This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
2
The Courier encourages readers planning summer travels to ensure paper delivery while away. It offers prompt dispatch and can handle address changes before departure to maintain subscription service during vacations.
Des Moines Capital and observers debate excursion ticket pricing by railroads. They note a 622 mile ticket for 4.75 dollars versus proposed one and a half cent per mile for state fair access. The piece questions fairness, county law impact, and the economics behind preferential rates.
Local Dubuque councilors condemn the railroad and grocery market combination known as the comb bug. They propose legal remedies to curb the practice as a menace to legitimate business and housewives, fearing continued disruption of fair prices and competition.
Iowa officials from food and dairy to hotel inspection propose a coordinated scheme to report law violations across departments. The plan, aimed at efficiency and economy, argues cooperation is essential in public service as in private enterprise. The piece also notes appointments in Illinois politics, a Panama arktale, and a memorial to a Civil War veteran.
A Chisago pastor reports his conference packet was stolen after closing a Bible gathering, leaving him puzzled by the incident and seeking answers. A local timeline and potential suspects are under police review.
The piece argues self respect sustains decency when temptations test a person. It decries claims of inherent human sinfulness and urges belief in intrinsic worth as the basis for personal virtue and resilience. It cautions against belittling nature and stresses self-respect as the last anchor in the storm.
The article fragment notes a conference payment of $350 for services and hints at expectant big news. It references Mexican armed accoutrements, American protection needs, and the Chinese vice president in the field with troops, suggesting unsettled international tensions.
The fragment discusses issues around vice presidential conduct but lacks concrete names dates places or events to form a factual card with proper entities. Additional readable text is needed to produce a valid summary.
Sioux City Journal notes a light jab about Secretary Bryan being on tour while currency bill details were worked out. Mason City Globe Gazette mentions President Wilson liking charlotte russe and Vice President Marshall favoring cherry pie as part of a miscellaneous life-taste roundup.
A humorous essay compares popular songs to measles, noting how they spread through society and linger despite poor grammar in lyrics. It argues that melodies often outshine words, with writers surprised by hits that become ubiquitous in vaudeville and orchestral performances for years.
Forty years ago reports from Cedar Township note a bountiful wheat harvest, tomatoes on market, and hopes for steady money if prices stay fair. A ten year old boy suffers poisoning while removing potato bugs. a calf yields $32.40 on a 640 pound sale. William Gallatin 2 is found dead from heart disease. gifts of residence lots on Allen Street spark plans for a mansion. a header wagon head is damaged in a runaway incident. and a Buckingham farmer, Anthony Coridan, is injured by a sickle bar injury while reaping.
Twenty years ago a group led by F C Platt and J Higgins plans an annual fishing expedition down the river to Vinton for two weeks. The Republican county delegates to the state convention are listed, with names including Homer Gibbs New man Merce Harras Mullan Hartfieat Meare dock DBD F Hooter Mayes and others. A park address by Dr C S Chase is noted and social events honor Misses Willsson of St Louis.
A collage of editorials and notes from Iowa papers discusses alfalfa trials in Villisca, parcel post expansion, wolf bounty bills, railroad growth, and Republican party dynamics. Each item reflects local views on farming profits, public policy, and political strategy across Des Moines Sioux City Tipton and Marshalltown.
A garbled collage cites lines about heroes suffrage parades and a comic verse about a waitress Myrtle who trips with a mock turtle dish turning it into real turtle. Despite mixed sources, the items reflect light entertainment faux dialogue and a local columnist tone.
A chain of editorials references state parole practices and calls for clear public explanations. The Kansas City Journal and other papers discuss alleged abuses in parole actions, urging that penalties be limited to crimes and that parolees receive fair, fully explained treatment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.