50 years ago, still residents, highlighting long compatibility amid rising divorce rates.

Cedar Rapids Mexico William J. Bryan Sioux City Council Bluffs

Power and Humility by Dr Frank Crane

A reflection on power and humility from Dr. Frank Crane. true humility grows from self belief and the sense of personal significance. The greatest character values inner power over wealth fame or applause, seeing life through the strength of one’s own impulses and deeds.

Frank Crane May

The Cucumber: A Satirical Look at a Vegtable Tale

A playful essay treats the cucumber as a volatile vegetable spark of unrest in American life. It traces growth from seed to pest, praising travel and pickle making while warning of its potential to vanish before maturity. The piece mixes whimsy with social commentary on youth, culture, and appetite.

Calves and Controversy Across The Nations

A jumble of anecdotes from papers like the Boston Transcript and Boston Post notes social missteps and political jests. It references Car No 993 street cars, a mayoral nomination joke, and a New Hampshire senator Henry F Hollis remark about a calf seen at a moving picture show.

Boston Post New Hampshire Henry F. Hollis

Cow’s rescue of calf sparks playful misreadings

A bystander helped free a calf stranded on a bank as a cow approached the man. Friends quipped the cow showed gratitude by Neking his coat, while another joked she mistook the man for another calf.

Iman

Piney Woods School L J Jones Praised in Editor Note

Editor notes Piney Woods Country Life School in Braxton Mississippi and its principal L J Jones as worthy amid struggle. Captain Asa Turner, visiting Iowan, cites local white and colored support, while fund-raising needs are urged. Describes harsh early conditions, poverty, and a transformation toward an industrial institute emphasizing Christianity, character, and service.

Piney Woods Braxton School L. C. Jones the Courier Piney Woods Country Life School Braxton Miss L.J. C. Jones Asa Turner

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