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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1915
Page
2
A collage of observations from the Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter including political chatter on 1916 campaigns, comments on WWI measures like the Driggs-Scallury Ordnance firm, reflections on President Wilson and Taft, and oddball notes about biblical claims and brain surgery. The column mixes humor and opinion with local notices and satire.
Charles Anderson Pace of Chicago, a Northwestern graduate at age thirty, has become secretary of the Produce Terminal Corporation, directing a major project for producers and consumers in the Chicago area. His rise, from advertising manager to industrial commissioner, challenges T Crann’s claim that college graduates are useless in business, suggesting merit via diligent work and early responsibilities.
The United States faces delicate relations with Germany England and allies over Europe but attention focuses on Japan. Scholars warn Japan may press China use alliances to gain concessions, risking U S tensions. Professor Shailer Mathews reports European interests back anti Japanese sentiments and a covert movement promoting unfriendliness toward Japan. Wisconsin politics notes Senator La Follette eyed as next Down state candidate.
The excerpt contrasts living in the present with a brute's instant grasp. It argues a man uses memory and foresight, weighing past caution and future hope, standing on the Now as the only true time. It cautions against overloading the moment with rash desire.
Fragmented OCR text discusses editorials on grain prices and motives behind market moves, mentioning Sioux City and Clinton Herald style concerns. It references unclear names and events, with disjointed phrases about Europe, justice, and a San Francisco court decision, yielding an incoherent local-news fragment.
An era of steel cars is praised for safety and sanitation while wood cars are criticized as costly and dangerous. The author notes steel cars dominate main lines, while wooden cars linger on Irish league branches, arguing for improved branch lines and jitney-style trains to ease rail transportation costs.
In a winter to spring bargain chat, the Authorman's wife and a friend discuss shoe deals and true worth. Molly reveals how a two dollar pair cost more in a real bargain than marked down. The piece argues women should follow newspaper ads but beware inflated claims, noting shoppers seek value over mere slashed prices.
The piece notes two men jailed after conviction and awaiting Supreme Court appeal. It argues they may have served their terms by the time the court rules, questioning fairness and justice for an innocent man fighting a nonbailable conviction.
Marshalltown Times-Republican notes Iowa City papers discussing an alleged drunk registrant who voted with the drys. The piece argues the public should understand that a man may have an unsteady judgment yet still deserve fair treatment and timely punishment, questioning political reasoning and criminal accountability.
An assortment of 1915-era clippings notes social habits with whiskey, wheelbarrow beer transport proposed after year end, and chatter on Cosson for governor in 1916. It cites Des Moines County salary bills ending the fee system and urges public offices to operate on fixed compensation as business.
A Waterloo reader complains about persistent mud on rural and city roads in Iowa, noting high taxes and slow paving while macadamized state roads appear more advanced. The letter urges more work, less talk, and highlights the contrast with 30,000 miles of macadamized roads in the state and drivers paying high prices for licenses.
A Waterloo subscriber voices concern about children missing school to attend matinee movies during school hours. She questions whether ticket sellers should inquire about why students are not in class and asks if she is a wakeful parent.
The Evening Courier and Reporter offers its readers a $1.08 program to obtain five volumes of Larned's History of the World. The set, illustrated in color and halftone, aims to complete readers libraries with an authentic survey of civilization from ancient times to today. The paper notes it does not officially endorse contents but recommends the volumes as a valuable addition.
The text highlights general fund history and certificate clipping, mentions the wide awake Waterloo readership and Courier participation, and notes want ads responses as a key consequence.
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