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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
2
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The piece defines lobby as agents external to the legislature who influence policy by contact and pressure. It argues Senator Penrose accepts paid agents as legitimate and questions the legitimacy of private interests and influence in politics, noting personal pressure and large payments can sway lawmakers.
The Mexican government under General Huerta secures a $75 million loan despite rebel threats to overthrow the regime. News breaks from New York, with Paris financiers linked to the deal, illustrating how wealthy interests shape unstable governments and their debts.
An essay argues that high finance and public defense hinge on sacrificing animals for medical gain. It defends using cats dogs guinea pigs rabbits and other small animals to develop serums that save human lives. The piece suggests discovery through animal testing is essential and may reflect a divine plan.
A California resident defends Japanese workers, arguing they are honest, productive, and essential to California agriculture. The writer criticizes anti Japanese sentiment, urges open citizenship rights, and notes good relations with Chinese and Japanese workers. The piece also mentions Editor Nelson's contempt case and Henry Clews on tariff revision.
In Dubuque Times Journal a method to help horses regain footing on slick streets is described with a blanket placed under their feet. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Secretary Bryan’s push for direct election of U S senators and his role as secretary of state when the amendment took effect. Lions City Journal mentions Judge Wade a Democratic national committee member whose law duties bring him to Philadelphia.
The piece extols a circus bill as an awe inducing advertisement for a future show. It mocks overblown alliteration and mock epic prose, noting how writers craft hyperbolic phrases to fascinate and mislead audiences. It links circus prose to politics and tariff talk with satirical flair.
Forties era dispatches report a mixed set of local items. The Waterloo Temperance union held a meeting with W Galloway summarizing Iowa Aquor laws and Rev O F Baker delivering remarks at the East Side Methodist church. Willie Noyes named as West Point cadet by Congressman Pratt but unable to pass for physical reasons. Walter Hitchcock adds a new mail wagon to his Waterloo bus line, built by Hitt and Chapman’s Novelty Carriage factory. Major P H Conger awarded a contract to survey three Indian reservations in northwestern Minnesota, with Garry Conger and Col Eberhart assisting. Editor W H Hartman recovering from illness but hopes to recover soon. Black Hawk County Beekeepers elect T S Engledon as President, C P Hunt as Vice President, A B Mason as Secretary, Dr J A Bickley as Treasurer.
Twenty years ago Rev J H Palmer of Cedar Rapids gave the memorial day address. A committee of the city council C D Wangler A Jackson and J R Vaughan is investigating how best to light the city. Ott Hummel sets up a merry go round between the Herrick factory and Cascadent foundry. Ilinois Central Engineers James DuBois and W H Rubel secured a six months lay off and will start out with a merry go round.
The piece discusses Washington handling patronage before a Philadelphia legal engagement and a judge wanting to clear patronage early. It also notes England’s mixed views on US Japan tensions and a domestic anecdote about a quarrel over a coat and a parian statue. Another excerpt alludes to a carefree man on Easy Street avoiding worries like rent and groceries.
A fragmented page shows quips and dialogues from local items. Exchanges include Marjorie and Tudge with a fooling remark, a Baltimore American reference, and a jest about a profane look. A householder complains of cold and missing overcoat in brief street chatter.
An 1870s style advertisement touts Mother's Friend as an external abdominal and breast remedy for expectant mothers. It claims to ease nerves, prevent nausea, and ensure calm, painless pregnancy while promoting pliant muscles and joyful anticipation. Product details and ordering address are provided.
A fragment from the St Paul Gazette praises a carefree hobo life with a content lad as leader. The verse questions climate fit and labor, presenting a cynical yet quirky portrait of roaming existence.
J. Woodhouse, prominent Des Moines newspaper man, adapts material from Iowa legislature's late session into a drama titled The Fugitive. The work, printed by Torch Light Press of Cedar Rapids, centers on prison contract labor and its human impact with real life echoes.
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