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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
2
The piece critiques pride as a social force, linking it to financial strain and moral cost. It argues pride drives people to borrow from friends, shirk income tax obligations, and rely on others for support. It suggests pride sustains estates and officeholders, burdening families and society while offering little real entertainment for onlookers.
A garbled OCR style snippet mentions leaders like Kaiser Wilhelm and a Colonel, hints at battles and honors, and references Washington D C. The text is highly corrupted with nonsensical phrases and broken names, making precise events and dates unreadable.
A garbled discussion on golf psychology and focus. It cites neurasthenia and mental strain as factors in performance, warning against overconfidence and quack theories while noting the fragility of composure during play. The piece critiques pseudo scientific advice and emphasizes maintaining steady concentration.
The piece weighs the two term presidency question, noting factions favoring single terms for weak leaders and longer terms for strong ones. It references Hamilton and Clarke ads, capitol extension, and a looming battle with possible outcomes influencing governor ambitions, alongside wartime editorial mood and war weariness.
A fragmented text argues for disarmament across Europe to reduce German military power and warfare risk. It discusses dismantling fortifications, limiting shipbuilding, and easing economic burdens through diplomacy, while weighing partitioning Germany and reviving Poland. The piece questions how far Americans and Allies should participate in settlements.
A historical essay argues that transfer of wealth and land through war is unjust and that indemnities provoke future conflicts. It cites Japan’s peace with Russia without indemnity, warns against harsh reparations on Germany, and favors universal disarmament. It praises America’s emphasis on lasting peace and outlines border disputes resolved without armies or warships.
The Sun drives day and night and the seasons, lifting water, creating winds and rain, growing plants and food, powering coal and electricity, and fueling transportation. All life, industry, and even thought depend on solar energy. without the Sun, motion would cease and even divinity would vanish.
A friend plans to buy a farm by drawing a circular radius from the city, filtering land by land type and price, and consulting a real estate firm with a memo of site tests. She tours remaining sections with agents and rates each prospect. A second woman later follows a similar path seeking a farm through an agent and an attractive exposition showing.
A fragmented notice reports Greene Gremne and Sproul traveling to Garner for a brief visit with brother John Sprovwl. It mentions Robe alker and wife planning a northern Minnesota trip and wedding plans near Zins Street, with references to local land and crop trade and a gathering at M Town.
Readers recount a failed Nebraska land bid as they discover the site’s distance from the station and soil unfit for their farming plans. Two thirds of purchase price now sought, with advice on defining wants and acting systematically. Also notes return trips, a German instructor change, and a ring sent to the Queen’s Fund from a dead lover’s fiancé.
In Rockford on October 1 Dr A N Stewart of Waterloo located a human skeleton while Harry Withen dug in a sand bank. Town residents believe the find helps explain the disappearance of a local lawyer named Brown who vanished years ago.
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