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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1912
Page
2
A jumbled page from Waterloo Evening Courier includes notices on circulation and foreign postings, a tribute to Governor William Larrabee praising progressive public service, Iowa politics notes touching on Wilson and Bryan, and assorted local items. Mentions Holden leaving for international Harvester, Dunn versus Reed for governorship, a shooting of William Zink, tariff remarks, and motor truck reliability.
A fragmented political scene follows the inauguration. Wilson faces a divided party with Clark and Bryan maneuvering around the presidency. The piece analyzes how internal factions may shape Wilson’s leadership and potential opposition.
A clipped Iowa news digest notes BE Mincer of Hamburg bought a twelve acre orchard for $2 1200 and the next year sold $4 700 worth of apples, signaling strong possibilities for local fruit growing and agriculture.
An essay lampoons umbrellas as portable rain carriers and social symbols. It humorously notes design flaws, rib importance, and hijinks of handling umbrellas in crowded streets while poking fun at ownership, theft, and the peculiar economics of umbrella possession.
The article notes southwest Iowa soil work offers large returns with sensible investment and direction. It highlights a strong business opportunity seen as safe and lucrative.
Ruth Cameron recalls a friend who used a satirical sketch to tag a sister with a fault. The piece notes readers often mistake others for addressing faults while ignoring their own, and jokes about misguided moral doses. It ends urging self scrutiny rather than blaming others.
The Waterloo Courier opens its new modern office after extensive remodeling. Crowds toured the four-story facility noting bright lighting ample ventilation and spacious work floors. The Reporter praises the Courier for advancing with the city and compares its plant to larger urban papers. The notice ends with a reader testimonial praising Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief.
Osceola Democrat editor E. T. Wall lauds N. F. Reed as state chairman for guiding a magnifi cent campaign despite opposition from several Democrats. Wall notes Reed's long hours and steady finances while praising his conduct and the party's win in Iowa. He adds that some Democratic votes were excluded due to scratching irregularities.
Baltimore hosts the eighth annual American Civic association convention with discussions on advanced municipal methods. Ambassador Bryce will discuss national parks. Notable participants include Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Mrs. George Zimmerman, Frederick Law Olmsted, Lelia Mechin, and J L Wilson.
Melvin Davis, 21, a miner, shot his sister Mrs. Frank Ryder as she clung to their mother. He then chased her into the yard and axed her head from her body before fleeing. A mob formed and Sheriff Duncampbell and deputies pursued him. Davis was captured miles away and brought to the county jail to avert lynching.
Keokuk Iowa November 19 announcement by company officials that the Iowa Telephone company has taken over the plant of the Mississippi Valley Tele communication system in a consolidation move affecting regional telecommunications.
The two telephone firms will operate from one exchange henceforth in a long expected consolidation. Hundreds of farmers using Mississippi Valley service will see phones changed. Mississippi Valley was led by Charles Wester of Minneapolis with negotiations run through Des Moines and Omaha branches of the Iowa Telephone company. no price was released.
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