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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Coursen and Waterloo Reporter publish a long appeal urging residents to kill poisonous weeds in yards and limit lawn pests. It stresses community beautification, safety, and civic responsibility in making Waterloo a cleaner, healthier town.
The article extols German siege artillery and fortress tactics, arguing howitzers overwhelm fortifications at Antwerp Liege Namur Maubeuge and Przemysl. It compares German rapid fortress breaches with Allied delays, praising heavy artillery as decisive. The piece cites Verdun and the Dardanelles as examples and claims Napoleon would favor the heaviest guns.
An article mocks Senator Tillman of South Carolina and the Democratic majority, accusing them of parliamentary blunders and inexperience. It cites misapplied rules, a controversial tax bill, and claims the party faces criticism for its handling of legislation and governance.
The readable text shows garbled phrases about war and weapons with broken fragments. It mentions time and place cues and partial statements, but lacks coherent events, names, dates, or outcomes to summarize a clear incident or report.
An analysis notes about 50,000 killed and 4,040,000 wounded among European forces, 1,006,000 captured, merchants ships sunk, and roughly ten months of war costing vast sums. The piece observes the toll is beyond comprehension with the struggle only just beginning.
The piece argues that road taxes burden farmers and merchants due to wet spells and poor roads, urging direct funding for permanent highways and blaming the legislature. It then pivots to speculative tech and wartime topics, noting wireless explosives and recent vessel disasters as unlikely outcomes, with tangential remarks on various regions and figures.
A traveler essay extols the Thousand Islands along the St. Lawrence, describing landscape, island ownership, and tourism. It notes many islands, varied summer homes, and the need for a capable pilot for safe navigation through the waterways. The piece encourages Americans to visit and compare with Venice.
A narrator studies strangers on a trolley linking them to family roles. He muses over a man with his daughter and debates whether they are father and child or uncle and niece, exploring possibility and memory.
Editors in Mason City and Cedar Rapids discuss President Wilson and Roosevelt with mixed views. A Cedar Rapids piece mocks reform chatter while noting lively hall crowds and wrestling fans. The missive hints at broader state attention from the Mississippi to the Missouri.
The image, taken after the cabinet crisis in England, shows Lord John Fisher walking outside the Admiralty. Fisher resigned from the admiralty after clashes with Winston Churchill, refused a new cabinet post, yet retains a key naval command.
Washington June 7. U S department of agriculture says renovating an old lawn is tougher than starting fresh. For small areas hand work and reseeding. large areas spade, seed, and fertilize early in spring with careful watering. Use a seeder for dense seed placement. follow with mowing and watering caution. Bone meal recommended for safer fertilizer use.
A tangle of opinion quotes from Carroll Herald, Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Decatur, Vinton Eagle, Sioux City Tribune, Des Moines Capital, and Chicago Tribune. The clippings rail at medical politics, Wilson era diplomacy, and partisan endorsements, with musings on Miller and Cosson candidates.
The article advises an eight pounds per 1000 square feet application of fertilizer and recommends applying commercial fertilizer early in spring as the brake begins to grow. Bone meal can be used monthly during the growing season, except July and August, to keep grass stimulated. Pulverized limestone as a top dressing benefits soil by correcting acidity and hindering moss and other detrimental plants, with fall winter or spring applications.
Washington D C June 7 Special The postoffice department today appointed Robert H Carr as
D. D. John resigns as postmaster at Carrville Floyd county and a new postmaster will be appointed. Rural mall carriers transferred include James Cox Jr from Wadena to Guttenberg Clay county Hiram P Clark from Hare to Lime Spring Howard Austin A Knight from Coma to Postville Allama county and John Ad Ailsble Athelstan to Farley Dupu county.
The Kreuzzeitung of Berlin reports that Giovanni Giolitti former Italian premier did not flee Italy to avoid assassination. It says he fled due to fear for his life amid a plot to kill him while in Copenhagen via London.
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