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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1919
Page
2
The Watertown Courier provides daily notices from 2228 West Park Avenue and 2300 Main Street addresses. It lists the editor, staff, and publication details for the daily edition with a focus on community notices and local information.
A reflective editorial laments the nation’s fixation on price and style and urges a mental reset through shared leisure. It praises baseball as a unifying American pastime and imagines a national holiday week of picnics to restore social fabric and civic spirit.
An unreadable fragment mentions Waterloo mayorship, Mr Poulet, and political schemes. It hints at power struggles, proposals, and contested leadership, with partial references to public finance and governance contexts amid unclear details.
The article discusses von Jagow and his book The Universal War Its Causes and Beginnings, noting mixed reception and the question of whether German authorities overestimated French invasion plans. It surveys wartime decision making, intelligence failures, and shifting German and French troop movements as analyzed amid broader postwar critiques.
This column outlines liver and digestive disorders linked to diet and intoxication. It explains bile flow, gut toxins from protein digestion, and how liver congestion leads to headaches, dull mood, and digestive trouble. It also notes teething and mouth inflammation risks in children and invites readers to send questions for general public health topics.
Andrew and Imogene discuss vice presidents in everyday life and institutions. The piece satirizes vanity and the role of second-in-command, arguing vice presidents are often overlooked yet yearn for recognition, with personal exchanges illustrating the viewpoint across a blend of humor and commonplace settings.
A rustic tale unfolds as Mr Dog, Possum, Coonaint, Badger, Squirrel and Fox join a gathering in a tree. A ladder mishap and a tumble scatter guests while Fox survives by retreating to the ground floor. After mysteries and misadventures, a feast ends with Mr Dog absent.
fragmented excerpt mocks sensational engagement with fires and divorce trends, noting how even a fire station bell could spur a sports page companion and predicting oversized coverage in large newspapers.
A 1869 Iowa City lecture by Anna Dickinson drew mixed reception as the Salt Lake topic shifted to women’s rights. Franklin Pierce died near Concord at 65 after long illness. Local notes describe a log ad near a dam, Williams’ refurbished billiard hall, and free lunches. Dr Mason praised Flemish Beauties pears, waterloo and Hast Waterloo results awaited, strong Republican lead likely about 1200. Market prices: wheat 50-65c, potatoes 30c, eggs 13c, corn 80c, butter 25c.
Forty years back dated note recounts an Oct 15 1879 issue with election chatter. It mentions Republicans winning control, local figures like Al Bressler, Austin Ohler, Carrie Beal and others, plus civic items such as sidewalk construction and diphtheria cases. The piece mixes political notes, local incidents, and school scholarship mentions reflecting a small town record.
Twenty years ago on January 17 1900 Waterloo greeted President William McKinley on a special train. A welcoming committee including former governor Horace Boies and local officials heard a short, emphatic address urging continued U.S. presence in the Philippines until order was restored. A blaze later that day caused $90 000 in damages at the Fowler company.
Items from the region report an Illinois Central conductor Charles Densmore killed in a wreck near Storm Lake last Wednesday. Local burglaries, retirements, and lectures are noted, including the Mellraiths touring on bicycles planning lectures November 24 and 25. A supervisor’s home was entered October 11, and M G Egloff resigned from the railway to join a mill firm. Public opinion tellings mention profiteers and political issues as newspapers debate postwar normalcy and industry.
Iowa export business falters monthly as Europe lacks cash credit and goods. US shipyards push output with four freight carriers daily, yet water freight remains high. West Virginia smokeless coal costs seven dollars at the harbor but ocean freight adds twenty one, limiting European purchases. Des Moines politics discuss Rawson’s withdrawal boosting Kendall’s nomination. Profiteer hunts already cost Iowa farmers two to three million in lower markets.
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