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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1910
Page
2
A June 8 and November 9 turn in Kansas politics shows voters prefer individual candidates over party lines. The piece argues Claude Porter cannot push his platform through, while Republicans ultimately rejected parts of Carroll’s ticket, signaling a shift away from party-imposed policy and toward accountable government.
The piece notes Henry L. Stimson’s loss for New York governor despite Roosevelt’s popularity. It cites campus critics led by Cornell President Schurman decrying Roosevelt as a Caesar whose power could threaten liberties, warning against Wall Street and Tammany influence.
A newspaper piece argues the ills of corruption and predatory wealth shaping politics in New York versus a true conservative majority. It praises church involvement in social reform, urging congregations to engage in industrial disputes, child labor, worker protections, and guiding public opinion toward salutary legislation.
The piece notes a population decline in Tawa over ten years, urging growth and development of the state, and praises a future agricultural push. It references Taft’s Thanksgiving proclamation and hints at political talk, while mentioning a water-color exhibit at James L. Henderson's Book and Art shop at 191 Bridge street.
A reflection on pursuing the right with proper means while accepting suggestions and avoiding antagonism in minor disputes. Emphasizes grace and cooperation in aiming for justice.
The population drop in Iowa will mortify residents though it hardly affects wealth or harvest. Farming has shifted to machinery and larger farms, with corn and oats still dominant. A future shift may bring diversification with dairy and truck farming, attracting people back to the land as city demand grows. Picture framing. First class work guaranteed. Peterson Bros. 221 W. 4th
A remembrance of Julia Ward Howe emphasizes not only her abolition work but the quality of her long life. The writer recalls Howe’s graceful, ivorylike aging, constant curiosity, and daily studies at 91, noting her influence on public life without neglecting family.
New York outlines a three member governor appointed commission with two deputy commissioners and a secretary. Roads categorized as state, county, and town highways share construction and maintenance costs among state, county, and town authorities. The state assists state and county highways via per mile appropriations, with town maintenance funded by town and state funds. Town highway superintendents are elected and oversee local roads under county supervision. The highway commission directly reports town expenditures and county superintendents are appointed by the board of supervisors. The bureau of maintenance employs six repair superintendents plus inspectors and patrolmen responsible for counties and road miles. In 1907 a measure was carried at a popular election providing.
The article advises using a three cornered sieve over a metal frame with fine netting to catch solids. Rinse dishes into the sieve, clean the sink after washing, and dissolve Gold Dust washing powder in hot water to wash and loosen grease from pipes and traps.
A collage of editorial voices from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines condemning or praising social trends. The pieces discuss public morals, farm population shifts, marriage longevity, padded magazines, and Sunday observances, citing cities like Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and noting reactions to new norms.
The 1908 law created state through routes totaling about 2,800 miles, plus county roads around 7,000 miles and town earth roads forming the remainder of the state's highways. Both county and town authorities report directly to the commission, outlining road maintenance and governance.
Eldon argues in the Courier letter for using a temporary rough lumber tabernacle as a six week union gathering venue. He urges outside ministers and laymen to give soul-stirring talks nightly, with weekday services from all churches, and a possible indefinite continuation to unite and uplift Waterloo’s religious life.
Des Moines clergymen and laymen began early voting spotters with thousands of cards reading Vote but don't sign saloon petition. Their aim was to defeat the multi saloon petition of consent.
Rumors said petitions would circulate Tuesday for signatures by outside brewery interests. At noon no saloon petition was in circulation in Des Moines. Temperance opponents influenced saloon operators to rethink. A fund funded by laymen to publish voters who signed petitions was announced. The vigilance committee plans to keep circulating slogan cards and monitor for petitions.
Paris reports M. Schrameck director of French prisons returning from an international congress in Washington. He describes American penitentiaries as luxuriously provisioned with three meals a day coffee reading materials electric light and even concerts. He notes limited work value but mentions prison aid after release and questions the leniency.
The speaker criticizes American attitudes toward personal liberty and prisons. He argues Americans see criminals as ill individuals needing care rather than punishment, notes rising prisoner numbers, rejects penal colonies, and calls U.S. prisons a luxury that fosters crime.
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