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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
2
A humorous tale warns hotel keepers to beware menu deception in which French terms mask low food quality and inflated prices. It argues that menus use French labels to mislead diners and justify high costs, teaching readers to read prices and labels carefully.
A fragment from a humorous column shows a irate woman confronting a principal about Jimmie’s report card and the school’s marking system. A teacher explains D denotes deference or the grade, while readers riff on phonetic spellings and comic mispronunciations.
The article argues universal peace depends on national character shifting away from conquest and royal absolutism toward citizen governance. It credits Andrew Carnegie with promoting peace but notes his efforts have not yet halted militarism. It calls for education of the masses to true nationalism and links international issues to social ones.
Madame Caillaux listens to news of acquittal and staggers toward her counsel amid a chaotic courtroom. Barristers clash, spectators surge onto desks, and judges seek cover as shouting fills the hall. God bless the French.
The essay argues that theft via financial manipulation is personal guilt, not corporate. It criticizes past legal views that treated corporations as impersonal, urging the Department of Justice to enforce the anti trust act. It cites New Haven directors and Northern Securities as examples of corporate misdeeds and stresses individual accountability in corporate wrongdoing.
Dr Frank Crana argues that life's uncertainty is its chief charm for the cheerful, since knowing the time of death would destroy days. He contrasts personal mortality with global war anxieties, then critiques Carnegie's peace efforts amid wartime reaction and silence on current events.
Waterloo authorities issue a sweeping edict targeting Black residents, declaring all unemployed African Americans must be arrested or expelled. The stance follows a surge of alleged vice and crime, drawing sharp criticism for denying hearings and evidence while condemning Black citizens without due process.
A fragmentary piece questions Andrew Carnegie’s views on European wars and peace. It muses on his possible reactions to conflict, referencing a selfappointed peace superintendent and the fate of nations, amid scattered notes about battles and distant lands.
In Washington July 30 Senator Hughes of New Jersey delivered Kentucky alfalfa growers’ resolution urging Senator Lewis to deny a report that he plans to shave his submasillaty by removing his whiskers. The group from Kentucky condemns the publication as baseless and silly.
A collage of brief notes: Nora Bayes told by Kissingen physicians she has six months to live, Mrs. Lucille F. Maines gains sight after years of blindness during an electrical storm, Dr. Katherine B. Davis frees 1,400 male convicts after three days at Blackwell's Island, Mrs. Adolphus Busch offers $56,080 to Harvard’s Germanic museum project, Mrs. Barbara Muykel dies in Worcester aged 185, Mrs. William Waldorf Astor buys land near sister’s estate to build a home, and local editorials discuss small-town welfare and culture.
Ruth Cameron weighs a domestic dispute over gratitude and payment in a social jest. A friend offers help with a child and linen work, yet gratitude and compensation become charged in a tale of favors. The narrator presents both sides and invites readers to judge who was unjust.
Sioux City July 30 John Hammond of Des Moines declares suspenders are superior attire for men and will prove it to the world with court help. The dispute began after a dining car confrontation aboard a Milwaukee train bound for Des Moines when Hammond, coatless, faced crew objections to his suspenders as proper dress.
Hammond plans suit against the Milwaukee railroad after being forcibly removed from a car. He defends the suspender as an age old social token and notes his prior Sioux City temperance discussions and a Des Moines convention telegram. He had to dash from a hotel to catch his train.
A newspaper ad warns readers about misusing eye glasses and promotes Optona eyedrop plus the Optoma system. It claims the remedy cleans eyes, sharpens vision, reduces inflammation, and may let wearers discard glasses. The ad credits 3B. W Scituneman & Co. and offers prompt fulfillment.
Hammond explains haste led him to leave his coat behind in Sioux City. He says he was not peevish about the episode but felt provoked when removed from the car. He recalls many men rolling sleeves and pulling shirts, while he was barred out with his suspenders.
FT. S. Merrieu attorney moved to 607-89 Marsh-Place building. Bruce Galloway Naprapath moved his offices from Black Hawk Ridge to larger quarters across the street over People's Clothing Store at 288 West Fourth St.
An old advertisement warns that over rich foods cause kidney and bladder issues in Americans. It promotes Rad Salts as a cheap, safe remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys, claiming benefits like reduced irritation and better urinary health. The ad suggests taking four ounces in water daily and lists J. W. Taggart as a seller.
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