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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
2
The Evening Courier surveys Waterloo Iowa as a model for altruistic civic dreams and booster energy. It argues for both generosity and selfish drive to fund parks, baths, elevated tracks, and beautification while noting current limits and competition from nearby cities.
The writer urges swift civic action to boost Waterloo property values and compete with Cedar Rapids in business while planning future residential expansion. He notes tuberculin test findings by an international veterinary commission and discusses naming country roads. He praises Collier’s Weekly and Judge magazine for depicting tariffs and labor issues.
The legislature refused to recognize the river to river road on the railroad commission map. The piece cites dirt road conditions after rain and defends official maps against nonessential features. It notes Illinois Central carried 30 700 000 passengers in 1910 with no fatalities, and discusses rail safety and public discourse about Lorimerism. It also mentions roughhouse behavior toward outsiders in the Illinois assembly and a socialist vote trend in Milwaukee school director primaries.
The note discusses a district court decision and changes to clerk appointment, praising a move toward the short ballot. It mentions a clash of public interest and politics, with a jocular remark on continuing deadlocks in history.
A roundup of editorials from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids commenting on proposals and political views. Topics include tax neutrality for roads and schools, labor proceeds for dependents, criticisms of Des Moines Capital, woman suffrage timing, senate elections, compulsory voting, and quotes about Booker T. Washington and gendered grooming trends.
The Michigan House of Representatives approved a bill limiting money lenders to two percent monthly on loans under 160 dollars and 112 percent on loans above that amount with no dissenting vote.
The piece argues Waterloo streets require unprecedented cleaning to remove disease carrying dust. It questions why authorities avoid sanitation, while noting some local jurists like Judge Carpenter of the United… are not so harsh, offering a glimmer of cautious reassurance.
Chicago March 23 three more oleomargarine moonshiners were sentenced to five years in federal prison by Judge Landis. John F Wirth Tony Wirth and Patrick Raidy brothers and brother in law received five year terms and fines of 10017 each for multiple counts.
A writer critiques the modern rush to single life praising companionship over solo speed. He argues happiness grows with a spouse, warns against delaying marriage too long, and suggests early union by 25 balances progress with shared journeys and beauty.
The Hampton writer urges a shift from cumbersome skirts to a divided or harem skirt, arguing for comfort and practicality across rural and urban settings. She contends modesty and health hinge on dress evolution, citing historical shifts and calling on women to judge the idea.
The Oregon plan to elect U S senators by direct popular vote spreads as states reduce legislative roles to formalities. Oregon and Nevada show bipartisan success, with legislatures acting as agents of the people and choosing senators who win at the polls. Iowa moved to adopt it but was vetoed by the governor. Kansas and other states consider following suit.
California and New Jersey may adopt the Oregon plan as states take action on direct senatorial elections. Minnesota and New Hampshire pass related bills in their chambers by sizable margins, while the Borah amendment seeks nationwide constitutional change. Oregon notes states can act independently to achieve popular election.
A New York Sun report describes two years of experiments turning street sweepings garbage and sewage into a fertilizer costing about five dollars a ton. It claims the product rivals commercial fertilizers, which sell for twenty four to twenty two dollars a ton, and analyzes city waste components including pavement dust horse droppings and worn shoe powder.
Mrs Ollie Godall of Morton's Gap Kentucky reports two years of female disorders and backache cleared by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She praises the treatment says she is now healthy, does her own work and urges others to try it.
An advertisement claims eczema is a skin disease, not blood. It touts Meritol Eczema Remedy from Henderson Drug Co of Waterloo as effective with prompt soothing action and permanent relief, commissioned by the American Drug and Press Association.
The author argues city waste including horse manure ash and wet sewage is valuable fertilizer. Berlin extracts millions annually from sewers and cities could replicate this to produce fertilizers with large plants at modest cost, turning filth into wealth and cleaner streets.
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