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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1915

Page

2

Waterloo area newspaper masthead and contact lines

The clipping shows the Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter masthead with Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations mentions. It lists publication details, offices, pricing notes, and ad rates, including Hartman Company address and executives, plus regional ad offices in New York Philadelphia and Chicago.

Waterloo Ap Mression New York Philadelphia Chicago Hasbrook, Story & Brooks Mers

Gardening as summer exercise improves health and production

The piece argues outdoor gardening as affordable summer recreation for indoor workers. It cites a physician in Chicago who gardens to boost health and property value, plus Waterloo examples where desk workers, a restaurant owner, and factory craftsman grow vegetables for health and meals. It frames gardening as national service through increased health and wealth.

Tr. Evans Chicago Waterloo Samll Boniface

Sunday Labor Fears Shift in Work Norms

A historic note observes growing doubt about the necessity of Sunday labor to complete weekly tasks. It recalls a time when many workers and professionals routinely extended work into Sunday for special tasks, often at the expense of worship or rest.

Farmers lighten labor habits and safer seasons observed

The article notes a shift toward shorter work weeks among farmers with less harsh labor, Sunday off in many large institutions, and a calmer spring due to federal duck hunting laws. It reports occasional vigilator arrests, a Waterloo mallard incident, and forecasts a cooler coming summer with northwest winds shaping weather patterns.

Pwriter Waterloo Fred Mangers

Sunday closes first campaign in Philadelphia

Rev William A Sunday ends eleven weeks of preaching in Philadelphia with crowds paying for converts at an estimated 250 per head, higher than Des Moines and other western cities. A Kansas federal judge finds the federal bird law unconstitutional awaiting Supreme Court action. Me Johnson Willard boxing match set for Sunday April 4 to precede Easter.

William A. Sunday Philadelphia Des Moines United States Kansas Supreme Court of the United States

To the Heart of the Matter One Thing After Another

A speaker argues against fixed systems of truth and claims only individual facts and laws are real. He critiques Isis ideologies from socialism to Judaism, noting the human mind sees only fragments and truths may contradict each other.

Uncle Sam International Grocer. Uy George Fitch

A satirical piece portrays Uncle Sam as a busy corner grocer handling flour, potatoes, and canned goods while balancing World War demands and European needs. It notes Argentina’s growing trade, predicts near doubling of his business, and jokes about war impacts on food supply and consumer giving.

Uncle Sam International Grocer Uy George Fitch Dts Uncelu Saui Uoce Sam France Great Britain Germany John Hull Uncle Sam Europe

Robbery at Sioux City Service Company Cafe 13

The Sioux City Service Company reports the robbery of cashier Rh. C. Hewes at the West Third street car barn. About $1,000 in small bills vanished from the safe Saturday night. Hewes, 27, had drawn his paycheck and later disappeared. Detectives list four clues and say Hewes likely left town. a letter hints his mother lives in Davenport.

Sioux City Sionx City Service Company Rh. C. Hewes West Third Street Hewes Heyes Gibson Hotel Bis Frewes Yielm Cudahy, Packing Company Hea J. B. Richard Davenport

Suspect Firebugs of Starting Blaze in Sioux City

Suspect firebugs are believed to have started a blaze that damaged the Cereal Elevator warehouse at Gran avenue and Lafayette streets. The loss is estimated between $3,000 and $5,000 and the building was insured. Fire Marshal Hartman promised a vigorous inspection to determine the cause.

J’. L. Eaton Sioux City Gran Avenue Lafayette Streets H. FF. Hutton Hartman Ordder

Two Great Teachers Described As Desire and Socrates

The passage argues desire and Socrates as the two truest teachers, noting they lack a fixed system and are discursive and sometimes inconsistent. It quotes a proverb that life is a constant sequence of blame and suggests philosophy must follow the same method of one thing after another.

Desire Socrates

What Iowa Editors Are Saying

A compilation of editorials notes political and societal views. The Des Moines Register cites Claude Porter announcing prosecutions for migratory game law violations after a Washington trip. The Sioux City Journal recalls past praise for a famed orator. The Mason City Globe-Gazette criticizes the Democrats as complacent.

Des Moines Register Claude R. Porter United States Washington Sioux City Journal the Platte Mason City Globe-Gazette

How to Keep the Bills Down on Food Costs

A voice urges American housewives to balance nourishment and budget the four body needs proteins fats carbohydrates and minerals. It explains proteins restore body tissues and cannot be replaced by fats or carbs while detailing common protein fats and carb sources and promising practical tips next time.

USA Ter

Legislature Consistent As Iowa Dries State

The Iowa legislature acts steadily by repealing the mulct law and keeping the state dry in one direction while resisting lake drainage. Assemblymen seem fixated on water needs as the state moves toward a broader water policy. The piece notes spring hints in nature with birds returning and signs of warmth after a cold spell.

Council Bluffs Iowa

Last March Notes From Chicago Tribune Verse

A fragmentary spring vignette describes lingering last year leaves on white oak, hepatica and violet green again, geese toward the lake, sap rising, winds shifting, and early signs of growth while winter memories fade. The piece weaves nature cues with household imagery and early bird life in a quiet suburban tableau.

Chicago Tribune Arcturite Orion

Iowa lake conservation champion in state senate

Des Moines Capital praises Hon. D. C. Chase for leading lake conservation in the Iowa senate with a bill to classify lakes for drainage or sale. The piece warns against draining Okoboji Spirit Lake and other waters, arguing timely conservation protects national and local blessings before they vanish.

Des Moines D. C. Chase State Senate Chase Thore Iowa Lakes General Assembly Tran

Real Estate Transfers and Local Fragments in Iowa

A readable snippet shows real estate transfers in Black Hawk County including parcels in Waterloo La Porte City and Cedar Falls with values from 300 to 5 500 dollars. It mentions land descriptions and transfers among residents such as Evelyn Miller Mrs M E Hummel Adam J Reber and others. The text also contains editorials praising Senator Chase and notes preservation of town lakes and tree planting.

Senator Chase Doe Waterloo Evelyn Miller M. E. Hummel la Porte la Porte City Pearl Wahl Adam J. Reber Co. B R. A. Santee H. P. Estey F.D. Adams D. B. Henderson George Bishop Tondro Pray & Boone Cedar Falls Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co Wilhelm Schultz Tudor E. Jonkart Maywood Josiah Day Caroline Faber Norris Add Mexico C. Pierce Arnt M. Olsen

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