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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
2
A miscellaneous waterlogged column mixes notices on advertising rates, newspaper policy and Associated Press rights with long editorial discussions of cattle costs, farm profits, and upcoming political conventions. It mentions Bryan, Wilson, and Armenian mandates, plus gas prices, a Des Moines gubernatorial tangle and a Cedar Rapids weather joke.
A 1870 Waterloo item list notes changes in school supervision with A. T. Weatherwax and Mrs. J. C. Gates. street improvements for a new business block. a Red Jacket band serenade. Mt. Vernon picnic. Olders museum circus plan. Waterloo July 4 program chaired by G. W. Couch, Morris Case marshal. ongoing crop damage to wheat and corn due to weather and farming conditions.
Forty years ago June 23 1880 census data shows Eagle township figures while Waterloo population nears 6000 with 300 to 400 more east. Local items mention Cedar river bed changes, a drowned person south of town, a suffrage group headquarters in Cincinnati and a proposed suffrage plank.
The steamer Umatilla made river trips between Sans Souci and city docks. The Republican convention nominated William McKinley for president and Theodore Roosevelt for vice president with Lafayette Young of Iowa delivering Roosevelt's speech. A Cedar Falls normal school building costing $90,000, 237 by 128 feet, three stories, and a basement with slate roof is planned. Waterloo Business College incorporation papers were filed. Graphophones advertised from $5 to $25, with a new batch of loud process records. Santee resigns as county recorder. Frank Knapp expected to be appointed. Mrs. Fowler hosted a surprise visit for her husband on June 2 with many attendees listed.
Reader asks if there is a cure for brain exhaustion and how to keep the brain vigorous with age. Dr Huber explains brain blood supply, age effects, and the need for good blood. cautions that diagnosis or treatment cannot be given by mail and invites readers to send stamped self addressed envelopes for general questions.
Andrew and Imogene discuss life while sampling a salad in a crowded Cafe Royal. The waiter Pine serves the menu as Andrew analyzes passersby in vivid, humorous detail describing several patrons and their outfits and manners.
A rustic poem captures summer heat and labor in the fields with imagery of sun warmed sand, green watermelons, and bees weaving through a promising harvest. The speaker declares being in his element as the season pours its fullness into the land and authorial wonder rises from the summer's toil and golden hints.
A real estate speculator bought land for 243 dollars divided it into tots and sold each for 18 dollars. He made a profit equal to his initial cost on six lots. Determine the total number of tots involved. Answer to No 411, Wallawalla and Chilkat.
A historical line notes efforts by a committee to prove support for a war and mentions a man clashing with a girl who cries, reflecting tense public mood and investigative push in the era.
A goblin named Nippo hides from falling snow to learn what snowflakes are. Snowflakes explain they are raindrops in white fur, dressed for cold weather, and promise the sun will come out in the morning after the snow subsides.
Iowa editors report a split GOP field after a primary with Moore leading in counties but not securing a majority. Kendall, Deems, Havner and others press claims while a possible dark horse emerges. State committee chair Rawson seeks timing for a mid July convention as Cedar Rapids hosts the Democratic platform session on July 29. Deaf mutesbegin speech training by mirror to form vowel sounds.
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