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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
2
The Waterloo Courier postcard style notice lists circulation details for the Iowa Evening Press and advertising rates, plus contact lines. It includes foreign postage notes and travel references, then shifts to Evanston Illinois recalling the Mexican war veterans disbandment and reflections on aging veterans and future reunions.
A clenched reaction follows a "maniacal deed" blamed on alcohol and weak parenting, with critics arguing the killer bears no sole responsibility while lamenting parental loss and a brutal public discourse. The writer condemns American political fervor and notes Canada’s more fervent coverage, adding Maine’s political aftermath and two new interurban rail lines near Waterloo.
A collage of editorial notes from multiple Iowa papers discusses attitudes toward land value depreciation, La Follette's touring appeal, Hubbard’s renomination concerns, Astor wedding backlash, Taft insurgent strategy, and Maine election outcomes influencing the prohibition debate. The clamor mixes national figures with state politics and unresolved electoral tensions.
The excerpt from the Winnipeg Telegram quoted Premier Robinn of Halifax arguing against reciprocity with the United States. It notes U S railway cutbacks, higher costs for Canadian imports, and farm horse prices rising to about $75 above farm value, illustrating potential economic strain if reciprocity passes.
A Wisconsin case details a brutal murder of a little girl in Madison. The killer, described as an alcoholic degenerate, was sentenced to life imprisonment after a confession, but experts argue the act stemmed from criminal insanity rather than motive or theft.
An editorial from the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald discusses a failed cooperative grocery store opened in Marshalltown by labor unions. It argues that middlemen provide valued services and that patronage and competition shape prices and quality, challenging the idea that middlemen are solely parasitic.
Dr J O Stevenson recounts a Sabbath morning arrival in Glasgow on the Ty river, noting crowded fares, closed restaurants, and churchgoers at Glasgow Cathedral. He tours the Necropolis, reads ancient epitaphs, and admires Kelvin Grove National History Exhibition with rare Scottish relics, in particular Livingstone’s diary and Burns manuscripts.
The on going co operative store at Marshalltown is viewed as of fundamental importance to the local welfare and happiness though its success seems of little concern to most residents. The store’s manager appears constrained by competition from a rival across the street.
Washington reports eighty men, mainly draftsmen, dropped from the supervising architect's force due to lack of funds. Acting Secretary Bailey says public building progress should face little delay and that building plans already completed may be adjusted to fit new needs. A fragment mentions a cough remedy and local dealer sales in Ponisville Maryland.
Des Moines Episcopal conference lay members adopted unanimously resolutions condemning Secretary Wilson and Secretary Knox for recognizing the International Brewers congress. The vote was recorded as no opposed. The meeting was held in Shenandoah Iowa on September 16.
The piece explains an efficiency engineer analyzes a workplace to cut waste and boost output. It compares this to individuals becoming their own efficiency engineers, noting everyone has a personal energy level and potential to improve daily routines and use resources more effectively.
A reflective piece urging individuals to audit their daily energy use. It cites women in high heels and winter dress, a man overextending in riding, a house mother lacking outdoors, and a nervous person who frets. The author imagines treating the self as an efficiency engineer to overhaul habits and improve pleasure, health, and achievement.
As usually treated, a sprained ankle will disable a man for three or four weeks, but by applying Chamberlain's Liniment freely as soon as the injury is received, and observing the directions with each bottle, cure can be effected in from two to four days. For sale by all dealers.
Hon. L. L. Doggett and his wife, longtime Manchester residents, left Sept 15 for Springfield Massachusetts to spend their declining years with their son Dr. Laurence Doggett. Doggett, born November 29 1829 in Charleston Massachusetts, settled in Dubuque in 1857 before living in Greeley Iowa and finally Manchester.
The Doggetts, long residents, built an unusually broad education, organized the first select or high school here, and managed it for many years providing exceptional early-day community advantages.
The Y W C A board met and passed resolutions expressing sympathy for Miss Susie Racey’s death at a dangerous railroad crossing and protesting the unguarded state of city crossings. It urges improvements to gates and protection to save other lives and protect pedestrians.
The Wright brothers, noted as the greatest American aviators, once lived in Cedar Rapids and are celebrated as unchallenged inventors of the modern aeroplane with flexible wings. Their machine originated in America and their principles were first demonstrated by them.
The Wrights announce that their aeroplanes have become highly practicable and sold as the world's most successful. They plan October exhibitions at the Eastern Iowa Exposition in Iowa City and will demonstrate daily navigation of the air, marking Iowa's first public viewing of their flying ability. The Seven Day Adventist evangelists relocate their tent at Cortlandt and Vinton streets for four to five weeks of evening services with 7:45 song service and 8 o'clock preaching, urging public attendance.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by catarrh. It claims nine of ten cases stem from inflamed mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, urging readers to send for circulars and buy the product from local druggists.
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