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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1910
Page
6
The notice announces event listings from The W. H. Hartman Company located at 200-1118 West Park Ave. The fragmentary text references a seater tenner and times such as 2.00 HM, with scattered terms like Paper and Worlé page.
Forest commissioner James S. Whipple warns that preserving forests creates a natural reservoir that catches and stores rain, feeds springs, and sustains streams. Clearing forests destroys humus and basins, accelerating floods and drying creeks, with France cited as a cautionary example.
A fragmentary note states Sunday meetings could not be held here amid city officials undergoing changes. It mentions liquor dealers a noted criminal lawyer and a corporation lawyer from Youngstown Ohio as part of the referenced context, leaving the outcome unclear.
A Waterloo merchant prince is highlighted as the subject for the paper's Easter Fashion and Spring number to be released next Saturday in the Evening Courier.
A writer urges Congress to investigate both sides of the Railway Mail Primer dispute as railroads claim fair mail rates amid public doubt. The piece contrasts railroads’ figures with price records and jokes about Philander Knox’s family saga amid calls for neutral arbitration of international disputes.
The article notes ongoing public distrust of price controls as prominent officials promise fixes while a food businessman testifies before a senate committee about butter prices dropping seven cents. It cites Kansas City as a focus of recent food price probes linked to Vaughn Swope and Cudahy cases generating scandal coverage.
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the Commercial club proposes admitting bona fide traveling men to full club membership for six dollars a year. The fee grants all privileges, a boost for the city’s boosters, with advocates arguing the policy is deserved and timely.
A note hints at Waterloo UFTs a merchant prince featured in next Saturday’s Evening Courier with emphasis on swift business coverage. The item suggests a spotlight on a prominent local trader and upcoming reporting details.
The Evening Chit Chat discusses a man who avoids confessing love hoping a woman will intuit his feelings. It argues women may sense commitment but still appreciate clear proof, noting many fail to speak up when not ready to marry. It cites stories of anxious women and contrasts male doubt with female expectations.
The Clarinda Herald notes that old fashioned winter did not dampen office seekers as farmers face a potential unusually large harvest this season. The piece questions what the harvest will be while candidates bargain over posts and party loyalties.
The Independent of Walsenburg reports the sudden death of Thomas B. Moore on March 2 1910 at his La Porte City home after a brief illness. Born June 16 1842, Moore was a printer by trade, Iowa newspaper owner, eight years in railway mail service, and a former resident of Fairfield. He lived in Walsenburg about three years, survived by a wife who is A P Mcintire’s sister, and was honored by G A R members at his Episcopal church funeral March 4. The community offers sympathy to his family.
New Port Ohio March 10 Wilbur Wright the Darion aeroplanist arrived yesterday and announced Newport will host an aviation park this summer He plans a field for tests and instruction plus a repair shop and will bring about a dozen perfected machines to the summer colony with many already sold to members of the colony Names of buyers withheld officials say.
Washington report by James Hay Jr. in the Times outlines how administration and congressional leaders plan to starve insurgent Republicans in Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota of support. It says conventions will be pressured to back the administration and tariff laws, with the goal of defeating insurgents and keeping the party cohesive in the next House.
Water town's prominent trader is highlighted as a merchant prince in the Easter fashion feature of the Evening Courier. The piece spotlights his local influence and ties to spring trade, reflecting a period tone.
Insurgents push for a regular reservation return while warnings go out that Cannon will not seek the speakership again. The rules committee’s size may grow and questions arise over including the speaker in its membership. Some hope Murdock of Kansas and Wisconsin Minnesota and the Jewish delegation may move in line, but they risk losing reelection if they back the committee. Roosevelt pledge remains unsubstantiated though the committee seeks midwest support before state conventions.
A carload of babies from New York foundling and orphan asylums arrived in New Orleans on March 10 to meet an eager crowd of claimants. Those who had applied in advance secured the babies, while many others pressed the car seeking any leftovers.
Captain Addison A. Stuart, 79, a Civil War veteran of the Seventeenth Iowa Infantry, died in Chicago. He hoped for news from the Washington patent office about his airship model, a lifelong wish unfulfilled. Also included is a medical note praising Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic pain and offering it through druggists.
A pear shaped pearl valued at 165000 arrived at the New York customs house bound for a Fifth Avenue jewelry firm. Described as the largest and heaviest gem of its kind brought to the United States in years, the rough stone is cut to be worn as a pendant. The owner is said to be a New York woman, name withheld.
St. Petersburg march 10 the budget committee of the duma has struck at the root of the system of Siberian exile by calling the appropriation for the program into question and proposing curbs on its financing.
A home based remedy claims piles can be cured painlessly without surgery. The Pyramid Drug Co advertises a free trial package by mail, then offers a full sized bottle for 50 cents. It alleges instant relief, privacy, and easy ongoing cure, urging readers to write for the trial package.
The Evening Courier notes HF as a merchant prince in a brief mention from a Eratar era edition. The piece highlights his stature in commerce and influence within the local business community.
A committee urged abolishing the system noting sharp reductions in exile numbers in recent years and labeling the policy as bad and in need of end.
Lendion March 10 Lord Rosebery will unveil three resolutions outlining a modernized upper chamber. The measures seek a strong efficient Lords, reform and reconstitution, and bars on peers from automatically sitting or voting. The plan reflects broad lordly backing for structural change to the legislature.
A notice urges readers to watch for the merchant prince feature in the Saturday Evening Courier, highlighting an Eastern Fashion and Spring issue of the newspaper.
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