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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1915
Page
2
Public notice details for the Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Reporter. Publication info lists address, staff roles, pricing, and subscription terms, stating daily except Sundays, with carrier and mail rates and circulation claims.
Waterloo boosters push 26000 dollar capital stock buy to secure grounds and make the Dairy Cattle Congress a permanent Waterloo asset. Advocates say ownership ensures larger exhibits, permanent buildings, and ongoing regional advertising benefits beyond the annual show.
A stark exhortation on truth over deceit, citing Twain and biblical warnings. It laments liars as despicable, urges individuals to reject lies, and to embrace truth as the guiding principle in work and life. The piece urges a lifelong practice of honesty and warns of social and moral decay from lying.
A humorous essay tracing politics as a craft of plebiscite tricks and vote juggling. It lampoons politicians from saints to graft people, notes party zeal, campaign rhetoric, and the fate of good and bad leaders with pointed wit.
A neighbor recalls a "putter day" spent tidying, sorting, and organizing. She clears attic boxes, gathers seeds, makes a fresh telephone card, reorganizes bookcases, sorts wardrobe for charity, and files letters, finishing before dinner. The piece ends with musings on jealousy and family tensions.
Iowa editors warn that rising meat costs cut protein access for families, lowering youth prospects and examination performance. Debates urge decentralizing cattle slaughter to avoid disease concentration and improve livestock health noted alongside rural mail route reorganizations for efficiency.
Three sisters Norma Veda and Nina travel with their moneylending uncle to his castle. The uncle starves them giving grass soup and crusts while claiming poverty. Veda notices secretive nocturnal activity suggesting hidden misdeeds in the castle.
A Sioux City Tribune item recalls pension deductions labeled disability removal, noting a one legged veteran and the pension’s fate as the report omits details. The piece likens bureaucratic cuts to the man’s missing limb and hints at broader mail-route delays and looming trouble ahead.
A curiously promotional line notes readers can find value in want ads within the Evening Courier and Reporter. The message highlights the paper’s role in connecting buyers and sellers and underscores the practical utility of classified listings.
Waterloo transaction notes Harry O Parsons to L S Parsons about Lot 2 in Block 66 Cooley's Addition with a $1 amount referenced.
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