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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1914
Page
2
European families shield daughters with convents and chaperones to keep them pure while mothers endure constant public presence at balls theaters and shopping. The piece contrasts strict Western propriety with Turkish restrictions and claims the American girl is as virtuous as any.
A critical reflection on the immigrant journey from Europe to America. The piece contrasts steerage hardship and deck luxury, showing the immigrant’s endurance aboard the liner, arrival in New York, assimilation, and eventual return with retained longing for Europe. It argues American treatment transforms the immigrant despite Europe’s critique.
The article argues trade will rebound as domestic commerce vastly exceeds foreign trade, with $98 of internal buying for every $1 of imports. It cites workers returning in Chicago, and firms expanding payrolls, signaling an upturn in shipping, banking, and European market opportunities postwar.
Davenport sources quote attorney Geo. E. Hubbell criticizing Senator Cummins and urging Republicans to support Uncle Joe Cannon for Congress while denouncing mugwumps and party wreckers. Hubbell predicts a GOP comeback but warns against traitors. The piece reflects editorial zeal in Davenport and Dubuque papers.
The New York World argues public schools should not become training grounds for soldiers. It calls for education to value peace, criticizes militarism, and says military instruction is unnecessary unless national defense is necessary, urging restraint and caution in war preparedness.
The piece critiques state school funding rules affecting school physicians, notes towns adding city manager roles, and jokes about restrictive laws. It also comments on domestic drug production, liquor opposition in Iowa, reform attempts for drinkers, rising New York living costs, and wartime economic echoes. It mentions German egg prices abroad and political repudiation in South Carolina.
The Register and Leader mocks endorsing candidates as improper for lawmakers and notes the decline of third party Progressive strength after Maine and nationwide primary results. It highlights Roosevelt’s progressives in Maine and Iowa and argues the party’s political role is fading. A separate piece reports the Waterloo Women’s Club seeking a building fund to buy a home for meetings and social events.
In Dalton Ga a fragmentary snippet laments a dated fashion mishap. A reader notes a skirt causing disruption while others debate social norms and modesty in a series of humorous and pointed civic musings.
Dr E McCollum Jones traces the history of medical mercy in war from Nightingale to the Geneva conventions. He praises Clara Barton and the American Red Cross, notes France’s 1914 request for aid, and urges Americans to fund and staff Red Cross efforts as a duty and national honour.
Des Moines conference on the "Little Iowa" movement reveals clubby campaigns, with Democrats focusing on office-seeking, party unity, and contrasting votes for Hamilton Connolly and Clarke Cummins. Cummins argues tariff protection and Wall Street influence, while local candidates push for votes, including Judge Quarton in the Tenth District and a rising veteran leader Palmer in California. A Polk County race features rival stances on prohibition, signaling shifting alliances as public mood sways between candidates and party lines.
London correspondence notes a social quip about mourning, money, and a boy being thrashied by a neighbor’s son. A humorous exchange imagines a lawyer advising on how to handle the boy while referencing a ten dollar charge.
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