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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
2
The essay discusses overwork as a cause of breakdown among bright students and young men. It argues healthful moderation, avoiding excess study, stimulants, and poor life habits. It emphasizes the mind's finite capacity and warns that worry, not work, kills. a temperate, healthy lifestyle permits sustained effort.
The piece laments war as a recurring public pastime and questions the value of continuing conflicts. It notes nations turn to armies, praises arbitration, and argues that wars are driven by statesmen over minor matters while common people suffer. It imagines future citizens living and dying in peace.
A Dutch naturalist shows birds misled by lighthouse glare avoidable with resting roosts near lighthouses. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds confirms the roosting approach lets birds rest and depart uninjured at dawn. The piece uses the finding as a symbol about human folly.
The city urges timely cleaning and improvements to rental properties amid plans to show progress by the twelfth. Citizens are reminded that painting and repairs boost both appearance and value, and civic welfare favors those investing in upkeep within their means.
The dairy show and cattle congress is hailed as vital to Iowa’s interests with a proven past and strong wartime demand for food. Waterloo organizers anticipate record entries and patronage for the October week, October 12 to 17, as hotel space improves and farmers push toward a bigger, better event.
The piece notes the term Automobile war for the ongoing conflict while France plans to buy 190,000 horses for army use. It suggests horses remain dominant on the field, as Dobbin still has the laugh when clashes unfold.
The New York Evening Post argues militarism stems from deeper political and economic tyranny. It contends ending slavery did not end oppression and warns that future horrors may arise if militarism is not addressed as a broader evil.
Fragmentary historical commentary notes distrust of Russian postwar prohibition plans and criticizes wartime governance. It discusses peasant discontent, Rockefeller influence on labor conditions, and asserts Colorado arbitration is lacking amid rising meat prices and a packing industry anecdote.
The Sept 30 Farm Life newsletter covers wire racks for seed corn and clover, frost handling and ventilation, and twine use for hanging ears. It notes a larger U S commercial apple crop amid war disruption and advises export shifts to Orient and Latin America. It stresses road maintenance and drainage as key to lasting earth roads.
A description explains dragging rands to fill ruts with a thin layer of plastic clay or earth that packs hard. The drag is set at about 46 degrees and pulled by a rider at walk speed. one round trip usually smooths wheel tracks and removes ruts, leaving a better surface.
Des Moines details on the street railway franchise grow unclear as early expectations fade regarding Schmidt’s potential triumph.
The past week brings new elements to the Schmidt franchise debate. Carpenters union reports indicate concerns for patrons, while large trade interests and business leaders mobilize to examine merits. Several organizations form to ensure a balanced discussion before action.
Independence October 2 a real estate deal of interest as Judge C B Ransier of Waterloo became owner of the John G Swanson farm of 185 acres in section 24 Sumner township known as the old George Wilson place. Ransier bought it from John G Swanson of Princeton Illinois who purchased it last year. By the transfer terms Swanson comes into possession
An old promotional note touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle non opiate laxative for children. It promises quick relief from irritability due to poor digestion and offers trial bottles by mail order from Dr W B Caldwell in Mantico, Illinois.
OCR fragment lists parcels in this city including the Ransier home area with Whitmore and Ida Tabor families, a residence occupied by Mrs. Young and family, and a Main Street lot used by Roy A. Cook and L. A. Jaeger and families.
W. Williams of Galesburg met Rudolph Leytze en route to Halbright Nebraska while Williams was bound for Saskatchewan to oversee land interests. He holds 3000 acres to be titled over the current year with crops valued near 90000 dollars and plans 16900 acres next year. Williams is among Saskatchewan’s largest farmers with two sons and a son in law each owning two sections nearby Rouleau.
A witty exchange ends in pointed remarks as Mr Iippie declares another guest the “blawedeat idiot” and Miss Keene retorts that the insult was dreadfully tactless in Cleveland Plain Dealer's lighthearted social column.
An old advertisement claims Cascarets can purify the liver and bowels overnight. It warns of bilious symptoms such as head pressure and yellow skin, promising a gentle, effective cleanse with a 10 cent box and child friendly taste.
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