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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1915
Page
2
A fragmented Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter issue fragments discuss postwar pacifism themes, US politics, and public affairs. The text references international peace talks, military service families, and questions on leadership with scattered mentions of Senator La Follette and Thomas Marshall alongside editorial opinions about independence and wartime economies.
The piece discusses proposals for military drills in schools as a defense measure, praising demonstrative training yet critiquing who is honored in a wall inscription. It lists attendees and applauds educational aims while questioning the selection of names for recognition and the broader impact on youth.
A dense, misspelled, sermon like piece urges feeding the mind with right thoughts to shape character. It extols thoughts as masters of destiny, messengers of events, and aids in resisting stress while promoting noble thinking and self guidance.
The issue highlights Iowa's shift from harsh prairie farming to broad educational and cultural growth. It notes improved farm facilities, new school construction, and public access to lectures, churches, and theaters. It profiles prominent locals, including Warren Proctor, a Waterloo tenor, and a descendant-run Sac County ranch famed as the state's largest farm.
The piece extols public speaking as a potent democratic instrument and a vital gift. It praises orators from historic figures to St. Paul, notes that clarity, earnestness, and conviction drive influence more than formal training, and argues that the spoken word can transform audiences and society.
A humorous essay on friendship extols friends as time shapers and protectors, noting their diverse roles from financiers and “nanny men” to loyal allies who share time, money, and even a son. It contrasts true friends with opportunists, cites classical pairs like David and Jonathan, Damon and Pythias, and warns that excess friendship can be costly and time consuming.
A king seeks a wife for his son and enlists a fairy’s aid. The Prince wanders with open window and is bewitched by a blue butterfly that becomes a girl at midnight. The king, transformed into a firefly, follows and witnesses a magical dance where a girl pleads against forced marriage to a butterfly. The tale ends with the king urging his son to marry, seeking a solution to the bewitched match.
A reflective tale on gossip and character flaws shows a neighbor with quick ears and a sharp tongue uses a clever method to curb rumors. The narrator argues that honesty, respect for property, and patient guidance can rechannel bad energy into positive action.
Five years ago he was involved in a migration aimed at prosperity, now a prominent figure with a rumored sevenfold increase in wealth. His farming ventures appear to accumulate wealth though livestock on the property remains minimal and production modest.
Des Moines Capital notes Franklin K. Lane's estimate that 100 million dollars saved for America by traveling domestically is too modest, while Wall Street Journal editor Lockwood Farr argues 600,000 Americans traveling abroad yearly spend 7 million in fares. Iowa's spending on roads ranks high, but critics say more investment is needed. The Des Moines Tribune and The Significant Pact discuss Minnesota saloon vote implications and future prospects for lower alcohol, with hope that saloon bans may expand in the Midwest.
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle, overnight bowel cleanser. It claims headaches, biliousness and bad breath improve after a 10 cent box, promising a coating tongue, sour stomach, and sluggish digestion will vanish. The copy emphasizes harmlessness, kid friendly use, and wakeful vitality.
A magical firefly prince breaks the spell trapping a princess with the witch at her cave. A fairy guides the return to the prince and king, gold turns to appease the witch, and the couple’s marriage is celebrated while the king recalls waiting for the fairies to work. Also a reader reports Foley's Honey and Tar easing two children’s croup.
An old newspaper card advertises Dr Gerrit J Bennett a physician and surgeon specializing in diseases of women and children. It lists contact details Grant Avenue and two phone numbers with defined consulting hours.
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