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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
2
The Waterloo Waterloo Evening Courier discusses milk supply economics, noting consumer and producer friction, pricing, and reform challenges. It also reports rising local Black population tensions, crime cases, and looming political contests in Iowa with reference to primary races and currency debates.
A critique compares Mars invaders to inner moral microbes that burn through conscience and fuel fanaticism. It argues main fears are mental and social pathogens rather than external threats, urging psychological scrutiny over theological analysis.
Paris is described as the most contented city, famed for fashion, cabaret, and art. It notes 2.7 million residents, 1.5 billion others living elsewhere, and highlights the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, cost of living, taxis, and Parisian pleasures. It contrasts Paris with New York in wealth and growth.
The text describes a plan to form a trust with undertakers to rival a major political fight, locates a huge three ring circus and world’s largest menagerie in the capitol building in Albany for weeks, notes pests in the Iowa City post office, and recalls a veteran campaign orator from twenty years ago.
Des Moines Capital notes a Washington plan to assist farm women, aiming to improve care and recognition for those living on farms who presently receive less support than livestock. The Sioux City Journal clarifies the event is a better babies contest, not a baby show, and urges support for the effort against the neglect of rural women.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes President Wilson returns to Washington from Vermont with a demanding first year in office. It praises his handling of Congress and the Mexican situation, calling him a masterful leader and noting his hard work and stamina beyond summer leisure.
A fragment notes a dramatic death blow and mentions a number of men with a strong urge to see the town. The text suggests a stark moment of action paired with curiosity about the local area.
In New York interview Chancellor Haldane says delay possible if many alienists testify for both sides but England favors getting at facts. A separate report notes the U S Supreme Court upholds a Milwaukee milk ordinance. It allows testing cows and destruction of nonconforming milk as necessary for public health and source identity.
A collage of old jokes and anecdotes from newspapers. The Dublin style humor contrasts municipal woes with local officials and everyday life. It sketches a patient, sometimes satirical view of governance, mischief, and social quirks through punchlines and short bits.
A reader objects to an editorial asserting a ten percent royalty on bridge costs. The letter argues actual bridge spending in Iowa totals about 3.5 million dollars for maintenance and new builds, with royalties far less than ten percent and limited to concrete bridges only in recent five years.
A Waterloo letter writer, GEO W MILLER, states that all Waterloo bridges have been built without royalty except Fourth street bridge where other parties hold patents. He notes ten years of concrete work and over one hundred structures, arguing current state specifications and patentee withdrawal reduce any benefit from pursuing litigation. He signs from Waterloo on Sept 16.
The New York World reports an offer of 8000 dollars per year to William J. Bryan, secretary of state, conditioned on full-time service and no lectures with paid admission. It notes Bryan’s stated need for 20000 dollars annually, including his 12000 dollar salary, to cover ordinary expenses and preserve his fortune.
Francis of Cedar Falls consulted Cedar Falls and Waterloo high school principals about the annual declamatory contest and triangular debate set for winter. Declamatory contest will be January 31 in the auditorium of the last high manual training building. The debate on minimum wage will be held the first Friday in March with Cedar Falls and East High hosting alternating fixtures and judge panels arranged.
Letters from Warren Indiana and Esmond Rhode Island praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relieving female complaints. Mrs Artie Hamilton reports relief from weakness and back pain after treatment. Mrs Anna Hansen says the medicine helped bearing down headaches irregularity and mood, enabling her to work full days.
Principal Fred Miller of the east side school calls all interested to report at his office for upcoming events. Principal Wallace issues a similar notice. Last year's declamatory selections are barred, with East High noted as last year's winner in both declamatory contest and debate. Four veteran debaters from last year remain and will join this year's team.
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