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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1915
Page
2
The item provides a local newspaper address and rates, then shifts to a broad column of social issues. It discusses drug treatment challenges, Illinois and Iowa policies, and urges counties to provide facilities. It notes naval and political topics, a German captain, and opinions on Mexican affairs with a cautious tone about neutrality and war. It ends with a comment on a Washington investigation.
In Des Moines Senator Kenyon says the recent congress did nothing truly big with only passage of appropriation bills and no new constructive statutes. He notes Wilson’s party leadership and urges budget reform to curb pork while acknowledging needed changes may await a Republican congress to drive real reform.
The piece argues current anti cigarette laws are poorly enforced and too strict, urging repeal or loosened rules and noting Pennsylvania Minnesota Oklahoma examples. It cites W C T U opinions and medical views, calling for age based restrictions and possible repeal of harsher sections while allowing regulation to protect youth.
Dope fiends surge in major cities as national drug prohibition took effect on March first. Lawmakers confront widespread trafficking and addiction amid sparse enforcement and public concern about crime and health impacts.
A compact reflective note on Benjamin Disraeli describing him as brilliant yet immoral. It lists snippets of attributed sayings and contrasts honesty, conviction, and ambition with guarded judgments about dogma and action.
A reflective piece on conscience describing it as a voice within that can push, nag, and tempt. It notes conscience has no form yet can be manipulated or ignored, likening it to a guide that may back deceit or bribery, while urging its proper use as a guide rather than a mere appendage.
A column exploring how half truths mislead, with examples from journalism and public debate. It warns against accepting partial facts, noting how selective details can distort understanding, especially in strikes, sales data, and suffrage arguments, and urges seeking the full truth.
Mount Vernon Record notes Clifford Thorne seeks a First District congressional nomination. He is seen as radical yet well informed on railroad rates and a tireless worker. Editors joke he would pay his own fare and diner costs if elected. Cherokee Democrat comments on propriety and a changing policy stance amid Prohibition debates. Souix City Journal predicts no passage of permanent road bonds by legislature.
The passage argues it is unfair to block permanent road construction in communities that want them and are ready to finance. It contends a law should allow such communities to finance and build their own roads.
About 350 towang gathered for a fine Iowa picnic in Sugene Oregon with lively remarks on Iowa and its lasting ties despite friends living away from the state. The crowd praised abundance and shared memories of their home state.
The piece invites old neighbors from the west to return and celebrate in Iowa. It evokes rustic foods like corn bread hominy and nog, speaks of financial storms hitting the coast, and calls readers to enjoy the state’s landscapes, farms, and abundance with communal feasts, rolls in the long green, and sociable revelry.
The Independence gathering of 75 to 100 citizens and railroad reps debated railroad rates and the legislature hearing. Observers questioned capitalization and improvements, noting longer trains and expanded equipment yet seeking clear financial breakdowns before approving actions.
The piece critiques residents in Jesup who signed a petition for higher freight rates while others would sign for lower rates, highlighting inconsistency. It notes Iowa town land taxes doubling since 1877, with a 240 acre farm paying $48.72 in 1877 and $88.60 in 1909, urging readers to consider changes carefully.
The discussion urges excluding unnecessary freight rate burdens on taxpayers unless justice is clearly served. It advocates allowing a vote by residents in a non-paying railroad district to address the distribution of costs and potential inequities.
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