This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1912
Page
2
A mixed Waterloo Evening Courier page carries political opinions and reports. It rails at Taft supporters for distributing congressional excerpts, praises Iowa farmers and labor, and notes local automotive activity from Mason cars. Also includes social commentary on fashion and Roosevelt era politics.
A collage of newspaper clippings and anecdotes shows readers interpreting language and culture through style. A nurse reveals a baby sister, while families juggle chores and language misreads spark humor and reflection.
The writer argues overbearing spouses and patient partners create mutual misery. She suggests that those who cause trouble often suffer from “their own medicine” when faced with it. Examples include disordered homes where lessons of order and behavior emerge through unavoidable consequences. Ruth Cameron signs the piece.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a conductor and a child, with stray phrases about collecting fares and stairs. It references health advice urging Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion and bowel regulation, and urges a woman to walk daily.
The Roosevelt camp backs Carl Franke if he persuades the party to unite. If not, he will likely withdraw. The piece notes evolving rural life and the shifting voter landscape as primary politics loom.
Earl Standard once of Northboro Iowa was sentenced to ten years on six counts for embezzling 151000 from the American National Bank of Pomona. The sentences run concurrently, he is 23, and good conduct may reduce his time.
Speaker Paul Stillman criticizes the new progressive party for failing to stand by principles at the Chicago convention. He cites temperance, anti polygamy, and the negro question as examples of expediency over right. He warns that the party’s politics undermine real progressives and betray public trust.
Enthusiasm for Congressman Pickett surges as a Black Hawk County club forms in Feely & Feely offices with over 100 Republicans. Officers elected include President K. F. Swisher and Treasurer W. N. Hostrop. Reports from towns suggest Pickett will win more votes this fall, signaling a lively campaign ahead. Also notes a planned smoker and promotes Chamberlain's Remedy with local sale assurance.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette portrays Senator Kenyon as a steadfast public servant who accepts the voters' verdict, acts on principle, and prioritizes duty over political fear. It praises his integrity, voting record, and refusal to be swayed by partisanship amid Republican concerns and a potential Democratic Senate shift.
The United States produced 64 185 short tons of peat in 1911 valued at 311 486 dollars. Most of this output, 61 733 tons, went to the fertilizer industry while growing demand emerged for miscellaneous uses such as absorbents for sugar and molasses and animal feed applications. A free copy of the Geological Survey report is available from the director in Washington DC.
Federal court overruled government bid to make witness depositions in the United Shoe Machinery anti trust dissolution suit public. The defense sought secrecy claiming no public trial rule is violated as depositions precede trial. The court held the deposition official cannot exclude evidence and does not act as judge. read in court, the depositions become public.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.