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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1912
Page
2
A local campaign pushes good roads in Black Hawk County with the Automobile Good Roads club aiming to cooperate with city and county officials. The group vows to pressure state lawmakers for a better road system while mobilizing hundreds of motorists in Waterloo and countywide.
A national drive seeks federal bird protection as state laws lag, with Dr Hornaday citing five million people involved in annual slaughter. Three bills await Congress while farmers are urged to push their representatives, claiming bird conservation benefits and economic gains from healthier ecosystems.
Ex presidents ex vice presidents and ex speakers could be kept in touch with the public and serve in a advisory capacity. William Jennings Bryan advocates a law granting ex leaders floor privileges in both chambers to take part in debate without voting or formal service.
The piece surveys partisan mood across papers including Dubuque Telegraph-Herald and Dubuque Times-Journal. It notes a large vote for a 0-day progressive party and a 65 percent rise for socialism, amid widespread discontent. It cites reform in presidential elections and critiques office seekers as hopeful yet hungry.
A collection of editorials from Davenport and Des Moines discuss major policy ideas. Calls grow for a billion-dollar real highways program to cut farm hauling costs and boost commerce. A Strike Tribunal proposal, modeled after Judge De Graff’s street railway ruling, surfaces as a legislative focus. Also noted are wage-cost debates on the high cost of living, and a cornfield record by Mrs. John Coombs of Wright County husking up to sixty bushels daily with family ties and a recent farm purchase. Iowa patents closing note.
A humorous antiquated sketch paints Utah as a large desert region famed for brine and dry farming. It notes Mormon influence, Salt Lake City as the capital with about 100,000 residents, Ogden as a major rail-linked settlement, and claims about population, taxes, and statehood in 1896.
A educator argues against moving Cedar Falls Teachers College training to Iowa City. He cites differences in state education, warns of loss of liberal arts, and claims Cedar Falls offers a superior, integrated program for urban and rural teachers. He warns dissolution would harm Iowa public schools statewide.
Nov 12 1812 notice from Wilfred C Lane patent attorney lists various draft, shipping, rail, meat stacking and carburetor items with names and locations including Des Moines Bedford Mount Pleasant Fort Watson and others. The fragmentary text references a knockdown shipping crate and a railway rail joint among scattered goods and participants.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a reliable internal remedy for catarrh and constitutional diseases. It claims to purify the blood and act on mucous surfaces, describing the product as a trusted combination praised by physicians for years and available through agents in Texas and other states.
A woman ignores a friend to win a future advantage, only to return years later to find the ally wielding influence. The tale urges not to burn bridges as small acts of spite ripple outward and can harm later life, with a final plug for Chamberlain's Tablets as stomach remedies.
More than $35,000 was spent in Iowa campaign funds through the three state committee chairmen. Democratic state chairman N F Reed led with $14,669.03, progressive Carl F Franke spent $13,507.27, and Republican Charles A Rawson tallied about $7,200. Donations and audits are noted, with a silver cup awarded to Franke for his service as first progressive chairman in Iowa.
Mrs. Susan Melick of Jefferson county fell for a con in Council Bluffs when a stranger at the union depot claimed a soulless express company held his wife's body and coaxed her to send 15 dollars. He promised to return after cashing a bank draft. hours passed and police were alerted as investigators hunted the suspect.
The Waterloo Evening Courier by W. H. Hartman Company advertises suction sale notices for farmers, highlighting their use in the paper's advertising columns. Located at 209 215 Park Avenue West.
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