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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
2
This paper is entered at the post office Waterloo lowa as second class matter Advertising rates made known on application subject to change without notice T iant adac cent a word No ad for less than is cents Special price on contracts Telephone Call So and eek Courier Prisan were Branch Exchange for person or department desired
A historical piece argues Iowa lacks population density and urban color. It contends prosperity is high but distribution uneven and questions expansion focus. It compares Iowa to larger states and suggests boosting industry and cities to gain vibrancy.
Philadelphia reader Mrs. C Hellmuth describes a 25 year battle with eczema. After trying many remedies she used Reginal Ginte ment and Resinol Soap and Ointment, reporting the skin cleared and itching stopped. She invites others to try Resinol and offers a free trial through Dept. 1M, Resinol, Baltimore Maryland.
A reflective note on life’s constraints, comparing rigid rules to a blank page. The author laments conventional regulations that force choices and suppress free thought, likening society to a table setting where one must take what is offered before getting what is desired. Thoreau is cited on ruled thoughts.
A Missouri columnist argues Iowa must end self satisfaction and urban monotony. He urges concentrated higher education, cosmopolitan faculty, and robust civic science to become national leaders. The piece laments lack of dramatic geography and calls for action and training. A side note mentions triplets named for President Wilson.
The Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19 1863 at the battlefield in Pennsylvania honors fallen soldiers and urges renewed dedication to the Union. Lincoln reframes the Civil War as a test of whether a nation founded on liberty and equality can endure.
Dinner is described as a social theater split by class, with night diners enjoying ceremony and leisure while noon meals are quick and utilitarian. The piece cheekily notes dangers of late dining, differences in routines, and the goal of rising by eating dinner at noon and working to regain appetite for another meal.
The line of Herbert Thomas Booker, Herbert Woodrow Booker and Hobart Wilson Booker, sons of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Booker of Lula Missouri, received a congratulatory note from President Wilson wishing them health and happiness. The Courier notes a past error in its Forty Years Ago column misidentifying E Swank as still residing in Waterloo.
W. C. Brown, president of the New York Central lines, may set Iowa as his legal residence after retirement. He owns a Lime Springs summer home and numerous Iowa investments, and has long urged returning to the soil, now to be enacted during his forthcoming vacation.
The column urges readers to shop early for Christmas and mail gifts ahead to ensure a pleasant holiday on December 25. It notes postal workers and county staff appreciate timely efforts and lightly critiques ongoing talks of a “white hope” in boxing after Jack Johnson.
In a tense exchange, critics charge federal patronage is being delayed to favor certain allies with Christmas gifts. Supporters argue for political balance and humanitarian aid, while opponents claim favoritism toward Care raniza and denial of Huerta’s sympathy.
No coherent article content readable. The fragment mentions birds and a sarcastic remark about a Mexican crisis with no concrete event, date, or names to anchor a card.
A collage of editorials and headlines from Iowa papers covers Father’s Day sentiments, farm land values and potato pricing in Holland, a playful take on a potential bride and groom, party tactics ahead of leaders La Follette and Roosevelt, and a quip from Ottumwa on a New York topic.
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild natural aid for constipated days. It warns against harsh laxatives and claims the olive oil vegetable compound gently opens bowels without pain. Available in 10c and 20c boxes from The Olive Tablet Company through druggists.
A Des Moines Tribune note reports a judge refusing a divorce on grounds that a man in love is not responsible for promises. The case centered on his pre marriage wage claim of 30 dollars a week versus 12.50. The paper also references St. Joseph’s Ky nishiner Unterstuetzungeverein with a playful aside.
A humorous piece traces language slips in a Maypole tale and a grammar lesson with Jenny, plus a brief note on a railroad accident and a cat and bird verse. It blends jokes on tenses and negation with light anecdotes and verse.
Hog cholera spreads through Black Hawk and nearby counties causing numerous pig losses. Waterloo area farmers report dozens of deaths with substantial financial damage as the epidemic continues for months.
Indictments for the 1899 murder of Julian Bahauad were returned by the Nemaha county grand jury. Fuller Shallenberger, arrested in Kansas, and Joseph Kopf, brought from California, were named. Shallenberger had allegedly confessed as he believed he was dying. Kopf was implicated, then recanted. Kopf awaits trial and his habeas corpus bid was denied.
In Jesup Georgia on November 19 a tramp stopped a speeding train of four sleepers and several day coaches from plunging after a broken rail. Scores of passengers alighted to thank the man who likely saved their lives as the speed was about fifty miles per hour.
A locomotive front was seen waving wildly as the train was halted near a bad rail, stopping within a few feet of danger. No injuries reported and investigators assess track condition and crew actions.
An advertisement urges readers to take Chamberlain's Tablets tonight to feel better tomorrow, claiming relief from dullness, stupidity, biliousness and constipation. Sold by all dealers.
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