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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
2
A column from Waterloo discusses weather and dress, then promotes community Chautauqua values. It lauds local leaders like H R Lee for teaching swimming, and recalls Teddy Roosevelt and Lorimer era politics with humor and local pride. The piece blends social commentary with civic activism and entertainment.
Public good fortune is found in intellectual education outside public schools and libraries. Waterloo hosts a series of lectures and entertainments offered through Chautauqua courses, emphasizing accessible learning and civic enrichment for the community.
Marshalltown Times-Republican laments out of state speculations and frauds in foreign investments. It cites a southern Nebraska city fraud exposing nearly a quarter of a million dollars invested abroad, with about three fourths lost. It warns foreign investment weakens communities and urges investing at home for a clear conscience.
A columnist laments cruel teasing of young girls facing early romance. Taunts from sister, aunt, and sometimes mother mock private hurts, shaming Jean and others who seek simple sympathy. The piece urges gentler understanding of youthful love and disappointment.
A jumble of notes cites Waverly on road improvements with heavy loads and dirt roads, Des Moines observers on women’s turnout at the Dolls event, and Council Bluffs musing that neither Congress nor a poll moves half the voters. The piece hints at open war of opinion on merits and participation.
The editorial argues for macadamized roads to boost land values and condemns temporary dirt roads. It cites road dragging as a stopgap and discusses Knute Nelson’s stance on reciprocity with Canada amid farmer concerns. The piece notes a possible Democratic Congress and Taft’s presidency, linking free trade talks to party positions in Iowa newspapers.
The essay argues people resist new methods due to inertia, not dislike of progress. It cites Ruskin Jefferson and Berkeley as early skeptics, notes past disdain for printing, electricity, gas lighting, and advertising, and notes how advertising has become a studied science in modern cities.
The speaker argues advertising proves a person’s value by showing who they are and what they offer. He asserts only those with nothing to offer should refrain, as history shows good things were once condemned. He urges steadfast conviction, work, and tenacity as paths to immortality.
Des Moines reports Dr. Frederick Alden removed a five cent coin swallowed by nine year old Leslie L Borden of Mrs Mary A Porden who held the coin in his mouth while watching a rocket. The incident occurred Sunday near Highland Park after the boy jerked his head.
A man choked on a coin that became lodged in his esophagus prompting medical aid. He did not immediately permit assistance and the incident prompted further treatment decisions.
In Kiel Germany on June 27 J Pierpont Morgan presented to Emperor William an autograph Luther letter to Charles V for which an American paid 25500 dollars. The Emperor immediately awarded Morgan the grand cross of the Order of the Red Eagle.
Senator Brown introduced Franklin A. Shotwell of Omaha president of the Nebraska Progressive League who said he is a Taft progressive and that Nebraska will back Taft at the 1912 Republican convention in Washington.
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