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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1915
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Gazette reports Ames editors urging highway law repeal concerns and Iowa legislators' finance limits. It notes Navy growth and war dispatches, Przemysl, Swakopmund, and global events. Local high schools face basketball rivalries as towns claim supremacy portions.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald questions the city manager bill before the state senate, arguing it shifts municipal control from politics to business. It notes election thresholds, compensation, and dismissal rules, while praising potential for professional administration and warning of hidden motives. It also endorses memorial hall at a Cedar River site near Fourth and Fifth streets, highlighting veteran support and scenic surroundings.
The text argues money finagles happiness and relationships, citing dubious figures for divorce and conflict. It notes most social ills trace to money, warns against financial dealings among friends, and shares anecdotes of two men who avoided lending or sharing expenses to stay on good terms.
The Capitol sits on vast grounds costing the government 15 million dollars and ground worth 10 million. Tourists praise its size domes and architecture while noting its age and continuous charm. Its grand rotunda once saw a casually dressed senator miss a cuspidor by feet.
Medley weather the past week with thawing and freezing. M R Tuthill Sugan B Anthony and other reformers visited. Logan from Vinton aimed for Iowa Falls connections but failed. George W Fowler and Alice Hillman wed in Parma New York and plan to reside on Independence Avenue in Waterloo. Thomas Nast visited town. Waterloo shows no bonded debt as taxes are paid. Local medical legal and dental listings include Middleditch Crippen Peabody Burt Barber and others.
March 7 report from an Iowa town describes a teachers institute led by Superintendent Buecheler with instructors listed. Local officials, salaries, and land purchase are noted. European tour plans, weather hopes, and political organizing for governor candidate Matt Parrott appear. A barn fire loss, a partnership in photography, and a fatal clothing fire in La Porte City are mentioned along with current prices for butter and eggs.
Iowa editors discuss a heated Johnston road bill with enmity in the House and potential gubernatorial veto by Gov Clarke. If vetoed in 1916 it becomes a major campaign issue, while opponents tow the line amid partisan frictions. The column mentions state politics and future electoral stakes.
The piece mocks party splits and names lawmakers and leaders as candidates or barriers for 1916. It notes Roosevelt Taft Penrose Barbes Perkins Cummins Clapp Pinchot Beveridge Cannon and others, then mentions a Sioux City postmaster appointment rumor and Washington ins.
An elderly city tax collector from Corinth Mississippi describes rapid health recovery after taking Vinol a cod liver and iron tonic. He says in a week he felt improvement and after continued use gained twenty pounds and feels stronger. The testimonial is presented by local druggists Wangler Bros Co CG J Miller Waterloo IA and others.
A columnist argues that protein is essential but often costly, urging substitutions such as fish, milk, oats, cheese, dried legumes, and macaroni to lower costs without sacrificing nutrition. It cautions that protein digestibility varies and promotes requesting US Bureau of Agriculture Bulletin 142 for detailed guidance.
Miss Annie 8S. Peck, famed mountain climber, advocates thrifty eating in New York City. She demonstrates living on 25 cents daily by planning a simple nutritious menu, buying staples in bulk, and cooking for several meals, including meals at restaurants and inexpensive staples like eggs and evaporated milk.
The Sioux City Tribune notes Republicans cheer the recess appointment while western farmers face a bill of 64 million dollars for a Chicago railroad depot, implying vast cattle or corn needed to cover the cost.
The Ames Alumnus notes Dr. Fred Law ’09 wed Miss Gertrude L. Bonti mer of Minneapolis. A former captain in basketball and football, Law was a standout tackle and is now with Minneapolis livestock sanitary commission.
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