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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Courier copy features a mix of publication details, circulation notes, foreign postage lines, and a lengthy Easter tribute proclaiming Christ is risen. The piece blends newspaper boilerplate with a religious celebration text full of hope and resurrection imagery.
The editorial argues Iowa faces a dim outlook for a road system bill this session. The senate passed a weak measure, the house may amend or reject. It urges adjournment without a flawed bill and predicts eventual state administration of roads as public demand grows, warning of inevitable reform.
An analysis of Huntington Wilson as assistant secretary of state argues his defense of the open door and dollar diplomacy reflects a higher aim than popular opposition. The piece asserts the administration sought to protect sovereignty and stabilize China, framing loan policy as a means to foster international cooperation while resisting private capital catspaws.
The article contrasts Asiatic policy opinions of Yuntington Wilson with President Wilson, warning against demagogic radicalism and endorsing broad, altruistic participation in foreign republic finance. It then shifts to social reflections on murder's consequences, Aguinaldo's evolving stance, and Clifford G Roe on white slavery causes plus a call for remedies.
A compilation notes factional strife in Iowa politics with remarks on public utilities regulation and city governance. It cites Jefferson Frey Lance and David Brant, touches on Hawthorne case implications, lobbying in legislature, and calls for reform while critiquing legislative influence and wage issues.
Easter is described as more than a day, a spiritual force and experience that unites churches and renews faith. The narrative recounts the first Easter morning, the disbelief of the disciples, and the transformative power of the risen Christ on humanity, society, and international relations.
The text argues for fair wages for girls while stressing self-restraint and love of humanity. It frames wage equity as part of a broader social reform requiring careful training in the school of experience before progress toward a new era.
Des Moines report states 55 percent of the 1912 corn crop and 47 percent of the oats crop remained with Iowa farmers on March 1. The data suggest farmers can store grain for better prices, with many holding corn for two seasons after a bumper crop, noting bumper crops are rare across the belt in consecutive years.
A child cough medicine that is harmless pleasant tasting and effective. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the mothers favorite everywhere and sold by all dealers.
In Des Moines Judge Lawrence DeGraff refused to modify Amelia Mills alimony, ruling a single woman must earn at least nine dollars weekly to maintain herself. He rejected the ex-husband William J Mills argument that remarriage justified lower support.
A humorous explainer on carburetors describing how they mix air and gasoline for engines, the sensitivity to weather, and the tendency to fail or “strike” under unpredictable conditions. It compares carburetors to stubborn animals and notes experts struggle to explain them, while suggesting regular improvements prevent major failures.
Supt. Lockwood of Buchanan county praises one set of textbooks for all. He reports 4 397 students and about 205 teachers across roughly seventy two school boards. After visiting Waterloo he said rural districts will not renew the uniform books fight soon. an election on March 16 defeated that plan.
Superintendent Lockwood argues for statewide uniform textbooks to streamline educational work and cut farmer costs. He faults a book company for defeating the measure and notes 58 of 99 Hawkeye state counties already favor uniform books, predicting legislative action to adopt the plan statewide.
A jumbled set of puzzle clues asking to be beheaded to form a conveyance and other wordplay. Includes five questions with humorous misprints and a section listing yesterday’s answers such as Jim Nasium for gymnasium and a riddle about a Scotch town. Ends with an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation.
On the Palazzo Vecchio facade Florence to the right of the main entrance a marble relief shows a profile head attributed to Michiel Angelo. A tale says he and a friend bet who could draw a head with their backs to the wall and Michelangelo won with a perfect profile drawn with a nail. both drawings are preserved.
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