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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1919
Page
2
Fragmentary text from a 1910s era newspaper page includes notices on ads pricing and policies, printer disclaimers, and regulatory notes. Mentions Associated Press credit, advertising rates, and conditions for insertion. No clear event or person outcome.
The article critiques rising prices tied to wage increases and consumer costs, with Warren & Stone opposing price spirals. It argues a sweeping cycle where producers, merchants, and buyers all push prices higher for convenience, then discusses postwar diplomacy at Paris, Japan’s Shantung claim, and U.S. influence, urging accountability and questioning league of nations outcomes.
Police described a chaotic wet night after prohibition began with numerous drunkenness arrests. Men and women were detained separately for intoxication as the city police recited the events in vivid terms.
Andrew and Imogene recount a tale of a Sympathy Society in a church. A monogrammed pin with two entwined letters reveals a pattern of helping poorer women, while the couple discuss Mrs Farr’s struggles, charity drives, and a jailbird son’s homecoming party.
A midweek Courter column recalls a municipal election and voter warnings, noting candidates and ballots. It describes Waterloo road conditions, a horse theft near Independence and its recovery, and a new VMLO board lineup. Other items include Runyon Mantove prices, Winnebago Indian entertainment in Lincoln hall, and an Indian peace jubilee in Indiantown Tama county.
Forty years ago a death from diphtheria occurred in East Waterloo township. Weller and wife traveled to Kansas. George Close from Color Valley was injured by a pitch fork. A barbed wire load weighed 10,320 pounds. Three liquor law warrants were issued. Frank Calladay and Miss Mary Stewart wed in Jefferson. Congregational church seat rentals start soon. Talladega College appoints H S DeForest president. Weather records show a record 88 degrees.
Twenty years past on Tuesday October relays obits, political speeches and local items. William McNellis, aged 68, native of Treband, died. Great Republican addresses by Dr. B HENTIMENN and Sen Julius C Burrows. Receiver sought for Equitable Mutual Life Insurance of Waterloo. insolvency alleged and premiums at risk. Griswold honored at home of Mrs J H Leavitt. leaves for Cedar Rapids. Potatoes yield 500 bushels at Vanity Farm. Rev J T Crippen named Cornell financial agent. conference assigns church posts and a 12 pound buffalo fish pulled from Cedar River.
The text argues labor rights to organize while noting reforms raise production and real wages. It links wage growth to industrial progress, organization, and capital expansion, cautioning that if labor pushes wages without increased production, costs rise. It warns against labor resistance to labor-saving advances and highlights capital growth and population factors shaping wages.
Black Fox schemes to steal turkeys by turning into a turkey, then into a frog after a failed wish. An enchanted witch keeps him bound to his amphibian form, while the frog must fetch a stone from the pool each day to regain his true shape, with the tale continuing tomorrow.
Report describes barroom alleged illicit whisky sales by bartenders, concerns raised by patrons about confinement to legal limits, and a court inquiry into proprietor responsibilities and possible violations. It notes ongoing investigations and potential penalties for those involved.
Iowa editors praise the American farmer for supplying bread and meat during war and peace, noting his steady production, moral conduct, and stabilizing influence on the nation. Columns reference editoriam joy, labor costs, and coal price debates shaping public understanding of costs and reconstruction.
The writer urges public access to actual costs of basic goods like corn, pork, and coal. They criticize hidden figures behind price increases and advocate releasing average production costs. If officials cannot provide them, government workers should determine these costs to curb high living expenses.
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