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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
2
The Plain Dealer debates limiting Thaw coverage while noting public enthusiasm for sensational pages. Chicago papers reportedly gained circulation by printing Thaw material, prompting a plea for media to balance ideals with market reality and acknowledge strong reader interest.
Readers from Cleveland and East Cleveland decry publishing Thaw and related headlines. They argue papers should omit sensational items about Harry Thaw Billie Burke Lillian Russell and Jack Johnson and focus on substantial news.
A call for stricter Iowa laws targets motorists who maim or kill pedestrians, arguing preventable auto accidents stem from driver behavior. The piece contends drivers should be held criminally liable for injuries and deaths, urging stronger state punishment to deter such offenses.
A fragmented antiquated prose piece questions comfort and virtue, and muses on human folly and passion. It quotes a racial slur and a reference to a French poet, ending with a note about an author likely not the president of an organization.
The piece extols swimming holes as vital cultural features in American towns. It humorously links them to literature, obituaries, and childhood joy, noting mothers add danger and discipline. It imagines portable holes as a home device and praises the inventor as a national genius.
The text compiles scattered items including tales of a 120 year old would be groom, a Zeppelin airship tea in Berlin, Republican party shifts in New York aiming to oust William Barnes Jr, Kansas economics, Thaw case chatter, Mrs Pankhurst potential arrival, Duluth harbor snow tempest grounding ships.
The article argues higher education in Iowa requires improved financing and planning. It notes rising enrollment and campus growth threaten capacity and raises questions about state support and regional college access. It references opinions from educators and local perspectives on educational policy.
The piece notes moderative protection linked to production cost differences urged by progressive Republicans as the basis of the Payne Aldrich bill. It acknowledges potential GOP backlash for voting with Democrats but argues the reasoning stands.
Advertising copy touts Mother's Friend as a universal aid for expectant mothers, claiming relief from ligament strain, faster recovery, and a healthier postpartum mother. It promotes external use, pricing at $1 per bottle, and urges readers to request a free book from Bradfield Regulator Co in Atlanta Georgia.
The article notes that college hazing has become less violent over time and suggests that some exuberance of animal spirit can lead to unintended acts. It also mentions that American colleges might endure occasional manslaughter as a harsh reality, but views the decline as a positive trend.
A collage of quips and jokes from various papers followed by a drought bulletin noting ground warming and winter wheat plowing. It reports frost limits, corn readiness, and potential 50 percent potato yields, signed by GEORGE M. CHAPPEL as Section Director. It ends with an advertisement for People's Furniture Co. at 70-708 Lafayette St.
Mrs. C. J. Martin of Boone Mill Virginia says five years of stomach trouble left her unable to eat a biscuit. After taking three bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets she is an eight well woman weighing 168 pounds and can eat freely. She invites locals to verify her claim.
The past week was cooler than usual with an average daily temperature deficiency about four degrees. A cool wave may bring light to heavy frost tonight. Light to copious showers occurred on several days, though overall moisture was not excessive.
The article describes Emmons Johnson William Galloway and Mrs J H Jevavit engaging the Davy experts in tree surgery to save their trees in Waterloo. Decayed maple and other shade trees are cut away and cavities filled with cement as part of the preservation work.
Water loo's shade trees gain value as surgeons excise defects and heal wounds. The work, long applied to humans and animals, demonstrates the first helpful use on shade trees. Dr H W Sigworth of the Lamson Building offers contact via phone numbers 1128 or 4128.
Waterloo is a mighty good town and joins the American Drug and Press Association to offer Meritol line of preparations made by the Association and sold only through its members. The ad promises guaranteed quality and urges locals to see Mortal goods at Red Cross Drug Co Menderson Drug Co and floral agents.
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