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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1913
Page
2
Massachusetts faces pressure to protect women and children by pushing for a national standard of industrial regulation. Critics argue federal control should set fair standards while excluding noncompliant states from interstate commerce. The piece appeals for unified national standards to curb exploitation and foster fair competition.
The piece surveys approaching elections and reform battles with Anke’s campaign, suffrage pressure, and national temperance fights shaping the campaigns. It notes candidate pledges on constitutional women’s suffrage, Prohibition, and currency debates, alongside local issues like chicken rights and tax policy.
An essay on politeness frames it as the art and practical tool of daily interaction. It argues politeness facilitates social ascent and creditor relations, warns against overuse dulling genuine feeling, and contrasts American bluntness with French courtesy. It notes politeness alone is insufficient and can mask truth.
A fragmented note hints at political tension in New York amid Thanksgiving activities. The draft mentions Teddy and South America, but details are unclear. Citizens are urged to observe civic events as reminders of public discourse.
Dr. Frank Crane argues that despite talk of revolutions and rapid change, history shows gradual evolution. People today remain similar to ancient folk, pursuing life, love, work, and daily routines. The world moves slowly like a glacier, with imitation and limited invention shaping humanity.
A collage of headlines from Cedar Rapids and Sioux City papers. It notes murder in the Cedar River babies case, a woman mayor defeating council opposition, and political and business themes about money, reform, and antitrust forces shaping national agendas.
The Burlington Hawk Eye reports Iowa's plan to prosecute individuals rather than corporations, aiming at jail sentences when guilt is clear. It notes the executive council will tour lakes in northern Iowa to assess improvements and hints at replacing drained bodies with artificial ones to boost corn production, suggesting a link between water bodies and the crop.
A humorous exchange from Courier Journal notes a neighborly moment in a shared apartment setting with a wienerwurst guess and onions as a cook’s next dish. J McKee Borden of New York charity department comments that charity workers learn from the destitute and recalls a ragged worker amused by table manners. A fleeting distinction questions whether a quiet man has much to say.
An advertisement touts Mothers Friend as an external application to ease pregnancy discomfort and prevent nervousness. It claims to preserve the mother’s health, aid recovery, and support attentive care of the child, with a follow-up offer for an instructional guide from Bradfield Regulator Co. located in Atlanta.
In a fragment from newspapers, a dialogue shifts from marriage advice to a tale of a man dying from toxin poisoning after oysters. The Houston Post and Detroit Free Press quotes show skeptical banter about age and risk, ending with a dinner of oysters as a turning point.
A 74 year old letter writer answers the question with zest, sharing a busy life view. She walks daily, raised six children, teaches music, studies languages, writes moving picture scripts, and remains engaged in reading and birds. She notes deafness and past tragedies but insists on a cheerful outlook and a long useful life.
New York Oct 27 The general convention of 1913 of the Protestant Episcopal church passed into history with leaders reaffirming stance on wine and temperance amid ongoing debates within the church community.
Yesterday afternoon the house failed to move on two major measures. The bishops and deputies remained deadlocked on creating a separate bishopric for negroes in the south and removing anti Jewish phrasing from the Good Friday collect. The deputies backed a two thirds vote to change the church name, but the bishops refused to act and rejected the change.
Eleven year old Margaret Walsh from 1102 Main Street NE lies seriously hurt in the city hospital after being struck and tossed by Ernest Roy a 19 year old street fighter with a reformatory record. Roy is held at Central station as police await the extent of the child’s injuries and determine charges.
Mrs. Steele wife of O W Steele foreman of building operations and her daughter Perdeta crossed the incomplete Mullan avenue bridge Saturday between 12 20 and 12 25 to ride in the mammoth bucket suspended eighty feet above the river. They were the first to cross this structure which at the time had only the framework in place. Superintendent H E Fiefield said the bridge should be ready for traffic in about four weeks with all arches up in two weeks.
A brief Minneapolis dispatch reports a boy charged in connection with a vicious attack on a child. The October 27 notice notes police investigation details and the suspect’s status, with authorities outlining preliminary charges and next steps in the case.
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