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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1914

Page

2

Waterlooo Evening Courier and Reporter Classified Notice

Fragmented OCR shows a dated classified notice from Waterloo Iowa announcing mailing and subscription details. It references The W Hartman Company, rates per month and per year, and editor Jobe C Hartisan with entry at Waterloo post office.

Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Frese Deurskorgt W. Hartman Company Park Avenue AOW Petersen Sec'y-Trean Gen. Mgr Jobe C. Hartisan Lowa

City Manager's Dilemma Over $80,000 Assessment Cuts

A city manager weighs cutting assessments by 80 000 dollars and faces potential muddle over ensuing decisions. The piece hints at reputational stakes and ongoing local governance tensions.

Carnival of Politics Denounces Short Ballot System

John F. Dalton, editor of The Democrat, argues against the short ballot proposing annual elections as risky. He contends voter knowledge declines with many names, while a two year split could lead to misrule, and favors a short ballot as safer and popular with the public though opposed by politicians.

John F. Dalton Iowa The Democrat Dalton Cam

Proof of the Pudding Trie Vote on County Agricultural Expert

Waterloo and Cedar Falls oppose a plan to tax county property for a rural agriculturalist. Farmers reportedly skeptical of the crop doctor scheme reject the proposition, with Cedar Falls township voting 102 for and 22 against despite cited experience.

Trie Waterloo Cedar Falls Cedar Falls Township

Question Raised Over Harshness of Short Prisons

The Sioux Falls press argues that three month sentences for two youths aged 22 and 23 effectively amount to life terms by branding them ex con victs. It urges penology experts to manage punishment while the public reconsiders bias and mercy toward offenders. The piece also notes shifting terms abroad and political talk of party planks.

Sioux Falls Hut

Von Moltke the Great War Strategist in Memoir Form

A compressed but vivid sketch traces Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke from birth in 1800 to his rise as Prussia’s field marshal. It highlights his early army service in Mecklenburg Schwerin, strategic genius with maps and compasses, campaigns against Denmark Austria and France, and his later honors and long life.

Duchy of Mecklenberg- Schwerk Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke Young von Moltke Mecklenberg-Schwerin Denmark von Moltke Berlin Lue Prussia Turkey Austria France Bisimarck Paria Champs Elysees Plana Versailles Alsace Lorraine Nie

Four Little Brothers and a Dance of Elements

The piece extols oxygen hydrogen carbon and nitrogen as vital partners in life and art. It muses on Saint Francia and a poet’s reflections while joking about Pate Hepburn and a mistaken political bolt in a playful, era-tinged voice.

Francia Four Brothers

Road Officials Urged to Improve Dragging Ahead of Spring

State authorities urged counties and townships to smooth frozen ground and create two smooth, even, if spongy, travel surfaces. Many complaints cite insufficient dragging last season. Officials and workers must seize sixty days to enhance roads before spring returns.

Iowa Papers and Democratic Reform Amid War News

The Sioux City Journal notes a shift in Iowa Democratic politics with figures like Mau rice Connolly Ed Meredith and John Hamilton involved in reform efforts. Cedar Rapids Gazette urges hustling enterprise to restore foreign trade after war, predicting revival and stronger US commerce postwar.

Sioux City Journal Maurice Connolly Ed Meredith Federal Reserve System John Hamilton Iowa Cedar Rapids Andeneus United States

Thanksgiving Proclamation by Iowa Governor Clarke

The Iowa governor proclaims Thanksgiving Day November 26 urging statewide worship and prayer. He praises progress, urges generosity to war victims, and calls Iowa to unity and virtuous public service in a thriving republic. The message emphasizes gratitude, national peace, and a stronger state and nation.

Iowa Iona I. G. W. Clarke United States G. W. Clarke

Sunday and his system ready for winter road work

The Des Moines Capital notes highway prep in Iowa with grades and surface in good shape to shed water and allow a dry spring foundation. It urges timely road dragging to ease spring rains and avoid mid winter dangers as crowds attend Billy Sunday tabernacle.

Iowa Des Moines Billy Sunday Tabernacle Paul Thes Pete Cedar Ranlds Republican House of Danger Wade Jt Pubuquo Times-Journal

Evangeline Sunday Choir Delivers Stunning Tabernacle Performance

The article praises Evangelist Sunday's service and the acoustical study, noting Evange list's voice carried to distant corners. It commends Mr. Rodeheaver as a born leader who motivates both the choir and audience and lauds the superb lighting and the powerful spiritual atmosphere of the surroundings.

Evangelist Sunday Tabernacle Rodeheaver

Ford the humorist and hotelier weighs in on best take

Simeon Ford, famed for running the Grand Union and nationwide humor, replies to The Times with modesty. He recalls a hotel anecdote where a fare notice invites charges for what is "furnished by the house," and someone asks if it includes false teeth.

New York Times Simeon Ford Grand Union Hotel Times

Bank Clearings and Realty Transfers for Waterloo Week

Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending Thursday November 12 total 1 244039.46 with daily figures ranging from 217337.97 to 240531.68 and 227758.27 on Friday. Realty transfers show deeds mortgages and chattel mortgages with totals for the week ending November 11 1914 and comparisons to prior periods.

Black Hawk County Abstract Co Waterloo Bank Cseveee

Iowa Eggs Shipped to Great Britain Buy Report

Independence Iowa reports Great Britain has bought a portion of the state’s egg supply. Officials note steady demand as shipments proceed, with prices and quantities not fully disclosed. Trade observers watch for impact on local farmers and export channels from the region.

Iowa Great Britain Independence

Eggs shipped from Buchanan county to Liverpool in 4200 cases

Produce company ships 126000 dozen eggs totaling 1512000 eggs from Buchanan county farms to the British Isles. All cases go to Liverpool via New York or Montreal. First five carloads left last week. balance shipping this week. entire 10 carloads expected next week. Company not obligated to guarantee arrival to foreign port.

Enre Produce Company Buchanan County British Isles Liverpool New York Montreal

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