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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1913
Page
2
A historical column urges graduates to buck the current and invest in purposeful effort. It contrasts drifting with choosing challenging work, claiming true happiness and self respect come from meaningful deeds and serving the world. It also notes Iowa teachers face pension debates and rising living costs.
National Republican leader Hales argues districts should select their own delegates to national conventions freeing primaries from unit rule. The piece attacks nonrepresentative government, urges progressive districts to back reform, mentions Roosevelt and McCarty case, and notes ongoing liquor debates.
The clumsy OCR fragment hints at an Iowa press page debating Japanese removal or treatment in America, with hostile language against Corean or Korean groups and a tense wartime context. The snippet references leaders and a call for departure, revealing era bias and political tension without a clear narrative.
A letter urges stronger enforcement of a cigaret law amid concerns about tobacco's harm to boys. The writer cites President Seerley and Judge Lindsey, arguing cigarets contribute to discipline problems and crime, and calls public action, especially penal enforcement, to protect youth.
Editorial clippings discuss Senator Cummins’ strong 1914 nomination prospects in Iowa with voter support, a Hilles-led Republican party reorganization praised, and concerns over proposed rural value millage tax increases. Additional notes address misused defense terminology and a kidney ailment remedy advertisement.
A brief collage notes a Melbourne painting discussion about an old master with a new frame. It contrasts a visitor’s apology, a witty line about aviation interest, and a humorous exchange over youth and wealth, reflecting magazine quips of the era.
A Reading Pennsylvania mother describes six months of severe eczema on her baby’s face causing constant crying and sleepless nights. After using Resinol Soap and Ointment, the right cheek cleared, itching stopped, and the baby slept through the night. Mrs. Wm. M. Fletcher notes cure and recommends samples from Resinol in Baltimore Maryland.
A reflective piece on photographs revealing both vanity and artistry. It contrasts amateur shots with professional retouching and lighting, noting the shift from simple portraits to refined prints. The essay envisions descendants cherishing future images while judging past looks against evolving standards.
A Jewish tenant from York’s East Side tenement district visits Murphy to complain about rats in his flat. The tenant says he killed eight rats the previous day, prompting Murphy to retaliate with a sharp remark about hunting privileges for eight dollars a month.
A tale told by former Ambassador Joseph H Choate as recorded by Norman He Mack recounts Choate’s London encounter with a police officer. On a rainy London night he explains he has no home because he is the American ambassador, illustrating the loneliness and burden of representing the United States abroad.
A brief death notice reports the fatal ending of a young Georgia banker in a crash described by the New York Herald. Details remain fragmentary as editors note the tragedy and its grim consequences.
The piece discusses how death often approaches without pain, contrasts violent deaths with disease endings, and notes the common fear before dying gives way to acceptance. It argues death as a calm dissolution, not a dramatic or poetically enhanced scene, reflecting clinical experience.
Des Moines May 27 Iowa has escaped infantile paralysis for this season according to Dr Sumner who has been reappointed secretary of the state board of Health He notes scattered smallpox cases and some typhoid fever and attributes the absence partly to a wet season with no dust to carry the germ
A historical notice invites women with female illnesses to contact the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co confidentially for advice. It emphasizes a woman replying to women, preserving privacy, and offers a free 80 page Text Book by mail from Lynn Mass.
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