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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
2
Waterloo people welcome Brandon residents as interurban service links the two communities. The piece lauds cross-town exchange and urges restraint while celebrating the historic car turn to Brandon and ticket sales. It contrasts New York fashion with Waterloo youth and notes civilizational influences amid cosmopolitan street life.
Obituary notes Major John F. Lacey a stalwart figure in Iowa politics for over fifty years. Civil War veteran and congressman he authored the Lacey bill, first federal wildlife protection, and aided the Weeks-McLean law. Known for honesty and persistence, he stood firm on public issues and was respected by rivals.
The author argues the true test of art and religion is gladness for life and its joy in living. It asks how to eat, drink, exercise, love, work, pray, and worship with maximum delight and minimal harm. Rejoice, and you have learned to live.
A condensed, humorous recounting of Napoleon Bonaparte, noting his rise from Corsican origins to Emperor, his military campaigns in Europe, exile to Elba, return and defeat at Waterloo, and death on St Helena, ending with a flippant weather remark about conquering America.
A collage of notes from Iowa papers mentions Berlin police wearing both German and American flags on their sleeves, provoking England to wonder why an American flag is used. The Cedar Rapids item reports corn at 4 cents a bushel and oats at 47 cents, with wheat slightly above. References to transport dangers and state campaigns appear amid rural market chatter.
Sioux City Tribune notes upcoming spring prices for cotton warp and all wool dress goods with reductions from 104 to 174 cents, arguing tariff schedules will shape the overall cost of living. It warns that final effects depend on the broader readjustment and may not be settled by a few dim economies.
Fragmented local notes describe state actions to clear out unsightly shacks near the capitol and funding for tech institutions including Iowa State Teachers College and University of Iowa, with scarce funds per person and concerns over penurious policies.
The ad markets Wakefield BlackBerry Balsam as a safe diarrhea and dysentery remedy. It boasts non habit forming, non constipating action and appeals to all ages, noting children especially approve its taste. The copy emphasizes popularity and safety for old and young.
A collage of humorous quotes from editorials about weather zones and songs. Includes verses and lines from Washington Herald St Louis Post-Dispatch Chicago Inter Ocean Des Moines Capital and a brief ad for Mattress Repair Co. at 901 Sycamore St. with phone 1720. A quirk-filled, nostalgic newspaper snippet.
Indianola Iowa Sept 20 W I Shetterly who shot and killed a restaurant man in a train near New Virginia two months ago hanged himself in his Warren county jail cell Saturday night. A strap tied to a suitcase top and furniture piled beneath formed the improvised noose. He had been charged with murder and a hearing was set for November. Jealousy was alleged to have caused the shooting. his divorced wife had married the victim a week earlier.
Charles City Iowa September 30 15 W McGann long time weather observer and creator of the first U S government weather map has received notice of transfer to Des Moines on October 10 0
Keokuk Iowa September ruling requires Julia Sinnett to specify cruel and inhuman treatment in her divorce petition against Sam Sinnett. Judge Hamilton upheld the demand, citing Iowa code and Supreme Court decisions that a mere claim is insufficient. The case, filed by a prominent local society woman, was heard alongside other civil matters.
Thomas Mott Osborne, chairman of the state commission on prison reform, entered Auburn prison today to serve a brief self-imposed term for studying the impact of the present system on mental health and reform.
In Megadore Ohio Mrs Leg Mances recalls suffering female troubles that nearly required surgery. After three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health and now has two healthy children. The ad extols the remedy as a long standing standard for displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and more and invites letters for confidential advice from Lyon Massachusetts kvinder
A narrative describes a man assigned to the idle gang with a cell in the south wing. He will endure a convict's life in every detail, with mustache shaved off but hair cropped normal, and he wears a convict uniform. An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble rheumatism and bad blood, claiming the medicine addresses the root cause and delivers results through dealers.
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