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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1911
Page
2
The Hold Over Paper remains a staple for Waterloo readers with a loyal Saturday circulation and Sunday digest, delivering substantial coverage and local interest pieces. Its readership relies on timely updates and accessible summaries to accompany weekend routines.
The Evening Courier endorses an orderly discussion on new railroad depots ahead of tomorrow’s edition. It warns against mob rhetoric and urges Waterloo citizens and business leaders to maintain a balanced public dialogue and fairness in the debate.
A Waterloo Courier supporter urges united action by commercial groups to pressure railroads for a single large depot. The piece argues joint efforts can compel improvements, noting it may take years but promises a lasting benefit once two or three lines align under a common policy.
The piece praises government action against the shoe machine trust and discusses Sherman anti trust law as a regulator. It notes the Harvester settlement as a new approach and calls for broader monetary reform and banking changes while urging Congress to focus on hard work over politics. It also comments on tariff cycles and local road improvements.
The fragment shows a debate over new depots with a tone urging action now and criticizing slow progress. It compares freight movement to old prairie transport and mentions Fowler and Rodgers dating as a metaphor for delays. No clear names, dates, or places are provided.
A compilation of Iowa newspaper quips on Taft Wilson and public concerns. Items note Taft’s actions in the Wiley case, Kane ad Canadian hash, and various editorials forecasting political stances and reforms across Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Dubuque papers.
In Mechanicsville Press Maine rejects statewide prohibition at its election on Monday while Tama Jim Wilson serves as honorary president of the International congress of brewers. Knoxville Journal notes Taft’s coast to coast tour may decide his re election or the nomination and faces sharp criticism amid a critical public. He seeks large audiences and a respectful hearing plus hopes to rekindle Middle West support.
A Waterloo Methodist group criticizes Tama Jim Wilson in a dispute over brewery sponsorship. The veteran reformer, aged over seventy, claims he was unaware his name was used as honorary president and faces personal humiliation as supporters pressed him into the role.
The article extols change as a remedy for grief and nervous strain. It cites a wedding eve heartbreak cured by redecoration of the living room and a family loss eased by moving to a new home. It urges readers to seek new sights and ideas to break monotony and ease pain.
Waterloo council member urges state rail commission to order removal of Chicago Great Western switch yards, citing two recent deaths as motive for prompt action. Passage of gates on Lafayette and Mulberry crossings already ordered. failure may trigger compulsory measures. Also notes liniment use and a piano sale report.
Jack Travis a 45 year old blacksmith of Tama Iowa is jailed on bond in Cedar Rapids after deputy M L Healy arrested him for selling liquor to an Indian. White Breast a Musquakie brave testified that Travis bought whisky and alcohol for him and that more liquor was supplied on prior occasions. White Breast later died after drunkenness near the Chicago Northwestern tracks.
A romantic tale of a wireless proposal culminated in a marriage in New York between Miss Marguerite Castaign and Joseph Guy Hough. Hough, a wealthy Indiana textile magnate, traveled from Indianapolis to meet Miss Castaign who arrived aboard the French liner La Bretagne.
Grace Temple Hildebrand of Waterloo died at Presbyterian Hospital after a Caesarian operation for her baby boy. Born in Plainfield on May 14 1870 she taught and worked as a stenographer before marriage to J H Hildebrand in Colorado Springs in 1904. Funeral at First Brethren church Saturday at 2 with burial in Elmwood cemetery. she was active in church and Pythian Sisters.
Mrs H Albrecht of West Point Nebraska describes a severe facial eczema on her three year old son Gilbert. After four weeks of Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the boy’s face cleared and his hair returned. The family praises the products and offers a free sample with a 32 page booklet from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
Fort Dodge Iowa Sept 22 Officials of the Illinois Central railroad announce Taft will be protected en route from Omaha to Waterloo with every main line switch in the Iowa division spiked down sections at each switch and a flagman stationed to stop the president’s special if any danger arises.
An advertisement urges farmers to use one ounce of Aseptazone dissolved in a gallon of warm water and given as a drink to hens. It claims to cure Cholera Bowel Trouble Roup Colds and Canker in poultry through a tablespoonful per quart dosing.
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