This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1922
Page
3
The piece surveys baseball dope and misread expectations in the World Series, reviews a congressional overseas trip on allied debts, and critiques lynching and mob justice in Georgia while touching on European war anxieties and local politics. It notes editorial stances on debt cancellation and urges cautious policy.
The article traces uprisings against excise laws in 1784 and 1794, citing the Whisky Rebellion and later Civil War era taxes. It notes violence against federal officers, presidential actions, pardons, and long efforts to enforce liquor regulations, comparing past turmoil with modern enforcement challenges.
Housekeeping habits crowd out sunlight in winter with heavy drapes and closed shutters. Dr Brady argues open windows and sunlit rooms boost health, urging practical use of outdoor air and minimal window coverings except for insulation. He notes old customs of winter coverings and questions common excuses.
Imogene announces plans to learn French this winter, sparking A dost fear of change. Andrew protests, Somogene jokes about dead languages, and Imogene promises lessons at $1 each starting Monday as they argue over the idea.
The column invites readers to submit nature questions with answers promised in the next issue. It discusses woolly aphid on apple trees, a tree trunk feeding bird, oyster reproduction via free-swimming velum larva, and the development from spat to seed during early oyster life.
Des Moines Capital notes no beltline precedent in Iowa politics as Republicans weigh which senator would injure the party least. Spencer News-Herald argues against labeling opponents as socialists, urging focus on argument over name-calling. Davenport Democrat highlights Turkey’s postwar diplomacy as master bluff in Versailles era.
A recap from October 1872 notes racing at fair grounds, prizes for Mrs. William Helm for duck-shaped butter, and Smart & Parrott moving to a brick 40 by 80 building on Sycamore Street. The bridge committee demands railings braces and fence-like bars to prevent animals from the roadway, Dr. J. M. Ball relocates for medical practice, and local market prices list wheat, flour, oats, corn, barley, rye, butter, hogs, beef, potatoes, lard, and ham.
Robert Kruse returns from New Mexico and calls the country a place to leave. W H Hartman publisher of the Courier and family in Chicago for an exposition. Real estate sales include E K Ward sellings in Waterloo west and M H Chambers residence in Leavitt addition for 4006 and 5500 respectively. A new bank in Logan House block with Platt as president and Gilbert as cashier opens Monday. cucumber grower A B Hostetler shows a 19 inch cucumber weighing four pounds. A bull attack nearly injures George Leland. a club-wearing effort saves him. R H McNally weds Ida J Thompson in Lincoln township. Thieves steal a team from Jonathan Miller near Waterloo cemetery.
A local note recalls a forthcoming October 15 wedding for Dr William H Bickley and Miss Beulah Vick Bickley in St Louis Missouri with plans to reside on Mullan Avenue West. Mentions market prices for crops and livestock, a move by Rev George B Shoemaker to Maquoketa Iowa, and local business ads and properties in Waterloo.
A poem reflects on autumn showers and somber landscapes yet finds inner joy through faith. It speaks of mountains and rivers, rain beating trees, and the belief that divine benevolence keeps the heart light despite gloom. The verse marks reliance on spiritual guidance amid seasonal melancholy.
Abe Martin notes doctors tinker with Mrs Spry, but the husband remains without hope. He quips the surest way to double money is to double the house.
Casey compares cows quick thinking to humans before a lightning train. He notes a brindle cow saved herself on a bridge, illustrating rapid decision making. The piece invites readers to solve a bridge puzzle and references past answers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.