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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1913

Page

2

Courier in Europe Advertising Rates and Offices

Advertising terms appear with rate per word and contract specifics. Listings for foreign postal services include offices in London Trafalgar Building North American Express Haymarket Paris Berlin and St Petersburg with addresses and prospectus references.

von Pear Ee Postofice Dally Waterton Europe Asericad Gstetee Brenisg Courier Eedent Trafalger Building North Eseine Arennegy American Express Tod Haymarket Dewe's Steamship Agency Green Street Paris Boulevard Des Cepucines Fase V Opera American Expresa Berlin Unter den Linden Petersburg Nevaky Prospekt Bor

The Meat of It All On Our Boy Problem

The piece argues parental guidance shapes boy and girl character through authority occupation love and firmness. It cites reform schools and industrial farms as options, notes leniency hurts discipline, and highlights Indianapolis expansion aided by traction and rail links.

Boy Question Juvenile Law Pushes for Stronger Child Discipline

Chief Leighton denounces lenient juvenile handling and urges parents to curb midnight roaming and protect children. He cites reading materials on youths, lack of probation officers, and high crime rates among under 17, urging school attendance and home structure to curb wrongdoing.

Leighton Police Police Department

Waterloo Aims to Grow as Metropolis Through Industry And Transportation

The text discusses Waterloo's ambition to become Iowa's metropolis by leveraging industrial growth and transportation expansion. It references Indianapolis as a model, notes booster efforts and local industrial activity, mentions McNamara brothers and iron workers, a Woolen Company president on trial, and comments on social scenes and university town politics. It reflects early 20th century booster rhetoric and regional political currents.

Indianapolis Waterloo Boostjars Iowa Indiana McNamara Brothers Iron Workers’ Union Great American Woolen Company

Spirit of the Iowa Press Opposes Commission Plan

A column from the Iowa press criticizes the commission plan with a gentle but cutting tone, labeling it an opposition stance by Republican voices and framing it as a political issue within state governance.

State College Commission Town City University Town Spirit OF the Iowa Press Iowa

Cedar Rapids Newspapers Tie To Interurban Plans And Debates

A survey of editorials notes Cedar Rapids papers praising interurban prospects for Brandon Urbana and Center Point while criticizing outdated ward and rural independent school systems. It also mentions Democratic senatorial candidacy talk and Senator Kenyon's tariff bill amendment, with cautious skepticism about its practical impact.

Cedar Rapids Brandon Urbana Center Point Vinton Eagie Kenyon Sioux City Tribune Finance Committee

Easy Slippers The Wages of Stang

A brief fragment notes a child named Jimmy aged six who repeats an expression heard that day. The text centers on a learning moment and the phrase TE should worry. No further context or actions are provided.

Jimmy

Prayers and Puns Read Across 19th Century Sheets

A cobbled miscellany of humorous verse and quips from diverse papers notes playful mockery of religion, dancing and ragtime. It includes a sleeping child misquoting a prayer and a tongue in cheek exchange about twins. The piece also comments on ragtime music and its social effect with light satire.

Ordinance Bans Livestock Running At Large In Waterloo

City prohibits cattle horses swine sheep goats geese ducks turkeys and chickens from roaming or grazing in Waterloo streets alleys or avenues. Neighbors may seize such fowls and deliver them to city authorities if found running at large. Animals may not be staked or tied on private property without the owner's consent within corporate limits.

Waterloo Iowa

American and Japan debate in Europe and U S views

Washington Star reports European commentary on the United States Japan issue. It notes mixed opinions and misreadings, cites Sir Valentine Chival's view that the broader question includes naturalization and race, and recalls Lincoln's civil war context and aims for Union preservation.

Washington Star Europe Japan Valentine Chival Foreign Department The London Times Republic Lincoln William Lloyd Garrison

Tribute to the Grand Army of the Republic soldiers

The piece honors the Grand Army of the Republic veterans returning to peaceful life after the Civil War. It recalls Appomattox, their postwar work in the West, and the enduring contributions of former soldiers to industry, progress, and national renewal.

Washington Army of the Bive Appomattox France Italy Germany Dea Grand Army of the Republic West Sherman the Republic

Slavery, Secession and Lessons from Civil War

The piece argues Lincoln valued time and patience over immediate action, while slaveholders rushed to arms. It claims slavery was severed from politics by war, contrasts southern leaders like Yancy, Toombs, Wigfall with Robert E. Lee, and warns against war with Japan echoing Wilson era restraint. It stresses conservatism and avoiding clamor for both nations.

White House Toombs Wigfall South Robert E. Lee Armia Brit America Japan Roosevelt Taft Wilson

Galveston Mighty City Survives the Great Flood

The piece highlights Galveston’s resilience after the 1900 hurricane that drowned thousands, describing the rebuilt sea wall, isolation on Pelican Island, and the city’s ongoing growth. It notes commerce, tonnage from tramp ships, six flags history, public monuments, and the isthmus link to the mainland.

Galveston Gulf of Mexico Texas Pelican Island New York LaFitte United States

Two Women Saved From Operations

Beatrice Nebraska and Cary Maine reports describe women avoiding surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs R B Carn in Beatrice reports left side pain ending after treatment and renewed health while Mrs Hayward Sowers in Cary credits relief from pain, sleep trouble, and fatigue to the product.

Beatrice Neb Lydia EL Pinkham Cary Maine Lydia E. Pinkham Hayward Sowers

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