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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1913
Page
2
The Ee loo Evening Courier lists Associated Press material and credits Hartman as president and didivor with A Pereason as secretary treasurer. It notes offices in New York Chicago Waterloo and provides international distribution points in London Paris Berlin St Petersburg and travel-focused bureaux.
A long editorial argues 132 New York City pedestrians were killed by cars in nine months, calling for harsher enforcement and discussing urban traffic risks. It contrasts car danger with past street deaths and questions if society values human life differently when violence comes from machines. It also notes Iowa prison labor reforms and other political items.
The piece argues history is more than patient compilation. It condemns dull dusty histories and stresses imagination, clarity, and lively narration. Citing Caesar, Tamerlane, Napoleon, and Charlemagne, it calls for reinterpretation and enthusiasm in teaching history.
The article playfully charts Madrid as Spain’s cultural hub and growing metropolis. It notes the city’s 600,000 residents, large palais, many churches and paintings, a university, and active leisure scenes. It compares Madrid to Cleveland in size and to New York and Chicago in art and churches while joking about climate and daily routines.
A collage of editorials notes the Massachusetts third party vote surge amid absent gubernatorial choices, mocks a Hungarian money rate device, and jests about political job takeovers. It recalls stage stars and denies friction between Goethals and Metcalf, while lampooning Wall Street rumor mills.
The Galloway farm near Waterloo was sold for 500 dollars per acre. It has extensive improvements estimated at 40000 dollars. At 180 acres the bare land value plus improvements implies a price well above 270 dollars per acre, suggesting strong investment value and expected profit for the buyer.
A eclectic jumble of humor and notices from various papers mentions building a bungalow for a hen, heating it, and presenting a refined setting. It contrasts witty quips about hog-killings rehearsals and a light exchange about flowers and travel, interspersed with stray notes.
A letter discusses the unfair reality of starvation wages for maids and houseworkers, contrasting businesslike pay in shops with merciful mistresses at home. It shares a maid’s struggle to balance work, housing, and access to a private life, arguing that many women prefer work other than housework to avoid crippling wages. The writer calls for understanding of the hardships faced by housemaids and the pressure to accept limited personal freedoms.
Waterloo-inspired fashion notes arrive via Cedar Rapids Republican with pictures of a new pantaloon skirt. The design features trousers tight to the knees and loose below, reflecting Waterloo’s potential humor as a gown designer. Gasoline engines and event separators also figure in the discourse. Paris sets the pace for rapid changes.
The Evening Chit Chat recounts a group of housewives reacting to a maid who asked to take her regular day off after a rest. The speaker laments modern expectations, debating whether the worker deserved the extra day and what fairness means for domestic help.
An earnest advertisement proclaims Resinal Soap and Resinol Ointment stop itching instantly and heal skin eruptions such as eczema ringworm and pimples. It emphasizes safety for delicate skin including babies and invites readers to request a free trial by mailing to Resinol Baltimore.
Transfers include Cotten to Hartz for lot 5 block 32 Railroad La Porte City at 1000 dollars. Van Tilburg to Merner mausoleum Greenwood Cedar Falls 300 dollars. Saylor to Wooda lot 17 block 1 Miller's Waterloo 1 06 dollars. Parrott to Iowa Real Estate Co lot 8 block 1 East Park Place Waterloo 1. Sheriff deed to Security Savings Bank Waterloo 3377.88 dollars. Law to Smith lots 59 Rainbow's plat Bicks lers add vacated 1 dollar. Van Tilburg to Arey Greenwood mausoleum Cedar Falls 600 dollars. Stillwagon to Gettle in Rieverview Waterloo 1 dollar.
Webster City Iowa November 20 Judge John L Stevens former Progressive gubernatorial hopeful says a Des Moines interview misquoted him about Theodore Roosevelt as next Republican nominee He sent a letter to Dr X W De La Hamilton County Progressive chair acknowledging he suggested Republicans might nominate Roosevelt if he would accept the nomination The letter quotes Roosevelt inquiry and Stevens brief reply, clarifying his stance and denying the full interview claim.
A reader argues that the Republican party must adopt a Progressive platform before any alliance with Roosevelt can occur. The letter asserts support for a Progressive ticket next year and defends the writer against misquotation. Signed J. L. Stevens.
An old fashioned ad promoting Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for dullness and bilious feelings. It promises relief by tomorrow and notes availability from all dealers.
Des Moines Nov 10 A supplemental mortgage for 30 million dollars the largest ever recorded in Polk County was filed Saturday with county recorder Charles Guth by the St Paul and Kansas City short line. In 1912 the road borrowed that amount from the Bankers Trust Company of New York. The mortgage includes property recently purchased in East Des Moines and covers added holdings by the line.
An old home remedy is marketed as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy a 50 cent bottle said to restore natural hair color and add gloss. A downtown druggist notes it darkens evenly and removes gray. instructions advise dampening a brush and applying strand by strand. Sold by H. W. Taggart.
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