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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1915
Page
2
Aggregated items report church membership growth and civic notes. A Waterloo society girl exhibits a pedigreed French bull puppy with a lofty price tag. A Kansas man repays old debts after years, while locals discuss building more school houses and potential political shifts in Washington.
In Des Moines the push to end the state highway commission faces strong opposition as experts warn of a state economic impact. The piece defends state supervision for uniform road standards and criticizes local-only approaches. It also notes a Kansas Supreme Court decision on interstate commerce in the Kirmer liquor case, highlighting legal ambiguities and federal guidance.
A discussion contrasts brute survival with civilizational progress, arguing social advancement comes from cooperation not combat. It asserts that in human society the meek inherit the earth and that virtues like kindness and justice endure longer than cruelty and selfishness. The piece cautions Darwinian strength misapplied to social progress.
Iowa editorials comment on temperance, prohibition, and community renewal. Waterloo should grow commercially and morally as saloons recede. Nonpareil defends balanced German coverage amid biased letters. Milford Mail notes temperance shifts to business reality. Rapids Republican urges farmers to unite through winter banquets and summer picnics.
A humorous, rambling essay on Jupiter describing its size and distance, a fictional peace argument about sending warring nations to Jupiter, its atmosphere and heating, the 144 month year, a 10 hour day, and its famous satellites with playful metaphors and political satire.
In a chatty setting Molly praises four Narcissus bulbs bought as a gift and recalls their rapid growth. The scene shifts to light, sun patches, and shared bets about the blooms while a cynic seeks a book and quotes a poem about a flower found in a wall. The exchange ends with a reflection on beauty and creation.
The Clinton Herald reports the legislature ordered 6120 pages of tabular material sent as a free gift to the paper, raising questions about state printing waste. The Perry Chief notes Taft’s enduring popularity, while the Fretpoint Tribune comments that a farmer selling wheat at $1.50 may have been prudent for a time.
President Raymon A. Pearson of the State Agricultural College at Ames rejects Governor Whitman's offer to become New York commissioner of agriculture. He will remain at Ames, praising Iowa support and predicting future growth. The board plans a salary increase and continues routine business.
Plans proceed to move about forty mentally ill patients from Independence State Hospital to the county home and hospital. A special car will transport them to Waterloo, then switch to the WCFN line for Mt Vernon township. Officials will sign papers Monday, with guards and limited escort ensuring privacy during departure. Some patients resist change while others anticipate their long overdue release.
Des Moines reports that dry forces in the Iowa Senate formed a steering committee of Francis Allen and Clarkson to push law enforcement measures allied to the anti liquor repeal. They aim to take the bills through a committee of the whole to speed action and ensure enforcement after 1916, with ten proposed measures including penalties, injunctions, and record keeping.
Washington March 5. News that Dr Walter F Rittman of the bureau of mines has developed a process to cut waste in gasoline production from crude oil has attracted many offers from large oil companies hoping to profit from the invention and related advances.
An ad claims Pape's Diapepsin cures indigestion gas and sour stomach by digesting all food so nothing ferments or creates discomfort. It promises five minute relief and freedom from headaches, with a fifty cent case available from any drugstore.
Dr. Rittman, 31, discovered crude oil extractions for dye-stuffs and expl sives with Columbia University and Prof. M A Whittaker, saving a company money by recycling coal tar waste. He refused a $10 000 yearly offer, choosing to remain in government work as Secretary Lane seeks rewards for loyal scientists.
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