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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
2
A reflective piece argues that love and struggle are inseparable in intimate relationships. It compares marital conflict to a sanctioned battle, noting that true love entails ongoing dominance struggles and sacred trials, citing biblical and saintly examples to illustrate the deep, non hostile tension within devotion.
Strassburg, located thirty miles east of the French German boundary, is a 175000 resident city with 20000 soldiers and a history of alternating control between France and Germany. The city features a 465 foot cathedral spire, a university, a 800000 volume library, many canals, and an economy tied to energy manufacture and goose fattening for foie gras. American readers are urged to consider Strassburg’s shipping and industrial vigor when evaluating European river and rail logistics.
The article notes public works can sustain employment when commerce slows. It cites Waterloo as avoiding public quiescence with private building and a bank office project. Municipal funds remain available, private firms step in, and construction provides steady work for the poor while industry slows.
The Eastern railroads urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to reopen hearings noting wartime revenue declines threat to their financial survival. They argue emergency rate hikes may be needed only temporarily, urging the commission to protect public welfare and avoid bankruptcies that could halt industry.
A reprint from the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that many blindness cases are preventable with timely treatment. The piece urges parents to learn early eye-care and to share the warning to save sight for children.
Henry E. Lampzon, attorney general, warns before the National Association of Attorneys General that industrial accidents steadily grow as new machines and influx of workers increase risk. He cites estimates: about 40,000 killed, 500,000 crippled, over two million injured in the United States, with one lifetime injury per worker and a death every fifteenth man. He contrasts these figures with wartime losses and notes the broader impact on society and policy.
A U S case study argues that about 300,000 Americans are blind due to preventable causes. It urges preventive nitrate drops for newborns and annual school eye tests plus ear, nose, and throat checks, noting cost savings and benefit to education.
An uneven fragment from the Mubuque Times Journal notes enthusiastic backers of Maurice Connolly rallying in a local district. The readable text highlights community backing and a hopeful political tone.
A political editorial attacks Maurice Connolly and a crowd of ambitioned bosses seeking to build a powerful Iowa machine. It argues Iowans are capable of self government and urges direct election judgment without external manipulation. It also calls for federal chartering powers over interstate railways to enforce safety and integrity.
The Dubuque Times Journal argues that the push for direct Senate elections was the work of Senators Borah of Idaho and Bristow of Kansas, with southern opposition resisting railroad nationalization. Cedar Rapids Gazette cites the Rock Island case as precedent for rail nationalization.
The Journal notes reader feedback after suspending editorials. Due to mixed opinions and slower subscription growth, the paper plans to resume editorials but in a tighter, more selective form using clipped material from other papers.
Official returns show a remarkable recovery in exports from the war embargo slump. At this port, shipments run 35 percent ahead of last year, indicating broad gains across ports.
The article notes the United States strengthening its balance of trade with Europe, meeting indebtedness with goods rather than gold, and selling large quantities of wheat, corn, oats, and other foodstuffs abroad. Domestic food prices near normal while speculation wanes and wartime profits fade. Manufacturing activity rises with orders for wagons, autos, blankets, and cottons. United States remains the wealthiest country.
Amorox, a mild external remedy for eczema and skin diseases, claims to kill the germ causing the illness and heal the skin in days. Advertised by Wrangler Bros. and Henderson Drug Co., with a money back guarantee if not satisfied and trial sizes available.
An old advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as fast relief for upset stomach, indigestion, and heartburn. It claims a five minute improvement, supports regular meals, and notes millions of annual sales with a fifty cent bottle from any drug store.
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