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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1914
Page
2
George Fiten argues that duels reflect social class and moral codes. He notes American decline of dueling after notable fatalities, contrasts with continued but safely ritualized French and German duels, and jokes about safety standards and social consequences.
A turbulent scene aboard a vehicle ends with a young man stepping on a German’s tees after a sudden lurch. The German retorts that walking on his feet is his privilege, provoking tension among the passengers.
The Dubuque area transformed from river bottom to a 200 acre space once dumped on by lumber interests into a premier municipal athletic facility costing 10 000 raised by subscription with a 5900 seating grandstand. Nearby bathing beach and future tennis courts enhance city life while Tacoma and Waterloo are cited as municipal athletic benchmarks.
A Waterloo Courier appeal urges newspapers to publish three hundred word accounts of successful marriages. It argues that happy unions, like nature, deserve calm, literary treatment and non signed communications, to counterbalance the frequent focus on failed marriages.
Waterloo backers led a state wide drive after Iowa legislature balked at funding the Panama exposition. Promoters raised fifty thousand dollars, overcame mockery, and formed the Greater Town organization. The pledge to represent Iowa and Waterloo united rival towns and spurred statewide goodwill.
The piece urges Waterloo to rally behind its team as the season nears end. It argues that strong support at the start improves odds of early success and reduces the chance of ending with a losing record, highlighting end season drama as decisive for a top finish. It also references civil defense, mining village Ludlow, and political musings on Colorado capitalism and Villa era politics.
A fragment from a Journal of the American Medical Association description explains that cross eyes, or strabismus, occurs chiefly in children around age two. It notes the condition involves misalignment of the eyes and may cause squinting as a young child develops.
Sioux City Tribune notes Iowans seek opportunity to vote, while Meredith and Cummins stir crowds. Mason City Globe-Gazette compares Meredith to past orators, and Dubuque Telegraph Herald lauds Cummins fiery campaign. Connolly touted as the sole Democrat capable of beating Cummins.
The Water loo Courier disputes claims that Black Hawk county seeks control of the district for political gain. It notes multiple candidates from the county across parties and offices, including congressmen, a state attorney general, a U.S. senator hopeful, and judges, amid a four-county district with three judges to be chosen. The piece hints that other areas will speak on primary day while some Republicans condemn the district’s candidate surge.
An excerpt discusses misbeliefs about squint in children, noting that delaying treatment leads to permanent vision loss. It stresses that early glasses and non-surgical methods often succeed, with surgery only required for persistent eye turning to save sight, and cautions against waiting until older ages. It also mentions that current generations face fewer sight defects from neglected cross eyes.
Sioux City hosts Greater Iowa committee members as they urge a statewide booster movement. Leaders urge Des Moines Waterloo and Fort Dodge to collaborate to spread Iowa pride, promote attractions, and intensify publicity efforts across towns. The trip already benefits communities and aims to inspire further efforts.
The text argues that delaying marriage leads educated young people to form small families and pursue luxury, while early partnerships foster generosity and democratic ideals. It notes risks of insincerity, shifting motives toward money, and a lack of pioneer spirit, yet suggests flatly that social economists view postponement as generally harmful.
Real estate transfers reported by Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co. include Roger Leavitt to Connell-Cowan Lumber Co. for multiple Cedar Falls lots at 6300 dollars. W. J. Shanks to Connell-Cowan Lumber Co. for Cedar Falls lot 3 at 1 dollar. Eva Myers to B. and R. A. Santae for Aldrich's 2nd addition Cedar Falls at 1 dollar. Others include Charles A. Barber to Thomas Christiansen, Grand View and Ricker & Bratnaber additions in Waterloo at 1 dollar. Town Real Estate & Investment Co. to Waterloo Construction Co. for lot 5, block 18 in Waterloo at 1 dollar. Corintha Morey to Iowa Real Estate & Investment Co. for Waterloo lot 22, block 5 at 450 dollars. multiple Hanna family transfers to Emily Hanna George totaling 800 dollars each for land in 20-99-13 and 20-89-13 and 20-89-13. Earl D. Hanna and Mary D. Hanna to Emily Hanna. Lara Hanna to Emily Hanna for land in 20-89-13 at 200 dollars. Ella J. Evans to Amelia James for part of R. N. Cowin's addition at 1 dollar.
Despite warm weather and rain, good crowds enjoyed the new Majestic program opened yesterday afternoon. Pearl Bros. and Burns, who have appeared here before, present burlesque opera and comedy singing with skill, along with Nan Halperin.
A mixed set of remarks on inevitability and optimism precede a series of political candidate notices. Clayton E. Bronson speaks of facing life with practical courage while several candidates announce county and state posts subject to June primaries in Black Hawk region.
Dubuque Times Journal notes Vincent Astor wed Miss Helen Huntington at 22 and 20. It calls the match a boy and girl marriage and contrasts it with ordinary couples who face life’s upsets and cost of living in modest housing.
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