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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1911
Page
2
A historical editorial argues motorcycling threatens public safety after a child’s skull fracture from a crash. It condemns lax enforcement and speed, urges readable numbers on bikes and plainclothes police presence to deter speeding drivers. The piece laments past inattention and calls for reform.
The Courier argues good citizens attend prayer meetings and that churches should hold five nights weekly, preferably Thursdays, to support both sacred and secular life. It asserts Waterlog would not prosper without prayer meetings and urges Waterlog pastors to emphasize their civic value.
A pessimistic scan of moving pictures transforming schooling and public life. The article touts London board of education demonstrations by The Hisoscope to teach geography and natural history through cinematography, predicting teachers becoming cinematograph operators and the film as an educational tool. It also notes political issues and broader social debates of Taft, Lorimer, and corruption trials shaping public opinion.
The Corier Gas endorses setting on some weekday night other than Thursday for a public event to connect with the church and avoid conflicts with Thursday work. The paper notes community fade teas and comments on endorsements. It references Thane this endorsemert and mentions Hooker T. Washington as a prominent educator subject. The piece highlights race-related challenges and recent safety experiences in New York.
A hypothetical scenario imagines wrongful accusation of Jack Johnson for indecent assault followed by an assault, suggesting potential public turmoil and legal scrutiny around the case. The commentary explores consequences and reactions to such allegations.
A collage of editorial takes from Cedar Rapids Gazette and Davenport Democrat on political conduct and campaign fundraising. Contagion in milk prompts calls for preventive measures. Sioux City Tribune notes the advantage of evening papers and cites Will Irwin on timely news.
The piece extols enduring friendships over recent ties, urging readers to test a friendship’s depth by long standing bonds. It cites Jonathan and David, the banker poet Clarence Stedman, and Anne Thackeray Ritchie, warning that praise without lasting loyalty betrays true value and urging readers to reconnect with old friends tonight.
Rika Hand buys the Whitehorn place and will settle in Janesville. Mrs Schiutsmeyer hosts the Ladies Sewing Circle on March 29. Local property moves include Charles Rye buying a driving horse and the Chase farm resale for 127,400 with woodland added.Several residents move or return, including Will Rockwood, Chas McCrady, and J. Tk Johnston preparing a millinery stock. Violent incident at a home leads to lodging refusal and a later confrontation. Public events feature the Olympia Quartette on March 27 and Odd Fellows and Rebekah activities. New houses planned, wind and a sand storm affect daily life, with road and wagon mishaps reported.
Notice by C M Berkley that following sale of his business to The Berkley Hardware Company he seeks settlement of all outstanding business accounts at 302 West 4th Waterloo Iowa. He urges parties to call and arrange closure to reduce ongoing expenses. Peterson Bros advertise first class picture framing at 221 West 4th.
Sunappe New Hampshire March 22 Three buffaloes a bull and two cows have been shipped to Tellao Peru. The animals were bought from Austin Corhin's Blue Mountain reservation and will form the nucleus of the first buffalo herd in South America under Peruvian government initiative.
Waterloo hosts a Friday March 31 informal dinner for farmers and business leaders to promote a plan to form Black Hawk county and state wide associations selling town made goods. Officials seek a Made in Town trade mark and invite two farmer friends each, with talks by Judge Nathanial French and Prof. P G Walden.
Greensboro Pa resident John Call and family, with three children, report that after trying several cough medicines they found Chamberlain's Cough Remedy best for their colds. The許 text notes the product is sold by all dealers and lists multiple names from various stations.
Addy Barker Sheldon, widow of Judge Joseph Sheldon, dies at 78 in New Haven. A early advocate for woman suffrage she attended 1858 equal suffrage conventions in Syracuse as a delegate. Her death marks the passing of a longtime pioneer in the suffrage movement.
Mrs. Kate Waters of Lenoir NC says Cardui, a gentle vegetable tonic, strengthened her after a two week wash. She claims the remedy made her stout as a mule and urges other weak women to try it. The ad promotes thirty years of use and a Ladies Advisory Dept.
An up to date druggist notes many rely on old fashioned sage tea for hair darkening and gloss. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold at fifty cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if it fails to deliver as represented, offered by I W Taggart.
In the college chapel Bishop X delivered a notably fine sermon whose text seemed indirectly connected. At dinner Professor Y praised the address, calling it truly apostolic and noting that the bishop took a text and then went everywhere preaching the gospel.
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