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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
2
A mixed text from the Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter includes editorial musings on unemployment, taxation, and public works funding, plus scattered commentary on national politics, with references to Cummins, Asquith, and local civic topics. The piece also jokes about graduation gowns for European relief and dubious population figures.
The nation watches Berlin after the president’s address asserting U S rights on the high seas. He urged firm yet diplomatic language, calling for reparations or passporting Ambassador Gerard. Germany must choose between reparations for Lusitania and other losses or war with the United States.
Black Hawk county shows a rural population rise of over 2000 since 1910, with gains boosted by back-to-the-land efforts. Ida county towns also grow, notably Ida Grove and Battle Creek, as rural draw shifts to urban centers near Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Federal employment ideas push public works as relief.
In this column by George Matthisy Adams the author urges readers to seek growth through opposites. He argues healthy nature upward striving, warns against vanity, and says rivals and contrasts can spur progress. Your best friends may be found among your opposites, reflecting each other’s strengths.
A humorous 1910s reminiscence describes the fox trot as a popular dance from 1914 16 and earlier. It notes the dance appears in odd places worldwide, its mathlike steps, counting challenges, and social value during war as entertainment keeping teachers and phonographs busy, then jokes about introducing new dances once the season resumes.
A reflective essay contrasts wealth and poverty through conversations about income and living spaces. It ponders perspective on luxury versus necessity, noting how fixed standards shape happiness and dissatisfaction. The piece suggests wealth can breed loss and gain alike, shaping contentment beyond material wealth.
The piece extols professional gatherings where doctors, dentists, and other groups share experiences and challenge ideas. It argues conventions quicken minds, break old prejudices, and elevate both personal and group work through informal discussions and cross disciplinary fellowship.
New friendships form, old ties strengthen, loneliness fades as comradeship grows within the service. The text emphasizes joining organizations related to our work, attending conventions, and active participation to become better workers and citizens. It highlights the value of spiritual fellowship among kindred minds and the benefit of professional associations.
The ad warns that serious illness can stem from lingering coughs and colds in children. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as safe, quick acting, and effective for croup and related ailments, claiming three generations of use. Sold by all druggists everywhere.
Town in the World of Finance. Des Moines Capital notes John McHugh of Sioux City becoming vice president of Mechanics and Metals National of New York at about $30,000 yearly. Other items praise Iowa financiers, Swiss credit strength, and editorials on Wilson, Clark, and Chinese leadership. A literary note discusses Robert’s Rules of Order Revised and its expanded edition. Your wish? A event wanted puts it in Waterloo home.
Des Moines May 15 The state supreme court upholds the Thirty fourth general assembly move to tax bank stock by assessing shares to owners, ruling no discrimination against national banks or private bankers. The decision frames shares as property distinct from bank assets and aligns with existing federal rulings on non taxable bonds.
M W Stroud of Philadelphia, president of the American Gas Company, will visit Waterloo next Friday with his wife to inspect Citizens Gas and Electric and recently acquired plants in nearby towns. He will spend two days in the city. The following week Austin Burt and E B Martard will go to Clinton for the Iowa district gas association convention May 26 to 28. The Courier and Reporter notes the value of Want Ads.
An advertisement touts S. S. B. as a universal purifier, claiming it cleanses stagnant blood and neutralizes germs through the bloodstream. It urges readers to obtain a bottle from any druggist and contact the Medical Adviser at Swift & Company in Atlanta for severe cases.
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