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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
2
The paper surveys exhibits showing three hog care methods and notes a Rockefeller conference on miners' wages in Colorado. It also comments on weather impacts on hunting, local quail and prairie chicken stocks, and a series of brief jokes and quotes from various papers.
A nostalgic Town of Waterloo welcome home returning residents praised for not squandering years away, celebrating old ties, progress, and the promise of renewed booster spirit. The Dairy Castile Congress exhibit by Iowa State College showcases practical stock farming methods, inviting farmers to learn, profit, and connect with experts from Ames.
A historical look at vigilante groups in California amid 1840s lawlessness. The piece argues old vigilance societies faded but could inform modern cities plagued by ineffective inspectors, citing Chicago and the peril of unchecked violence along with humorous asides on hanging desperadoes and misplaced governance.
In a chatty scene, Molly and the Cynic discuss Roger, his long work commute from Brownacres, and his family staying home for now. They weigh whether his endurance and his wife and children's needs justify their extended time away, while a visiting elder notes the quiet courage of everyday workers.
A reflective piece urges readers to drop pretensions and view others as sources of mutual value. It laments social cliques based on fortune, status, or blood and calls for inner warmth over rigid, "Still-Starched" demeanor. The author asks individuals to keep their souls warm so others may see their true humanity.
St Louis businessmen plan noonday luncheons to teach Spanish aligning with growing North South America trade. Iowa editors meeting in Waterloo discussed state progress, while other items note a Traer woman suing for 25000 over alleged slander, Rockefeller praised in Colorado, and discussions on liquor prices and Iowa governor nominees.
A 1915 tale explains how a witch on a lake island seeks magic and a man crosses via a sleeping elephant tail. A talking parrot and a whale aid the crossing, but the witch punishes the elephant for deception as she takes her magic away. The ending hints at tomorrow's story Princess Rosalie.
Bache's Review argues that postwar economic slowdowns stem from railroad profitability and material shortages, not solely war orders. Minneapolis Journal questions liquor's societal impact. Our ruins misnamed explains cliff dwellings as towns with clan-based social structure in Mesa Verde, not mere houses.
The article warns that the first killing frost averages around October 10 in Iowa and delayed corn loses vitality. Seed corn should be picked from the stalk when denting begins and dried in a dry, ventilated place away from sun and frost danger. Proper storage matters for viability.
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases, once deemed incurable. Scientific proof now treats Catarrh as constitutional, needing constitutional care. Cheney & Co offers Hell's Catarrh Cure, internal use from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, claiming to reach the blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 trial reward if it fails. Also advertised are Halts Family Pills for constipation.
A. A. Burger notes that corn with absorbed food in the cob reduces kernel shrinkage but warns of uncertain frost timing and immature seed. He says a hard statewide freeze could leave insufficient seed for next year, making it essential to set aside seed corn now even if immature. The rest is light humor from Puck.
Brownsville Texas reports a party in four automobiles was fired on near Mercedes last night. Captain Garrison McCaskey of the Twenty sixth Infantry at Mercedes sent out a detachment to investigate the shooting, but they found no clues.
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