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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1915

Page

2

Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter Ad Rates

Classified notice style listing publication details. Rates for daily weekly carrier and mail subscriptions. Includes addresses, officers, and advertising note about pricing and contracts.

Memorial Day Reverence for Grand Army of the Republic

A memorial message honors the Grand Army of the Republic and its Civil War veterans. It recalls their sacrifices to preserve the United States and urges all citizens to observe Memorial Day with reverence, gratitude, and reflection on past struggles and future progress.

Nest Mandara Grand Army of the Republic United States Dever Boyler Sherman

England Awakening to War as Lusitania Shock Hits Home

The cabinet crisis signals a dawning resolve in England as public unease grows over censorship and false optimism. editors warn of dangerous complacency and stress immediate broad mobilization, conscription, and national effort to meet escalating wartime demands.

England Lusitania Daily Mail War Office Lord Landsdowne Cothon Mini Leven

Waterloo convention push and world politics mix in this era

The piece argues for a welcoming convention city spirit in Waterloo and urges hosting strangers kindly. It contrasts such civic hospitality with distant geopolitical tensions, noting China and Japan with historical assertions. It closes with a reflection on life’s harsher realities compared to fiction.

LAND AND SEA WAR CALLS FOR DEFENSE WAKE UP

A Cedar Rapids Tribune letter argues fighting should occur on land or sea but warns against complacency as naval power shifts threaten homeland safety. It notes WWI era strain, suggests President Wilson tour may aid prosperity, and comments on German U boat risks and peanut prices. It ends with a quip about gaining newspaper fame by never being tardy in school.

Ponderous Personages Cortes and George Fitch

A historical sketch recounts Hernan Cortes as the conqueror who led 600 soldiers to Mexico in 1519, toppled the Aztec empire, and introduced new technologies and agriculture. It notes his later return to Spain, death in neglect, and remarks that survivors adapted, while denying responsibility for Gunpowder or pulque.

Mexico Corte Cortez Mexico City Hon Spain

Colors They Wear for Elderly Ladies on the Trolley

A reader recalls two elderly women on a Des Moines trolley, contrasting outfits from a fussy dark green suit to a simple black and white ensemble. The piece argues vivid colors and silver hair suit aging grace, urging colors like lavender, blue, and greens that suit older ladies, while cautioning against generic gray or black. It weaves in reflections on reading on transit and a broader notice about Iowa railroad rate coverage and officials backing up the commission’s work.

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State expense reform and a lecture to prosecutors

Iowa officials built strict accounting for all expenditures and created a state board of audit to approve bills before payment. The change shifted routine clerical work from the executive council, reinforcing careful business practice. A separate lecture to prosecutors warned against inflammatory jury rhetoric and stressed case by case judgment by counsel.

State Treasury Iowa Executive Council

Wanted Smilers Now Across The City

An odd recruitment cry calls for one thousand trained Smilers of all ages to spread joy. The ad seeks habitual, universal Smilers who can brighten days in any weather, any place, absolutely everywhere in the city, now. Women included, apply at home or living place or on the street. keep your smile ready.

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Evening Courier Sells Over Six Thousand Copies Daily

The Evening Courier reports a daily circulation exceeding 6,500 copies in Waterloo, underscoring broad reader reach for advertisements and local business exposure.

Stenter Evening Courier Waterloo

What Iowa Editors Are Saying Concerning Bryan

Iowa editorials discuss Senator Kenyon as a potential president, question the role of Bryan in politics and a mocked note to Germany. Weather forecasters note a prediction about rain amid European bombardment and the chance of no rain on the other side of the ocean.

Des Moines Tribune Europe Richard Association of Manufacturers Grimnée

Grinnell Herald Urges Cummins Support in Poweshiek County

The Grinnell Herald calls for Renudli cans in Poweshiek County and the Sixth district to back Mr. Cummins for the presidency. A united front is seen as crucial to Iowa remaining influential and potentially securing the presidency, with regional solidarity emphasized.

Cummins Grinnell Herald Herald Poweshiek County

A Living Memorial by Dr Kate McColl Juma

A reflective piece on Memorial Day honoring Civil War martyrs and living heroes. It argues the day should inspire lifelong civic duty, fidelity to ideals, and action beyond flowers and ceremonies. The author urges active remembrance through service, unity, and preserving the nation's founding principles.

Kate McColl Juma

Darrow on prisons and hospitals for criminals

Peter Cotton analyzes Clarence Darrow's idea of replacing punishment with treatment for social ills. He argues radical social and legal changes are needed, noting the public's biases, class bias in arrests, and the danger of misdirected reforms without moral example and reform of public opinion.

Darrow South Peter Cotton

Submarine Troubles and Jury Law Seen in Old Newspaper

The article discusses juries being unbiased and not swayed by appeals to passion, then shifts to a grim scene about business groups entering politics. It also reports on the submarine G-4 breaking down, repairs in Providence, and broader notes on U S submarines amid Manhattan era maneuvers.

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