Waterloo Evening Courier foreign and local items
Foreign dispatches discuss Huerta and U S policy with editorials from El Diario El Pais and El Independiente. A St Louis court hears a mother and son divorce suit. Citrus fruit frost impacts prices while Columbus ships go to the San Francisco exposition. Hudson Iowa offers free fried chicken to picnickers as local prosperity shows. Colorado governors race burro race news. Chicago crime wave notes and Diggs Caminetti case girls receive marriage proposals.
Summer Vacation Trip
The Courier appeals to readers planning summer trips to ensure mail delivery while away. It offers to forward or adjust delivery addresses so the newspaper reaches subscribers promptly, even with multiple address changes during vacations.
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Modernizing Waterloo Chautauqua For People Not Likely To Get Them
A Waterloo Chautauqua association vote to sell grounds signals end of the old system. The piece urges modernization to bring Chautauqua to downtown open air venues, avoid duplicating church or vaudeville work, and focus on high, noble ideas for people unlikely to seek them otherwise.
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Waterloo
The Inevitable Reaction Abroad and at Home
The article argues that a public figure who suffers condemnation by a strong foreign power gains popular support at home. It notes Huerta’s unpopularity among constitutionalists and predicts his rising political stock in the United States as Washington signals he must bow out as a future candidate or face denial of recognition. Mexican journals are cited as evidence.
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Old Age the Smallness of Life's Orbit
Dr. Frank Crane argues aging narrows thought and expression, with senility marked by repetitive themes. He notes some minds are born old, lacking invention or resourcefulness, and that old age is defined by the smallness of life's orbit, not mere years.
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Frank Crane
Railroad Presidents and the Cruelty of Power
A humorous portrait of railroad presidents once wielding near-kingly power now reduced to bureaucratic burdens. The piece satirically describes constant scrutiny by Congress, lawsuits over late trains, rate hikes deemed unwise, and directors abroad who must approve modest dividends.
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Congress
Mary Jane County
Rest and Labor Parade Draws Notable Attention
A brief note describes a labor themed pennant and a strenuous day of rest before returning to daily toil, highlighting attention at home and beyond.
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Pennant
Fiction and Politics Opinion Roundup Across Papers
A digest of editorials and columns from multiple papers. Discussions include Republican unity hopes and potential third-party alignment, crime case debates, and critiques of Tammany politics. The Davenport and Des Moines dailies weigh reform timing and methods amid party splits.
The Horrid Thing And Other Fragments
A collage of gag lines and quips from early 20th century papers. Jokes about weddings animals and planes mingle with newsy asides and social blurbs. Characters include a den joke a joke about a skeleton and a farmer’s kindness.
Get Rid of the Torment of Rhea tem
Weak kidneys allow uric acid to remain in blood causing rheumatic pains. Foley Kidney Pills promise to ease pain and support kidney function, building up the kidneys and keeping uric acid crystals out of the blood. Sold by all dealers.
Model road project to expand Iowa highway network
Washington reports a federal road program will fund a 25 mile Dubuque Cascade model road with local $20,000 support and a government half million dollar pool. Dubuque wins after earlier denial, Iowa receiving Kentucky’s share. A separate note says Rep Kirkpatrick proposes firing any federal clerk found gambling following Navy Yard probes.
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Iowa
Connolly
Pickett
Washington
Carroll
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Story
Kentucky
Kirkpatrick
Navy Yard
Breaking Even in Courtroom Quip with Pat and Wife
A courtroom exchange features Pat pleading with a doctor to save him, promising gratitude if he survives. Pat's wife retorts with a sting about the doctor receiving thanks should he die, drawing a judge into the moment.
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Pata
Des Moines Labor Day Parade Showcases New Firemen’s Union
In Des Moines a Labor Day parade drew over 6000 union members with five bands and a drum corps. The event featured new Firemen's Union members leading the march and a historic old hose cart on display, with carpenters and teamsters among the largest divisions.
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Des Moines
Martin
Carpenters’ Union
Carpenters
James Gray
A. Trembey
D. J. Shaw
Moose
Thayer
Union
Fred Henry
Eruption and Relief Reported for Baby in Missouri
A Jackson Missouri family reports their ten month old daughter suffered an eight month eruption turning into bloody sores. After trying various ointments they used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and say the child slept well within days and was totally well after a week. August F. Bartels signed on November 25, 1912.
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August F. Bartels
Cuticura Soap and Ointment for Hair and Skin Care
To remove dandruff prevent dry thin and falling hair relieve itching and irritation and promote hair growth use Cuticura Soap with occasional Cuticura Ointment. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Free 32 page Skin Book with sample mailed on request. Address post card Cuticura Boston. Men who shave and shampoo with Cuticura Soap will find it best for skin and scalp.
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Boston
Prodigal Son Gets Fame Over Virtuous Brother
The piece contrasts a virtuous young man with a black sheep who finds fame, noting the prodigal son’s greater recognition despite good conduct at home.
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Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Women
A reader from Burlington Iowa reports her daughter recovered from weakness pale and nervous after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Another note from Scanlon Minnesota cites relief from nervous spells and abdominal pain after taking the remedy. The letter urges young women with period pain backache and indigestion to seek health with the product.
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Nlows
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mya
F. M. Evstron
R. D. No
Iowa
Scanlon
Minn
Islao
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EnLa
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Parade for new fire department truck at central station
The parade showcased the new fire department truck to be attached to the big hook and ladder apparatus at the central fire station. Chief marshal W. J. Ribble led with assistants L. M. Young and J. A. Standard. Dr Porterfield to move Sept 4 to the former Sage quarters in Commercial Bank Building. An advertisement for Aunt Mary's Vinegar follows.
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W. J. Ribble
L. M. Young
J. A. Standard
Porterfield
Commercial Bank
Dr. Sage
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